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2010 Southeastern New Hampshire Mineral Club Gem & Mineral Show

by Patrick Bigos on Apr.18, 2010, under Events, Mineral Shows

04/24/2010
9:00 AMto3:00 PM

April 24, 2010
9am to 3pm

Dover Veterans Community Center
156 Back River Rd.
Dover, NH 03820

SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE MINERAL CLUB
6th ANNUAL ROCK, GEM and MINERAL SHOW

DIRECTIONS: Take exit 7 from the Spaulding Turnpike and follow signs

TIME: 9:00am to 3:00pm

2010-SENHMC-DoorPrizes

20 Tables of minerals, gems, jewelry & other related items.

There will be a SILENT AUCTION every 1/2 hour.

DOOR PRIZE drawings  every hour, on the half hour, must be present to win.

GRAND PRIZE drawing at 3:00pm, not necessary to be present to win.

ADMISSION: $3.00

Children under 12 years free/Must be accompanied by an adult

This is an old fashioned mineral show presented primarily by members of the mineral club, thus there will be many new self-collected items.

CONTACT: Scott  at   Higgs7 [at] msn.com

Brian  at   cshore108 [at] yahoo.com

WEBSITE:  senhmineralclub.org

SHOW DISCOUNT CARDS

CAR AND STORE WINDOW FLYER

CLUB MEMBERSHIP FORM

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April 2010 Junior Prospectors Field Trip (TENTATIVE)

by Jerry Poirier on Apr.10, 2010, under Events, Meetings

04/25/2010

TENTATIVE DATE
April 25, 2010 (since the MMGS show will be April 17th.)

We are going to try to have a field trip on the 25th instead of a meeting this month. More info later

For additional information call Jerry at 571-4522.

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2010 MMGS Gem and Mineral Show

by Patrick Bigos on Mar.29, 2010, under Events, Mineral Shows

04/17/2010
10:00 AMto5:00 PM
04/18/2010
10:00 AMto4:00 PM

April 17-18, 2010
MMGS Gem and Mineral Show

Sullivan Gymnasium
University of Southern Maine
Falmouth St.
Portland, ME 04102

Thank you to all who visited our show this year! Check back in with mainemineralclub.org for information about our 2011 Gem and Mineral Show.

If you are interested in joining our club, please see our MMGS CLUB MEMBERSHIP FORM.


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2010 SuperDig at Sterling Hill

by Patrick Bigos on Mar.28, 2010, under Events, Field Trips, Mineral Collecting, Special Events

04/24/2010
9:00 AMto11:00 PM

Fluorescent Mineral Collectors!!

Saturday, April 24, 2010, 9 a.m. – 11 p.m.
DVESS and Sterling Hill

2010 SuperDig at Sterling Hill

Sterling Hill Mining Museum
30 Plant Street
Ogdensburg, NJ 07439

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Along with the Annual NJESA Gem and Mineral Show & Outdoor Swap & Sell!

The Delaware Valley Earth Science Society (DVESS) and the North East Field Trip Alliance (NEFTA), in coorperation with the Sterling Hill Mining Museum, invite you to share an international famous collecting experience.

Featuring: Blackout Mine Tour, Upper Mill Tour, AND as ore supplies permit, your chance to own a piece of Sterling history from the last remaining ore on the belt!

The Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society is co-sponsoring this event. Therefore MMGS members will be covered under EFMLS insurance policies.

For more Information and to register and pay for the the event, please go to: http://whoscoming.com/UVworld/2010.html. The price of the event is $ 20  ($ 21 if paying by PayPal or Credit Card). $ 1.50 per pound for material collected.

If you register, please contact Patrick Bigos (patrick.bigos@gmail.com) and Chad Cramer (rocks0102@myfairpoint.net) to let them know you will be going as well. This way we can possibly coordinate lodging and travel.

As of April 9, 2010, 94 people have signed up. The following MMGS members will be in attendance:

  • Patrick Bigos
  • Nancy Leavitt
  • Duane Leavitt

Here are some other links with photo galleries, etc.:

http://jimcooper.biz/uvworld2/home.html

http://share.shutterfly.com/view/flashShareSlideshow.jsp?sid=0AcOGzFs2bOGL6Y

http://www.dvess.org/

http://sterlinghillminingmuseum.org

http://www.franklinmineralmuseum.com

This NJ field trip is in addition to our club’s annual field trip that will coincide with the Fall Franklin, NJ Gem & Mineral Show at the end of September, 2010.

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Full Moon

by Patrick Bigos on Feb.20, 2010, under Events, Holidays

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