Tag: history
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Throwback Thursday #185: ESCONI Flea Market 2000 #fleamarket
This is Throwback Thursday #185. 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 held a Flea Market on October 7th, 2000 at the College of DuPage in Building K, which…
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Throwback Thursday #184: Crater of Diamonds State Park 1972
This is Throwback Thursday #184. 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! Located near Murfreesboro, Arkansas, Crater of Diamonds is a State Park of Arkansas. It’s the only place in…
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Throwback Thursday #183: Braidwood Historical Society
While doing some research on the area, I stopped by the Braidwood Area Historical Society last Saturday. I met Ed Bunting and Carida Davis, who are super knowledgeable and very helpful. They can answer any question you throw at them!
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Throwback Thursday #182: Looking Back At ESCONI for October 2023
This is Throwback Thursday #182. 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 – October 1998 50 Years Ago – October 1973 70 Years Ago – October 1953
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Throwback Thursday #181: Science News from September 1970
This is Throwback Thursday #181. 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 a few science stories from the newsletter for September 1970. All the stories were submitted by…
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Throwback Thursday #180: Field Museum Photo Archives
This is Throwback Thursday #180. 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! ——————————————————————————————- More photos from the Field Museum Photo Archive on Tumblr. This time views in/of/from the museum back…
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Throwback Thursday #179: Braceville Field Trip Photos 2016
This is Throwback Thursday #179. 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 photos from the ESCONI Braceville Field Trip in May 2016. By the looks of it, the…
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Throwback Thursday #178: Looking Back At ESCONI for September 2023
This is Throwback Thursday #178. 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 had to take a break for the summer as there wasn’t much happening in ESCONI history during…
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Throwback Thursday #177: The Rockhound’s Creed
We’ve featured the poems of Charles Schweitzer a few times in the past. In Throwback Thursday #59, we looked at “The Rock Pile”, TBT #73 was “The Rockhound’s Wish”, and TBT #98 was “The Rock I Threw Away”. All of these appear in his book of poems titled “Rhymes of the Rockhounds”, which was published…
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Throwback Thursday #176: Maple Leaf Field Trip 1997
This is Throwback Thursday #176. 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! Late August 1997 saw a very ambitious ESCONI Field Trip. It lasted for eight days, from August 23rd…
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Throwback Thursday #175: Erosion… Piece By Piece
This is Throwback Thursday #175. 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 Petrified Forest National Park is a beautiful place, located in Arizona. If you get a chance to…
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Throwback Thursday #174: Bola Tie Raffle
This is Throwback Thursday #174. 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! September 1983 saw “The Chance of the Century”… which was a chance to win a sterling silver ESCONI…
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Throwback Thursday #173: Chiton Hill in Pit 11
Earlier this week, we posted Mazon Monday #172 Glaphurochiton. In that post, it was mentioned that chitons tended to be found in larger assemblages. In fact, a few ridges in Pit 11 were referred to as “Chiton Hills”.
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Throwback Thursday #172: Field Museum Photo Archives – Soemmerring’s Gazelle
This is Throwback Thursday #172. 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’s a few photos from the Field Museum Photo Archives over on Tumbler. Unfortunately, the photo blog hasn’t updated since…
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Throwback Thursday #171: Fossil Cycad National Monument
Fossil Cycad National Monument was authorized as National Monument in 1922 by President Warren G. Harding. It was located in southwestern South Dakota and encompassed 320 acres. It’s one of the few national monuments to be completely stripped of its status. The National Park Services has a page devoted to the monument. Fossils from the…
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Throwback Thursday #170: Surefire Signs You’re a Rockhound
This is Throwback Thursday #170. 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 list appeared in the January 1998 edition of the newsletter. It was reprinted from the…
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Throwback Thursday #169: Stevens T. Norvell III
This is Throwback Thursday #169. 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! As we posted in Throwback Thursday #158, the logo was designed by Stevens T. Norvell in 1950 as…
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Throwback Thursday #168: British Columbia in Nine Days
This is Throwback Thursday #168. 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! Who’s up for a summer trip to the Burgess Shale in British Columbia? How about 9 days, with…
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Throwback Thursday #167: Tom Testa Winter Freeze/Thaw
In case you didn’t notice, summer is here. It’s been hot the last few days and it’s getting even hotter. Here’s a scene that will surely cool you off … frozen Mazon Creek concretions. Although, the thoughts of hidden treasures might get your blood boiling!
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Throwback Thursday #166: Spring – Illinois
This is Throwback Thursday #166. 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! Bill Kelly and his wife Wylma were active in ESCONI for many years. Both of them wrote articles…
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Throwback Thursday #165: Summer Collecting Poem
This is Throwback Thursday #165. 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! Howard and Olive Knight were early members of ESCONI. They were both very active members for many years. …
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Throwback Thursday #164: Looking Back At ESCONI for June 2023
This is Throwback Thursday #164. 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 – June 1998 50 Years Ago – June 1973 70 Years Ago – June 1953
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Throwback Thursday #163: Scenes from the 2000 Chicagoland Gem & Mineral Association Show
Don’t forget that the 46th Annual CGMA – Chicagoland Gem & Mineral Association is this weekend May 27th and May 28th, 2023. It’s at Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles. All the information is available at the website: cgmashow.com.
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Throwback Thursday #162: Field & Street Archaeopteryx
This is Throwback Thursday #162. 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! Back in Throwback Thursday #137, we looked at the traveling Archaeopteryx exhibit back in 1997. Althiough it was…
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PBS Eons: A Natural History of Mars
PBS Eons has a new episode on Youtube. This one is about Mars… how has it changed over the year? While Earth’s natural history has been playing out over the last few billion years, another epic planetary saga has also been unfolding right next door.
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Throwback Thursday #161: Looking Back at ESCONI for May 2023
This is Throwback Thursday #161. 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 – May 1998 50 Years Ago – May 1973 70 Years Ago – May 1953…
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Throwback Thursday #160: Hey, Field Museum… Happy 102nd Birthday!
This is Throwback Thursday #160. 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! On May 2nd, 1921, the Field Museum opened its doors to the public at its current home. Happy…
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Throwback Thursday #159: Field Museum Photo Archives
This is Throwback Thursday #159. 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’s a few photos from the Field Museum Photo Archives over on Tumbler. Unfortunately, the photo blog hasn’t updated…
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Throwback Thursday #158: ESCONI Logo
This is Throwback Thursday #158. 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 was established in November 1949. For the first few editions of the newsletter, the cover featured various…
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Throwback Thursday #157: Self-supporting Dinosaur
Here is a poem written by Eugene Richardson Jr, about “Gorgeous George”, the Field Museum’s Daspletosaurus. We posted about George back in Throwback Thursday #93. “George” was the centerpiece of Stanley Field Hall in the Field Museum from 1956 to 1992. He was incorrectly called a Gorgosaurus for most of his “life”. That was corrected…
