View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: May 25, 2013 08:39 Post subject: Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA |
|
|
I found myself in Appleton, Wisconsin this morning, preparing to present an award for bicycle friendly business to Kimberly Clark Corporation. Appleton is the home of the late John F. Barlow, a famous mineral collector. I had asked my host to drive me past Barlow's home last night and got a decent night time shot, hoping not to scare the current owners!
After my bicycle presentation and bike ride with 400 Kimberly Clark employees as well as the CEO, I found I had a little bit of time, before flying home to Texas, to go see some of Barlow's pieces in the University of Wisconsin.
We had called ahead and a wonderful fellow, Gary Richards, met us there. Seems he knew who I was and wanted to show me around.
Getting my photos organized and am about to post a few....
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: May 25, 2013 09:26 Post subject: Re: Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA |
|
|
I had only half an hour, sadly, so my photos are a bit rushed.
Description: |
There is a Barlow Planetarium there also. |
|
Viewed: |
30810 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30804 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: May 25, 2013 09:29 Post subject: Re: Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA |
|
|
...
Description: |
Gary Richards is the Museum Educator, his official title, and he was just wonderful giving us stories and history of the area, of John Barlow, etc. |
|
Viewed: |
30770 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30775 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30758 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30769 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30775 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30796 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: May 25, 2013 09:37 Post subject: Re: Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30755 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30766 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30752 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30780 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30756 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
My bicycling friend, Rob Gusky, set up this appointment as a surprise for me! He was driving me around and we were heading to the airport right after this visit. |
|
Viewed: |
30724 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: May 25, 2013 09:41 Post subject: Re: Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA |
|
|
...Some of John Barlow's donated pieces.
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30758 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30757 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30753 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30744 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30755 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30768 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30752 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: May 25, 2013 09:45 Post subject: Re: Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30752 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30726 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30717 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30745 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30738 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30732 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Rob seemed to be enjoying these historic stories, after all he lives in the area! |
|
Viewed: |
30755 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30739 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30744 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30744 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30743 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: May 25, 2013 09:49 Post subject: Re: Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30685 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30652 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30645 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: May 25, 2013 09:52 Post subject: Re: Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30617 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30651 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30652 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30665 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30668 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30667 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30703 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: May 25, 2013 10:03 Post subject: Re: Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30609 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30616 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30615 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30656 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30616 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30619 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: May 25, 2013 10:06 Post subject: Re: Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30586 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30572 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30580 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30641 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30611 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30595 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30598 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30600 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: May 25, 2013 10:09 Post subject: Re: Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30607 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30617 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30602 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30604 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30595 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30638 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30608 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30637 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: May 25, 2013 12:42 Post subject: Re: Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30567 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30535 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30504 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30485 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30525 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30547 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30516 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30559 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: May 25, 2013 12:45 Post subject: Re: Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30562 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30547 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30513 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30536 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30569 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30521 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30514 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: May 25, 2013 12:48 Post subject: Re: Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30501 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30475 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30477 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30517 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30514 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30527 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30481 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30488 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: May 25, 2013 12:53 Post subject: Re: Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA |
|
|
...
Description: |
The book we use so often, to see examples from various locations. |
|
Viewed: |
30434 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: May 25, 2013 13:02 Post subject: Re: Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA |
|
|
I wish I had more time, Mr. Richards had a fun and witty way of telling stories about the miners and mines, and he was a friend of Mr. Barlows too. Speaking of which, my friend lives right down the road from Barlow's home, when he was still alive and living there....so he drove me by at night, this is the photo I managed to take. Hoping not to scare the current residents!
Thanks for viewing my photos and write up, cheers! Gail Copus Spann
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
30438 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: May 25, 2013 13:06 Post subject: Re: Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA |
|
|
P.S.
I joined the Weis N Miners mineral club while there. I think it's nice to support groups when they are so good at making an effort to keep the stories and fun going!
Also, the address for the Weis Earth Science Museum is
1478 Midway Road
Menasha, Wisconsin, 54952
920-832-2925
920-832-2674 fax
https://www.weismuseum.org
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Jordi Fabre
Overall coordinator of the Forum
Joined: 07 Aug 2006
Posts: 4900
Location: Barcelona
|
Posted: May 25, 2013 14:35 Post subject: Re: Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA |
|
|
I'm always admiring the astounding capacity of Gail to improve this Forum with large, well documented, topics of any kind of things.
One more time: thanks Gail! ;-)
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
vic rzonca
Joined: 18 Nov 2008
Posts: 820
Location: MA
|
Posted: May 25, 2013 15:06 Post subject: Re: Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA |
|
|
Right Jordi. Nice Gail.
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2859
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: May 25, 2013 17:04 Post subject: Re: Weis Earth Science Museum, Menasha, Wisconsin, USA |
|
|
Thank you, Gail.
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|