This is Throwback Thursday #249. 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! email:[email protected].
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Here's a handy index of our Throwback Thursday posts. This should make it easy to look up any posts.
- #1 - "If I Could Turn Back Time: ESCONI Rock Club" by Mary Fairchild - April 2nd, 2020
- #2 - Poem: Diamond in the Rough - April 9th, 2020
- #3 - Field Trip To Pint's Quarry in Iowa, May 1977 - April 16th, 2020
- #4 - Field Trip To St. Paul Stone Co. on October 30th, 2010 - April 23, 2020
- #5 - ESCONI Juniors Booth at various ESCONI Shows - April 30th, 2020
- #6 - Field Trip To Lone Star Quarry, Oglesby, IL in 2008 - May 7th, 2020
- #7 - Scenes From the 1990 ESCONI Show - May 14th, 2020
- #8 - History on Parade: Grieger's Was a Lapidary Legend - May 21st, 2020
- #9 - Field Trip To Larson Quarry in DeKalb, IL on September 19th, 2009 - May 28th, 2020
- #10 - What Do You Know About Joliet-Lemont Limestone? - June 4th, 2020
- #11 - Reflections on the Paleontology Study Group Meeing on April 18th, 2009 - June 11th, 2020
- #12 - George Langford Night on June 13th, 1958 - June 18th, 2020
- #13 - Field Museum Photo Archives - June 25th, 2020
- #14 - Geodes - July 2nd, 2020
- #15 - Poem: "The Ravin" from 1951 - July 9th, 2020
- #16 - Membership Dues in 1953 - July 16th, 2020
- #17 - Patches, Emblems, and Logos - July 23rd, 2020
- #18 - Field Trip To Galena, IL from August 8th-9th, 1959 - July 30th, 2020
- #19 - ESCONI Show 2009 - August 6th, 2020
- #20 - Rediscovering a Dinosaur Named Elmer - August 13th, 2020
- #21 - Field Trip To Rosiclare, IL for Fluorite on April 25th, 1959 - August 20th, 2020
- #22 - Field Trip To Lutz Quarry Near Oshkosh, WI in 1954 - August 27th, 2020
- #23 - History of Coal Mining in Illinois - September 3rd, 2020
- #24 - Coal Mining Around Coal City - September 10th, 2020
- #25 - Hunting Ghosts, Blobs, and Assorted Monsters in Illinois Coal Age Nodules - September 17th, 2020
- #26 - 1815 Eruption of Mount Tambora - September 24th, 2020
- #27 - Field Trip To Morris For Mazon Creek Fossils, September 1976 - October 1st, 2020
- #28 - Photos of Braidwood Coal Mining in 1960 - October 8th, 2020
- #29 - Best Fossil 2015 - October 15th, 2020
- #30 - Poem: Winters's Field Trip - October 22nd, 2020
- #31 - The Nanotyrannus Find on the Burpee 2002 Montana Expedition - October 29th, 2020
- #32 - Field Trip To a Riverside, IL Quarry in 1959 - November 5th, 2020
- #33 - Field Trip To Sylvania, OH in 1959 - November 12th, 2020
- #34 - The 2010 ESCONI Show - November 19th, 2020
- #35 - Holiday Party 2018 With Dr. Peter Makovicky - December 3rd, 2020
- #36 - Poem: Fossil in the Crannied Wall - December 10th, 2020
- #37 - Revisiting the Field Trip To Pint's Quarry in Raymond, IA on May 8th, 1977 - December 17th, 2020
- #38 - Merry Mazon Christmas From ESCONI - December 24th, 2020
- #39 - Poem: Paleontological Ditty - December 31st, 2020
- #40 - 25 and 50 Years Ago - January 7th, 2021
- #41 - Lemont Trilobites November 19th, 1950 - January 14th, 2021
- #42 - Poem: A Trilobite Tale - January 21st, 2021
- #43 - Poem: Description of a Rockhound - January 28th, 2021
