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General
Meeting
7:30 PM Monday, March 1, 2010
Chamblee Library
4115 Clairmont Road
Atlanta, GA 30341
Speaker
for March 1, 2010“What is an iron furnace”?
Presented
by Tom Batcha
Many people stop to see lighthouses at the beach. Just as many stop to see waterfalls in the mountains. Some may even stop to see outhouses on a country road. But is there anyone that would go out of their way to research and locate a 19th century iron furnace sitting inthe middle of nowhere? You may even be asking yourself “What is an iron furnace”? And that would be a NORMAL response.
Come join us at the March meeting as our own Tom Batcha takes a look at this very unusual pass time as he mixes mineralogy and history and takes us on his version of a BIG adventure. We will take a look back in time to the mid 1800’s when Bartow County was one of the topproducers of iron in the Old South. Those ironworks and mine dumps can still be found in the old Cartersville Mining District. Come and join in an educational look at this bygone era.Please join us for our March meeting!
Carl Ziglin,
VP of Programs
2009 SFMS AND GMS AWARDS
SFMS AWARDS:
Tom
Batcha gave out Federation Bulletin Awards. • Dylan Porter won 11th
Place in the Southeast Federation for his article, “Frugal Storage”. •
Kim Cochran won 10th Place for Original Article – Advanced for his
obituary for Freida Duffey. Anita Westlake won 7th Place for her
article, “The Emory Science Olympiad”. • Lizabeth McClain won 5th Place
– Original Article, “Hannahatchee Adventure”. • Dave Babulski won 2nd
Place, 2007, for his Micromount Corner article, Adamite”. • Dave won
5th Place, 2008, on his article, “Iridescence in Minerals”. • Dave won
3rd Place, 2009, and also took 9th Place in the American Federation for
his article, “Spectroscope in Mineralogy”. • Julian Gray won 2nd Place,
2008, for his article , “I’m in Big Trouble, Aren’t I?”. • Bill
Waggener won 1st Place , and also 5th Place I the American Federation
for his President’s Message. • Chris Lee won 1st Place – Junior
Article, and also 1st Place with the American Federation on his
article, “Collectus Rockus”. • Tom recognized Richard Graveline and Kim
Cochran for their help in folding and stamping the Tips and Trips. Each
were presented with a gift. • Bill Waggener presented Tom Batcha with
an award for 1st Place – Original Adult Article, “A Blast from the
Past”. Tom was also presented a certificate for 9th Place from the
American Federation– Large Bulletin for Tips and Trips.
GMS AWARDS:
Hostess
Award was presented to Eva Ostrofsky • A Way Out Member Award was given
to Jim Flora, who could not attend the dinner. • Certificates of
Appreciation were presented to: Richard Graveline, Roxanne Lopez,
Martha Brown, Nancy Marden, and tom Batcha. • Gold-Nugget awards were
presented to Lizabeth McClain, Jay Gorday, and Kim Cochran. Carl
pranced somewhat gracefully. The President’s Award was
presented to John Trimble. Member of the Year Award was given to ginger
Peterson, who could not attend the dinner. Ginger was given a
telescope. Both were accepted by Pam Martin.
Friends, Romans, Rockhounds, Lend me your Photos!
I'm attempting to put together a computer slide show about GMS. One use for this presentation may be to help explain what a great group we are and why folks should become members. Our May show is one place this might be used. To create this presentation, I need to borrow your photos of GMS activities, field trips, finds, etc. Please let me copy the most interesting of your prints, slides and negatives. I would like to highlight the most fun aspects of GMS, particularly those involving juniors. If you have older photos I would also like to capture images of members from 'yestermillenium'.Let me know if you have any ideas or suggestions about what should be included in the presentation.If you have images already on computer disk, all the better (less work for me . . .).Thanks!Carl programs@gamineral.org programs@gamineral.org
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GEORGIA MINERAL SOCIETY, INC.
generally meets the first Monday of the month.
If this date
falls on a holiday, the Society will meet on the THIRD
Monday
of the month. The meeting takes place at 7:30 PM.
In the month of October, the society holds a banquet in place of its
general
meeting. June brinqgs the annual GMS picnic and auction in
place
of the general meeting. If
you would like to join the Georgia Mineral
Society, please download
one of the following GMS membership forms and send it to the following
address:
THE
GEORGIA MINERAL
SOCIETY, INC.
P.O. BOX 15011
ATLANTA, GA 30333-5011
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($20.00 + $5.00
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(due 12 months from
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DUES for expired memberships are $25.00
($20.00 + $5.00
reinstatement fee).
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MEMBERSHIPS ARE FOR THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY
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GEORGIA MINERAL SOCIETY, INC.
P.O. BOX 15011,
ATLANTA, GA. 30333-5011
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GMS
Meeting Location Maps:
Chamblee Library meeting location
4114 Clairmont Road
 
DIRECTIONS:
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From I-285
Northbound / I-85 Southbound:
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From I-285,
take I-85 South (Exit 33) at Spaghetti
Junction. Take first exit at Chamblee-Tucker Rd. (Exit 94) and turn
right.
Continue on Chamblee-Tucker Rd. past Shallowford Rd. (road bares to
left
at light) Buford Highway and DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. Turn left on New
Peachtree Rd. and make next left on Clairmont Rd. at next light.
Library
is on left.
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From I-85
Northbound:
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Get off at
Clairmont Road Exit (91) and turn left
to go North on Clairmont. Library is on right about 1 1/2 miles North
of
Buford Highway.
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From I-285
Southbound:
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Take
Peachtree Industrial Blvd. (Exit 31) and
turn right. Go about 2 miles and turn left onto Clairmont Rd. Library
is
on left about 1/2 mile.
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From South
(Decatur):
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Take
Clairmont Road North. Library is on right
about 1 1/2 miles North of Buford Highway.
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From
West:
-
Take
Peachtree Industrial Blvd. to Clairmont Road
and turn right. Library is on left about 1/4 mile past railroad
overpass.
Dunwoody
Library meeting location.
5339
Chamblee-Dunwoody Road
Dunwoody,
Georgia 30338
 
The
Dunwoody Library
is located in northern DeKalb County on Chamblee-Dunwoody
Road, just
South of the intersection of Mount Vernon Road.
DIRECTIONS:
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From
I-285 Westbound:
Take
North Peachtree Rd. (Exit 31). At end of exit ramp continue straight on
access road (Cotillion Dr.) At second light, turn right onto North
Shallowford
Rd. At first major intersection, North Shallowford Rd. becomes
Chamblee-Dunwoody
Rd. Continue straight for about 1 1/2 mile. Library is on right just
after
light at Womack Rd.
- From
I-285 Eastbound:
Get
off at Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd. (Exit 30) and turn left. About 3/4 mile at
intersection with North Shallowford Rd. and Peeler Rd. turn left to
stay
on Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd. Library is on right about 1 1/2 mile, just
after
light at Womack Rd.
- From
Perimeter Mall:
Take
Ashford Dunwoody Road until it deadends at the Mount Vernon Rd. and
turn
right. At next intersection, turn right onto Chamblee-Dunwoody Road.
Turn
left onto Library parking lot just before first light.
- From
South (Chamblee):
Take
Chamblee-Dunwoody Road North. About 3/4 mile after crossing over I-285,
at intersection with North Shallowford Rd. and Peeler Rd. turn left to
stay on Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd. Library is on right about 1 1/2 mile,
just
after light at Womack Rd.
Maps
by
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