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Houston Gem and Mineral Society Presents 56th Annual HGMS Gem, Jewelry, Mineral, and Fossil Show November 13 - 15, 2009 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 Note: Only the
above information has been updated for the 2009 show. As the 2009 Show plans are developed, the remainder of this page will be
modified.
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Click
here for the 2009 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.
Elementary
teachers are eligible to win an authentic meteorite. Pick up an
entry form at the Dinosaurs Rock©
booth, and return the filled-out form to the same booth by
3 p.m. Sunday to be eligible to win. Click here
for information. Special Exhibits We have a number of very interesting and educational Special Exhibits lined up for this year. These include Walt Whittington’s Dinosaurs Rock, a moon rock from NASA, Glen Kuban’s dinosaur tracks at Paleo Scene, wildlife depicted on stone and petrified wood by Artwork N Nature, kid’s activities from the Houston Museum of Natural Science, Lois and Bill Patillo’s famous Rock Food Table, Cheryl Lucas' Texas PMC, and the ever-popular Dino Dig. Stop by each exhibit for an experience you are sure to remember.
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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).
   2005
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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
Over 50 Case Exhibits covering
every aspect of the hobby. Some
are special exhibits that tour various gem and mineral shows. Demonstrations of faceting, cabbing, silversmithing, and much more throughout each day of the show Mineral Section displays of fluorescent minerals under black light, publications for sale, school rock, mineral and fossil sets sponsored by ConocoPhillips Paleontology Section displays featuring fossil collections, books, "touch fossils," and much more |
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