View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2856
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: Apr 30, 2013 12:52 Post subject: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
|
|
I had a chance to attend the Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society ( MAGS) for part of a day this past weekend. I wish to share some of the images from that trip.
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30669 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30682 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30645 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30657 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30671 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30623 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30700 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30672 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30648 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30646 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30703 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
I did not get a chance to visit with Elvis because he had already left the building. |
|
Viewed: |
30667 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30661 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30636 Time(s) |
|
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2856
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: Apr 30, 2013 12:56 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
|
|
Advertising brochure for Graceland.
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30679 Time(s) |
|
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2856
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: Apr 30, 2013 16:00 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
|
|
MAGS
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30564 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Dealer Jimmy McNeil and MAGS Officer Mike Austen |
|
Viewed: |
30572 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30588 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30602 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30574 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30548 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30577 Time(s) |
|
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2856
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: Apr 30, 2013 23:27 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
|
|
MAGS Show
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30514 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Eddie and David. Two MAGSters. David has been a rockhound since about age 9. He has collected in the mines of Cave-In-Rock and spent summers in Magnet Cove rockhounding with a member of the Kimzey family. Eddie is a goldsmith and has personally collected petrified wood in the Western United States. |
|
Viewed: |
30505 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30531 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30504 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30521 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30541 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30493 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30527 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30510 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30493 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30506 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30510 Time(s) |
|
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2856
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: May 01, 2013 12:49 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
|
|
MAGS
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30444 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30409 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30367 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30402 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30390 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30356 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30352 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30319 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30358 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Tom and Kathryn. Tom is an artist and retired curator of the Memphis Pink Palace Museum. Kathryn was an archaeology major in college. |
|
Viewed: |
30360 Time(s) |
|
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2856
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: May 01, 2013 18:40 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
|
|
MAGS Show
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30279 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30295 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
James and David, two MAGsters (name given to members of MAGS). James is a goldsmiith and does lapidary. Some of his work has appeared in Jewelry Artist. David is a field collector and does lapidary. David has the largest saws and vibralaps in the club. He does wonderful polishes on agate slabs and coconuts and petrified wood. |
|
Viewed: |
30289 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30299 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Every year at the show there is a gem dig for the kids where donated specimens are buried and the participants dig for and keep their finds. |
|
Viewed: |
30288 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30321 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30290 Time(s) |
|
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2856
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: May 01, 2013 20:57 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
|
|
MAGS Show
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30287 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30289 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30270 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30266 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30268 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30261 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30262 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30259 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30270 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Mike did an excellent job with his fluorescent mineral display. |
|
Viewed: |
30275 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
W.C. McDaniel, MAGSter and former show chairman. |
|
Viewed: |
30284 Time(s) |
|
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2856
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: May 01, 2013 21:10 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
|
|
MAGS Show
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30241 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Skeletal Quartz from Herkimer, New York. |
|
Viewed: |
30288 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Mike Howard, soon -to-be-retired state geologist and author of numerous articles and several books on Arkansas minerals. His wife, Darcy, does the illustrations for his publications. Mike and the late Art Smith were rockhounding buddies. |
|
Viewed: |
30266 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Dale and one of his colorful ammonites. |
|
Viewed: |
30267 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30264 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30249 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Jimmy McNeil and his son, Dale. Jimmy is an archaeologist. His wife, Hisami, was in Osaka, Japan doing a mineral show the same weekend the Memphis show was going on. |
|
Viewed: |
30242 Time(s) |
|
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2856
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: May 02, 2013 16:42 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
|
|
MAGS Show
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30144 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30147 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30147 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30142 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30118 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30158 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30143 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30120 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30158 Time(s) |
|
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2856
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: May 02, 2013 16:50 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
|
|
MAGS Show
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30110 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30146 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30148 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30126 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30107 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30097 Time(s) |
|
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2856
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: May 02, 2013 19:38 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
|
|
MAGS Show
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30089 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30060 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30103 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30101 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30083 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30085 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30106 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30092 Time(s) |
|
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2856
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: May 03, 2013 09:58 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
|
|
MAGS Show
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30001 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29923 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29967 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29883 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29962 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29959 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29961 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29938 Time(s) |
|
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2856
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: May 03, 2013 17:24 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
|
|
MAGS Show
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29881 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29893 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29916 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29875 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29889 Time(s) |
|
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2856
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: May 04, 2013 12:44 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
|
|
MAGS Show
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29750 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29785 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29792 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29766 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29770 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29757 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29761 Time(s) |
|
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2856
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: May 05, 2013 13:06 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
|
|
MAGS Show
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29713 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29670 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29695 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29698 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29718 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29709 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29724 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29665 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29670 Time(s) |
|
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2856
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: May 06, 2013 12:55 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
|
|
MAGS Show.
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29548 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29566 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29559 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29584 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29590 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29573 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29575 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29581 Time(s) |
|
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2856
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: May 07, 2013 07:47 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
|
|
MAGS Show
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29374 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29383 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29386 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29387 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29374 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29408 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29381 Time(s) |
|
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2856
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: May 08, 2013 12:52 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
|
|
MAGS Show
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29096 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29092 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29083 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29086 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29110 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29089 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29117 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29096 Time(s) |
|
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2856
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: May 09, 2013 14:56 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
|
|
Jordi, distinguished moderators and site administrators, fellow members of FMF this concludes my report on the Memphis Show. I did not know if anyone was interested in seeing a report on the smaller shows or not.
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28990 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28973 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
29010 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28981 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
MAGS offers free admission for all scouts in uniform |
|
Viewed: |
28984 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
28984 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
The Memphis Pyramid, soon to become an outdoor, hiking and fishing retail store. |
|
Viewed: |
29015 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
We say goodbye to Memphis and the "mighty Mississipp" (the Mississippi River). |
|
Viewed: |
28990 Time(s) |
|
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Jordi Fabre
Overall coordinator of the Forum
Joined: 07 Aug 2006
Posts: 4896
Location: Barcelona
|
Posted: May 09, 2013 15:54 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
|
|
Don Lum wrote: | ...I did not know if anyone was interested in seeing a report on the smaller shows or not. |
Please Don, we adore this kind of reportages, I already requested for them here
More please! (and thank you for this ;-)
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
|