- #44 - Commentary: Contributions by Amateur Paleotologists by John Catalani - February 4th, 2021
- #45 - Poem: Collecting Rocks - February 11th, 2021
- #46 - 25 and 50 Years Ago - February 18th, 2021
- #47 - Poem: The Rockhound's Creed - February 25th, 2021
- #48 - Looking Back At ESCONI for March 2021 - March 4th, 2021
- #49 - 2011 ESCONI Show - March 11th, 2021
- #50 - Revisiting a Field Trip to Galena, IL August 8th-9th, 1959 - March 18th, 2021
- #51 - A Morris Field Trip On September 30th, 1954 - March 25th, 2021
- #52 - Field Trip List For 2002 - April 1st, 2021
- #53 - Looking Back At ESCONI for March 2021 - April 8th, 2021
- #54 - Poem: Better To Be a Rockhound - April 15th, 2021
- #55 - John and Lucy McLuckie - April 22nd, 2021
- #56 - Poem: ESCONI - April 29th, 2021
- #57 - Loch Ness Outdone: Rediscovery of the Coelacanth
- #58 - Looking Back At ESCONI for May 2021 - May 13th, 2021
- #59 - Poem: The Rock Pile - May 20th, 2021
- #60 - Mineral Quiz From November 1966 - May 27th, 2021
- #60 - Answers To the Mineral Quiz From November 1966 - May 29th, 2021
- #61 - Looking Back At ESCONI for June 2021 - June 3rd, 2021
- #62 - ESCONI Flea Market on October 2nd, 1999 - June 10th, 2021
- #63 - Field Trip To Lone Star Quarry on April 7th, 2002 - June 17th, 2021
- #64 - A Rockhound Spelling Test from November 1962 - June 24th, 2021
- #64 - Answers To the Rockhound Spelling Test from November 1962 - June 27th, 2021
- #65 - Poem: Rockhound's Plight - July 1st, 2021
- #66 - Poem: It's In the Bag - July 8th, 2021
- #67 - Looking Back At ESCONI for July 2021 - July 15th, 2021
- #68 - Field Museum Photo Archive - July 22nd, 2021
- #69 - The Benld Meteorite - July 29th, 2021
- #70 - They're Selling What?!? - August 5th, 2021
- #71 - Poem: Sentimental - August 12th, 2021
- #72 - Bill Allaway Poem - August 19th, 2021
- #73 - Poem: The Rockhound's Wish - August 26th, 2021
- #74 - This Week In Illinois History: The Tully Monster - September 2nd, 2021
- #75 - Looking Back At ESCONI for September 2021 - September 9th, 2021
- #76 - Poem: Rockhounds - September 16th, 2021
- #77 - "Brag Night" - September 23rd, 2024
- #78 - Revisiting an Indiana Field Trip May 4th-5th, 1957 - September 30th, 2021
- #79 - Looking Back At ESCONI for October 2021 - October 7th, 2021
- #80 - ESCONI Flea Market October 2000 - October 14th, 2021
- #81 - Field Trip to Wisconsin Dells on October 19th, 1952 - October 21st, 2021
- #82 - Poem: "Fossils" by Ogden Nash - October 28th, 2021
- #83 - Looking Back At ESCONI for November 2021 - November 4th, 2021
- #84 - Poem: "The Dinosaur" From "Line 'O Type or Two" - November 11th, 2021
- #85 - Poem: "Rockhounds Poem" from March 1971 - November 18th, 2021
- #86 - Happy Thanksgiving! - November 25th, 2021
- #87 - Field & Street: Pit 11 Field Trip - December 2nd, 2021
- #88 - Looking Back At ESCONI for December 2021 - December 9th, 2021
- #89 - The A B Cs of What One Can Do With Rocks - December 16th, 2021
- #90 - Poem: The Night After a Field Trip - December 23rd, 2021
- #91 - Winter Collecting in 1963 - December 30th, 2021
- #92 - Looking Back At ESCONI for January 2022 - January 6th, 2022
- #93 - Gorgeous George - January 13th, 2022
