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2004
July 2004
Sunday, July 18. Field Trip. Cobleskill, NY. I-88 Road Cut Fossils.
Members, click for more information.
August 2004
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, August 13, 14, & 15. East Coast Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show, Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, MA. Come Visit our CVMC club booth.
Click here for the official East Coast Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show web site.
Sunday, August 22. Connecticut Valley Mineral Club Picnic beginning with a family safe dig.
September 2004
September 1. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum.
October 2004
October 2nd and 3rd 11th Annual Wayne County Jewelry, Gem, Mineral, Fossil Show and Sale at St. Michael's School, 320 Main St (Rt 88), Newark, NY. Sponsored by American Hobby Shop and St. Michael's School PTO. Click Here for Details.
October 6. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Bill Shelton will be speaking.
November 2004
November 3. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum.
November 2004
Sunday, November 14. 2:00 pm. Free. Chester Town Hall, corner of Route 20 and Middlefield Street. Professor John Brady, Smith College Department of Geology presents The Geological History of Chester and the Life and Times of Dr. Heman S. Lucas. This is sponsored by the Chester Historical Society. The following is from the Chester Historical Society bulletin:
Heman Lucas was the local doctor for over 40 years in the mid-to-late 1800's but his real passion was geology. He was the first to discover emery in Chester and, with the creation of the Hampden Emery Company, began the abrasives industry in Chester. Come and hear more about the geology of our area and the life and times of Dr. Heman Lucas of Chester. Refreshments will be served.
December 2004
December 1. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Bring food and a something to swap, wrapped up but labeled with a category.
2005
January 2005
January 5. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Brag Night. Click here for Brag Night information.
February 2005
No Club Meeting in February. Many members are going to Tucson, AZ for the Tucson Mineral Shows.
March 2. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum.
March 5. Bus Trip to American Museum of Natural History (www.amnh.org) Central Park West at 79th, New York City. Transportation will be provided by a 36-passenger bus at a cost of $11.00 per club member (dues paid please), and $22.00 per non-club member guests. See CVMC February Newsletter for details.
March 5 to 6. New York City Gem & Mineral Show, Holiday Inn at 57th Street. 440 W. 57th St. (9th Ave)
March 5 to 6. 42nd Annual Earth Science Gem and Mineral Show "A World of Agates", Sponsored by Delaware Mineralogical Society, Inc in Newark, DE. Click here for more information.
March 12. Science Olympiad, Assumption College, Worcester, MA.
Assumption College will be hosting a Science Olympiad on March 12th. They are looking for volunteers to help with the fossils category of the Olympiad. The volunteers are needed to help with the setup of the stations from which the students will be required to identify, describe, and classify various fossil specimens. The volunteers are also needed to evaluate the students performance on the day of the tournament. Anyone Interested can contact Brian K. Niece Ph.D. , Assistant Professor of Chemistry Phone 508-767-7209 - E-mail: bniece@assumption.edu
March 18 to 20. The 2005 EFMLS Convention will be hosted by the Che-Hanna Rock & Mineral Club Convention March 18-20, 2005. Show March 19-20, 2005 Athens Twp. Vol. Fire Hall 150 Herrick Ave. Sayre, Pennsylvania
April 6. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Bob Whitmore will be speaking about Namibia, Africa.
April 14 through 17. Rochester Mineral Symposium.
The four day Symposium is a meeting of people interested in mineralogy to discuss and show new studies and new minerals. Presentations take place daily by various people that are in the field of mineralogy, many research papers are presented at this time. In a nutshell it is a gathering of very knowledgeable and productive individuals connected with minerals. Some do photography and research while others give presentations on minerals they have collected. These people come from virtually all over the US and abroad. It is probably one of the most important events that take place in this country. Anyone is welcome to attend.April 23 and 24. Trotter, Franklin, NJ. Visit http://simplethinking.com/franklinminerals/trotter2005.shtml for more details. A quote from the site describes the dig as follows:
The sixth annual dig at this classic closed location. Both fluorescent & pegmatite minerals have been found! This is actually a "trippple diggg" with access to the Trotter Dump and Buckwheat Dump (by the Franklin Mineral Museum) areas on April 23rd and the Sterling Hill Mining Museum area on April 24th. This is a rare chance to collect many fluorescent and non fluorescent species (360+ at last count, from the Franklin area alone).
