CLUB MEETINGS

   Welcome to all the members of the club and to anyone interested in joining the family of mineral enthusiasts.  Feel free to attend one of our monthly meetings to meet others with similar interests and to enjoy a hands-on demonstration, presentation, or other planned activity.

   Monthly club meetings are held at the Bayshore-Brightwaters Public Library, Montauk Hwy,
 [7:00-9:00] on the third Monday of the month, except for holidays and in July and August.  Coffee and cake is served.

July 15th
ANNUUAL PICNIC
HECKSCHER STATE PARK
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​Marty Besso
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​past president age83
sadly passed
away on April 22.
​He will be sorely missed

NEXT MEETING

Sept 18th
​  more info to follow

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June 19th Annual Bragging Rites

May 15
​Do to illness of our guest speaker could not make it.   We saw our emergency back up DVD on How the Earth was Formed
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April 17th Hands-On
​Paint on Rocks
with
​Debbie Winston

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March 20th our speaker July Ann Olson, discussed the intrinsic value of gems.  Some of the gems we talked about were the jewels of Elizabeth Taylor and what they sold for.

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​FEBRUARY 27TH

HANDS ON

​LADDER DESIGN BRACELETS

​HOLIDAY DINNER

​                                                                                                    PARLOR HOUSE GRILL WEST SAYVILLE JANUARY 8,2017

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Dec.19th ​CHINESE AUCTION
   AN A HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

​appetizer

desserts

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AT  OUR NOV 21ST MEETING

WE ALL MADE WIRE WRAPPED CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS OR SUNCATCHERS

Oct 17

lecture
Travels In India
Denise  Buss

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Sept. 19th
​Show and Tell

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August 13th
bus trip to
​Springfield, MA

shop to you drop

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​July 23rd
summer picnic
​Heckscher State Park

​​June 20th
bragging rights
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best self-collected         Kenny Klecak garnet
best purchased item      John Pesek
agatized coral
​best lapidary                  Barbara Kruger
​coloisonne

MAY 16TH
HANDS ON

MINE GEM TREES
OUR TEACHER CAROL PESEK

APRIL18TH

CHRIS VISCO
LECTURE
MINERALS OF NEW YORK

            MARCH 21ST
JOHN PESEK spoke about SILICATE an the structural principles of this amazing mineral
John has been a science teacher for over 30 years.  He received his bachelor of science degree at SUNY at Stony Brook.  He received advanced degrees at Virginia state university

FEB 22     HANDS ON
USING JUMPRINGS WE MADE CHAINMAILLE BRACELETS

Using jump rings we learned how to make decorative chains

We also had installation of officers

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JAN. 3 WE HAD OUR
  HOILDAY DINNER 

WE HELD A LIVE AUCTION FOR A FEW VERY SPECIAL SPECIMENS
IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFULAND SOME OF THE BIDDING REALLY GOT EXCITING

Dec. 21
CHINESE AUCTION
ALSO A HOLIDAY PARTY

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 Nov. 16th

Hands on
We all learned how to make jump ring bracelets

OCT 19TH
Igneous Rocks-  Synopsis by Cheryl Neary
Hands-On  Mica project with Kerry Dicker
 pendant using mica

Sept. 21      SHOW AND TELL
 WHAT WE DID IN OUR SUMMER HIATUS
DID YOU TAKE A TRIP?
DID YOU GO TO SPRINGFIELD?
DID YOU FIND SOMETHING?

CLUB PICNIC AUG. 1.2015
HECKSCHER STATE PARK

GOOD FRIENDS AND GOOD WEATHER

BOYD DICKER THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE CLUB

GOOD FOOD AND GOOD CONVERSATION

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WE HAD A TIE FOR BEST FOUND SPECIMEN

JUNE 15
BRAGGING RIGHTS
MEMBERS WHERE CHALLENGED TO BRING TO THE MEETING

THERE BEST SELF-COLLECTED
 BEST HAND-MADE
 PURCHASED ROCK
PURCHASED LAPIDARY PIECE

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KERRY ANN SHOWED OF THE NEWEST MEMBER OF OUR CLUB BOYD DICKER

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May 18th

we all learned how to  make

 MEMORY BRACELETS 

 

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APRIL 20TH
WHAT THE HECK IS THIS
Have you ever picked up a rock and you just don't know what it is? 
Chris Visco  showed us how to do a little research and what to look for to
identify what we have
 
We also had a little party for
Kerry Ann who is bringing
a new little member into the world next month

We all had fun passing around some of
those strange specimen

MARCH 16TH

HANDS ON
WIRE WRAPPING.  EVERYONE  MADE THERE OWN INDIVIDUAL PENDANTS

FEB.23

CHRIS VISCO
lectured us on how rocks
tell us a story 
ROCKS REMEMBER

We also had installation of new officers

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CHANGING OF OFFICERS

HOLIDAY DINNER
JAN 11TH
 

CHINESE AUTION

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DEC. 15TH
HANDS ON
KERRY ANN SHOWED US ALL HOW TO MAKE  DREAM CATCHERS  

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NOV.17


CHERYL AND KERRY SHARED THEIR EXPERIENCE OF THEIR KENTUCKY FIELD TRIP FOR GEODES

OCT20TH            JOHN KING
OUR SCRIMSHAW EXPERT GAVE US A QUICK HISTORY AND EXAMPLES OF THE ART
 THEN WE ALL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE ARE OWN

SCRIMSHAW IS THE NAME GIVEN TO SCROLLWORK, ENGRAVINGS, AND CARVINGS DONE IN BONE OR IVORY

SEPT. 15
Judy Ann Olsen was our guest speaker, a well-known expert in the industry 



 She told us how the gem industry enhances stones. The discussion and debate was about is this acceptable and ethical.

