Tag: TBT
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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…