- #94 - Dave's Down To Earth Rock Shop in Evanston - January 20th, 2022
- #95 - Who's Who: Who Were Howard and Olive Knight - January 27th, 2022
- #96 - Looking Back At ESCONI for February 2022 - February 3rd, 2022
- #97 - Fishing the Eocene Age - February 10th, 2022
- #98 - Poem: The Rock I Threw Away! - February 17th, 2022
- #99 - Wester Electric Magazine Rockhounds - February 24th, 2022
- #100 - Looking Back At ESCONI for March 2022 - March 3rd, 2022
- #101 - Poem: The Easy Way Out - March 10th, 2022
- #102 - 1992 ESCONI Show - March 17th, 2022
- #103 - Field Trip To Jacob's Geodes 2007 - March 24th, 2022
- #104 - The McLuckie House From 1952 - March 31st, 2022
- #105 - Looking Back At ESCONI for April 2022 - April 7th, 2022
- #106 - Poem: Rebellious Bones - April 14th, 2022
- #107 - G-Shaft Candy - April 21st, 2022
- #108 - Poem: Field Trips - April 28th, 2022
- #109 - Looking Back At ESCONI for May 2022 - May 5th, 2022
- #110 - A Jurassic Twilight in Colorado - May 12th, 2022
- #111 - In Quest of Galena - May 19th, 2022
- #112 - Field Trip To St. Paul and Brookville, IN in April 1990 - May 26th, 2022
- #113 - Looking Back At ESCONI for June 2022 - June 2nd, 2022
- #114 - Collect Fossils... What a Waste of Time!
- #115 - Poem: "Safety Tip" From 1972 - June 16th, 2022
- #116 - Field Museum Photo Archives
- #117 - Poem: Trilobite Troubles - June 30th, 2022
- #118 - Looking Back At ESCONI for July 2022 - July 7th, 2022
- #119 - Poem: Rockhounds vs Rockhogs - July 14th, 2022
- #120 - What is "Earth Science"? - July 21st, 2022
- #121 - The Chicago Portage - July 28th, 2022
- #122 - Looking Back At ESCONI for August 2022 - August 4th, 2022
- #123 - Historical Documents - August 11th, 2022
- #124 - Poem: Resolution Lost - August 18th, 2022
- #125 - ESCONI At the College of DuPage 1983 - August 25th, 2022
- #126 - Looking Back At ESCONI for September 2022 - September 1st, 2022
- #127 - Piano Hill On Route 66 - September 8th, 2022
- #128 - ESCONI Shed September 1999 - September 15th, 2022
- #129 - Puttering In Pewter - September 22nd, 2022
- #130 - Poem: I Wonder? - September 29th, 2022
- #131 - Looking Back At ESCONI for October 2022 - October 6th, 2022
- #132 - Mazon Creek Open House Videos - October 13th, 2022
- #133 - Poem: To a Fossil - October 20th, 2022
- #134 - Field Trip To Bevel Granite in March 1957 - October 27th, 2022
- #135 - Looking Back At ESCONI for November 2022 - November 3rd, 2022
- #136 - Hilmer Case in Fossil Ridge Public Library - November 10th, 2022
- #137 - Archaeopteryx in Chicago! - November 17th, 2022
- #138 - Poem: Under Your Feet - November 24th, 2022
- #139 - Looking Back At ESCONI for December 2022 - December 1st, 2022
- #139 - Poem: Stonebone - December 8th, 2022
- #140 - Mineral Names - December 15th, 2022
- #141 - 1977 Holiday Letter From Bill Allaway - December 22nd, 2022
- #142 - Reply To Bill Allaway's 1977 Holiday Letter - December 29th, 2022
- #143 - Looking Back At ESCONI for January 2023 - January 5th, 2023
- #144 - Geology Class Fall 1953 - January 12th, 2023
- #145 - Langford Book Ad From 1963 - January 19th, 2023
- #146 - Happy Birthday, Elmer Riggs! - January 26th, 2023
