December 1, 2004 - Holiday Party
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sun, 12/19/2004 - 11:00pmThere was no BPS field trip this month, instead we celebrated
the
holidays at the home of Leisa Whitlow, where everyone had a great
time. The good food, dirty Santa exchange and the field trip
slide show were enjoyed by all.
(no pictures this month)
(no pictures this month)
BPS December 6, 2004 Meeting
BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the Homewood Public Library. Meeting is downstairs, in room 101.
Program: Fossil Preparation
Program: Fossil Preparation
Date:
Monday, December 6, 2004 - 7:00pm
November 20, 2004 - Mississippian Fossils, St. Clair Co, AL
Submitted by Leisa Whitlow on Sun, 11/21/2004 - 11:00pmDonning orange and blue, red and white, or...mud and well, a little more mud, the BPS explored a new site in St. Clair County, Alabama. The weather was just a tad misty after our outing but cool and comfortable during our adventure. Our fearless leader led us to a Mississippian age roadcut yeilding some of the
November 15, 2004 - Meadowview Elem School, Dallas Co, AL
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Wed, 11/17/2004 - 11:00pmOn November 15, 2004, Vicki Lais and Nancy Kenfield, members of the Birmingham Paleontological Society Community Education Committee, were the guests of Mrs. Woods' "gifted student" class at Meadowview Elementary School in Selma, Alabama. These are all third-graders and BPS had been invited to speak when one of the students told her teacher about
BPS November 1, 2004 Meeting
BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the Homewood Public Library. Meeting is downstairs, in room 101.
Program: Discover video - Dinosaurs
Program: Discover video - Dinosaurs
Date:
Monday, November 1, 2004 - 7:00pm
October 23, 2004 - Cretaceous Fossils, Tuscaloosa and Hale Co, AL
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Tue, 10/26/2004 - 11:00pmOctober
saw the troops
headed to Hale
county, AL to a favorite creek. After meeting at a rest area,
we
headed South to Tuscaloosa where we made a stop at the Museum of
Natural History on the University campus. Great fossil
collections as well as a fun exhibit of bugs and bats caught
everybody's interest. We were delighted to see that
the
October 2, 2004 - Lawrence and Colbert Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Mon, 10/04/2004 - 11:00pmThis field trip
to roadcuts in Lawrence and Colbert County, AL included
five stops during the
day. There were a number of students on the trip, who had
been
teased that "you're not going to find any fossils!". They
were
pleasantly surprised! After a long day of collecting, our
youngest participant, Bailey, decided she wanted to come on all our
BPS October 4, 2004 Meeting
BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the Homewood Public Library. Meeting is downstairs, in room 101.
Program: Hands on Workshop: CD ScreenSaver - Microscopic Specimens from the Mississippian
(Note: a short Specimen Cleaning Workshop was held during field trip Oct 2)
Program: Hands on Workshop: CD ScreenSaver - Microscopic Specimens from the Mississippian
(Note: a short Specimen Cleaning Workshop was held during field trip Oct 2)
Date:
Monday, October 4, 2004 - 7:00pm
Incorporation
Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/23/2004 - 11:00pmBPS filed Articles of Incorporation on
September 24, 2004. Our official, legal name is - ta da! Birmingham Paleontological Society. Who would have guessed?
BPS September 9, 2004
BPS regular monthly meetings are held on the 1st Monday of each month at the Homewood Public Library. Meeting is downstairs, in room 101.
Program: Presentation by Alabama Citizens for Science Education
Program: Presentation by Alabama Citizens for Science Education
Date:
Thursday, September 9, 2004 - 7:00pm
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