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BUS TRIP

SPRINGFIELD MASS


THE SPRINGFIELD SHOW IS THE LARGES ON THE EASTER SEABOARD

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JULY 12

WE HAD OUR ANNUAL PICNIC AT HECKSCHER STATE PARK

JUNE 16
CHRIS VISCO
 GAVE A POWER POINT AND LECTURE ON THE FOSSELS OF
NEW YORK

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MAY 19

HANDS ON

KERRY ANN

SHOW US ALL HOW TO WIRE WRAP A SHARKS TOOTH

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APRIL 21
GUEST SPEAKER
MITCHELL PORTNOY

MITCH IS THE PRESIDENT OF TH NY MINERALOGICAL CLUB AND EDITOR OF MINERAL NEW, A NATIONAL PUBLICATION

MALACHITE

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MARCH 17TH MEETING

IN THE SPIRIT OF ST. PATTY'S DAY A LECTURE ABOUT IRELAND,  SOME OF THE GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENON AND CONNEMARA MARBLE
PRESENTED BY CHERYL NEARY

JAN. 5TH  ANNUAL HOLIDAY DINNER
CHINESE AUCTION
WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME AND THE CHINESE AUCTION WAS VERY SUSSESSFUL
WE ALSO HAD THE INSTALLATION OF NEW OFFICERS

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NOV. 18TH
IN THE SPIRIT OF THE UPCOMING SEASON
WE ALL MADE CRYSTAL SNOWFLAKE
SUN CATCHERS

OCT. MEETING
KATHLEEN OUR GUEST SPEAKER EXPLAINED TO  US WHAT AURAS ARE AND HOW THEY WORK

SHE EVEN TOOK THE TIME TO GIVE ANYBODY WHO WANTED A ONE ON ONE READING

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Kathleen DiResta

SEPT. 16TH
Kathleen is a jewelry designer, silversmith, shop owner and a teacher.

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Kathleen has a rare mixture of artistic talents and magnificent craftsmanship and enthusiasm.  It made her lecture extremely engrossing

JULY 20TH WE HAD OUR ANNUAL SUMMER PICNIC AT HECKSCHER STATE PARK.  IT WAS A HOT DAY BUT WE ALL FOUND OUR OWN WAY TO KEEP COOL

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RUTH COFFEY
JUNE 17
DISSCUSSED HURRICANE SANDY AND HOW IT AFFECTED FIRE ISLAND AND THE LIGHT HOUSE

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APRIL 15TH
GUEST SPEAKER
JUDY ANN OLSEN

JUDY ANN OLSEN

A PROFESSIONAL JEWELRY WRITER AND GRADUATE OF THE GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA.  SHE IS A REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR TO LUXURY JEWELS 24 MAGAZINE AND GEMSTONE GURU.COM
THE CLUB AND GUESS WERE TOTALLY CAPTIVATED ON THE POWER POINT PRESENTATION SHE GAVE.  SHE SPOKE ON AN OVERVIEW OF GEMSTONES, THE GLOBAL GEM TRADE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FAIR TADE GEMS.

MARCH 18TH
WE ALL MADE WIND CHIMES WITH GEODE SLABS

FEB. 4TH HANDS ON

WE ALL MADE LANTERNS WITH MICA
THE MICA WAS COLLECTED FROM OUR LAST FIELD TRIP TO THE TOVECO MINE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
WE HAD TO PEEL AND CUT THE MICE TO SIZE
IT GAVE THE LANTERNS A WARM AMBER GLOW

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Jan. 6

Hoilday meeting/dinner
at Bella Verde

   Our hoilday dinner was great fun.  We had a chinese auction with items the club members donated,  It was very succesful.  We had the election of officers, o and yes we had a lovey meal.

Dec 17th
SHOW AND TELL


CLUB MEMBERS AND GUESTS WERE INVITED TO BRING IN AND SHARE THEIR SPECIALTY

MANY OF OUR MEMBERS HAD A GREAT DEAL TO SHARE.  THEY WERE INTERESTING, EDUCATIONAL, HUMOROUS AND EVEN HEART WARMING.

 Nov 19th
Terry Szenics was our guest speaker
Terry Szenics, local collector and dealer, gave a talk on...
"One of the most notable finds of the 1960s;  Collecting of purple apatite at the Pulsifer Quarry on Mt Apatite in Acton ME.

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Oct. 15th meeting
Kerry Ann led us with a hands on.  We all made spider sun catchers for Halloween.

some of our many guest speakers