Category: Calendar of Events
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Merry Christmas from ESCONI!
Merry Christmas from ESCONI! You’ve heard of Elf on a Shelf…. how about…. a Pair-a-Saurolophus?!?
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Twas the Night Before Christmas – ESCONI 2024
Here it is… Katherine Howard’s take on the classic poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas”. She read it at the ESCONI Holiday Party and at the December 2024 General Meeting. Thanks for sharing, Katherine! ESCONI 2024 by Katherine Howard ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the quarryNot a member was stirring, as John…
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Scenes from the 2024 Holiday Party and 75th Birthday Celebration
ESCONI held a Holiday Party on December 7th, 2024. There was a Birthday cake to celebrate ESCONI’s 75th Anniversary! Here are various photos supplied by Rose Jansen, Chuck Styles, and Rhonda Gates! Thanks! Sharon and Scott Galloway Mike Litt with Rich and Peggy Rock Phil and Valerie Anderson Mary Ann and Don Cronauer and Jeff…
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ESCONI Holiday Lunch – Saturday, December 7, 2024, 12:00 noon at Warren’s Ale House
Celebrate ESCONI’S 75th Anniversary with Luncheon and a Celebration Cake at the Club’s Holiday Luncheon ESCONI Holiday Lunch will be on Saturday, December 7, 2024, 12:00 noon at Warren’s Ale House, 51 Town Square, Wheaton. (Just north of Danada Square East.) Website for Warren’s Ale House with Map & Menu: https://warrensalehouse.com/contact/ Please note: ESCONI will…
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ESCONI Events for December 2024
Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings! Sat, Dec 7th ESCONI Holiday Party – 12:00 noon Warren’s Ale House, 51 Town Square, Wheaton, IL Fri, Dec 13th ESCONI General Meeting – 8:00 PM via Zoom – Topic: “Dinosaur Dinner: How Geochemistry Can Show Us the Diets of Extinct Animals” by Liam…
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Video for ESCONI Paleontology Meeting November 2024 – “Devonian Fossils from Independence”
The ESCONI Paleontology Study Group Meeting for November 2024 featured an interesting presentation by Jim Preslicka. His presentation was titled “Devonian Fossils From Independence”. Jim has a deep interest in cephalopods. The eastern Iowan deposit was discovered by the Blackhawk Gem and Mineral Society in 2007. A joint project between the BHGMS and the University…
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Video for ESCONI General Meeting November 2024 – “From Muldraugh to Museum: Amphoracrinus tenax”
The topic of the November 2024 Paleontology meeting was “From Muldraugh to Museum: The Unexpected Journey of Crinoid Amphoracrinus tenax“. It was presented by ESCONI member Gretel Monreal. This presentation will include the investigative process for recognizing a new species of crinoid and explaining what this simple fossil can tell us. Amphoracrinus tenax was described…
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ESCONI Events for November 2024
Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings! Sat, Nov 2nd ESCONI Mineralogy Study Group – Cancelled! Fri, Nov 8th ESCONI General Meeting – 8:00 PM via Zoom – Topic: “From Muldraugh to Museum: The unexpected journey of Amphoracrinus tenax“ by Gretel Monreal Zoom link Sat, Nov 9th ESCONI Junior Meeting –…
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ESCONI November 2024 Mineralogy Study Group Meeting has been cancelled!
