Tag: presentation
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Archaeology Study Group Meeting Topic for October 26th, 2014
The Archaeology and history of King Richard III of England – presented by Eric Schmidt Into 2012, archaeologists unearthed the remains of Richard the Third of England. This find is not only archaeologically significant, it is also historically remarkable. What made King Richard the third so famous? How were Archaeologists able to prove that the bones…
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Friday, June 13 – Lecture: Geologic Secrets of Springfield Coal Fossilized Forests
This Friday, ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B Topic: Snapshot in time – Geologic Secrets of the Springfield Coal Fossilized Forests Scott Elrick, from the Illinois State Geological Survey, will describe a 300-million-year-old fossilized forest, found along the Galatia channel, an ancient river that flowed across…
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Archaeology Study Group Lecture This Sat. 3/22
Archaeology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed Building (TEC), Room 1038B (Map) Topic: “History & Science of the Shroud of Turin.” Dr John Ruskamp will be lecturing on the history and science of the famous Shroud of Turin. As one of most famous shrouds of history, Dr Ruskamp will display a life size replica…
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This Saturday – Lecture by Dr. Ruskamp at Archaeology Study Group Meeting
Archaeology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, - Tech Ed Building (TEC), Room 1038B (Map) Topic: Dr John Ruskamp will speak on "Asiatic Echoes" The identification of ancient Chinese pictograms in pre-Columbian North America rock writing.n Article about John Ruskamp and his work: http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2014-01/11/content_17230727.htm
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Friday’s Lecture: The Rancho La Brean Dire Wolf And What Its Bones Can Tell Us
ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map) Speaker: Lindsey Koper. Instructor, Northern Illinois University. Topic: The Rancho La Brean Dire Wolf And What Its Bones Can Tell Us: A Brief Look Into The Life Of Canis dirus And What Became Of This Great Predator- Canis dirus, the dire wolf…
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1/26/2014 Mahlburg Scholar Lecure by Dr. Kolata at Burpee Museum – Ancient Seaways
Sun, 1/26, 2:00 pm Burpee Museum, Rockford, IL. 2014 Mahlburg Scholar Lecture by Dr. Dennis Kolata (ISGS Retired) will be presenting “Life and Times of a 450 Million Year Old Seaway”. Dennis is an expert on Illinois Geology, especially the Platteville and Galena Groups. His research focus includes crinoids and trilobites. He recently edited the Geology…
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Paleontology Study Group This Saturday – 11/16
ESCONI Paleontology Meeting 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed Building (TEC), Room 1038B (Map) Silurian Cephalopods by John Catalani. A silent auction with fossils from the Dick Ade Collection will be held.
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Archaeology Study Group Meeting on Saturday 10/26
Archaeology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed Building (TEC), Room 1038B (Map) Topic: “Shipwrecks and Archaeology-What the finds tell us about history” Over the last several hundred years, there have been thousands upon thousands of shipwrecks in both the Great Lakes and Oceans. With over 70% of the Earth’s surface covered in…
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Archaeology Study Group This Saturday 9/28
Archaeology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed Building (TEC), Room 1038B (Map) Topic: Show and Tell-Metal Detecting Finds”
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Fossil Symposium – Aug. 25 & 26,l 2013 – Clarksville Indiana
The Falls of the Ohio State Park in Clarksville, Indiana, is hosting a symposium geared for serious amateurs on August 25 & 26. It is an extension of the Earth Discovery Day on August 24. The cost is only $15 and includes a full day of presentations on Silurian fossils of the central U.S. The…
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Homer’s Odyssey: From the Badlands to Burpee GRAND OPENING!
Homer’s Odyssey Exhibit: From the Badlands to Burpee is opening this weekend, June 29th to the general public at the Burpee Natural Museum in Rockford, IL. 10:00am-5:00pm Download Homer_Poster The exhibit will cover a lot about Ceratopsid phylogeny (9 mounted ceratopsid skulls), Triceratops biology and ontogeny (growth series of Trike skulls), the mounted skeleton of…
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Mineralogy Study Group Meeting Tonight – Sat. 3/9
ESCONI Mineralogy Meeting 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map) – Topic: Jim Daly will present a program on Moctezuma, Sonora minerals and there willl be a video on the Cave of Swords. BRING YOUR MINERALS FROM MEXICO FOR SHOW DISPLAY!