- #147 - Looking Back At ESCONI for February 2023 - February 2nd, 2023
- #148 - Johnny Cash and Dinosaurs?!? Yes! - February 9th, 2023
- #149 - Dues Are Due... - February 16th, 2023
- #150 - History of Coal City and Surrounding Areas - February 23rd, 2023
- #151 - Looking Back At ESCONI for March 2023 - March 2nd, 2023
- #152 - The Ten Rockmandments - March 9th, 2023
- #153 - ESCONI Flea Market 1999 - March 16th, 2023
- #154 - 1985 ESCONI Show - March 23rd, 2023
- #155 - Diary of a Snakebite Death - March 30th, 2023
- #156 - Looking Back At ESCONI for April 2023 - April 6th, 2023
- #157 - Poem: Self-supporting Dinosaur - April 13th, 2023
- #158 - ESCONI Logo - April 20th, 2023
- #159 - Field Museum Photo Archive - April 27th, 2023
- #160 - Hey, Field Museum... Happy 102nd Birthday! - May 4th, 2023
- #161 - Looking Back At ESCONI for May 2023 - May 11th, 2023
- #162 - Field & Street Archaeopteryx - May 18th, 2023
- #163 - Scenes from the 2000 CGMA Show - May 25th, 2023
- #164 - Looking Back At ESCONI for June 2023 - June 1st, 2023
- #165 - Poem: Summer Collecting - June 8th, 2023
- #166 - Spring In Illinois - June 15th, 2023
- #167 - Tom Testa Winter Freeze/Thaw - June 22nd, 2023
- #168 - British Columbia in Nine Days - June 29th, 2023
- #169 - Stevens T. Norvell III - July 6th, 2023
- #170 - Surefire Signs You're a Rockhound - July 13th, 2023
- #171 - Fossil Cycad National Monument - July 20th, 2023
- #172 - Field Museum Photo Archives, Soemmerring's Gazelle - July 27th, 2023
- #173 - Chiton Hill in Pit 11 - August 3rd, 2023
- #174 - Bola Tie Raffle - August 10th, 2023
- #175 - Erosion... Piece By Piece - August 17th, 2023
- #176 - Maple Leaf Field Trip 1997 - August 24th, 2023
- #177 - Poem: The Rockhounds Creed - August 31st, 2023
- #178 - Looking Back At ESCONI for September 2023 - September 7th, 2023
- #179 - Bracceville Field Trip Photos From 2016 - September 14th, 2023
- #180 - Field Museum Photo Archives - September 21st, 2023
- #181 - Science News From September 1970 - September 28th, 2023
- #182 - Looking Back At ESCONI for October 2023 - October 5th, 2023
- #183 - Braidwood Historical Society - October 12th, 2023
- #184 - Crater of Diamonds State Park 1972 - October 19th, 2023
- #185 - ESCONI Flea Market 2000 - October 26th, 2023
- #186 - Looking Back At ESCONI for November 2023 - November 2nd, 2023
- #187 - Chowder Flats Field Trip March 1994 - November 9th, 2023
- #188 - Field Museum Photo Archive: Mazon Creek Fossils - November 16th, 2023
- #189 - Happy Thanksgiving! - November 23rd, 2023
- #190 - Carbon Hill School Museum - November 30, 2023
- #191 - Looking Back At ESCONI for December 2023 - December 7th, 2023
- #192 - December 1953 Mazon Creek Facet - December 14th, 2023
- #193 - Poem: Coal Age - December 21st, 2023
- #194 - Rockhound Terms - December 28th, 2023
- #195 - Looking Back At ESCONI for January 2024 - January 4th, 2024
- #196 - Field Museum Photo Archives: Columbian Museum of Chicago - January 11th, 2024
- #197 - Poem: The Old Adage - January 18th, 2024
- #198 - My Very First Fossil - January 25th, 2024
- #199 - Looking Back At ESCONI for February 2024 - February 1st, 2024