The Mineralogy Study Group meeting, which was scheduled for Saturday, November 2, 2024, has been canceled. We are in the process of moving all the material from the warehouse to a new site. Due to the nature of this move, and the manpower and time required, we are making it our main focus. Thank you for…
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ESCONI November 2024 Mineralogy Study Group Meeting
Yooperite from Lake Superior The next meeting of the Mineralogy Study Group will be om November 2, 2024, starting at 7:30 PM I TEC 1038B. The program will be “Fluorescent Minerals” by Dave Carlson. The presentation will cover fluorescence, phosphorescence, tenebrescence and triboluminescence, fluorescent minerals and where they can be found, and modern sources of…
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Happy National Fossil Day – 2024
Many places are holding special events. The Field Museum has a special day and it’s a free admission day! Come on out! Join us for National Fossil Day, an annual celebration initiated by the National Park Service, designed to highlight the value of paleontology and the importance of preserving fossils for future generations. Meet scientists, see…
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Reminder: MAPS EXPO 2024 – October 18th-20th, 2024 in Springfield, IL
EXPO 2024 October 18-20, 2024 Hours: 9am-5pm Fri, 8am-5pm Sat, 8am-3pm Sun The Orr Building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, IL. The keynote topic for EXPO 2024 is The Carboniferous Period. Keynote Speaker: Joe Devera – “Late Mississippian Vertebrate Fossils from the Buncimbe Red Bed, Southern Illinois” EXPO Info 2024 Newsletter
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ESCONI October 2024 General Meeting – October 11th, 2024 – “Hoyo Negro: A Spectacular Natural Trap on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula”
The ESCONI October 2024 General Meeting will be held on October 11th, 2024 at 8:00 via Zoom. The topic of the meeting is “Hoyo Negro: A Spectacular Natural Trap on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula”. It will be presented by Jim Chatters, who has studied human history here in the Americas for many years. Here is an…
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ESCONI Mazon Creek Fossil Day – October 12th, 2024 in Coal City
ESCONI will be holding the 2024 Mazon Creek Fossil Day on October 12th, 2024 from 10 AM to 3 PM at the Coal City Public Library. Please come out and bring your Mazon Creek fossils. There will displays of Mazon Creek fossils and knowledgeable people who can identify your fossils. Coal City Public Library85 N.…
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ESCONI October 2024 Mineralogy Study Group Meeting – October 5th, 2024 – “Geodes from Around the World”
Just a reminder of our new Mineralogy Study Group’s first meeting later this week! Please join us for a great presentation about geodes! All are welcome – bring family and friends! They do not have to be ESCONI members to attend meetings. MINERALOGY STUDY GROUP MEETING Saturday, October 5, 2024 – 7:30 PM College of DuPage Technical Education…
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ESCONI Events for October 2024
Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings! Sat, Oct 5th ESCONI Mineralogy Study Group – 7:30 PM at College of DuPage Room TEC 1038B – Topic “Geodes from Around the World” by Dave Carlson More details soon! Fri, Oct 11th ESCONI General Meeting – 8:00 PM via Zoom – Topic: “Hoyo…
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ESCONI Field Trip to the Napoleon Quarry in Napoleon, IN – for Ordovician/Silurian Fossils – Saturday, October 26th, 2024
Cystoid from a field trip to Napoleon – from a University of Kentucky website. There will be a field trip for ESCONI members on Saturday, October 26, 2024, to the quarry just east of Napoleon, Indiana. We need to meet, no exceptions, at the quarry entrance at 8:30 a.m. EDT. We have the chance to collect…
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ESCONI September 2024 Paleontology Study Group Meeting – September 21st, 2024 – “Show and Tell”
Day/Date: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2024 Time: 7:30PM Location: In-person at College of DuPage: Technical Education Center (TEC) Building – Room 1038B Map. Presented by: John Catalani Bring your fossil specimens that you have collected over the summer season this year, or some other time, to the in-person meeting. These fossils could have been collected on ESCONI Field…
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ESCONI Mazon Creek Fossil Day – October 12th, 2024 in Coal City
