This is Throwback Thursday #122. 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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25 Years Ago - August 1997
- A week long field trip was scheduled for August 23rd to 31st, 1997. It was from Chicago to Brachin, Ontario, Canada through Niagara Falls to New York and back to Chicago. They called it the Maple Leaf Field Trip.
- Mineralogy/Micromounts reported on their March 1997 meeting. The topic was Diamonds. Chocolate cake and oranges were provided for refreshment.
- Did you know that diamonds have been found in almost all the lower 48 states?
- The Lizzadro Museum held a "Stone Hunt" on August 2nd, 1997. It was open to anyone aged 6 to adult.
- Membership dues were $15, which included the whole family.
50 Years Ago - August 1972
- There was a Gem and Mineral Fair at the Boone County Fairgrounds on August 5th and 6th, 1997. A "nationally famous" petrified wood display was featured.
- Definition - Field Polish: Spit.
- The Micromount of the Month was Wurtzite. Wurtzite can be created by heating Sphalerite.
- Earl Hoffman wrote an article in the newsletter about the Inarticulate Brachiopods of Pit 14.
- It snowed at the May 6th and 7th field trip to Iowa for fossils, agates, and geodes. Twenty hardy ESCONIans attended.
70 Years Ago - August 1952
- On August 17th, 1952, there was a field trip to Galena for lead minerals and fossils.
- In June 1952, Jay Farr was reelected as Chairman of ESCONI for 1952-1953.
- Mr. and Mrs, Stevens Norvell moved to Villa Grove, Colorado. An original member with a deep interest in the Earth sciences, Stevens continued to contribute articles to the newsletter.
- There was a report of the June 8th, 1952 field trip to City Park in Wilmington, IL for Mazon Creek fossils. The trip was a combined affair with members from ESCONI, Chicago Rocks and Minerals, and the Wisconsin Geological Society. Nice specimens were found, but only after extensive looking. The fresh concretions weren't as noticeable as the weathered red ones.
- Membership dues were $2 for an active membership and 0.75 for a junior.
