Tag: TBT
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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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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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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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ESCONI Flashback Friday #41: George Langford Night 1958
As part of the celebration of ESCONI’s 70th Anniversary, here is Flashback Friday post #41. If you have pictures or stories to contribute, please send them over to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! The release of the first Langford book, “The Wilmington Coal Flora from a Pennsylvannian Deposit in Will County, Illinois”, occurred in June 1958. On June…
