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FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC.
SPRING and SUMMER 2009 ACTIVITY SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 21, 2009
9:00
am - Noon --- F.O.M.S. Field Trip --- Sterling Hill Mining Museum.
Collecting permitted on the Mine Run dump and in the Fill quarry, Passaic
pit, and “Saddle” area. Fees for mineral collecting: $5.00 admission plus
$1.50/lb for all material taken.
9:00
am - Noon --- F.O.M.S. Micro
Group --- Franklin Mineral Museum.
1:30
pm - 3:30
pm --- F.O.M.S. Meeting ---
Franklin Mineral Museum.
Lecture: The Five
Stages of Mineral Collecting, by Mitch Portnoy.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
9:00
am - Noon --- F.O.M.S. Field
Trip --- Collecting at the Taylor Road site.
Meet at the Franklin
Mineral Museum. Park, and walk from there. Fee charged.
9:00
am - Noon --- F.O.M.S. Micro
Group --- Franklin Mineral Museum.
1:30
pm - 3:30
pm --- F.O.M.S. Meeting ---
Franklin Mineral Museum.
Lecture: The Mines
and Minerals of Bolivia, by Alfredo Petrov.
Saturday and Sunday,
April 25 and 26, 2009
SPRING SHOW WEEKEND
37th
Annual N.J.E.S.A. Gem & Mineral Show
held in conjunction with the
14th Annual F.O.M.S. Spring Swap-and-Sell.
Sponsored by the New Jersey Earth Science Association, The Sterling Hill
Mining Museum, and the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc.
Franklin Middle School, Washington St., Franklin, NJ.
N.J.E.S.A. Show hours:
Saturday, 9:00 am to 5:30
pm; Sunday, 10 am
to 5:00 pm.
Swap-and-Sell hours:
Saturday, 8:00 am to 5:30
pm; Sunday, 9:00 am
to 5:00 pm.
Admission $5.00 per
person, children under 14 free with paying adult.
[For Swap-and-Sell information, contact Chet Lemanski after 8:00
pm at (609) 893-7366.]
**Sterling
Hill Garage Sale, Christiansen Pavilion, Sterling Hill Mining Museum
Saturday and Sunday:
10:00 am to 3:00
pm
BANQUET AND AUCTION
Saturday evening at the
GeoTech Center, Sterling Hill Mining Museum.
Admission limited to 60
people. Social hour at 5:30 to 6:30
pm, followed by an all-you-can-eat buffet from 6:30 to 7:30
pm.
Banquet Tickets are
$17.00 each and include: all food, coffee, tea, and soft drinks.
B.Y.O.B.!!
Silent Auction from 5:30
pm to 7:30 pm.
Live Auction at 7:45 pm.
Both auctions are for
the benefit of all three show sponsors:
N.J.E.S.A., F.O.M.S.,
and the Sterling Hill Mining Museum.
FIELD
COLLECTING
**Sterling
Hill Mining Museum.
Organized by the
Delaware Valley Earth Science Society (DVESS).
!!!!!Schedule:
Saturday, 9:00
am to 11:00
pm!!!!!
$20 per person includes
extended mine tour and registration.
$1.50 per pound for
material collected.
Preregistration
required; see
www.uvworld.org for more information.
**Sterling
Hill Mining Museum, Sunday only.
Collecting on the the
Mine Run dump and in the Fill quarry, Passaic pit , and “Saddle” area.
9:00
am to 3:00
pm (Open to the public!)
Fees for mineral
collecting: $5.00 admission plus $1.50/lb for all material taken.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
**Noon
---Annual Volunteer Appreciation and Miners Day Tribute at the Franklin
Mineral Museum,
including special events and a concert by the famous Franklin Band.
Saturday, May 16,
2009
9:00
am - Noon --- F.O.M.S. Field
Trip --- Collecting at the Braen Quarry (a.k.a. Franklin quarry) Cork Hill
Road, Franklin NJ.
If gate is open, drive
through and park on the left of the gate. Please don’t block the roadway.
9:00
am - Noon --- F.O.M.S. Micro
Group --- Franklin Mineral Museum.
1:30
pm - 3:30
pm --- F.O.M.S. Meeting ---
Franklin Mineral Museum.
Lecture:
Geology of the New Jersey Highlands,
by Richard Volkert.
Saturday, June 6,
2009
**7:00
pm - 10:00
pm --- Spring Night Dig and
Mineral Sale at the Buckwheat dump, Franklin.
Sponsored by the
Franklin Mineral Museum. Open to the public – poundage fee charged.
Eye protection,
flashlight, and UV lamp advised.
For more information
contact the Franklin Mineral Museum: (973) 827-3481
Saturday, June 13,
2009
**1:00
pm – 9:30 pm --- Fluorescent
Mineral Society Meeting
at the GeoTech Center
at Sterling Hill.
1:00
pm – 5:00 pm --- Meeting with presentations
5:00
pm – 7:00 pm --- Dinner: grilled hamburgers and hot dogs;
salads and soft drinks included.
B.Y.O.B. if you would like
something stronger during the day, or with dinner. Dinner ticket donation:
$10.00 per person.
Reservations necessary:
Dick Bostwick:
rbostwick@att.net, or home phone: 212-749-5817
Night collecting after
dinner until 9:30 pm
Fees for mineral
collecting: $5.00 admission plus $1.50/lb for all material taken.
Saturday, June 20,
2009
9:00
am - Noon --- F.O.M.S. Field
Trip --- Collecting on the Buckwheat dump. Fee charged.
9:00
am - Noon --- F.O.M.S. Micro
Group --- Franklin Mineral Museum.
1:30
pm - 3:30
pm --- F.O.M.S. Meeting ---
Franklin Mineral Museum.
Lecture:
The Mill Site Story, by Vandall
King
**
7:00 pm – 10:30
pm --- Sterling Hill Mining
Museum.
Night Collecting on the
Mine Run dump and in the Fill quarry, Passaic pit , and “Saddle” area. Fees
for mineral collecting: $5.00 admission plus $1.50/lb for all material
taken.
(Open to Sterling
Hill Mining Museum members only)
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Scheduled
activities of the F.O.M.S. include meetings, field trips, and other events.
Regular meetings are held on the third Saturdays of March, April, May, June,
September, October, and November, and generally comprise a business session
followed by a lecture.
F.O.M.S. meetings are open to the public, and are held at 1:30
pm, usually in Kraissl Hall at
the Franklin Mineral Museum, Evans St., Franklin NJ (check listings for
exceptions).
Most F.O.M.S. field trips are open only to F.O.M.S. members aged 13 or
older.
Proper field trip gear required: hard hat, protective eyewear, gloves,
sturdy shoes.
**Activities so marked are not F.O.M.S. functions but may be of interest to
its members. Fees, and membership in other organizations, may be required.
Any information in this schedule, including fees, is subject to change
without notice.
Compiled by
Tema Hecht thecht@att.net | 
