2008 Programs

September 4, 2008
  • "Return to the Moon" by Dr. Mike Reynolds

    August 7, 2008
  • Silent Auction II

    July 3, 2008
  • "Setting Up a Display case" by Jim Robinson
    Jim will discuss the critical factors for exhibiting your gems, jewelry, fossils or minerals.

    June 5, 2008
  • "Florida Rocks and Minerals" by Craig Hamilton

    May 1, 2008
  • Ice Cream, Field Trip Slide Show by Brian Jacobs, and "Rhodochrosite-Red Treasure of the Rockies"

    April 3, 2008
  • "Field Trips- Things You Need to Know" by Mickey Cecil and Jason Hamilton

    March 6, 2008
  • Silent Auction I

    February 7, 2008
  • Workshop instructors will discuss their class projects.

    January 3, 2008
  • No Program


  • 2007 Programs

    December 6, 2007
  • History of Venice and Murano Glass and Lampwork Beads by Heather Ferman

    November 1, 2007
  • Voice Auction with gems, jewelry, rocks and minerals (Auctioneer-David Tuttle)
  • Get your Holiday presents now!

    October 4, 2007
  • "An Imaginary Beach Stroll to Collect Fossils" by Lenda Cook
  • Real fossils of ones collected on the imaginary trip given out to further educate the members!!!

    September 6, 2007
  • Fair and Show Exhibits by Craig Hamilton
  • The Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies by Hugh Sheffield, Florida State Director for the SFMS
  • Amber by Leona Sheffield, Florida State Director for the SFMS

    August 2, 2007
  • Setting Up an Exhibit by David Tuttle and Ed Price
  • Field Trip Supplies by Jason Hamilton, Craig Hamilton, Mickey Cecil

    July 5, 2007
  • "Geologic Formations of the Western US" by David Tuttle

    June 7, 2007
  • "Springs of the St. Johns River Water Management District" by Bill Osburn

    May 3, 2007
  • "Silver Soldering" by Frank Hopkins

    Wednesday, April 4, 2007
  • no program

    March 1, 2007
  • Silent Auction

    February 1, 2007
  • "Calcite and Limestone: Formation and Uses" by Craig Hamilton

    January 4, 2007
  • "Fossil Hunting and Collecting Sites" by Lenda Cook



  • 2006 Programs

    December 6, 2006
  • Scottish Tartan Pins by Cheryl Ashley

    November 2, 2006
  • Voice Auction--auctioneer David Tuttle

    October 5, 2006
  • Lost Wax Casting by Frank Hopkins

    September 7, 2006
  • Silent Auction

    August 3, 2006
  • "Caves of Northwest Florida and Southwest Georgia" by Gary Maddox

    July 6, 2006
  • Update on establishing an Earth Science Center by Dr. Mike Reynolds

    June 1, 2006
  • Gold by Kim Cochran

    May 4, 2006
  • Ice Cream Social

    April 6, 2006
  • Silent Auction

    March 2, 2006
  • Gem and Mineral Identification by Pearl Roth

    February 2, 2006
  • Pearls by Mary Chambliss

    January 5, 2006
  • Ice Cream Social


  • 2005 Programs
    December 1, 2005
  • "Maine Tourmalines" --Mining of the Bennett Quarry finding the Rose of Maine (Ed Price)

    November 3, 2005
  • Voice Auction

    October 6, 2005
  • Club Social

    September 1, 2005
  • "Archeological Finds in Northeast Florida" by Doug Lewis

    August 4, 2005
  • "Geologic Features of the Southwest-Part 3" by David Tuttle

    July 7, 2005
  • "Geologic Features of the Southwest-Part 2" by David Tuttle

    June 2, 2005
  • Antartica and Its Meteorites by Dr. Mike Reynolds

    May 5, 2005
  • "Is It Real or Is It Fake?" by Kim Cochran

    April 7, 2005
  • "Geologic Features of the Southwest-Part 1" by David Tuttle

    March 3, 2005
  • Silent Auction

    February 3, 2005
  • History of Mica Mountain and Bennett's Quarry videos

    January 6, 2005
  • Surveys for feedback for future programs

  • JGMS