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Information for members of the Eastern Federation of Mineralogical & Lapidary Societies

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April 2010

On The Inside Thank You DMS! The 60th Annual EFMLS Conven-tion is over - and was a rousing suc-cess! We wish to thank the members of the Delaware Mineralogical Society for hosting our wonderful weekend. We had a great time and the club cer-tainly was a good host.

We were treated to have with us Emerson Tucker, AFMS President and his lovely wife Pat. Although Emerson is a Connecticut native, he and Pat now live in Lubbock, Texas. We truly appreciate his joining us for the weekend.

The Cracker Bar-rel produced some interesting topics for discussion includ-ing the importance of clubs getting involved with their local schools either via classroom “show and tell” sessions for students or donating equipment, rock samples and/or funds to help teachers interested in the earth sci-ences in their ongoing quest to obtain materials for students.

Our annual business meeting went smoothly, with most officers and committee chairs having their reports available via the meeting packet. Min-utes of the meeting will be available in the next issue of EFMLS News.

For those wishing to obtain a copy of the various reports that were submit-ted, e-mail or write to Secretary Cathy Patterson and request a copy. She will be glad to either e-mail or mail you a copy. Deadline for doing so is April 15.

Officers elected for the 2010-11 year were Betsy Oberheim, president, RJ Harris, 1st Vice President, Gerry Cox,

Secretary, Michael Patterson, Asst. Trea-surer. Jim Doran and Matt Charsky were elected to the Nomi-nating Committee.

During the Awards Banquet, the as-sembled group was treated to a talk by Linda Ivany, our EFMLS Honorary

Scholarship Recipient. Linda spoke about the work she’s doing and intro-duced the group to the two students selected for the scholarships. Both will be talking to some of the upstate New York clubs during the coming year.

A jolly group of editors, webmas-ters and others gathered for the an-nual Editors Breakfast. After a hearty breakfast awards were handed out in-cluding those for the EFMLS Web Site competition. Those gathered formed a most congenial group. The next EFMLS Convention, held

2010-11 EFMLS OfficersEmerson Tucker, AFMS President;

Betsy Oberheim, RJ Harris,Carolyn Weinberger, Gerry Cox, Lou Budell

in conjunction with the AFMS Con-vention, will be in Syracuse, NY in ear-ly July. Details will be on these pages beginning around the first of the year.

Linda Ivany and EFMLS Pres. Loren Williams

From the Top! ..................................2EFMLS Citation Award .................3“M” Awards .......................................4Each One Teach One Award .........4Web Site Contest Awards ...........4Editors Contest Results ................52010 Directory ................................8As Cheap as it Gets ........................9September at Wildacres ..............9Wildacres Classes ........................ 10The Decade Club ........................ 11Eastern Foundation Fund ........ 12EOTO .............................................. 12Scholarship Certificates ............ 12All American Yearbook ............. 13Junior Activities ........................... 14Competitive Exhibits ................. 14Region VIII Vice President ........ 14Safety First and Last ................... 15Wildacres Application ............... 16EFMLS Committees .................... 17EFMLS Club Shows ..................... 18

EFMLS Officers 2009 – 2010

Loren PattersonPRESIDENT

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Betsy Oberheim1st VICE PRESIDENT

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R. J. Harris2nd VICE PRESIDENT

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Cathy PattersonSECRETARY

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Lou BudellTREASURER

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LaReene HeathASSISTANT TREASURER

Carolyn WeinbergerEDITOR

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From the Top!by Loren Patterson, EFMLS President

Think Spring!

I am encouraging thoughts of spring this month. It’s that time of year when you have had enough cold weather and you wish for warmer temperatures knowing that they are not here yet. This is when most rockhounds start day-dreaming and planning field trips for collecting. To satisfy your yearning, why not indulge in a “field trip” to a club sponsored mineral show in your neck of the woods. Take a look at the current EFMLS News and check the back page for Matt Charsky’s listing of the upcoming shows in your area. If your club’s show isn’t listed, get in touch with the show chairman and ask him/her to please notify Matt with the correct dates and location. The information needs to be sent in at least a month or two prior to the event to allow show visitors time to plan on attending. Visiting a miner-al show will help keep the urge to collect somewhat under control until spring officially arrives.

Another activity that is helpful is locating that bucket of “specimens” that you stashed in the garage last fall and put some labels on them while you can still remember where they came them. This is also the best time

to sharpen up those chisels and repair that loose handle on your sledge ham-mer or other tools. No sense waiting until the day of the first field trip and not being prepared. Unless you’re going solo (which you really should not do!), it could be embarrassing, if not at least surprising. That reminds me, I think I need a new chisel. My old one has grown a big mushroom on top……

Whatever you decide, be sure to read Jim Doran’s column in the EFMLS News on “Safety”. It’s a must read for field tripping and workshop safe practices. Speaking of must reads: The AFMS Code

of Ethics and Land Use Policy fall into that category too. So, do your home-work and get out there as soon as you can and enjoy this great hobby!

Before closing this month, I want to thank the Delaware Mineralogical Society for hosting a wonderful convention. The show was terrific and the arrangements very comfortable, not to mention the hospitality shown to all who attended.

Loren

Collecting in MontanaAugust, 2009

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EFMLS Citation Awardby Ellery Borow

The highest award of the Eastern Federation, the Citation Award, is presented each year to an individual whose service to the Federation has consistently demonstrated a willingness to go above and beyond expecta-tions. The 2010 honoree has time and time again demonstrated not just a willingness, but also an eagerness to go above and beyond expectations.

Our honoree, a Binghamton, New York native, was an undergraduate student of geology at the University of Rochester, NY when an interest in minerals began to grow. Continuing education with such activities as geology field courses and field camps, our honoree traveled to other areas of New York and then Massachusetts to both further a professional interest and nurture a blossoming interest in the hobby.

Once in the real world of jobs and work, a position in the petroleum industry took our honoree to the Gulf Coast where free time was used to explore and collect in Arkansas. Later travels included collecting ad-ventures in several western states including Colorado, Texas and Utah. While the treasures found were often interesting and sometimes intriguing, it was usually the lure of the hunt that most often stirred the passion with collecting.

Washington DC was the next destination of our honoree...not to do collecting, but to satisfy a professional career. However, as one might suspect, mid-Atlantic collecting was not far behind. First working at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and then at the Environmental Protection Agency, our honoree explored the area’s field trip possibilities. In 1990, with a little bit of prompting from a fellow worker at the EPA, our honoree joined the Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Washington, DC. While not so much a follower of the lapidary arts and not at all among the ranks of fossil collectors, the mineral aspect of the club was intriguing. Not being one to just sit back and be entertained, our honoree followed a passion for the hobby and worked with or head-ed several different club committees over the years. He soon worked his way through the chairs and became the club’s president.

