Losing a landmark Aug 3, 2008
Moore also said the hotel had a fantastic, huge fire place in the enormous main lobby that was faced with Indian artifacts and fossils. A large room used for dances and large meetings and conventions was situated next to the dining room, and throughout, she said, nice wooden furniture and other pieces, some antiques at the time and all antique now, decorated the building. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Travel briefs Jul 27, 2008
Other features include a play space for babies and toddlers, an area where kids can dig for fossils, a display about the ecosystem of the river, and "Build It, Fly It," about aerodynamics. Details at. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
LOCAL FOLKS:Museum director passionate about the past Jun 16, 2008
But there's also a large insect collection and a handful of 65-million-year-old fossils from the Toyota site ... Today, a walk through the pastel-colored, airy rooms produces artifacts from the Civil War; recliners from Futorian, which started the furniture industry in Northeast Mississippi; mod dresses from New Albany-turned-New York fashion designer Gayle Kirkpatrick; fossils from the Ingomar mound site; remnants from the Chickasaw Indian civilization; and an animal collection that features 30... (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
You know you are from Lodi if ... Jun 9, 2008
Cogito wrote on Jun 7, 2008 7:43 PM:" No Brian, but maybe some of the fossils at the HOME may remember the opera house and all its passageways. But then again, not a lot of people at the HOME spend a lot of time blogging. They're too busy trying to figure out who these people are in MY ROOM. Some say they're relatives, but I DON'T REMEMBER! AAAHHHH but the passageway under School St. to the opera house upstairs, I remember that! ". Brian wrote on Jun 7, 2008 4:12 PM:" Does anybody else know... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Fossil festival is ‘bad to the bone’ May 25, 2008
The team prints out pictures displaying various fossils of the prehistoric eras and tries to match fossils brought to them with the diagrams ... We pull it out and hand it to them to help identify (the fossils) ... Bohaska is an expert in marine mammal fossils, while volunteer Fred Grady is a land mammal expert. (Washington Daily News, NC)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET May 10, 2008
BEETLES-DINOBONES (Maffly, Salt Lake Tribune) -- SALT LAKE CITY: An answer emerges to the puzzle of markings etched into fossils. 500. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Fossil Road Show coming to town Feb 29, 2008
Modeled after public televisions popular Antiques Road Show, the event lines up scientists to offer expert opinions about the ages and identities of fossils. Fossils from the museums collection will be on display, with presentations on fossil subjects. (The Clarion-Ledger)
House baiting bill passes Senate panel Feb 28, 2008
The public is invited to bring their favorite fossils and get expert opinions about their ages and identities from a team of Museum scientists. The event will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 3 p.m.. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Things to do Jan 11, 2008
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences presents Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries through January. Visitors may take a journey into the world of modern paleontology, where new discoveries, new technology and new ideas are helping today s scientists piece together what these living, breathing dinosaurs were really like. (The Daily Reflector)
Steven Ralston Jan 10, 2008
He excavated fossils, was a rock hound, created lapidary jewelry, dug bottles, salvaged stained glass windows and purchased fine antique furniture. He customized a 1956 Chevy into a drag racer, competing in many sanctioned drag racing events. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Alabama coast bounces back after Hurricane Ivan Dec 7, 2007
Exhibits in the nearly century-old former schoolhouse include "the world's most dangerous sea creatures," a really old hornet's nest with the dried-up former inhabitants hanging on a line in a plastic bag, a Pet Rock, stuffed giant crabs and trophy fish, dinosaur fossils, a NASA parachute fished out of the gulf, Native American relics, broken pottery, your great-grandfather's fishing tackle, a hurricane wind gauge, vintage photos of Orange Beach and a lot more fascinating stuff. Those deadly... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Philly shows off its fall colors Sep 29, 2007
Planted in the 1950s, these fast-growing "Living Fossils" as the arboretum calls them, now top out at 100 feet and in November were clothed in a feathery caramel-orange coat. How we got Nick to drive us to Delaware's Brandywine Valley the next day, I'm not sure, but the promise of a "really nice dinner" at the end helped sweeten the deal. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
APEC fails to dampen Fred's ponds Sep 15, 2007
