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Gem and Mineral Society Presents 2008 National AFMS Show 2008 Regional SCFMS Show 55th Annual HGMS Gem, Jewelry, Mineral, and Fossil Show September 26 - 28, 2008 HUMBLE CIVIC CENTER 8233 Will Clayton Parkway Humble, Texas 5 miles east of Bush International Airport 1 mile east of Hwy. 59 Friday 9-6 Saturday 9-6 Sunday 10-5 |
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Click
here for the 2008 Show Flyer (Adobe
PDF file... requires Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.) The HGMS is excited to announce that we are hosting the 2008 AFMS/SCFMS Annual Show. Our host hotel is the Comfort Suites Kingwood. The cut-off date for reserving rooms at the special HGMS rate is September 17, 2008. Please feel free to download all necessary forms via the above button. In addition to our normal activities, we will also be hosting field trips to Whiskey Bridge (Eocene invertebrate fossils), the Houston Museum of Natural Science, and our HGMS clubhouse. As a special added attraction, the AFMS will be holding a Cut Stone Auction for the benefit of the AFMS Scholarship Foundation on Friday, September 26, at 2 p.m.. |
Click here
for information about tickets and times. Click here for maps and directions to the show (as well as dates for future shows and a link to the Denver Gem and Mineral show). |
The
HGMS Gem, Jewelry, Mineral, and Fossil Show seeks to raise awareness of
Earth Science Education activities in the Houston area and of the
importance
of Earth Science Education in general.
Further
objectives include
promoting community awareness of HGMS' year-round activities such as
field
trips, lapidary and fossil cleaning workshops, educational classes,
social
dinners, auctions, meetings of the Lapidary, Faceting, Mineral and
Fossil
special interest groups, and other facilities and events that are
available
to our membership The show also increases club membership,
thereby
adding to our pool of knowledge and
experience, and funds the club's year-round nonprofit activities.
Club exhibits during the Show seek to fulfill these objectives by teaching and demonstrating the lapidary and faceting arts and by providing... full text |
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We are proud to host a fine selection of commercial dealers offering gems, minerals, beads, fossils, lapidary material, and many other items for your shopping pleasure. |
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Photos taken at some of our previous shows: | Something for Everyone! |
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KIDS
DAY (Friday):
Public,
private
and homeshool teachers can bring their classes FREE for an Earth
Science lesson in the form of an age-appropriate scavenger hunt. Click here for registration forms. Full
text Reserve
a spot to earn Geology
Scout Badges at the show on Saturday and Sunday! Special Exhibits What do a giant hissing cockroach, food made of rocks, dinosaur sculptures, fossils ready for excavation, and rock spheres have in common? They are some of the unique items to be found in our twelve special exhibits this year. Stop by each exhibit for an experience you are sure to remember. |
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Don't Forget the Swap Area!
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| Find excellent deals on minerals, fossils, and hand-made cabs and jewelry. This is an amateur retail area for club members and other rockhounds to sell their excess material. The hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday... full text |
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