Tag: history
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Throwback Thursday #26: 1815 Eruption of Mount Tambora
This is Throwback Thursday #26. 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! If you are looking for an interesting history channel on Youtube, give the History Guy a chance. A…
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Throwback Thursday #25: Hunting Ghosts, Blobs, and Assorted Monsters in Illinois’ Coal Age Nodules
This is Throwback Thursday #25. 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! The following is an article by Cecilia Duluk about the fossil blobs (and monsters) found in Mazon Creek…
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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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Throwback Thursday #23: History of Coal Mining in Illinois
This is Throwback Thursday #23. 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! Waynes World of History and Genealogy has a great series of pages on the history of coal mining…
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Throwback Thursday #22: Field Trip To Lutz Quarry Near Oshkosh, WI in 1954
This is Throwback Thursday #22. 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! These are pictures of a field trip to Lutz Quarry near Oskosh Wisconsin in 1954. Lutz Quarry had…
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Throwback Thursday #21: Field Trip To Rosiclare For Fluorite April 25th 1958
This is Throwback Thursday #21. 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! Fluorite is the Illinois State Mineral. For a while, ESCONI had field trips to southern Illinois to collect…
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Throwback Thursday #20: Rediscovering a Dinosaur Named Elmer
The Field Museum has a blog post about a dinosaur named for Elmer Riggs. Elmer the man, was the Field Museum’s first field paleontologist. He collected fossils on multiple continents (North and South America). He was employed by the Field Museum from 1899 until he retired in 1942. Although he found countless specimens for the…
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Throwback Thursday #19: ESCONI Show 2009
This is Throwback Thursday #19. 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! Here are some photos from the 2009 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show. Wow, there’s a whole bunch…
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Throwback Thursday #18: Field Trip To Galena, IL August 8 – 9, 1959
This is Throwback Thursday #18. 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! Here are some pictures from a field trip to Galena, IL that was held from August 8th to…
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Throwback Thursday #17: Patches, Emblems, and Logos
This is Throwback Thursday #17. 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! Here are some ESCONI patches and logos through the years. The first few date to the 1960s. This…
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Throwback Thursday #16: Membership Dues 1953
This is Throwback Thursday #16. 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! Membership dues in 1953 were $2 for an active member and 75 cents for a junior member. If…
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Throwback Thursday #15: “The Ravin” from 1951
This is Throwback Thursday #15. 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! In the early years of ESCONI, back in the 1950s, there was at least one if not more…
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Throwback Thursday #14: Geodes!
This is Throwback Thursday #14. 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! For many years, there was a geode hunting field trip to western Illinois. That trip would coincide with…
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Throwback Thursday #13: Field Museum Photo Archives
This is Throwback Thursday #13. 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! I recently found a Field Museum Tumblr blog called “Field Museum Photo Archives”. It has many great photos…
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Throwback Thursday #12: George Langford Night, June 13th, 1958
This is Throwback Thursday #12. 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! June 13th, 1958 was George Langford Night. It celebrated the publication of “Fossil Flora and Fauna of the…
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Throwback Thursday #11: Reflections on the Paleontology Group Meeting of 4-18-09
This is Throwback Thursday #11. 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! The following interesting article was written by Andrew Young about a paleontology study group meeting back on April…
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Discovery of ancient super-eruptions indicates the Yellowstone hotspot may be waning
From the “Maybe Some Good News Department”, phys.org has an article about the hot spot under Yellowstone National Park. This paper, from the journal Geology, looked at past Yellowstone eruptions of the super volcano to assess trends and found that the interval and the intensity of eruptions have been decreasing. Throughout Earth’s long history, volcanic…
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Throwback Thursday #10: What Do You Know About Joliet-Lemont Limestone?
This is Throwback Thursday #10. 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! The following is an article written by Joseph Kubal, who was President of ESCONI in 2000, serving in…
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Throwback Thursday #9: Field Trip To Larson Quarry in DeKalb September 19th, 2009
This is Throwback Thursday #9. 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! ESCONI has had a long history of field trips to the old Elmer Larson (now Vulcan) Quarry in…
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Throwback Thursday #8: History on Parade: Grieger’s was lapidary legend
This is Throwback Thursday #8. 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! ——————————————————————————————- Thanks go out to ESCONI member John Liskey as he provided pictures, mineral material, and the idea…
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Throwback Thursday #7: Scenes From The 1990 Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show
This is Throwback Thursday #6. 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! The annual gem, mineral, and fossil show has been a part of ESCONI since nearly the beginning. Here…
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Throwback Thursday #6: Lone Star Quarry, Oglesby, IL, in 2008
This is Throwback Thursday #6. 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! At one time, ESCONI had a yearly field trip to the old Lone Star Quarry near Oglesby, IL. …
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Throwback Thursday #5: ESCONI Juniors Booth at the Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show
This is Throwback Thursday #5. In these, we look back in the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have and contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please sent them to email:esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! —————————————————————————————————– Here are some pictures of the specimens at the Junior Booth for various Gem, Mineral, and Fossil…
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Mazon Monday #5: The Mazon Creek Project
This is Mazon Monday post #5. Some of the information in this post was provided by John Liskey, former ESCONI member, who has generously donated fossil, mineral, and assorted junior material. Thanks, John! ———————————————————– The Mazon Creek Project was a program sponsored by Northeastern Illinois University. Founded in the 1960s, by the late Eugene Richardson…
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Throwback Thursday #4: Pictures From a Field Trip To St. Paul Stone Company on October 30th, 2010
This is Throwback Thursday #4. In these, we look back in the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have and contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please sent them to email:esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! The following pictures are from a field trip to St. Paul Stone Company in St. Paul, IN on…
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Throwback Thursday #3: Field Trip To Pint’s Quarry in Iowa, May 1977
This is Throwback Thursday #3. In these, we look back in the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have and contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please sent them to email:esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! The following pictures are from a field trip to Pint’s Quarry in Iowa in May 1977. These photos…
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Mazon Monday #3: Mazon Creek Fossils
This is Mazon Monday post #3. The following article by Mary Fairchild first appeared here. It’s a great historical summary of collecting Mazon Creek Fossils. Additionally, the slideshows of fossils hold some amazing specimens. There’s mention of everyone from George Langford Sr. to Eugene Richardson to Jack Wittry and many other notable researchers in between. …
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Throwback Thursday #2: Diamond in the Rough
The following poem appeared in the June 1952 edition of the “The Earth Science News”. It was written by Cullen K. Paddick, age 14. Come on out and get involved in ESCONI. Your efforts will always be appreciated! We can always use some helping hands! Diamond in the Rough A diamond in the roughIs a…
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Throwback Thursday #1: “If I Could Turn Back Time: ESCONI Rock Club” by Mary Fairchild
Mary Fairchild wrote this article back in 2006. Her and her family were heavily involved in ESCONI in the late 1990s and 2000s. Actually, Jim served as president of ESCONI from 2006 to 2008, along with various other positions. He currently serves as auctioneer at the annual ESCONI shows. As you will read, they have…
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The Brain Scoop: Carl Cotton: Chicago’s Original Black Taxidermist
There’s a new episode of “The Brain Scoop” over on Youtube. This one is about a Field Museum taxidermist named Carl Cotton. Carl had a huge impact on taxidermy during his life. There is a new special exhibit which celebrates his contributions. Carl Cotton (1918 – 1971) was the Field Museum’s first African American…
