Philadelphia Mineral Treasures And Fossil Fair
30th Annual Show and Sale
2010
Saturday, March 27th 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday, March 28th 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sponsored by the Delaware Valley Paleontological Society
and the Philadelphia Mineralogical Society
Admission - Adults $5.00 – Kids under 12 $1.00 - Uniformed Scouts Free.
Fossils, Minerals, Gems, and Jewelry for Sale.
Fossil and Mineral Exhibits and Demonstrations.
Learning activities including a FREE Fossil Dig for children and a Kids Corner with FREE Mineral Specimens and Scouting Merit Badge Information.
Food, Beverages, and Door Prizes!
2010 SPEAKERS
We’ll have Paleo/Mineral celebrities speaking on their fields of expertise in the
Merrimac Room throughout the weekend.
Saturday 11:00 – Bob Jones, Senior Consulting Editor of Rock and Gem magazine, will speak about “A Mineral Tour of England”. Mr. Jones has been writing for Rock and Gem since it’s inception. He holds the Carnegie Mineralogical Award, is a member of the Rockhound Hall of Fame, and an author of numerous books and audio scripts. He is a nationally known mineral author and speaker.
Saturday 1:30 – Dr. William B. Gallagher, Research Fellow and Associate Professor at Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ, will speak about “Kun Long: Finding Fossils in the Land of the Feathered Dinosaurs” . Dr. Gallagher grew up collecting fossils in the Delaware Valley and got his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania with Dr. Peter Dodson. His paleontological interests and research have taken him to Iran, Egypt, China, Patagonia, Mexico, Western Canada, and all over Europe and the Western United States.
Saturday 3:00 – Bob Jones, Senior Consulting Editor of Rock and Gem magazine, will speak about “Agate – Its Beauty and Design”.
Sunday 2:00 – Dr. Lauck Ward, Curator Emeritus of the Virginia Museum of Natural History, leading authority of molluscan biostratigraphy of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, and author of numerous books and publications, will speak about “Stratigraphy and Paleontology of the Atlantic Coastal Plain”.
Directions
From the PA Turnpike (I-276): Take Norristown exit 333. After tollbooth follow signs for Plymouth Rd. Turn right at bottom of ramp onto Plymouth Rd. Continue to “T” intersection at traffic light. Turn left onto Butler Pike. Go one mile bearing left at the “Y” intersection with Militia Hill Rd. Lu Lu Shriners Temple is on the right.
From the Blue Route (I476): Take exit 20. Follow signs for Plymouth Rd, bearing left. At the bottom of the ramp turn right onto Plymouth Rd. Continue to “T” intersection at traffic light. Turn left onto Butler Pike. Go one mile bearing left at the “Y” intersection with Militia Hill Rd. Lu Lu Shriners Temple is on the right.
Address: 5140 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
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