Coincidentally, his term as president occurred at the time of the planning and celebration of the club’s 50th anniversary. As part of his presidential activity, he was contact person for the 49th annual EFMLS Convention...which was a part of the club’s grand celebration plan. This first-hand experience with the EFMLS led to his nomi-nation and later election to the office of EFMLS 2nd Vice President in 2001, 1st Vice President in 2002 and EFMLS President in for the year 2003-04.

Our honoree, after serving a successful term as EFMLS president, did not rest on his laurels, but once again heard the call to service and responded by sitting on the Nominating and then Jury of Awards committees. He currently serves as EFMLS Show Coordinator and head of the Convention Advisory Committee where he has been able to secure convention hosts for the next several years! On top of all this, he is currently serving as our

elected AFMS 5th Regional Vice President.

Therefore, in recognition of his many years of outstanding service to the Eastern Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies, it is my great honor and privilege to present the 2010 EFMLS Citation Award to

Matthew “Matt” Charsky

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The “M” Awardsby R.J. Harris, 2nd Vice President

Each year the EFMLS recognizes clubs whose membership has grown during the preceding year. Tallies are based on dues paid to the Treasurer during the Federation membership renewal process.

Three awards are given annually during the Awards Banquet at the Convention. I’m pleased to report the results for this year.

Large Club (50 members or more)Maine Mineralogical and

Geological SocietyPortland, Maine

Small Club (less than 50 members)Monongahela RockhoundsPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Juniors - the club whose junior mem-bership has increased the most

Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society

Portland, Maine

Each One Teach One Award Winnersby Hazel Remaley, EOTO Chair

The Each One Teach One Awards recognize individuals who share our hob-by by teaching others. No monetary remuneration can be received by these individuals who are nominated for the award by their clubs.

I would like to thank my judges - Tom Ogden, Sam Robison, Gay Richards, Pam Wingrod and Jim Nicholas . They did an excellent job. I am pleased to announce the winners of the EACH ONE TEACH ONE AWARD program for 2010. Second Place Nominated by Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery Co., MD

LISA CARP (and the September Wildacres Workshop speaker!)

Trophy Award Nominated by Gem and Mineral Society of Syracuse, Inc.

DAVE MILLIS Congratulations to the nominees. Although she did not win the trophy for this year, Lisa could be renominated for the award later this year. I also hope that you will consider submitting information about your own fabulous volunteer teacher.

Web Site Contest Resultsby Dan Imel, EFMLS Webmaster

The American Federation began a pilot program last year to recog-nize the hard working webmasters and the web sites they create. Sub-missions are made to the local fed-eration, judged and the top entry is forwarded to AFMS for further evalu-ation. Awards are presented during the Editors’ Breakfast at the local and national conventions.

I’m pleased to announce the results of the 2010 EFMLS Web Site Contest. Each webmaster has done an excellent job of conveying the essence of their club to the pub-lic. Take a few minutes and explore their work.

4th PlaceBradley Grant

Baltimore Mineral Society<www.baltimoremineralsociety.org>

3rd PlaceDaryl Serafin

Maryland Geological Society<www.ecphora.net/mgs>

2nd PlaceBrooks Britt Jr

Tidewater Gem & Mineral Society<tgms.weebly.com>

1st PlaceR. J. Harris

Central Pennsylvania Rock & Mineral Club

<www.rockandmineral.org>

President-elect Betsy Oberheim


The 2009 Editor’s Contest awards were announced and presented at the Editor’s Breakfast in Delaware on March 7th. This year only 13 clubs participated - perhaps because of the very early deadline necessitated by our early convention date. I hope that next year we’ll have many more clubs represented.

Judges for the contest this year deserve a rousing round of applause for the time and effort they put into their task. They are:

LaReene HeathSummit, NJ

David LinesLaPlata, MD

George LoudAlexandria, VA

Cathy PattersonBaldwinsville, NY

Dee TinsleyAmherst, VA

Tom TuckerWarrenton, VA

Carolyn WeinbergerGlyndon, MD

Steve WeinbergerGlyndon, MD

Reivan ZeleznikStamford, CT

And now for the results!

MINI BULLETINSFirst Place Award

The ConglomerateRobert Miller, Editor

Suffolk Gem & Mineral Club

Bulletin Editor’s Contest Resultsby Mary Bateman, BEAC Chair

SMALL BULLETINSTrophy Award

The RockhounderWendell C. Mohr, Editor

Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, MD

Rock TalkJessica Thomson, Editor

Southern Maryland Rock and Mineral Club

Second Place AwardRock Chatter

Eric Brosius, EditorThe Rock & Mineral Club of Lower

Bucks County, PA

LARGE BULLETINSFirst Place Award

The Vug ExaminerEd Mattson, Editor

Stamford Mineralogical Society

NEW EDITORSFirst Place Award

The Mineral NewsletterRobert Winsor, Editor

Northern Virginia Mineral Club

Second Place AwardCrack ‘N Cab

Keith Gilmer, EditorGem & Mineral Society of Syracuse

Third Place AwardThe Collecting Bag

Barbara HadleyRichmond Gem and Mineral Society

Fourth Place Award The Rostrum

Gerald Elgert, EditorMaryland Geological Society

ORIGINAL EDUCATIONAL ARTICLESTrophy Award

“Adventures to NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas”

Kathy HrechkaThe Mineral Newsletter

The Northern Virginia Mineral Club

First Place Award“A Warm Quiz for a Cold Day”

Ralph GambaRock Talk


Second Place Award“Growing Crystals”

Robert WinsorThe Mineral Newsletter


Third Place Awards“Can Rockhounding Improve

Various Skills”Don Kauffman

Rock Buster NewsCentral Pennsylvania

Rock and Mineral Club

“Countering Scary Rock Stories”Don Kauffman

Rock Buster NewsCentral Pennsylvania

Rock and Mineral Club

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Keith Gilmer receives his award


Fourth Place Award“50 State Geological Websites via

AASG Website--Kansas”Edward Mattson

The Vug ExaminerStamford Mineralogical Society

Fifth Place Award“Rock, Stock it “Berylling” in

Over My Head”Sheryl Sims

The Mineral NewsletterThe Northern Virginia Mineral Club

ORIGINAL EDUCATIONAL ARTICLES – ADVANCEDTrophy Award

“The K-T Mass Extinction Event”Stan Balducci

The Collecting BagRichmond Gem & Mineral Society

First Place Award“Rate Specimen of a Late Paleocene:

Pinaceous Cone”Lucy KuizonThe Rostrum

Maryland Geological Society

“A Close Encounter of a Different Kind”

Daryl SerafinThe Rostrum


Second Place Award“Red Hill, Bear Valley and Swope’s

Pit in a Weekend!”Charles DaileyThe Rostrum


ORIGINAL NON-TECHNICAL ARTICLESTrophy Award“The Big One That Didn’t Get Away”

Jeff TaylorThe Collecting Bag

Richmond Gem & Mineral Society

First Place Award“Collecting Pyrite at Navajun, Spain”

Bill GilbertThe Collecting Bag

Richmond Gem & Mineral Society

Second Place Award“Lunar Rocks from the Soviet

Space Program”George Reimherr


Third Place Award “Like Finding a Needle in a Haystack”

Diana JarrettBulletin of the New York

Mineralogical ClubNew York Mineralogical Club

Fourth Place Awards“Beauty from Minerals”

Vivien GornitzBulletin of the New York

Mineralogical ClubNew York Mineralogical Club

Fifth Place Award“The Curse of the Hope Diamond”

Jessica ThomsonRock Talk

South Maryland Rock and Mineral Club

Sixth Place Award“Program Review, March 4, 2009,

Members Swarm to Meeting to Hear Jeri Jones”

Don KauffmanRock Buster News

Central Pennsylvania Rock and Mineral Club

Seventh Place Award“Like Finding a Needle in a

Gemstone”Diana Jarrett

Bulletin of the New York Mineralogical Club

New York Mineralogical Club

“The National Gem Collection”Sheryl E. Sims


“The Sterling Hill Trip 2009”Tom Pallanta, Jr.

Rock ChatterThe Rock & Mineral Club of

Lower Bucks County, PA

Eighth Place Award“Reality Check: Mineral/Fossil

Collecting in Pennsylvania”Kerry Matt

Rock Buster NewsCentral Pennsylvania Rock and

Mineral Club

“Ultraviolation 2009”Thaddeus Butterstone

Rock ChatterThe Rock & Mineral Club of Lower

Bucks County, PA

Ninth Place Award“Dinosaur Park Now a Reality”

Gerald ElgertThe Rostrum


Tenth Place Award“The ‘Copy Cat’ Mineral”

Ralph ThomasRock Chatter

The Rock & Mineral Club of Lower Bucks County, PA

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Honorable Mention “Michigan’s Petoskey Stones”

Michael HutchinsThe Rostrum


“Gimme that Old Time Rock and Roll Music”

Edward MattsonThe Vug Examiner


“Quarry Head Preserve, Wilton, CT”Edward Mattson


“Science Drive”Allison YaresThe Rostrum


“Member News”Reivan Zeleznik


WRITTEN FEATURESTrophy Award

“Facetor’s Corner”Steve WeinbergerGem Cutters News

Gem Cutters Guild of Baltimore

First Place Awards“Quartz Revisited”

Reivan ZeleznikThe Vug Examiner


Second Place Award“In Praise of Fakers—and Why We

Misunderstand Them”Alfredo Petrov


The New York Mineralogical Club

Third Place Award“Picking a Winner”

Bill SheltonBulletin of the New York

Mineralogical ClubThe New York Mineralogical Club

Fourth Place Award“Rememberances of SMSer”

Elmore EasterThe Vug Examiner


Fifth Place Awards“This and That”Nancy Mattson


“Beware of the Geological Wolf”Betsy Oberheim

Rock Buster NewsCentral Pennsylvania Rock

and Mineral Club

Sixth Place Awards“Program Review: “The Boxley

Quarry Stromalite”Scott Germain

The Collecting BagThe Richmond Gem

& Mineral Society

“Consumer vs. Collector”Diana Jarrrett


The New York Mineralogical Club

Seventh Place Award“Field Trip Report”

Gerald ElgertThe Rockhounder


“The Prez Says ‘U’ per or Yuper Agates”Wayne Sukow


“Field Trip to James Madison University”

Robert WinsorThe Mineral Newsletter


Eighth Place Award“The Only Rock We Eat”

Carole RaucheisenRock Talk


Ninth Place Award“Notes from the ROCK DOC--

Lepidocrocite”David MillisCrack ‘N Cab

Gem & Mineral Society of Syracuse

Tenth Place Award“Swopes Pit”

Donald GreavesThe Rostrum


Honorable Mention“Calvert Cliffs: A Shark’s Tale”

David ArcaroCrack ‘N Cab


“MGS Field Trip”Gerald ElgertThe Rostrum


“The Genesis Rock”Dick Grier, Sr.The Rostrum


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“An Illuminating and Inspirational Visit t the Walters Museum”

Melina HopeGem Cutters News

Gem Cutters Guild of Baltimore

“Field Trip to Rockville Quarry: “97 Degrees in April”

Dave LinesThe Collecting Bag

The Richmond Gem and Mineral Society

“Juniors Future Rockhounds of America”

Holly McNeilThe Rockhounder


“The Lincoln Penny and Lunar Rocks”George Reimherr


“Robert’s Rockin’ Reviews”Robert Miller

The ConglomerateSuffolk Gem & Mineral Club

“Robert’s Rockin’ Reviews”Robert Miller

The ConglomerateSuffolk Gem & Mineral Club

“Field Trip Report #3”Andy Muir

The RockhounderGem, Lapidary and Mineral Society

of Montgomery County, MD

DRAWN FEATURES

There were no submissions in this category

Bulletin Contestcontinued from page 7

EFMLS Directoryby Ye Olde Editor

You will be receiving the 2010 EFMLS Di-rectory shortly. Please look it over, especially the

entry for your club, and let me know if there are any errors.

Additional copies can be obtained from EFMLS Supplies Chair Suzie Milligan for $4.00

per copy plus postage. Suzies’ contact information is on page 17 of this issue.

