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Don Lum
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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.
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Apr 30, 2013 12:56 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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Advertising brochure for Graceland.
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Apr 30, 2013 16:00 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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MAGS
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| Dealer Jimmy McNeil and MAGS Officer Mike Austen |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Apr 30, 2013 23:27 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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| 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. |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 01, 2013 12:49 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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| Tom and Kathryn. Tom is an artist and retired curator of the Memphis Pink Palace Museum. Kathryn was an archaeology major in college. |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 01, 2013 18:40 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 01, 2013 20:57 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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| Mike did an excellent job with his fluorescent mineral display. |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 01, 2013 21:10 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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| 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. |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 02, 2013 16:42 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 02, 2013 16:50 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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| Posted: May 02, 2013 19:38 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 03, 2013 09:58 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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| Posted: May 03, 2013 17:24 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 04, 2013 12:44 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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| Posted: May 05, 2013 13:06 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 06, 2013 12:55 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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| Posted: May 07, 2013 07:47 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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| Posted: May 08, 2013 12:52 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 09, 2013 14:56 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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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.
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: May 09, 2013 15:54 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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| 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 ;-)
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