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BMC Meeting Announcement – Tuesday, February 6th – 7:30 PM
A Combined Meeting with the Boston Malacological Club
Topic: Cameos - History and Materials
Presented by: Kristina Joyce, Warren Graff and Richard Cowley
The February meeting of the Boston Mineral Club will be held jointly with the Boston Malacological Club (i.e.: The Shell Club). Both of our clubs meet at Harvard on the first Tuesday of the month and as collectors of natural history objects we much more in common than the day we happen to meet and identical three-letter initials. The subject of this combined meeting, “Cameos – History and Materials”, is most appropriate for our two clubs because cameos have historically been carved both from shells and from minerals. Kristina Joyce will begin the presentation with a short history of the cameo and an introduction to some of the books on the subject. Following that introduction, Shell Club member, Warren Graff, and Boston Mineral Club member, Richard Cowley, will give presentations on the various shells and minerals that are used to make cameos. Rick wants to acknowledge that he has obtained much of his content from Kitty Haas who has over 70 years of experience as a jeweler and will hopefully be able to attend the meeting.
Boston Mineral Club members are encouraged to bring in some of their favorite specimens to display and Shell Club members will do the same. That will help each group to better appreciate the beauty that we find in our individual collecting interests.
The Harvard Mineral Museum will be open as usual from 7 to 8 PM and the meeting will be held in Haller Hall (our usual meeting room). Refreshments will be available starting at 7:30 PM and there is a rumor that there will be some cameo-themed goodies to tempt your taste buds. The meeting will formally begin at 8:00 PM with very short business meetings for both clubs before starting the presentations. The evening will end with our traditional raffle as well as a Shell Club raffle. Read More
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Field Trips:
The Boston Mineral Club is proud of its long tradition of conducting field trips to collecting localities throughout the New England area. Information about trips planned for the current year is published in our newsletters which can be found in the member's only area of the website: (insert link to the newsletter section). Information about previous year's trips can be found here.
The club also organizes occasional trips to localities outside of New England. Previous destinations have included Nova Scotia, Kentucky, Georgia and Arizona. You can view photos of our most recent trip to Nova Scotia.
Boston Mineral Club’s 75th Anniversary Celebration:
Was held on October 1st and 2nd, 2011 See the Details
WELCOME ALL NEW MEMBERS!
Please join us at 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge MA. (Harvard University Geological Lecture Hall). The Harvard Mineralogical Museum should be open starting at 7:00 p.m. At 8:00 p.m., we will start the meeting. Parking is available for free in the underground garage at 52 Oxford Street, opposite Everett Street. As usual, there will be refreshments, a mineral raffle and access to the club library. Please invite a friend if you’d like — guests are always welcome to attend our meetings and it’s a great way to introduce them to the club.
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