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Archaeology Study Groups Sat 2/23 and Sun 2/24
Eric Schmidt, the study group leader for the ESCONI Archaeology Study Group, recently updated our club about the Chicago Archaeological Society and their activities. The next meeting of the Chicago Archaeological Society is on Sunday, February 24 – Chicago Archaeological Society – “Archaeology of Southeast Asia” by Dr. Laura Junker. Meetings are at 3:00 p.m.…
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ESCONI Mineralogy Meeting This Saturday 2/9
ESCONI Mineralogy Meeting 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map)
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Paleo Study Group This Saturday
ESCONI Paleontology Meeting 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed Building (TEC), Room Room 1038B (Map) Topic: Presentations by Tom Williams and Kathy Catalani who will speak on Fossil Finders.
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ESCONI Mineralogy Meeting This Saturday
ESCONI Mineralogy Meeting 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room Room 1038B (Map) – Topic: Mineral Video
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Roy Plotnick to Speak on Experimental Paleontology This Fri
ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map) Roy Plotnick, Phd, University of Illinois Chicago Geology Department, will speak on Experimental Paleontology – Paleontology is usually viewed as the antithesis of an experimental science. But in at least two areas, fossil preservation and functional morphology, there is a long…
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Correction – No Archaeo Meeting This Sat
Since College of Dupage is closed, there is no Archaeo Study group meeting this Saturday. Brian stepped down as leader of the study group, so we are looking for a new study-group leader for archaeology.
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Lecture Tonight – 11/9 – “Retracing Lost Channels of the Ancient Nile Delta of Pharaonic Egypt”
ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038A (Map) Topic: Stephen Moshier, “Retracing Lost Channels of the Ancient Nile Delta of Pharaonic Egypt”
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Lecture This Friday 10/12/2012 – Permian Tetrapods
ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038A (Map)Topic: Mike Henderson will speak on Captorhinus and friends, the lower Permian Tetrapods of the Fort Sill fissure fillings southern Oklahoma
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Talk by Alan Hodgkinson On Gemstone Identification
Hat tip D. Lovely! October 15, 2012 6:00 pm Jewelers Center 18th Fl. 5 So. Wabash Ave. Chicago, Illinois Today, often sophisticated equipment is needed in the identification of gemstones and diamonds. One of the most underused and misused pieces of equipment is the polariscope. In this enlightening presentation, renowned Scottish gemologist, Alan Hodgkinson,…
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Events for Friday and Saturday
Friday, 9/28 Board Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, DIFFERENT ROOM! Tech Ed Build. TEC 1038B (Map) Saturday, 9/29 – 9am to 5pm:Wheaton College Geology will again offer a large amount of valuable material to collectors at all levels. One room will be devoted to children’s and beginner’s goodies. One room will be for sale of higher-quality items,…
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History of Illinois Coal Mining Lecture 7/19
Lecture about Illinois coal mining from the Braidwood Historical Society… (hat tip Jeanine Thursday July 19, 2012 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM “History of Area Coal Mining” – Presentation by Dick Joyce 7pm at Braidwood City Hall Refreshments and mingling at the Museum afterward.
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Lecture Tonight: New Cretaceous Allosauroids by Peter Makoviky
General Meeting: 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161. Peter Makoviky from the Field Museum of Natural History, speaking on “New Cretaceous Allosauroids from the Americas.”
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Meeting Fri & Sat
Friday 4/13 – General Meeting – 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm161. Josh Mathews, Augustana College. He will speak on – Dinosaurs “On the Rocks”: An Exploration of Antarctic Fossils and New Discoveries & Insights from th Frozen Continent. Sat, 4/14 – Mineralogy and Micromount Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161.…
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Lecture on Friday 2/10 – Geology as Destiny
General Meeting: 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161. Dave Dolak, Columbia College, will speak on "Geology as Destiny: Across the Mid-Continental Divide and the Chicago Portage” which will outline the physiography of NE Illinois as influenced by the retreat of the Wisconsin Ice Sheet 12,000 years ago and the subsequent geomorphological development of the region including features such…
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Tonight – Microphotograhy of Minerals from Clark Mines
Sat. 11/12 Mineralogy and Micromount Study Group. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161. Dan Behnke presents microphotography of specimens collected from Clark Mines. Promise – gorgeous photographs – will see minerals and rocks at their most beautiful. Will amaze.
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Events for 1st Half of November 2011
Sat. 11/5 Work Day Come out one and all – we need your help! We have to organize our club collection. So please stop by to help for one or more hours on Saturday, November 5, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm in 900 Knell Road, Montgomery Illinois. On that day if you have problems finding…
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Paleostudy Group National Fossil Day Event
Wow. So many people who brought in so many of their fossils! All kinds of specimens – first time prime and unknown, large and small specimens, dark and light, old and not so old… Karen Nordquist looked like she was writing down the specifics, so look for more info in the newsletter! …
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Events this week ending 9/18
Sat. 9/17 Paleontology Study Group. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161.
