Category: Calendar of Events
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2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #11!
This is the preview post #11 for the 2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2024 will be held on March 16th and 17th 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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2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #10!
This is the preview post #10 for the 2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2024 will be held on March 16th and 17th 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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2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #9!
Another day, another Mazon Creek fossil for the 2024 ESCONI show. This one is a gorgeous Crenulopteris acadica, which was a fern. This one was collected by the Konecnys at the Dresden locality near Morris, IL. That site is now unavailable for collecting. This specimen was collected more than 60 years ago on 08/05/1962.
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2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #8: Stilbite!
This is the preview post #8 for the 2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2024 will be held on March 16th and 17th 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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2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #7!
This is the preview post #7 for the 2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2024 will be held on March 16th and 17th 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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2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #6!
This is the preview post #6 for the 2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2024 will be held on March 16th and 17th 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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2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #5!
This is the preview post #5 for the 2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2024 will be held on March 16th and 17th 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 2024
Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings! Sat, Mar 16th ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show at the DuPage County Fairgrounds. Details Sun, Mar 17th ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show at the DuPage County Fairgrounds. Details
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2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #4!
This is the preview post #4 for the 2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2024 will be held on March 16th and 17th 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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2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #3!
This is the preview post #3 for the 2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2024 will be held on March 16th and 17th 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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2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #2!
This is the preview post #2 for the 2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2024 will be held on March 16th and 17th 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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2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #1!
This is the preview post #1 for the 2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2024 will be held on March 16th and 17th 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 2024
Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings! Fri, Feb 9th ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 PM – Topic: “Photographing Rock Art in Illinois and Missouri: A visual journey into the sacred, the unknown, andthe creation of the universe” by Mike Chervinko, author of Prehistoric and Natural Wonders ofSouthern Illinois Zoom link Sat,…
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Chicago Rocks & Minerals Society’s 73nd Annual Silent Auction – March 9th, 2024
The Chicago Rocks & Minerals Society is holding our 73rd annual silent auction on Saturday, March 9, 2024, from 6 to 9 p.m., plus a special live auction of high-end items at the end. Chicago Rocks & Minerals Society’s 73nd Annual Silent Auction Saturday, March 9, 2024 6 to 9 p.m. St. Peter’s United Church of…
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ESCONI January 2024 Paleontology Study Group Meeting – Saturday, January 20th, 2024 at 7:30 PM via Zoom – “Publishing a New Fossil Find: Our Journey in Cyclocystoids (Echinodermata)”
The January 2024 Paleontology Study Group Meeting will be held on January 20th, 2024 at 7:30 PM via Zoom. The presenters are ESCONI member Asa Kaplan and Terry Frank of Missouri Fossil Hunter. They will be speaking about their experiences publishing a new fossil find. The new find was a cyclocystoid (Echinodermata). Cyclocystoid are odd…
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ESCONI 2024 Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show! March 16th and 17th, 2024
Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois ESCONI 2024 Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show March 16th and 17th, 2024 Dealers, Demonstrators, Displays, Live and Silent Auctions,Book Sales, Kid’s Korner, Geode Splitting Free Parking! Free Admission! DuPage County Fairgrounds2015 Manchester Rd.Wheaton, IllinoisSaturday 10 AM to 5 PMSunday 10 AM to 4 PMwww.esconi.org Download Show Poster 2024 Dealer…
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ESCONI January 2024 Junior Meeting – CANCELED
DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, COLLEGE OF DUPAGE IS CLOSED TODAY; THEREFORE, THE JUNIORS MEETING FOR TONIGHT, JANUARY 13, IS CANCELLED. THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE FEBRUARY 10, 2024. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE.