April 24. Club Field Trip to Loudville, Easthampton, MA. Meet at McDonalds, Rt 10 Easthampton, 9:00 AM Sharp. Frank Wilda dig leader.
April 29 to May 1. Maine Mineral Symposium, Senator Inn and Conference Center in Augusta, Maine. Visit http://www.state.me.us/doc/nrimc/mgs/mincolec/sympnews.htm for more information.
May 4. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. (Note: The talk at Smith College by Professor Brady will be in June. No space could be found at Smith this month due to student exams.)
May 7. Club Field Trip to Chester Emery Mines. Fred Wilda dig leader. Click Here for Directions.
May 28 and 29. (not club sponsored) Mont Saint-Hilaire,Quebec, Canada. Visit http://www.saint-hilaire.ca/msh.htm for more information. This site describes Mont Saint-Hilaire as follows:
Located 40 kilometers to the East of Montréal, in Rouville County, Mont Saint- Hilaire has become a classic collecting site and one of the most prolific current sources of rare mineral species. To date, 354 species have been identified from MSH.
June 2005
June 1. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. *** Different Location This Month *** We will meet at Smith College. Professor John Brady will speak about the geology of Western Massachusetts in general and the Chester Emery Mines specifically. Click here for Directions to Smith College Burton Hall.
June 18. Club Dig. Ace of Diamonds Mine, Middleville, NY. Trip leader Don Davis. Visit http://www.herkimerdiamonds.com for details on the mine.
June 24 to 26. Annual Gilsum Rock Swap & Mineral Show. Gilsum, New Hampshire. For details, visit http://www.nhliving.com/events/gilsumrockshow/index.shtml
July 2005
No Club Meeting in July.
A special club dig is in the planning stage for July.
July 23. Gold Panning. Details to Follow.
July 28 to 31. Rockhound Gemboree, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada. See www.BancroftDistrict.com.
August 2005
No Club Meeting in July.
There is no club picnic planned at this time (2-Mar-05).
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, August 12, 13, & 14. East Coast Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show, Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, MA. Click here for the official East Coast Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show web site.
September 2005
September 7. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum.
October 2005
October 5. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum.
October 29. 8:30 am. Field Trip. See Newletter for more details.
October 29. 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and October 30. 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Rhode Island Mineral Hunters Show. Community College of Rhode Island, Knight Campus, Rte 113 East Ave., Warwick, RI.
November 2005
November 2. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum.
November 5. 9:30 am to 5:00 pm and November 6 .10:00 am to 4:30 pm. Stamford Mineral Society Show. Eastern Greenwich Civic Ctr, 90 Harding Rd., Old Road, Old Greenwich, CT
November 19. 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and November 20 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Worcester Mineral Club Show, National Guard Armory, 701 Lincoln St., Worcester, MA.
December 2005
December 7. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting - Holiday Party. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Holiday Party - bring food. Give a gift - get a gift. See newsletter for details.
2006
January 2006
January 4. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting -- Brag Night. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Brag Night. Brag Night rules are in the December newsletter.
February 2006
Tuscon Show. No club Meeting.
March 2006
March 1. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum.
March 11 & 12. 9:30-5:00 & 10:00-4:00. Jewelry, Gem & Mineral Show. Maloney High School. Gravel Street, Meriden, Connecticut. $3 Admission. Lapidary & Mineral Society of Central CT. www.lmscc.org
April 2006
April 5. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum.
April 29. Club Dig at Chester. See Newsletter for details.
May 2006
May 3. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum.
May 6. Club dig at Loudville. See Newsletter for details.
May 12th and 13th -
Saturday 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Sunday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Connecticut Valley Mineral Club
Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show -
Three County Fair Grounds, Northampton, MA.
Click for Show Flyer (PDF) (GIF)
June 2006
June 3 & 4. Dig at Herkimer. See Newsletter for Details.
June 7. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Last Meeting of the Season.
June 17. Club Dig at Green's Farm. Roxbury. See Newsletter for Details.
July 2006
July 22. (July 23 Rain Date). Dig at Tripp Mine. See Newsletter for Details.
August 2006
August 6. Club Dig. Gold Panning in Vermont. Details to be announced.
September 2006
Sept 2, 2006 10-5, Sept 3, 10 – 4 Kennebec Rocks & Minerals Club. Augusta Armory, Western Ave, Augusta, ME. $2.00 Admission
Wednesday, September 6. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
September 9, 2006. Northern Berkshire Club Show.