Of all the wonders on offer at Sydney's big antiques and art fair last month, among the most striking were curiosities from the world of nature: giant clams and arrays of other exotic shells, fossils, birds' eggs, zebra skin rugs, mounted heads of gazelles, giraffes and wild boar, elephant ears and feet, turtle shells, taxidermised owls, and whale vertebra on stands. To cap it all, there was a collection of mounted sawfish beaks - quite a few of which were adorned with red stickers before the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Thirty years tracking faint whispers from space Sep 1, 2007
COMPARED with the latest electronic wizardry, they are fossils from the age of the techno-dinosaurs. Yet the bank of computers that would look at home in black-and-white episodes of Doctor Who cannot be junked. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
List of products recalled by Mattel Aug 23, 2007
Fossils belong to new great ape. Is stealing wireless wrong. (Yahoo News -- Consumer News)
Day in / day out area entertainment guide Jul 28, 2007
Features include an estimated 100 exhibits of minerals, fossils, gems and jewelry, daily field trips, a silent auction, and kids area. Twenty-six dealers in jewelry, minerals, fossils and hobby supplies will be on hand. (Montana Standard, MT)
Light-headed in New Brunswick Jul 22, 2007
About 140 feet below my shaking knees, I could see a sprawling rocky beach where visitors searched for shells and fossils of ancient sea creatures ... In the process, the students learned about the area's history, fossils, and unique water patterns: The tides around Cape Enrage are some of the highest in the world, rising as much as 44 feet, and unusual "raging" currents are generated as the tidal water surges over the area's reef. (Boston Globe)
Gem Show this weekend in Centerville Jul 13, 2007
This unique show will feature fantastic minerals, gemstones, fossils, serpentine jade vases and platters. There will be Zulu Bead finished necklace, bracelet and earring jewelry handmade in South Africa by Zulu women. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Beachcombers take pleasure in seaside treasure Jul 9, 2007
Organized into categories of Beach Features (dunes, waves, weather, etc), Beach Animals (insects to whales), Beach Plants (sea oats, sandspurs, palms, etc), Beach Minerals (sand, rocks, fossils) and even Hand of Man, the Witerhington's book is a perfect companion for beach-side foragers ... "And although rare finds such as fossils are also possible, many people are just as curious about the common everyday puzzlers such as unfamiliar plastic do-dads.". (Florida Today)
Technology and innovation shine in Royal Canadian Mint's newest collector coin issues - 2007 $20 Sterling Silver International Polar Year coin breaks the ice with the world's first plasma effect! Jul 3, 2007
99% fine silver coins depicting dinosaur fossils, celebrating Western Canada's reputation as a treasure trove of fossil specimens. Alberta's Parasaurolophus, a crested, duck-billed species, is featured on this $4 silver coin, to which a selective finish has been applied to the reverse design, to give the impression of a real stone fossil. (Canada Newswire)
Styling beautiful displays in a snap Apr 23, 2007
There, crouching in the middle of one of my carefully constructed displays, was one of the ugliest fossils I'd ever laid eyes on. I knew Dan the Decorator _ my husband _ had struck again. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Something 2 Do: 4/21-4/22 Apr 22, 2007
Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New DiscoveriesField Museum1400 S. Lake Shore DriveSaturday and Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.. Javier ChaviraNational Museum of Mexican Art1852 W. 19th StreetSaturday and Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.. (CBS2Chicago.com, IL)
VINTAGE VILLAGE Feb 14, 2007
Dig for fossils, discover minerals, and learn about the area's plants, animals, and geology at The Nature Museum (186 Townshend Road, 802-843-2111, ) in town. You can also meet the resident catamount. (Boston Globe)
TRIP OF THE WEEK: Beatty area provides lots to see for history buffs Feb 4, 2007
The museum also displays a sampling of fossils found in the Beatty mud mounds overlooking the town. These odd formations contain fossil remains of invertebrate animals that thrived 480 million years ago. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
Artifact Show Saturday Jan 25, 2007
The show will include a wide variety of Native American artifacts from Texas and around the U.S., including arrowheads, fossils, pottery, Trade Era beads and Indian jewelry. Related books and artifact cases will also be offered. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Family Expo offers free appraisals Jan 22, 2007
While the market for Indian artifacts and fossils remains steady, Siebert said what's hot in the money market right now are large size national bank notes that will have the name of a national bank on them and original rolls of dollar bills. ast year in Milwaukee, I was at a show where there was a 92-year-old woman who had five original rolls of dollars, he explained. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
