Tag: Coal City
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ESCONI at the Coal City Library!
On June 4, ESCONI was at the Coal City Library to kick off summer with exhibits of fossils, geodes, and our popular dig box. Jody Gosain and Jim Bigler presented to over 150 people including 100 children. Interestingly, the library itself has three beautiful collection of Mazon Creek fossils donated by locals over the years.…
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2025 Mazon Creek Fossil Day, October 11th, 2025 at the Coal City Library
The 2025 Mazon Creek Fossil Day will be held on October 11th, 2025 at the Coal City Library from 10 AM to 3 PM. See you there! Previous events
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Throwback Thursday #24: Coal Mining History Around Coal City
This is Throwback Thursday #24. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! Over on the Coal City website, there’s a page on the history of Coal City. In the 1850’s,…
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CCPLD: Diamond Mine Disaster 136th Anniversary Talk by Michele Micetich on February 16th, 2019.
On February 16th 2019, the Coal City Public Library District will host a talk by Michele Micetich, of the Carbon Hill School Museum in Carbon Hill, IL, about the Diamond Mine Disaster, which occurred 136 years ago on February 16th, 1883. This is one of the worst mining disasters ever in Illinois. There is a…