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JUNIOR ARTICLESTrophy Award

“Junior Rockhound Science Report: Treasurers from the Smoky Mt. Region”

Jaret WilliamsRock Talk


POETRYTrophy Award“The Geology of Newsletter Editing”

Jim StedmanThe Rostrum


First Place Award“A Tribute to Al Jahle”

Billy BealRock Chatter

The Rock & Mineral Club of Lower Bucks County, PA

Second Place Award“Turquoise”

Thomas AckendorfMind Your Minerals

Mineral Minds

Third Place“I am a Rock, a Rock Collector”

Ralph GambaRock Talk


Fourth Place“Thoughts of Spring Time”

Keith GilmoreCrack ‘N Cab


“Hungry, Hungry Me”Gavin Rater

Mind Your MineralsMineral Minds

Fifth Place“Untitled”

Keith GilmoreCrack ‘N Cab


Sixth Place“Quartz”

Kailyn GattoMind Your Minerals

Mineral Minds


In days long past it was necessary to put a stamp on ones letters before mailing them. Now-a-days we have e-mail. E-mail is cheaper than post-age (currently $0.44) for a first class stamp. Why not take advantage of that frugal mailing technique and send me your nominations for your club’s candidate for American Club Rockhound of the Year (ACROY)? I’m sure every club has a worker, a doer, a person who can be count-ed on to lend a hand when needed. Those who do do often do it time and time again... they are the ones who deserve the nomination for ACROY. I know that those who do, do it not for the recognition or the fame and glory but just because it’s the right thing to do to support the hobby and the club. However, while fame and glory are seldom sought, it is still nice to at least recognize their effort with a thank you... or a nomination to be your club’s choice for ACROY. It’s a simple thing to do, it’s the right thing to do, and it’s as cheap as e-mail can be! Please send in your nominations. Let’s recognize those folks who are so vital to the life of our clubs. As a brief reminder, each year a club may submit the name of an in-dividual or couple for ACROY nomi-nation. A junior member’s name may also be submitted. All we need is the nominee’s name, a brief (100 words or less) list of their contribu-tions to the club, and mention of the club and name of the submitter. Any club member may submit the entry, but remember, there is only one en-try per year per club. Any questions please contact me.

As Cheap As It Getsby Ellery Borow, ACROY Chair

September at Wildacresby Steve Weinberger, Wildacres Committee Chair

Ahh, September. After the win-ter many of us have had here on the east coast, September really sounds wonderful. The kids are back in school, and it’s still warm enough outside to enjoy the fresh air.

September at Wildacres is ideal. Days are pleasant and nights are comfortable. You can sit out on the porches late into the night and you can sleep with your bedroom win-dows open! Ideal.

Our September 6-12 line-up at Wildacres is impressive. Classes be-ing offered are shown listed on the next page. Our teacher line-up is outstanding and the only difficult part for you may well be deciding which class or classes to sign up for. Remember, if you request and are assigned to faceting, it’s the only class you’ll take during the week. If you request any of the others, you are assigned to two different classes for the week.

Do indicate your four choices for classes. This aids our registrar in case your first or second choice is already filled. We do limit our class size in or-der to maximize your learning expe-rience.

Lisa Carp will be our speaker-in-residence. She’s a lovely, soft spoken individual who will share a wealth of knowledge about jewelry with us.

An excellent teacher in her own right, Lisa was nominated for the EFMLS Each One Teach One Award this year. You’ll be amazed at what she has to share with us -- and she’ll live on campus with us during the week as well.

Room and board for the entire week is $350 per person. That in-cludes fabulous meals in the dining room, access to the classes that you’re assigned to, Lisa’s six talks, an auc-tion, fun night, tailgate and other fun things taking place during the week.

Why not get a few of your club friends together and plan a group journey to Wildacres this September.

Wildacres Fall ClassesSeptember 6 – 12, 2010

Speaker in Residence - Lisa Carp!

Class DescriptionCabochons - Basic Instructor - Al DeMilo

Hands-on instruction will be given to show how to transform a rough piece into a shiny, well-formed cabochon with no flat spots. The use of a trim saw as well as techniques to grind, sand and polish the stone into a standard size and shape will be covered. Slabs will be provided, but you may use your own with instructor’s approval. Students should bring an apron and safety glasses. 2-day class offered 1st semester. No prior experience neces-sary.

Cabochons - Intermediate Instructor - Al DeMilo

This course is an extension of already learned skills. It will focus on the crafting of cabochons of difficult shapes and sizes. Much one-to-one attention will be given. Slabs will be provided, but you may use your own with instructor’s approval. Students should bring an apron and safety glasses. 2-day class offered 2nd semester. Pre-requisite: Students must know how to use the trim saw, dop a stone and use a grinding, sanding and polishing machine.

Faceting Instructor - Steve Weinberger

Students will learn to cut and polish a 57-facet round brilliant gemstone. In addition, they will learn how to iden-tify well-cut stones, select rough material and see whether or not they enjoy this fascinating aspect of the hobby. 4-day class. No prior experience necessary.

Geology I Instructor - Rob Robinson

A basic introduction to rocks and minerals and the study of the earth. The class will include a discussion and class activity about how geologists interpret rocks to tell geologic history related to their formation, deformation, and sequence and timing of events. Weather permitting, there will be a field trip to local rock exposures to illustrate local rock types, their deformation types, and how a geologist maps and interprets structures. (Only limited walking will be required). 2-day class offered 1st semester. No prior experience necessary.

Geology II Instructor - Rob Robinson

An overview of plate tectonics, geologic history, and the geology of the Blue Ridge region and its minerals. We will discuss the geologic environments hosting mineral and gem collecting sites. Come prepared to identify some of your favorite collecting localities to be part of this exercise. Weather permitting there will be a field trip to the Blue Ridge Museum showing local rocks and geologic history and another to see local geology (a 1-mile walk over gentle trails is required for the geology trip). 2-day class offered 2nd semester. Some knowledge of basic geology preferred.

Glass Engraving & Etching Instructor - B. Jay Bowman

Students will learn the difference between engraving and etching. They will lean how to engrave using both hand and power tools. They will learn to etch using acid and sand techniques with both commercial and self-made patterns.. . 2-day class offered both semesters. No prior experience necessary.

Making Metal Beads - Cold Connections Instructor - Pat Baker

We will explore making metal beads using cold connections - no soldering needed. We will work with silver, cop-per, bronze, brass and found objects/alternative materials. Students will explore texture with hammers, stamps and the rolling mill, riveting and tube riveting, forming with a dapping punch and block, using alternative materi-als. Please bring an Optivisor. 2-day class offered 1st semester. No prior experience necessary.

Making Metal Beads - Hot Connections Instructor - Pat Baker

We will learn to make metal beads using soldering skills.. We will work with silver, copper, bronze, brass and found objects/alternative materials. Students will explore texture with hammers, stamps and the rolling mill; forging, twinning, piercing with a jewelers saw. and mixing metals Please bring an Optivisor. 2-day class offered 2nd semester. Prerequisite: Soldering skills.