Sept 9 & 10, 2006.10am to 5:30pm & 10am to 5pm. Danbury Mineralogical Show. New Milford H.S. Cafeteria, Rte 7, New Milford, CT.
Sept 16-17, 2006. 10am to 6pm & 10am to 5pm. Thames Valley Rockhounds – Groton Municipal Bldg, 295 Meridan St., Groton, CT.
Sept. 16-17, 2006. 10am to 6pm and 10am to 5pm. Central PA Show. Central Dauphin Middle School, Harrisburg, PA.
Sept 23 & 24, 2006. 9am to 6pm and 10am to 5pm. Franklin-Sterling Hill Show – Indoor & Outdoor. Franklin School, Franklin, NJ. Admission $6.00 adults.
Saturday, September 30. 9:00 am. CVMC Field Trip. Chester Emery Mines. Chester, Massachusetts. Some minerals to be found include margarite, black tourmaline and other assorted Emery Minerals. Rain date: Sunday, Oct. 1 - only if downpour. See October/November newsletter for directions.
Sept. 30 & Oct. 1, 2006. Sat. & Sun 10 am – 5pm. Wayne Cnty. Jewelry, Gem, Mineral, Fossil Show. St. Michael’s School. 320 Main St. (Rte 88), Newark, NY.
October 2006
Sunday, October 1. Rain Date for Chester Emery Mines Field Trip.
Wednesday, October 4. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
Oct 14 & 15. 2006. 10am to 5pm & 10am to 4pm. Bristol Gem Show. Beals Community Ctr, 240 Stafford Ave. Bristol CT.
Oct. 28 & 29, 2006. 10am to 6pm and 10am to 5pm. Rhode Island Mineral Hunters. Community College of RI – Knight Campus. Rte 113, East Ave, Warwick, RI.
Oct. 28 & 29, 2006. Sat. 10am – 5pm -- Sun 10am – 5pm. Gem & Mineral Show. Freeport Recreation Center.130 E. Merrick Rd. Freeport, LI, NY.
November 2006
Wednesday, November 1. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
Nov 4 & 5, 2006. Sat. 10am – 6pm -- Sun 10am to 5pm. Gemarama 2006. The School at Church Farm. Rt. 30 exit off Route 202. Exton, Pa.
Nov. 18 & 19, 2006. Sat. & Sun 10am – 5pm. Worcester Mineral Club. National Guard Armory. 701 Lincoln St.,Worcester, MA.
December 2006
Wednesday, December 6. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Holiday Party - bring food. Give a gift - get a gift. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
2007
January 2007
Wednesday, January 3. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting -- Brag Night. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
February 2007
Tuscon Show. No club Meeting.
Click Here to see Tucson Show Guide.
Click Here for the Martin Zinn Arizona Show Page.
March 2007
Wednesday, March 7. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
April 2007
Wednesday, April 4. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
May 2007
Wednesday, May 2. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
June 2007
Saturday and Sunday, June 2 & 3. Sat 9am – 6pm • Sun 9am – 4pm. MINERAL JEWELRY FOSSIL SHOW. Sponsored by Connecticut Valley Mineral Club. Three County Fair Grounds. Northampton, MA. Click here for more details.
Wednesday, June 6. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
July 2007
No Club Meeting in July or August.
August 2007
No Club Meeting in July or August.
September 2007
Wednesday, September 5. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
October 2007
Wednesday, October 3. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
November 2007
Wednesday, November 7. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
December 2007
Wednesday, December 7. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
2008
January 2008
Wednesday, January 8. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting.
"Brag Night". Everyone gets to show off what they found in 2007 and win a few prizes.
Click here for Brag Night rules.
Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
2009
Jauuary 2009 ~ Brag Night ~ Click here for details
Wednesday, January7. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
NO Feb. Meeting 2009
No Meeting in February. Go to the Tucson Mineral Show instead!
March 2009 ~ ~ CVMC Mineral Show ~ ~ March 28 & 29 ~ ~
Wednesday, March 4. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
April 2009 ~ Jim Sansalone will be doing a power point presentation on rocks in space.
Wednesday, April 1. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
May 2009 ~ There will be a presentation of collecting tools, techniques, identifying minerals, cleaning and collecting in general. Because of many of the new members have been asking if something like this could be done.
