Category: Calendar of Events
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #20!
This is the preview post #20 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #19!
This is the preview post #19 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #18!
This is the preview post #18 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #17!
This is the preview post #17 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #16!
This is the preview post #16 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #15!
This is the preview post #15 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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***Trip Full*** ESCONI Field Trip to Danville Shale Pile Fossils – Saturday, April 15th, 2023
This trip is full! An ESCONI field trip to the Danville Shale Pile for Pennsylvanian fossils is scheduled for April 15, 2023 starting at 10 AM. This is on private property and there is an attendance limit of 25 people. The gate will be secured once we are in and locked when we leave. Plan…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #14!
This is the preview post #14 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #13!
This is the preview post #13 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #12!
This is the preview post #12 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #11!
This is the preview post #11 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #10!
This is the preview post #10 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #9!
This is the preview post #9 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #8!
This is the preview post #8 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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Burpee Museum: PaleoFest 2023 – March 3rd-5th, 2023
Burpee Museum’s PaleoFest 2023 is March 3rd-5th, 2023…. that’s this weekend! Details can be found on their website. Join us as Burpee Museum celebrates 25 years of PaleoFest, with research talks from paleontologists around the world, and special activities and programming! Dino-lovers, rock collectors, and fossil diggers unite for an internationally attended festival. Our audience…
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Video for ESCONI February 2023 General Meeting – “Baby Dinosaurs of the Arctic: Discovery and Research of a Dinosaur Nursery North of the Arctic Circle”
The February 2023 General Meeting was held on February 10th. The program “Baby Dinosaurs of the Arctic: Discovery and Research of a Dinosaur Nursery north of the Arctic Circle” was presented by Dr. Patrick Druckenmiller. Dr. Druckenmiller is Professor of Geology and Director of the University of Alaska Museum of the North. He is a…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #7!
This is the preview post #7 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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ESCONI Events March 2023
Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings! Sat, Mar 18th 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show – 10 AM to 5 PM at the DuPage County Fairgrounds Details are here! Sun, Mar 19th 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show – 10 AM to 4 PM at the DuPage County…
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ESCONI at the STEAM Night at Brookdale Elementary School in Naperville, Illinois
On Friday, February 24th, 2023, ESCONI participated in the STEAM Night held a Brookdale Elementary School in Naperville, IL. ESCONI members Keith Robitschek, Donald Cronauer, Rich and Heidi Holm were on hand to answer questions about paleontology, geology. and ESCONI. It was a well attended event. This was the first in person STEAM night, since…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #6!
This is the preview post #6 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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ESCONI Paleontology Meeting Saturday, February 18th, 2023 at 7:30 PM Hybrid – “Mazon Creek”
The February Paleontology Study Group Meeting is tonight… Saturday, February 18th, 2023 at 7:30 PM. It’s a hybrid meeting, Zoom details are below. If you’d like to come out to the College of DuPage, please bring some of you favorite specimens. Also, bring anything you’d like to have identified. ESCONI President Keith Robitschek is going…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #5!
This is the preview post #5 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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Happy Darwin Day 2023!
Happy Darwin Day 2023! Today is Charles Darwin’s 213th birthday. Head on over to the International Darwin Day website. Here is what it’s about.. International Darwin Day on February 12th will inspire people throughout the globe to reflect and act on the principles of intellectual bravery, perpetual curiosity, scientific thinking, and hunger for truth as…
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ESCONI February 2023 General Meeting – February 10th, 2023 at 8:00 PM via Zoom – “Baby Dinosaurs of the Arctic: Discovery and Research of a Dinosaur Nursery North of the Artic Circle”
At our General Meeting (via Zoom) on February 10th, the program “Baby Dinosaurs of the Arctic: Discovery and Research of a Dinosaur Nursery north of the Arctic Circle” will be presented by Dr. Patrick Druckenmiller. Dr. Druckenmiller is Professor of Geology and Director of the University of Alaska Museum of the North. He is a…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #4!
This is the preview post #4 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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ESCONI Events February 2023
Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings! Fri, Feb 10th ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 PM Zoom – Topic: “Baby Dinosaurs of the Arctic: Discovery and Research of a Dinosaur Nursery North of the Arctic Circle” by Dr. P. Druckenmiller. Zoom link Sat, Feb 11th ESCONI Junior Meeting – 7:00 PM at…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #3!
This is the preview post #3 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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Chicago Rocks 72nd Annual Silent Auction – Saturday, March 11, 2023 from 6 to 9 PM
The Chicago Rocks & Minerals Society is holding our 72nd annual silent auction on Saturday, March 11, 2023, from 6 to 9 p.m., plus a special live auction of high-end items at the end. Our selection is fantastic this year due to some very generous donors. Chicago Rocks & Minerals Society Hosts 72nd Annual Silent Auction,…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #2!
This is the preview post #2 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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ESCONI Paleontology Meeting Saturday, January 21st, 2023 at 7:30 PM Zoom – “The Devonian Period”
Palaeogeographic map of the Late Devonian world, based on ref.77. The location of Steinbruch Schmidt(1), the Siljan impact crater (S), the Viluy Traps (V), and the Kola, Vyatka, and Pripyat–Dniepr–Donets rift systems (K-V-PDD) are indicated. The ESCONI Paleontology Sttudy Group Meeting will be held on Saturday, January 21st, 2023 at 7:30 PM via Zoom. The…