Photographing Small Mineral Speci-mens Instructor - Bruce Gaber

Students will learn to set-up, light and photograph small mineral specimens to show off their beauty. 2-day class offered 1st semester. No prior experience necessary.

Photographing Gems & Jewelry Instructor - Bruce Gaber

Students will learn to set-up, light and photograph gemstones and jewelry to show off their beauty. 2-day class offered 2nd semester. No experience necessary.

Precious Metal Clay - Bronze Instructor - Lisa Blackwell

In this class you will learn what you need to know to work with and create beautiful pieces with the bronze clay, how it differs from PMC silver, slip, layering pieces and how to fire it. 2-day class offered 1st semester. No prior experience necessary.

Precious Metal Clay -- Chain Making Instructor - Lisa Blackwell

Learn to make your own unique chain with PMC silver. 2-day class offered 2nd semester. No prior experi-ence necessary.

Silversmithing - Basic Instructor - Lendall Hill

Students will learn the basics of soldering, fitting a stone, assembling and finishing either a ring or pendant. Starting with a flat piece of silver, students will learn to make a bezel setting, then solder it to a another piece of silver and then add either a ring shank or pendant bail before finishing the piece on the buffer. 2-day class of-fered both semesters. No prior experience necessary.

Wirewrapped Jewelry Instructor - Jacolyn Campbell

Using pliers, gold-filled or sterling wire, assorted beads or gemstones, and a few basic wirecraft techniques, learn how to create your own fashion rings, bracelets, pendants, and earrings to add that perfect accent to your jewel-ry wardrobe or to give as gifts.. Designed for beginners, participants will make an adjustable ring, two bracelets, a pendant and two pairs of earrings. All tools and materials will be provided 2-day class offered 2nd semester. No prior experience necessary.


The Decade Clubby Mary Bateman

The Decade Club, founded in 1991, is an elite group of bulletin editors who have served their clubs for ten years or more. Over the 19 years since its inception, other fine editors have been added to the rolls of the Decade Club. We gratefully acknowledge the invaluable contributions of all the members to their clubs and to the EFMLS.

*Pearl Badaloni .....................................Thames Valley Rockhounds Harriet Beckman......................Gem City Rock & Mineral Society Sandra Chmelovsky .......................................Moraine Rockbusters Katie Collins ...........................................Bristol Gem & Mineral Club...........................................................Manchester Gem & Mineral Club Barbara Fenstermacher ....... Aiken Gem, Mineral & Fossil Soc. Nancy Finn .......................Gem & Min. Soc. of Virginia Peninsula Denis Fleming ............................Staten Island Geological Society*Peggy Gochenour ..................... Bluegrass Gem & Mineral Club*Mary Lou Gosse ......... Florida Panhandle Gem & Mineral Soc. Marie H. Grande .......................Northern Berkshire Mineral Club Edith Hammond ......................SE New Hampshire Mineral Club Henry Henning ...................................Danbury Mineralogical Soc*Millie Heym ...........................Tampa Bay Mineral & Science Club Ron LePage ...............................Kennebec Rocks & Minerals Club*Shelley Monaghan .................Micromounters of New England..........................................................North Shore Rock & Mineral Club Mitch Portnoy ...................................New York Mineralogical Club*Cal Richmond ..........................Gem City Rock & Mineral Society*Jack Rowland .............Mid-Hudson Valley Gem & Mineral Soc.*Albert Spaulding ...................Oxford Co. Mineral & Gem Assoc. Jack Troy .................................North Jersey Mineralogical Society Carolyn Weinberger ................. Gem Cutters Guild of Baltimore*Inga Wells ....................................Che-Hanna Rock & Mineral Club Marion Wheaton ........................Lakeshore Gem & Mineral Club Pamela Wingrod ..................................Tuscarora Lapidary Society*Reivan Zeleznik .........................Stamford Mineralogical Society

* Emeritus Member

Deceased Members:

Nancy Ballard .............................Gem, Lapidary & Mineral Society............................................................................. of Montgomery Co. MDHoward Binkley .................Mid-Georgia Gem & Mineral SocietyViolet Carr ..........................................Rhode Island Mineral HuntersHelen Ladd ............................................Manasota Rock & Gem ClubJoan Lingenfelter .....................................Delaware Valley Lapidary......................................................................................and Mineral SocietyBill Longley ............................. Water-Oak Gem & Mineral SocietyEarl Melendy ....................... Mineralogical Society of BrattleboroSue Pitts .................................... Mississippi Gem & Mineral SocietyMarvin Pollack .................................................... Nassau Mineral ClubBert Wegad ..........................Chesapeake Gem & Mineral SocietyMiles Smith ..................................Capital City Gem & Mineral ClubLois Barnhart ........Central Pennsylvania Rock & Mineral Clu0bKen Boynton ...........................Tampa Bay Mineral & Science ClubWalter Johnstron .......................... Bluegrass Gem & Mineral ClubEleanor Kammerer ...............Beaver Co. Rock & Mineral SocietyKenneth Lawrence ......................Northern Virginia Mineral ClubCarolyn Summers ............... Ohio Valley Gem & Mineral SocietyNancy Wiser ....................................Northern Virginia Mineral ClubCeci Stevick ........Gem & Mineral Soc. of the Virginia Peninsula

Web Site contest winner RJ Harris (Cen-tral PA Rock & Mineral Club) and

Toni Doncheck at the Editors Breakfast.

2011 EFMLS President Betsy Ober-heim receives her pin from 2010

President Loren Patterson

Loren Patterson, RJ Harris and Cathy Patterson wait for the Annual Meeting to begin.


I am pleased to report contributions to the Eastern Foundation Fund have been received from Wendell and JoAnn Mohr, The Central Pennsylvania Rock and Mineral Club and from The Miner-alogists Guild. This is both good news and bad news be-cause the Mineralogists Guild has disbanded and, sadly, their generous contribution represents the balance of the club treasury. Nevertheless, many thanks to everyone for your continued support of the EFF. Also, congratulations and sincere thanks to the fol-

lowing clubs who reached a new level of giving and were presented cer-tificates recognizing their support at the 2010 EFMLS Awards Banquet in Newark, Delaware, March 6.

Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery Co. Maryland200% certificate

Che-Hanna Rock and Mineral Club100% certificate

The length of time covered by the 2010 awards was very short since the 2009 and 2010 conventions were only a few months apart. Even so several other Eastern Federation Clubs are very close to reaching a new level of giving and I hope to be able to present many more certificates at the 2011 conven-tion in Syracuse next July. Please keep those donations coming. Your support is very important to the work of the Eastern Federation. Please send donations to me at PO Box 5, Dushore, PA 18614

I think that I may have used this routine before, but, when you have to try to write a message for every is-sue, well, one seems to burn out !!