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ESCONI January 2024 General Meeting – Friday, January 12th, 2024 at 8:00 PM via Zoom – “The Age of Fishes”
The January 2024 General Meeting will be held on Friday, January 12th, 2024 at 8:00 PM. It will be presented by Matt Friedman, Professor/Director Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Topic: ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 PM – Topic: “The Ages of Fishes” Time: Jan 12, 2024 08:00 PM Central…
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ESCONI Events January 2024
Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings! Fri, Jan 12th ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 PM – Topic: “The Age of Fishes” by Matt Friedman, Professor/Director Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Zoom link Sat, Jan 13th ESCONI Junior Meeting – 6:30 PM at College of…
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ESCONI December 2023 General Meeting – Friday, December 8th, 2023 at 8:00 PM via Zoom – “Ancient Forest Pests: Plant-Insect Interactions in the Fossil Record”
The December 8, 2023 General Meeting presentation will be held via Zoom: Michael Donovan, Collections Manager, Paleobotany at the Field Museum will present “Ancient Forest Pests: Plant-Insect Interactions in the Fossil Record”. Description: Plants and insects are the most diverse multicellular organisms on Earth, and their abundant interactions are fundamental components of ecosystems on land.…
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Reminder: ESCONI Holiday Party December 2nd, 2023, 12:00 PM at Warren’s Ale House in Wheaton, IL
Do you have a better (uglier!?!) Holiday sweater? If you think you do, come out and show it off! The ESCONI Holiday Party for 2023 is planned for December 2 at Warren’s Ale House, 51 Town Square Wheaton, IL. That’s the same place as last year. We will be ordering off the menu. They have…
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Video for ESCONI Paleontology Meeting November 2023 – A Snapshot in Time: The Jurassic Lagerstätte of the Solnhofen Archipelago, Germany”
The presentation at the November 2023 Paleontology Meeting was given by Bruce and Rene Lauer. The title of the talk was “A Snapshot in Time: The Jurassic Lagerstätte of the Solnhofen Archipelago, Germany”. Bruce and Rene Lauer are founders and administrators of the Lauer Foundation for Paleontology, Science, and Education. The Lauer Foundation for Paleontology,…
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ESCONI Events December 2023
Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings! Fri, Dec 2nd ESCONI Holiday Lunch 12:00 PM – Warren’s Ale House in Wheaton, IL See Details Fri, Dec 8th ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 PM – Topic: “Ancient Forest Pests: Plant-Insect Interactions in the Fossil Record” by Michael Donovan, Collections Manager, Paleobotany, Field Museum…
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Video for ESCONI October 2023 General Meeting – “Microfossils to Mosasaurs: A Journey Through the University of Iowa Paleontology Repository”
Here is the video for the October 2023 General Meeting. Our speaker was Tiffany Adrain, who works as the Paleontology Repository Collections Manager at the University of Iowa. The topic of her presentation was “Microfossils to Mosasaurs: A Journey Through the University of Iowa Paleontology Repository”.
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ESCONI Holiday Party December 2nd, 2023, 12:00 PM at Warren’s Ale House in Wheaton, IL
Do you have a better (uglier!?!) Holiday sweater? If you think you do, come out and show it off! The ESCONI Holiday Party for 2023 is planned for December 2 at Warren’s Ale House, 51 Town Square Wheaton, IL. That’s the same place as last year. We will be ordering off the menu. They have…
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Reminder: ESCONI November 2023 General Meeting – Friday, November 10th, 2023 at 8:00 PM via Zoom – “Finding Fossil Mammals in Canada’s High Arctic and Alaska”
The November 2023 General Meeting will feature Jaelyn Eberle, the Interim Director, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History and Curator of Fossil Vertebrates at the University of Colorado. She will present “Finding Fossil Mammals in Canada’s High Arctic and Alaska”. Jaelyn’s research focuses on the study of mammalian faunas during past intervals of climate…
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Lizzadro Museum Programs for Saturday, November 4th, 2023
Saturday November 4 Rock and Mineral Identification Class Geologist Sara Kurth teaches the techniques for rock and mineral identification. Learn to identify minerals through basic hands-on identification including observation skills and hardness tests. Great for rockhounds and scouts, this class completes the earth science badges for Cub and Boy Scouts. 10:30 a.m. – 75 minutes Ages…
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ESCONI Events November 2023
Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings! Fri, Nov 10th ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 PM – Topic: “Finding Fossil Mammals in Canada’s High Arctic and Alaska” by Jaelyn Eberle, Director, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History and Curator of Fossil Vertebrates at the University of Colorado Zoom link Sat, Nov…
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ESCONI November 2023 General Meeting – Friday, November 10th, 2023 at 8:00 PM via Zoom – “Finding Fossil Mammals in Canada’s High Arctic and Alaska”
The November 2023 General Meeting will feature Jaelyn Eberle, the Interim Director, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History and Curator of Fossil Vertebrates at the University of Colorado. She will present “Finding Fossil Mammals in Canada’s High Arctic and Alaska”. Jaelyn’s research focuses on the study of mammalian faunas during past intervals of climate…