- #200 - Field Museum: Terror Birds - February 8th, 2024
- #201 - Poem: He Gave Me a Rock - February 15th, 2024
- #202 - ESCONI's Debut in "Rock and Minerals" - February 22nd, 2024
- #203 - They Crawled Out of the Swamps to Save the Mets - February 29th, 2024
- #204 - Looking Back At ESCONI for March 2024 - March 7th, 2023
- #205 - 2013 ESCONI Show! - March 14th, 2024
- #206 - Field Museum's Apatosaurus - March 21st, 2024
- #207 - Poem: Diamonds and Gold - March 28th, 2024
- #208 - Looking Back At ESCONI for April 2024 - April 4th, 2024
- #209 - Tony Sobolik, I Remember... - April 11th, 2024
- #210 - Poem: A Rockhound = April 18th, 2024
- #211 - Don Auler Paintings - April 25th, 2024
- #212 - Looking Back At ESCONI for May 2024 - May 2nd, 2024
- #213 - ESCONI Class Song From 1967 - May 9th, 2024
- #214 - Braidwood Area Historical Society Revisited - May 16th, 2024
- #215 - 2001 CGMA Show - May 23rd, 2024
- #216 - Opal Hunting at the Spencer, ID Mini-Mine in 2019 - May 30th, 2024
- #217 - Looking Back At ESCONI for June 2024 - June 6th, 2024
- #218 - Karen's Komments - June 13th, 2024
- #219 - Joliet Quarry Field Trip in June 1951 - June 20th, 2024
- #220 - Poem: "Collecting Poem" from November 1950 - June 27th, 2024
- #221 - Looking Back At ESCONI for July 2024 - July 4th, 2024
- #222 - Matthew Galloway's Exciting Discovery June 2000 - July 11th, 2024
- #223 - Eugene Richardson: Fossil Localities Old and New - July 18th, 2024
- #224 - Steven J. Gould at the Field Museum - July 25th, 2024
- #225 - Hoffs on Vacation - August 1st, 2024
- #226 - Poem: Rockitis - August 8th, 2024
- #227 - Stones for Everyone - August 15th, 2024
- #228 - Midwest Federation Convention 1956 - August 22nd, 2024
- #229 - Happy 115th Birthday, Burgess Shale! - August 29th, 2024
- #230 - Looking Back At ESCONI for September 2024 - September 5th, 2024
- #231 - Labor Day Field Trip to Sylvania, OH 1969 - September 12th, 2024
- #232 - Sue visits SUE - September 19th, 2024
- #233 - Origin of Geodes - September 26th, 2024
- #234 - Looking Back At ESCONI for October 2024 - October 3rd, 2024
- #235 - Field Trip to Rosiclare, IL for Fluorite in 1958 - October 10th, 2024
- #236 - Poem: Only a Rock - October 17th, 2024
- #237 - Bruce Stinchcomb, Route 66, and Mazon Creek - October 24th, 2024
- #238 - ESCONI 10th Anniversary Pictures - October 31st, 2024
- #239 - Looking Back At ESCONI for November 2024 - November 7th, 2024
- #240 - Happy Veterans Day from ESCONI... and the Field Museum! - November 11th, 2024
- #241 - Happy 75th Birthday, ESCONI!!! - November 21st, 2024
- #242 - Looking Back At ESCONI for December 2024 - December 5th, 2024
- #243 - Rock Collecting Limericks - December 12th, 2024
- #244 - Leaverite - December 19th, 2024
- #245 - Poem: Wonderland - December 26th, 2024
- #246 - Looking Back At ESCONI for January 2025 - January 2nd, 2025
- #247 - The Gemini Giant of Wilmington - January 9th, 2024
- #248 - The Afternoon Search - January 16th, 2025
- #249 - This Index Page
- #250 - Andy Hay Speaks at Lizzadro in 2001 - January 30th, 2025
- #251 - Looking Back At ESCONI for February 2025 - February 6th, 2025
- #252 - Field Trip to Thorton Quarry in 1955 - February 13th, 2025