This month’s theme comes from one of my favorite beverages. Some of you who know me might have your minds wondering now. But, this is a good cup of tea. My favorite brand has little sayings on the tag. The one that has been sitting on my desk for some time is - PEARLS OF WISDOM ARE VERY RARE !!! I just knew that I would have an opportunity to use it. How many of you have pearls in your club? What do they do ? Do they teach, display, share or in some way try to create more jewels in your club ? These are the folks who de-serve to be nominated for an honor in the Each One Teach One program.

You’ll hear more from me dur-ing the year, so, guess that I’ll have to stop now and have a cup of tea !! Want to join me ?? New officers - if you need more information about the program, I would be happy to share with you.

Hazel Remaley570-888-7544

<[email protected]>

Eastern Foundation Fundfrom Fran Sick, EFF Chair

Each One Teach Oneby Hazel Remaley, EOTO Chair

AFMS Scholarship Certificatesby Bob Livingston

During the Awards Banquet at the convention, I had the honor of handing out certificates to 10 clubs whose contributions since the last convention, enabled them to attain new percentage levels for our AFMS Scholarship Foundation. They are (with their new percentage listed)

Nittany Mineralogical Society300%

Catawba Valley Gem & Mineral Club1800%

Micromineralogists of the National Capital Area - 1800%

Central Pennsylvania Rock & Mineral Club - 1500%

Gem, Lapidary & Mineral Society of Washington, DC -- 2500%

Gem & Mineral Society of Syracuse4900%

Gem Cutters Guild of Baltimore5900%

Gem, Lapidary & Mineral Society of Montgomery County, MD - 10,100%

SE New Hampshire Mineral Club - 12,700%

Manasota Rock & Gem Club16,700%


All American Club Awardby Cathy Patterson, AACA Chair

The time has now passed to s u b m i t your 2009 All Ameri-can Club Yearbook. S a d l y , there were no en-tries from E F M L S

clubs! Actually, that’s not so sur-prising since in addition to the usual holidays, many of us had horrid weather in December, Janu-ary and February. There were just too many events those months and places to go and too little time to prepare. Not to be discouraged because NOW is the exact right time to start your 2010 club his-tory yearbook. So let’s get started. I’m in this with you.

A Plan for Your 2010 Yearbook The American Federation has set up guidelines to follow. Think… road trip! Good planning and “maps” will get you there. Your yearbook will include 6 sections (stops along the way).

Let’s complete this first section (first leg of the trip) this month. This is by far the easiest part of your year long journey – listing your club’s basic information. You can do this in a very short time. It’s the very first page of your All American Club Yearbook so you can be as creative or basic as you wish. Special paper with a border, plain with no border, anything is OK . You can do this!

Fill out the general information outlined below and stash it in a safe place in your working folder. Get a vivid color folder so it “won’t

get legs.” I hope I’m not the only one who is paper challenged! Re-member, last month I suggested you get a few colored folders and a portfolio to start collecting your club information, newsletters, and photos in.

The BeginningSection 1 – CLUB INFORMATION - just the basics of who you are and how to contact you. This sec-tion is awarded no points, but will be the first page of your book. This includes: Your club name and address Date your club was organized (see your archives) Statement that your affilia-tion is with the EFMLS Number of members: Adults, Honorary/Life, Juniors (separate Honorary/Life members from total number of adults. Meeting place address Person filling out this infor-mation along with that person’s address, phone # and email Finally – Your club’s Mission Statement. This is often printed right on your newsletter mailer or should be. We all have a mission in life, what is your club’s mission.

That’s all you need to do this month. That was easy, right? Next month we’ll start the real “drive” and begin digging deeper. Just a

hint of what’s coming up the next few months….

Section 2 – Offerings to Mem-bers or Guests (25 points)

Section 3 – Club Publications and Publicity (15 points) Section 4 - Support for Re-gional Federations, AFMS and oth-er clubs (20 points)

Section 5 - Community Rela-tions (15 points)

Section 6 – Government Agen-cy and Legislative Relations (10 points)

You can do this. I’m in this with you. Let’s get started today!

I would like to put together a team of judges with members from each of the 8 Regions. Scrapbooking experience and/or powerpoint ex-perience helpful, but not necessary. Please contact me!

CathyPatterson<[email protected]>

315-638-8817

To download the current All American Application and rules to use as a reference in building your yearbook, go to <www.amfed.org/AACA.htm>.

2010 Meeting Reports

Copies of the reports from the 2010 Annual Meeting are available if you wish to have one. Just e-mail, call or write Secretary Cathy Patterson to re-quest one. Deadline for doing so is April 15.


Does your club have junior mem-bers coming to your club meetings? Are they interested in what is hap-pening, or do they sit there bored? Do you have separate meeting just for them?

My mineral club – Maine Min-eralogical and Geological Society – has always had a club for our kids. But, meetings were sporadic, with changing leaders, and the leaders were always hunting for things to do and teach at the meetings. Worse, the meetings used to be held at the same time as the adult meet-ings; which meant that the people involved had to miss our meetings/programs.

The juniors should have a club designed just for them. One which covers all areas of geology, miner-alogy and the related lapidary and crafts. It should introduce them to our hobby and then proceed on-ward.

Well, there is such a club. The American Federation of Mineralogi-cal Societies (AFMS) has the Future Rockhounds of America program. There is no cost involved for the kids to participate. Each kid gets a mem-bership patch. Then, he/she can work at club meetings or home self-study towards earning 15 free activ-ity badges that span the full range of our hobby, as well as a “Rockhound” badge for kids earning 6 or more ac-tivity badges. All this is funded by the AFMS. MMGS in now part of this program, and the kids love it.

Need info on this amazing pro-gram? Get it at <www.amfed.org/kids.htm>

Junior Activitiesby Roberta Goldsmith, Jr. Activities

We can now put another successful EFMLS Convention behind us and start planning for 2011 when Eastern hosts AFMS in Syracuse. I’ll leave you to think about it (ungoaded by me) for 2 or 3 months, but with exhibitors coming from all over the country, I’d like EFMLS to make a good showing! In Delaware, we had three (3) competition cases. There were two (2) Mas-ter cases and one Novice case. The Novice was Mark Godon of the Delawsare Miner-alogical Society. Mark’s wonderful display of minerals earned a score of 91.89 which earned him Trophy 9. His exhibit was thumbnail minerals from one country.

