Tag: history
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Throwback Thursday #261: Roger Bohn
This is Throwback Thursday #261. 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! We are saddened to share that Roger Bohn (1932–2024) passed away in October 2024. Roger served as ESCONI’s…
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7,000-Year-Old Skeletons From the ‘Green Sahara’ Reveal a Mysterious Human Lineage
Smithsonian Magazine has a story about two mysterious skeletons found in Libya. As recent as 5,000 year ago, the area of the Sahara desert was a lush and green landscape with lakes and rivers. The land sustained a diverse variety of animals. It shouldn’t be surprising that humans were also lived there. Recently, 15 human…
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Throwback Thursday #260: New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU)
This is Throwback Thursday #260. 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! email:esconi.info@gmail.com. William (Bill) Allaway was one of the founding members of ESCONI in 1949. And actually, the first…
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Mazon Monday #263: Dinner With Dr. Frederick Schram in August, 2011
This is Mazon Monday post #263. What’s your favorite Mazon Creek fossil? Tell us at email:esconi.info@gmail.com. Mary Fairchild did an excellent report about her dinner with Dr. Frederick Schram in August, 2011. There is much to enjoy in the report, including facts about early Mazon Creek research, the people that did research, and the collectors…
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Throwback Thursday #259: Looking Back At ESCONI For April 2025
This is Throwback Thursday #259. 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! email:esconi.info@gmail.com. 25 Years Ago – April 2000 50 Years Ago – April 1975 70 Years Ago – April…
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Throwback Thursday #258: Field Museum in March 1920
This is Throwback Thursday #258. 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! email:esconi.info@gmail.com. The Field Museum moved into its current home in March of 1920. In a recent post on…
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Throwback Thursday #257: RIP Richard Fortey
This is Throwback Thursday #257. 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! email:esconi.info@gmail.com. I was saddened to learn of the passing of Richard Fortey last week. He was a towering…
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Throwback Thursday #256: Scenes from the 2018 Show
This is Throwback Thursday #256. 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! email:esconi.info@gmail.com. Here are some scenes from the 2018 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show, which was held on…
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Throwback Thursday #255: Looking Back At ESCONI For March 2025
This is Throwback Thursday #255. 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! email:esconi.info@gmail.com. 25 Years Ago – March 2000 50 Years Ago – March 1975 70 Years Ago – March…
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Throwback Thursday #254: ESCONI Member Demographics in 1959
This is Throwback Thursday #254. 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! email:esconi.info@gmail.com. The Chairman’s Message in the May 1959 edition of the ESCONI newsletter detailed interesting statistics on the…
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Throwback Thursday #253: Field Trip to the Field Museum in February 1971
This is Throwback Thursday #253. 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! email:esconi.info@gmail.com. ESCONI had a field trip to the Field Museum in February 1971. This announcement appeared in the…
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Throwback Thursday #252: Field Trip to Thornton Quarry – April 24th, 1955
This is Throwback Thursday #252. 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! email:esconi.info@gmail.com. If you live on the southside of Chicago, you are probably aware of the large holes on…
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Throwback Thursday #251: Looking Back At ESCONI For February 2025
This is Throwback Thursday #251. 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! email:esconi.info@gmail.com. 25 Years Ago – February 2000 50 Years Ago – February 1975 70 Years Ago – February…
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Throwback Thursday #250: Andy Hay Speaks at Lizzadro on Mazon Creek Plants – March 10th, 2001
Andy Hay was a dedicated ESCONI member, joining in 1976 and remaining active until the very end. He contributed significantly to the organization, writing the Creature Corner column in the ESCONI bulletin for many years. His work was crucial in the development of the ESCONI Keys books… “Keys to Identify Pennsylvanian Fossil Plants of the…
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Throwback Thursday #249: Index of Throwback Thursday Posts
Here’s a handy index of our Throwback Thursday posts. This should make it easy to look up any posts.
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Throwback Thursday #248: The Afternoon Search #history
This is Throwback Thursday #248. 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 is a poem written by Muriel Menzel of the Blackhawk Gem and Mineral Club. The title is…
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Throwback Thursday #247: The Gemini Giant of Wilmington, Illinois
Mazon Creek fossil history has long been entangled with the history of Route 66, also known as the Mother Road. We’ve had a few posts that relate to Route 66, see Throwback Thursday #127 about Piano Hill and Throwback Thursday #237 about Bruce Stinchcomb.
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Throwback Thursday #246: Looking Back at ESCONI for January 2025
This is Throwback Thursday #246. 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! ——————————————————————————————- 25 Years Ago – January 2000 50 Years Ago – January 1975 70 Years Ago – January…
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Throwback Thursday #245: Wonderland
This is Throwback Thursday #245. 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! Today, we have a winter poem by Bill Allaway, an ESCONI founder and the first Chairman of ESCONI. …
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Throwback Thursday #244: Leaverite (Leaveitite)
This is Throwback Thursday #244. 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! Beginners may hear a more experienced collector refer to a rock specimen as a “Leaverite”. Here’s the definition…
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Throwback Thursday #243: Rock Collecting Limericks
This is Throwback Thursday #243. 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! There were a couple rock collecting themed limericks in the December 1999 newsletter. Unfortunately, they were unattributed. THERE…
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Throwback Thursday #242: Looking Back at ESCONI for December 2024
This is Throwback Thursday #242. 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! 25 Years Ago – December 1999 50 Years Ago – December 1974 70 Years Ago – December 1954
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Throwback Thursday #241: Happy 75th Birthday, ESCONI!!!!
This is Throwback Thursday #241. 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! ——————————————————————————————- Ok, just a few days late on this…. Happy 75th Birthday, ESCONI!!!! Notes of the first meeting…
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With DNA, Pompeii Narratives Take a Twist
The New York Times has a story about the residents of Pompeii when Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E. Naratives were created when body cavities were first discovered at Pompeii in 1863. One group, a child and two adults were thought to be related, with a pair being a mother with a her child. DNA research…
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Throwback Monday #240: Happy Veterans Day from ESCONI… and the Field Museum!
This is Throwback Thursday #240. 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! ——————————————————————————————- To celebrate Veterans Day, we are doing something different this week… How about a Throwback Monday and…
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Throwback Thursday #239: Looking Back at ESCONI for November 2024
This is Throwback Thursday #239. 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! 25 Years Ago – November 1999 50 Years Ago – November 1974 70 Years Ago – November 1954
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Throwback Thursday #238: ESCONI 10th Anniversary Pictures
This is Throwback Thursday #238. 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 the ESCONI 10th Anniversary celebration in 1957. ESCONI Board at Pugh’s – G.…
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Who’s the Dodo Now? A Famously Extinct Bird, Reconsidered.
The New York Times has an interesting article about the Dodo. The Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, was a flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius. It was about the size of a male turkey. The Dodo has long been seen as and inept animal that slid into extinction because it was too stupid to…
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Throwback Thursday #237: Bruce Stinchcomb, Route 66, and Mazon Creek
This is Throwback Thursday #237. 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! ——————————————————————————————- US Route 66 has been termed the “Mother Road” by some as it was one of the…
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Throwback Thursday #236: Only a Rock
This is Throwback Thursday #236. 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! “Only a Rock” is a poem that appeared in the July 1964 edition of the ESCONI newsletter. The…