ESCONI will be holding the 2024 Mazon Creek Fossil Day on October 12th, 2024 from 10 AM to 3 PM at the Coal City Public Library. Please come out and bring your Mazon Creek fossils. There will displays of Mazon Creek fossils and knowledgeable people who can identify your fossils. Coal City Public Library85 N.…
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ESCONI September 2024 General Meeting – September 13th, 2024 – “Tiny Time Capsules: How we use some of the smallest fossils to study global paleoceanographic change”
The June 2024 General Meeting will be held on September 13th, 2024 at 8:00 PM via Zoom. The presenter is Patty Standring of the University of Texas. The topic of her talk is “Tiny Time Capsules: How we use some of the smallest fossils to study global paleoceanographic change”. Foraminifera are single-celled organisms that live…
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ESCONI Events for September 2024
Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings! Sat, Sep 7th ESCONI Field Trip to Braceville, IL for Mazon Creek Fossils Details can be found here. Sat, Sep 8th ESCONI Field Trip to Braceville, IL for Mazon Creek Fossils Details can be found here. Fri, Sep 13th ESCONI General Meeting – 8:00…
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ESCONI Field Trip to Danville Shale Pile Fossils – Saturday, September 28th, 2024
This trip is full, but we are accepting names for the waiting list. Danville Field Trip Rules for Sept 28th, 2024 An ESCONI field trip to the Danville IL Shale Pile for Pennsylvanian fossils is scheduled for Sept 28, 2024 starting at 10 AM. This is on private property and there is an attendance limit of…
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ESCONI Field Trip to the Vulcan DeKalb Quarry, for Ordovician Fossils – Saturday, September 21st, 2024
An enrolled Isotelus found on a pervious field trip Vulcan DeKalb Quarry Field Trip Sept 21, 2024 There will be an ESCONI Field Trip to the Vulcan DeKalb (aka Larson) Quarry on Saturday Sept 21, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The quarry is located at 15622 Barber Green Road. The rock at this…
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Midwest Federation of Mineralogical & Geological Societies (MWF) – August 24 and 25, 2024 in East Peoria, Illinois
The Midwest Federation of Mineralogical & Geological Societies (MWF) is holding their 2024 convention in East Peoria on August 24 and 25, 2024. Welcome to the 2024 PAS Geology Gem Show in conjunction with the Midwest Federation’s Convention. This will be our 60 th Gem and Mineral Show and as such our theme is Diamond’s!…
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ESCONI Field Trip to Braceville, IL for Mazon Creek Fossils – Saturday, September 7th and Sunday September 8th, 2024
Braceville Field Trip Rules Sept 2024 The ESCONI field trips to Braceville for Mazon Creek fossils are set for Sept 7 and 8, 2024 from 9 AM to 3 PM. You can attend one or the other, but not both days. There is an attendance limit of 50 people each day. You must register to…
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Open House at Paul Sereno’s Fossil Lab at the University of Chicago – Thursday, August 8, 2024
Paul Sereno’s Fossil Lab at the University of Chicago has moved into a new facility, and they’re having an open house to welcome visitors in to see the new space and observe some of the new specimens they’ve been working on. Thursday, August 8, from 3:30-5:00pm.5437 S. Wabash (just West of the main University of Chicago…
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ESCONI Events July/August 2024
Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings! Sat, August 10th ESCONI Field Trip to Hamilton, IL for Railroad Creek Geodes Details can be found here. ESCONI General Meeting – no meeting ESCONI Junior Meeting – no meeting ESCONI Paleontology Study Group – no meeting. See you in September…
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RRVGMS Rock Swap – Saturday, September 14, 2024 in Rockford, IL
ROCK MINERAL FOSSIL JEWELRY SWAP MEET Saturday, September 14, 2024 1665 Elmwood Rd. Rockford, IL 61103-1211 A-American Companies Bring it, Swap it, Buy it, and Sell it 9:30 am to 3:30 pm $25 for 10ft by 10ft space Rain or Shine Public Admission Free Sponsored by the Rock River Valley Gem & Mineral Society Contact…
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ESCONI Field Trip to Hamilton, IL for Railroad Creek Geodes on August 10th, 2024
There will be a field trip to Vickers Geodes in Hamilton, IL on August 10, 2024. Hamilton IL is across the Mississippi River from Keokuk Iowa. The address is 511 South 9th St. The geodes at this location range from golf ball to basketball in size! They are in shale and need to be dug…