The first Master case was exhibited by Ed Mattson of the Stamford Mineralogical Society. This was in the Educational cat-egory titled “Dull. Boring Quartz”. His score was 87 and he earned a red ribbon.The other Master case was Barbara Sky of the Northern Virginia Mineral Club.

Her exhibit was Gem Trees in the A Category (a category for exhibits which do not fit any-where else). Her exhibit scored 91 and she earned Trophy 1.

Judges for the three competitive cases were Bill Klose, Sue MacInnis, Suzie Milligan, Wayne Sukow, Carolyn Weinberger and my-self.

Thanks to all who competed and to all the judges for a job well done!

Competitive Exhibit Resultsby Barbara Sky

Mark Godon’s trophy winning thumbnail mineral display

Barbara Sky’s Gem Trees earned Trophy 1

New Region VIII VPfrom Betsy Oberheim, 1st Vice President

I’m delighted to announce the election of Michelle Renné as the new Region VIII Vice President. Michelle will finish out the term of Barbara Ringhiser who served in the position for the past four years.

Michelle is ready to jump into the job - even attending the EFMLS Convention held at the beginning of March in Delaware. Her contact information can be found on page 17 of this issue

and I know that the Region VIII clubs will be hearing from her soon. Welcome!


Some General Requirements for Collecting in Quarries or Elsewhere(Not all of the items listed below may be relevant depending on where you are collecting, but are good guidelines to know.)

1. First aid kit--have one handy and know how to use it.

2. Hard hats---(where required.)

3. Safety glasses--(MANDATORY)---must use EACH and EVERY time you are breaking rocks or or using a rock hammer or crack hammer--(or you are nearsomeone who is breaking rocks).

4. Steel toed boots----(or at least sturdy leather work boots)- recom-mended, , (some locations require steel-toed boots.). No sneakers, caasual shoes, or flip-flops.

5. Long pants -- (Jeans recom-mended) - No shorts or capri pants! Rocks and boulders can be very sharp. 6. Long-sleeved shirts - (recom-mended) - again, rocks can be very sharp!

7. Avoid high walls!!! Rock falls can kill!!

Safety First -And Lastby jim Doran, EFMLS Safety Chair

8. Be aware of your surround-ings! See what features are around you--high walls, water-filled pits, heavy equipment or machinery, etc. Avoid these!!

9. Sunscreen---use whenever necessary.

10. Water---drink plenty of wa-ter--stay hydrated. 11. Lunch or snacks.

12. Know and obey all local col-lecting rules.

13. Pay attention! Know where you and your fellow collectors are at all times!

14. Listen to and obey your des-ignated trip leaders.

15. Be Safe!!!

16. Have Fun!!!

AFMS Code of Ethics

I will respect both private and public property and will do no col-lecting on privately owned land without the owner’s permission. I will keep informed on all laws, regulations of rules govern-ing collecting on public lands and will observe them. I will to the best of my abil-ity, ascertain the boundary lines of property on which I plan to collect. I will use no firearms or blast-ing material in collecting areas. I will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences, signs, buildings. I will leave all gates as found. I will build fires in designat-ed or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extin-guished before leaving the area. I will discard no burning ma-terial - matches, cigarettes, etc. I will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to live-stock. I will not contaminate wells, creeks or other water supply. I will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what I can reasonably use. I will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials I have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others. I will support the rockhound project H.E.L.P. (Help Eliminate Lit-ter Please) and Will leave all col-lecting areas devoid of litter, re-gardless of how found. I will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas. I will report to my club or Fed-eration officers, Bureau of Land management or other authorities, any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands

which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scien-tific purposes. I will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources.

I will observe the “Golden Rule”, will use “Good Outdoor Man-ners” and will at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stature and Public “image” of rockhounds everywhere.


2010 EFMLS Wildacres RegistrationPLEASE, ONLY one person per form per session

CHECK ONE: April 23 - 29:__________ September 6 - 12:__________

Please fill out a separate registration form for each person attending and return to PAMM BRYANT, Registrar at 2645 Davis Mill Rd, Goochland, VA 23063. No registration will be accepted prior to January 1, 2010. (To make it easier for the registrar and others, please do not change or revise this form. You may photocopy it as needed.) Please write legibly!

Name (as you wish it to appear on your name badge):_______________________________________________

Street:_______________________________City:_____________________State:_________Zip:___________

Telephone number with area code: _________________________ e-mail:________________________________

Club/Society Affiliation:_______________________________________________________________________

Fee for each session is $350.00 per person. Deposit is $175 per person, payable with registration. Make checks payable to “EFMLS”. Balance of $175 is due 30 days prior to start of session.

Cancellation policy: If unable to attend, fees paid will be refunded if notification is given prior to one month before the session begins. No refund will be made after that date.

Circle appropriate responses: Have you been to Wildacres before? Yes No Is your Club paying your tuition? Yes No

Name of roommate:__________________________________________ (If none, one will be assigned). Are you: Male Female (No single rooms are available). Are you a smoker? Yes No

Do you have any physical handicaps and / or special dietary needs? Yes No If YES, please explain on reverse side.

Do you have material for exhibiting that you would be willing to display at Wildacres? Yes No

Do you have a skill to demonstrate or a program to share (up to 40 minutes)? Yes No

Class Pre-registration. See EFMLS Newsletter or Website for class offerings. <www.amfed.org/efmls/wildacres.htm> You will either be able to take one 4-day class or two 2-day classes. All participants must take classes. Which of the classes being offered would you like to take? We will be preregistering you for classes you indicate. When a class is full NO others will be assigned to that class, and you will be assigned your next class choice(s). No class placement is guaranteed.

1st____________________________________ 3rd____________________________________

2nd___________________________________ 4th_____________________________________

(No registrations accepted prior to January 1, 2010) Mail to: Pamm Bryant, Wildacres Registrar 2645 Davis Mill Rd; Goochland, VA 23063

If you have any questions, please contact either Pamm Bryant, Registrar at <[email protected]> or 804-457-4698 or Fran Sick, Director at <[email protected]> or 570-928-8313.

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Region I Kathleen Collins <[email protected]>

Region II Michael Kessler <[email protected]>

Regional Vice Presidents

Region III Hazel Remaley <[email protected]>

Region IV Dee Tinsley <[email protected]>

Region V Judy Budnik <[email protected]>

Region VI Doug Dover <[email protected]>

Region VII Election in progress

Region VIII Michelle Renné <[email protected]>

EFMLS Committee Chairpersons

EFMLS News -- Arpil 2010 17Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success!

