This is Throwback Thursday #88. 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 [email protected]. Thanks!
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From the December 1971 newsletter
25 Years Ago - December 1996
- The ESCONI Holiday Party was held at Greek Islands Restaurant in Lombard.
- The presentation at the Holiday Party was by Doris and Russ Kemp - "Historic Structures and Restorations, Near and Far"
- ESCONI welcomed new members Jim and Mary Fairchild! About 10 years later, he became President of ESCONI.
- Karen Norquist discussed her field trip to the Burgess Shale in British Columbia. The field trip was held by the College of DuPage.
- Archaeology was learning about early cultures of South America.... The Incas was the subject.
- There was an update on the Flambeau Mine by Gene LaBerge. The copper strip mine was scheduled to be reclaimed in 1997. Over 95,000 visitors had signed the registration book.
50 Years Ago - December 1971
- Dick Ade was President of ESCONI
- Membership was still $2 a year for an active adult
- The speaker at the December meeting was Dr. John Clark, Associate Curator of Sedimentary Petrology, Department of Geology at the Field Museum.
- His Talk was entitled "Specimens, Treasures, and Just Plain Rocks".
- The Mineralogy meeting discussed "Tips On Cleaning and Preserving Minerals".
- The Micromount of the Month was Malachite.
- The newsletter had an article about Ultrasonic Cleaners.
- At the Paleontology meeting, Jim Konecny's Book of the Month was "Animals Without Backbones", a book about modern animals.
70 Years Ago - December 1951
- ESCONI celebrated it's 2nd anniversary at the December meeting.
- Bill Allaway was Chairman of ESCONI.
- An active membership was $2 for the year
- 300 - 350 people attended the auction in November 1951
- The newsletter had an article about Stone-Working of the Ancient Egyptians
