Tag: ThrowbackThursday
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Throwback Thursday #214: Braidwood Area Historical Society Revisited
This is Throwback Thursday #214. 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! Last October, we visited the Braidwood Area Historical Society. There was a report in Throwback Thursday #183. They…
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Throwback Thursday #213: ESCONI Class Song from 1967
This is Throwback Thursday #213. 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! ——————————————————————————————- This was originally posted as Flashback Friday #20. It was part of the run up to ESCONI’s 70’s…
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Throwback Thursday #212: Looking Back at ESCONI for May 2024
This is Throwback Thursday #212. 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 1999 50 Years Ago – May 1974 70 Years Ago – May 1954
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Throwback Thursday #211: Don Auler Paintings
Who was Don Auler? He and his family joined ESCONI in March 1967.
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Throwback Thursday #210: A Rockhound
This is Throwback Thursday #210. 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! This poem by Ted Johnson of the Puget Sounder appeared in the April 1962 edition of the ESCONI…
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Throwback Thursday #209: Tony Sobolik, I Remember…….
This is Throwback Thursday #209. 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! This was originally posted as Flashback Friday #10. It was part of the run up to ESCONI’s 70’s…
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Throwback Thursday #208: Looking Back At ESCONI For April 2024
This is Throwback Thursday #208. 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 – April 1999 50 Years Ago – April 1974 70 Years Ago – April 1954…
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Throwback Thursday #207: Diamonds and Gold Poem
This is Throwback Thursday #207. 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! For this week, we have poem entitled “Diamonds and Gold” from the March 1971 newsletter. The poem comes…
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Throwback Thursday #206: Field Museum’s Apatosaurus
This is Throwback Thursday #206. 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! If you visit the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, chances are you’ll venture up to the…
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Throwback Thursday #205: 2013 ESCONI Show
This is Throwback Thursday #205. 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 the announcement for the 2013 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show. It was held in the…
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Throwback Thursday #204: Looking Back At ESCONI For March 2024
This is Throwback Thursday #204. 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 – March 1999 50 Years Ago – March 1974 70 Years Ago – March 1954…
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Throwback Thursday #203: They Crawled Out of the Swamps to Save the Mets
This is Throwback Thursday #202. 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 sent them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! To commemorate the start of Major League Baseball’s Spring Training, we are taking a look at a fun little…
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Throwback Thursday #202: ESCONI’s Debut in Rock and Minerals
This is Throwback Thursday #202. 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! Rock & Minerals magazine has been in existence since 1926. They are currently published by Taylor and Francis. …
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Throwback Thursday #201: He Gave Me A Rock
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”. Most recently was TBT #177 “The Rockhounds Creed”. All of these appear in his book of poems…
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Throwback Thursday #200: Field Museum – Terror Birds
This is Throwback Thursday #200. 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! Terror Birds, phorusrhacids, were large carnivorous flightless birds, that lived until a few million years ago. They are…
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Throwback Thursday #199: Looking Back At ESCONI For February 2024
This is Throwback Thursday #199. 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 – February 1999 50 Years Ago – February 1974 70 Years Ago – February 1954
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Throwback Thursday #197: The Old Adage
This is Throwback Thursday #197. 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! This weeks Throwback comes from March 1971. It’s a little poem called “The Old Adage. It comes from…
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Throwback Thursday #196: Field Museum Photos – Columbian Museum of Chicago
Today, we look back at the Columbian Museum of Chicago, which is now called the Field Museum. It opened it’s doors in June 2nd, 1894. That was one year after the Columbian Exposition. The Columbian Exposition ran from May 1st, 1893 to October 30th, 1893. It had 27,300,000 visitors. Considering that at the time, the…
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Throwback Thursday #194: Rockhound Terms
This is Throwback Thursday #194. 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! This “Glossary of Rockhound Terms” appeared in the September 1993 newsletter. The Rocket City Rocks & Gems refers…
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Throwback Thursday #193: Poem “Coal Age”
This is Throwback Thursday #193. 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 step back to a little poem called “Coal Age”, which appeared in the February 1950 edition…
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Throwback Thursday #192: December 1953 Mazon Creek Facet
This is Throwback Thursday #192. 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! In the 1950’s, the newsletter had a regular feature called “Facets”. The entries were small bits of generally…
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Throwback Thursday #191: Looking Back At ESCONI for December 2023
This is Throwback Thursday #191. 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 1998 50 Years Ago – December 1973 70 Years Ago – December 1953
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Throwback Thursday #190: Carbon Hill School Museum
We recently stopped by the Carbon Hill School Museum in Carbon Hill, IL. Michele Micetich, the curator, was a key partner with ESCONI for the Mazon Creek Fossil Day back in mid-October. She has many historical artifacts and displays to document the history of the area. This includes coal mining and Mazon Creek fossils. It’s…
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Throwback Thursday #189: Happy Thanksgiving!
This is Throwback Thursday #189. 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, this is a throwback of a Throwback Thursday for those of you that didn’t see it the…
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Throwback Thursday #188: Field Museum Photos – Mazon Creek Fossils
This is Throwback Thursday #188. 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 take another peek into the Field Museum Photo Archive over on Tumblr. The subject is “Fossil…
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Throwback Thursday #186: Looking Back At ESCONI for November 2023
This is Throwback Thursday #186. 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 1998 50 Years Ago – November 1973 70 Years Ago – November 1953…
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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