AFMS Endowment Fund * Carolyn Weinberger <[email protected]>

AFMS Scholarship Foundation * Bob Livingston <[email protected]>

AFMS Ways & Means * To be appointed

All American Award * Cathy Bart-Patterson [email protected]

Auction To be appointed

Audit Donald Pitkin <[email protected]>

Boundaries * Carl Miller <[email protected]>

Budget & Finance Betsy Oberheim <[email protected]>

Bulletin Editors Advisory * Mary Bateman <[email protected]>

Bylaws / Parliamentarian Steve Weinberger <[email protected]>

Club Rockhound of the Year * Ellery Borow <[email protected]>

Conservation & Legislation * To be appointed

Convention Advisory Matt Charsky <[email protected]>

Directory Carolyn Weinberger <[email protected]>

Each One Teach One Hazel Remaley <[email protected]>

Eastern Foundation Fund Fran Sick <[email protected]>

Historian Susanna MacInnis <[email protected]>

Insurance Coordinator Carl Miller <[email protected]>

Junior Activities * Roberta Goldstein <[email protected]>

Operating Procedures Steve Weinberger <[email protected]>

Safety * Jim Doran <[email protected]>

Show Coordinator Matt Charsky <[email protected]>

Slide & Video Librarian * Ken Tudor <[email protected]>

Supplies Suzy Milligan <[email protected]>

Uniform Rules Barbara Sky <[email protected]>

Ways & Means (EFMLS) To be appointed

Webmaster Dan Imel <[email protected]>

Wildacres Workshop Committee Steve Weinberger, Chair <[email protected]>

Mary Bateman <[email protected]>

Gerry Cox <[email protected]> Jim Doran <[email protected]>

Jane Kuehn <[email protected]>

Carl Miller <[email protected]>

Pat Pitkin <[email protected]>

Director Fran Sick <[email protected]> Registrar Pamm Bryant <[email protected]>

Nominating (Elected committee)

Loren Patterson, Temporary Chair <[email protected]>

Matt Charsky <[email protected]>

Jim Doran <[email protected]>

Bill Klose <[email protected]>

Carl Miller <[email protected]> Maxine Nicholas <[email protected]>

Reivan Zeleznik <[email protected]>


EFMLS News Carolyn Weinberger, Editor PO Box 302 Glyndon, MD 21071-0302

Visit the EFMLS Website<www.amfed.org/efmls>

Visit A Showfrom Matt Charsky

Non-Profit Org.U.S. Postage

PAIDPermit #189

Owings Mills, MD 21117

If you are an EFMLS member club and would like to have your show or swap listed here, send information to Matt Charsky, EFMLS Show Coordinator at 2430 N Glebe Rd; Arlington, VA 22207 or e-mail at <[email protected]>.

March: 20-21: 46th Annual Gem-Mineral-Fossil Show sponsored by the Gem, Lapidary & Min-eral Society of Montgomery Co. MD. Mont-gomery Co. Fairgrounds, Gaithersburg, MD.

20-21: 40th Annual Unifour Gem, Min-eral, Fossil & Jewelry Show sponsored by the Catawba Valley Gem & Mineral Club. Metro Convention Center, Hickory, NC.

26-28: 37th Annual Atlantic Micro-mounters Conference hosted by the Microm-ineralogists of the National Capital Area. MHA Conference Center, Elkridge, MD. Registration: S. Weinberger <[email protected]>.

27-28: 38th Annual Gem & Mineral Show sponsored by the Island Rockhounds. Holy Family School, 25 Fordam Av; Hicksville, NY.

27-28: 41st Annual Che-Hanna Rock & Mineral Club Show sponsored by the Che-Hanna Rock & Mineral Club. Athens Twp. Vol-unteer Fire Hall, Sayre, PA

27- 28: Philadelphia Mineral Treasures and Fossil Fair sponsored by the Philadelphia Mineralogical Society. Lulu Temple, Plym-outh Meeting, PA.

27-28: 32nd Annual Gem-Mineral & Jew-elry Show sponsored by the Franklin County Rock & Mineral Club. Shalom Christian Acad-emy, Chambersburg, PA.

27-28: Western Mass Mineral, Jewelry & Fossil Show sponsored by the Connecticut Valley Mineral Club. Holiday Inn at Ingleside (Exit 15 off I-91), Holyoke, MA.

26-28: 37th Annual Atlantic Micro-mounters Conference hosted by the Micro-mineralogists of the National Capital Area. MHA Conference Center, Elkridge, MD. Reg-istration: Steve Weinberger <[email protected]>

April: 10-11: 41st Annual New York Southern Tier Geology Club Show sponsored by the NY Southern Tier Geology Club. Johnson City Senior Citizen Center, Johnson City, NY

17 – 18: 27th Annual MMGS Gem & Min-eral Show sponsored by the Maine Miner-alogical & Geological Society. University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME

24-25: 38th Annual NJ Earth Science Gem & Mineral Show (with Outdoor Swap) Co-sponsored by the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, New Jersey Earth Sci-ence Association and Sterling Hill Mining Museum. Franklin School, Franklin, NJ

23-25: 47th Annual Rock, Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show sponsored by the Blue Grass Gem & Mineral Club. Mountain Mushroom Festival, Irvine, KY

May: 1-2: 47th Annual New England Mineral & Gem Show sponsored by the North Shore Rock & Mineral Club. Topsfield Fairgrounds, Topsfield, MA

June:

5: Spring Mineralfest sponsored by the Pennsylvania Earth Sciences Association. Ma-cungie Memorial Park Building, Macungie, PA.

15-16: 37th Annual 2010 For Minerals, Gems, Jewelry & Fossils sponsored by the New Haven Mineral Club. Amity Regional Middle School, Orange, CT.

15-16: 41st Annual World of Gems & Minerals sponsored by the Berks Mineralogi-cal Society. Leesport Farmers Market, Rt 61; Leesport, PA.

June: 26-27: Nittany Gem & Mineral Show spon-sored by the Nittany Mineralogical Society. Mt. Nittany Middle School, State College, PA. July: 10-11: 49th Annual Western Maine Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show sponsored by the Oxford Co. Mineral & Gem Association. Tel-star Regional High School, Bethel, ME. Con-tact Hugh Chapman 207-836-2987.

17-18: 41st Annual Gem & Mineral Show sponsored by the Gem City Rock Club. JMC Ice Arena, Erie, PA

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