Wednesday, May 6. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
June 2009 ~ James Tovey will be doing a talk on mining.
Wednesday, June 3. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
Gilsum Rock Swap, Gilsum, N.H. ~ June 27 & 28, 2009
July 2009
No Meeting in July. Go to the Gilsum Rock Swap, Last weekend of June instead !
August 2009
No Meeting in August. Go to the East Coast Gem & Mineral Show instead !
September 2009
Wednesday, September 2. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
October 2009
Wednesday, October 7. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
November 2009
Wednesday, November4. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
December 2009 ~ Holiday Party ~
Wednesday, December 2. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
2010
Jauuary 2010 ~ Brag Night ~ Click here for details
Wednesday, January6. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
NO Feb. Meeting 2010
No Meeting in February. Go to the Tucson Mineral Show instead!
March 2010 ~ ~ CVMC Mineral Show ~ ~ March 28 & 29 ~ ~
Wednesday, March 3. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
April 2010 ~ Jeff Fast
Wednesday, April 7. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
May 2010 ~
The speaker for the May club meeting will be :
Dr. Peter LeTourneau from Wesleyan University, Ct.
About the Geology of the Connecticut River Valley
Wednesday, May 5. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
June 2010 ~
Wednesday, June 2. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
Gilsum Rock Swap, Gilsum, N.H. ~ June 26& 27, 2010
July 2010
No Meeting in July. Go to the Gilsum Rock Swap, Last weekend of June instead !
August 2010 .......... CVMC Picnic ~ Sunday Aug. 29th ~
No Meeting in August. Go to the East Coast Gem & Mineral Show instead !
September 2010 ...... Bussiness Meeting
Wednesday, September 1. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
October 2010 ........
Wednesday, October 6. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
November 2010 ... ~~~~>>>> IMPORTANT NOTICE <<<<~~~~
............... Speaker: Stephen A. Nathan, Ph.D. On:Dynamic Digital Maps ..................
NOTE: Wednesday, November 10th . 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
December 2010 ~ Holiday Party ~
Wednesday, December 1. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
2011
Jauuary 2011~ Brag Night ~ Click here for details
Wednesday, January5. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
NO Feb. Meeting 2011---- NO MEETING
No Meeting in February. Go to the Tucson Mineral Show instead!
March 2011~ Professor Dick Little from GCC will do a talk on :
Title: Geologic mysteries of the Deerfield River Valley featuring at least 22.5 things you probably don't know
One of the region's most interesting rivers is the Deerfield. This program will explore some strange and not-so-strange attributes of this valley, from the beginnings in Vermont to the river's strange connection to the Connecticut at the Greenfield - Deerfield border.
Wednesday, March 2. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
~ ~ CVMC Mineral Show ~ ~ March 26& 27 ~ ~
April 2011 ~ Professor John Brady from Smith Collage will do a talk on :
"Geology of Northampton Revealed by Smith Campus Excavations"
Wednesday, April 6. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
May 2011 ~ Larry Bull; presentation on New Mexico
Wednesday, May 4. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
June 2011 ~ No Program scheduled yet , , , Stay tuned !
Wednesday, June 1. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
Gilsum Rock Swap, Gilsum, N.H. ~ June 25 & 26, 2011
July 2011
No Meeting in July. Go to the Gilsum Rock Swap, Last weekend of June instead !
August 2011 ..No Meeting in August. ..~ CVMC Picnic ~ Sunday Aug. 21st ~
Go to the East Coast Gem & Mineral Show instead !
August 12–14, 2011 ... 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Friday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sunday (Wholesale closes at 4 p.m. Sunday).
September 2011 ...... Bussiness Meeting
Wednesday, September 7. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
October 2011 ........ The Program will be 2 video's
first one is on "Cabochon making" and
the second one is on "How to Wire Wrap Jewelry"
Wednesday, October 5. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
November 2011 ... Title: Ancient Mollusks: The Oldest, the Largest, and the Smartest
By: Mark McMenamin, Professor of Geology, Mount Holyoke College
NOTE: Wednesday, November 2 . 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.
December 2011~ Holiday Party ~ short meeting & election of officers
Wednesday, December 7. 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm). Club Meeting. Tolman Wing of Springfield Science Museum. Directions to our meeting location can be found here.