2012 Programs

January 2012

05- The story of Rewa Okan - Agodi Rubellite. A DVD presentation for the JTV Gemstone Adventure Series. Members are encouraged to bring Rubellite tourmaline rough or the finished stones to the Show and Tell.

PS... Looking for donations for the March Silent Auction. Contact Ed Price to donate.

February 2012

Not Scheduled yet

March 2012

Silent Auction

April 2012

Selling on ETSY- A Step by Steop Presentation by Heather Ferman.

May 2012

Annual Ice Cream Social, a time for all members to meet and greet new and existing members.

June 2012

Not scheduled yet

July 2012

Silent Auction # 2

August 2012

Not Scheduled yet

September 2012

Not Scheduled yet

October 2012

Not Scheduled yet

Time to submit Nominations to the Nominating Committee

November 2012

Annual Voice Auction

Nominating Committee gives it's report

December 2012

Time to Vote

Christmas Party TBA

 

 

 

January 2011

06- Club Meeting

20-Board Meeting

29-Fort Drum Dig

February 2011

03-Club Meeting Speaker Dr. Keith Ashley. Dr. Ashley teaches at N. Fl College. Topic will be local archeology

05-Work shop clean up day. We are looking for technically minded persons to help fix equipment

12-Open House Open to new members and visitors. Come see our workshop and what we're about. Ages 3 up welcome

17-Board Meeting

March 2011

Junior Day TBA

03-Club Meeting This is our Silent Auction Fund raiser. We are still looking for donations. Please contact Paul Cascini to donate. Auction is open to public so please tell your friends help support your club.

17-Board Meeting - (St. Patrick's Day)

April 2011

Junior Field Trip TBA

07-Club Meeting

21-Board Meeting

23-Spring Picnic- Hanna Park Shelter # 5 stay tuned for more details

24- Easter

May 2011

05-Club Meeting- Ice cream Social (Harriet, and Cheryl will be in charge of this event)

19-Board Meeting

June 2011

02- Club Meeting > Tailgating - 6-7 PM prior to regular meeting come early and check out the members parking lot show and sell

16-Board Meeting

July 2011

07-Club Meeting > Tailgating - 6-7 PM

      Silent Auction. We are looking for Donations for the Auction

      Contact Paul Cascini if you can help.

21- Board Meeting

August 2011

04- Club Meeting > Tailgating - 6-7 PM

18- Board Meeting

September 2011

01-Club Meeting

15-Board Meeting

16,17,18 Club Show Tentative Date

October 2011

Fall Picnic TBA, Workshop Instructors recertification TBA ,

2012 Budget Due

06-Club Meeting

20-Board Meeting

November 2011

Jacksonville Fair Wednesday Nov 2- Sunday Nov 13

03- Club Meeting Voice Auction.

Looking for donations contact Paul Cascini if you can help

17- Board Meeting

25- Junior Day

December 2011

01- Club Meeting - Vote for Officers

03- Christmas Party - 6PM- 10PM

15- Board Meeting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 2010

Thu, Jan. 1 New Year's Day

Thu, Jan 7     

  • Club Meeting

Mon, Jan 18 Martin Luther King Day

Thu, Jan 21   

  • Club Board Meeting

February 2010

Thu, Feb 4     

  • Club Meeting

Sat., Feb 14 Valentine's Day

Mon,. Feb 15 President's Day

Thu, Feb 18   

  • Club Board Meeting

March 2010

Thu, Mar 4    

  • Club Meeting Spring Silent Auction

Sat, Mar 13   

  • Work Shop Clean Up Day

Tue, Mar 17    St. Patrick's Day

Thu, Mar 19  

  • Club Board Meeting

Sat, Mar 27   

  • Junior Day

April 2010

Thu, Apr 1     

  • Club Meeting

Sun, Apr 4       Easter

Sat, Apr 17

  • Annual Spring Picnic

Thu, Apr 22   

  • Club Board Meeting

May 2010

Thu, May 6

  • Club Meeting

Sun, May 9      Mother's Day

Thu, May 20  

  • Club Board Meeting

Mon, May 31   Memorial Day 

June 2010

Thu, Jun 3     

  • Club Meeting

        (Tail Gating Before meeting)

Sun, Jun 14      Flag Day

Thu, Jun 17 

  • Club Board Meeting

Sun, Jun 20      Father's Day 

July 2010

Thu, Jul 1      

  • Club Meeting Sum Silent Auction

           (Tail Gating Before meeting)

Sat, Jul 4         Independence Day

Thu, Jul 22    

  • Club Board Meeting 

August 2010

Thu, Aug 5     

  • Club Meeting

            (Tail Gating Before meeting)

Thu, Aug 19   

  • Club Board Meeting

September 2010

Thu, Sep 2     

  • Club Meeting

Mon, Sep 6      Labor Day

Sun, Sep 13     Grandparent's Day 

Thu, Sep 16   

  • Club Board Meeting

Thu, Sep 23   

  • Set up for Club Show

Fri, Sep 24     

  • Club Show

Sat, Sep 25    

  • Club Show

Sun, Sep 26    

  • Club Show

October 2010

Thu, Oct 7     

  • Club Quarterly Business Meeting

Sat, Oct 16    

  • Annual Fall Picnic

Mon, Oct 11    Columbus Day

Thu, Oct 21   

  • Club Board Meeting

Sat, Oct 31      Halloween 

November 2010

Thu, Nov 4     

  • Club Meeting Annual Voice Auction

Thu, Nov 11    Veteran's Day

Thu, Nov 18   

  • Club Board Meeting

Wed, Nov 25   Thanksgiving 

December 2010

Thu, Dec 2     

  • Club Meeting

Sat, Dec 4      

  • Annual Christmas Party

Thu, Dec 16   

  • Club Board Meeting

Sat, Dec 25      Christmas

Fri, Dec 31     

  • New Years Eve Party at Doug’s House

 

2009 Programs

August 6, 2009

  • Hamilton's trip out West

    July 2, 2009
  • Silent Auction

    June 4, 2009
  • Great Annual Ice Cream Social

    May 7, 2009
  • Seed Beading by Cheryl Ashley

    April 2, 2009
  • Cabbing by Jeff Bee and Jason Hamilton

    March 5, 2009
  • Silent Auction (donations being requested)

    February 5, 2009
  • Interactive Reading Theater based on a fossil collecting trip to Mexico by Christi Veleta

    January 3, 2009
  • Archaeological Dig (Betz Tiger Point Project) in Northeast Florida by Keith Ashley

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    2008 Programs


    December 4, 2008
  • Scottish Pins by Cheryl Ashley

    November 6, 2008
  • Voice Auction

    October 2, 2008
  • Short Discussion on William Holland by Cheryl Ashley and Jason Hamilton

    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