Monthly meeting monday Oct 14th
Image: WGS Membership Field Trip on Oct 12th @Lena Quarry, near Gillette, WI. Join us this Monday, Oct 14th for our next monthly...
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Sue Robinson
Sep 61 min read
MONTHLY MEETINGS RESUME! SEPTEMBER 9TH
WGS MONTHLY MEETINGS ARE BEGINNING AGAIN AFTER OUR SUMMER HIATUS. JOIN US Monday, Sept 9th at 7:00 PM Mother of Perpetual Help Church...
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Sue Robinson
May 221 min read
Join us on June 10th
OUR NEXT WGS MEMBERSHIP MEETING IS ON Monday, June 10th, 2024 at 7:00 PM (No meetings in July or August - monthly meetings resume on...
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Sue Robinson
Mar 81 min read
Join us on May 13th!
OUR NEXT WGS MEMBERSHIP MEETING IS ON Monday, May 13th, 2024 at 7:00 PM (a week late for this month due to the eclipse) Where: Mary...
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Sue Robinson
Feb 101 min read
Darwin Day UWM
Join members of WGS for this yearly event sponsored by UWM! Event Overview Darwin Day is a public outreach event celebrating the life and...
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Sue Robinson
Jan 41 min read
Join us!
OUR NEXT WGS MEMBERSHIP MEETING IS ON Monday, January 8th, 2024 at 7:00 PM Join us for our first meeting of 2024! Mary Queen of Saints...
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Sue Robinson
Dec 20, 20231 min read
WGS Annual Christmas Party!
Fun and good food for all at our annual Christmas Party held on Monday, December 11th (in lieu of our monthly meeting). In addition, we...
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Sue Robinson
Nov 24, 20231 min read
WGS ROCK AND GEM SHOW!
It’s official! Our 2024 ROCK AND GEM SHOW will be at the Waukesha Expo Center! We are extremely excited about the new venue and hope to...
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Pierre Couture
Sep 26, 20231 min read
Birthdays Rock
Pierre and Kayla from the Wisconsin Geological Society hosted a geological themed birthday party on Saturday, September 23rd featuring a...
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Pierre Couture
Sep 20, 20231 min read
Moonstone
WGS Members were invited by Bill Schoenfuss to dig for Moonstone in Marathon County at a private location. It was a farmers field and...
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Pierre Couture
Aug 8, 20231 min read
Wisconsin's Geologic History
A story of Fire, Water, and Ice. Saturday, August 26th at the Point Beach State Forest Nature Center.
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Pierre Couture
Jun 6, 20231 min read
Black & pink Rocks
Let's go back in time to approximately 1.8 billion years. Mountains towering over the future Wisconsin landscape and volcanoes spewing...
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Pierre Couture
Apr 26, 20231 min read
WGS Rock & Gem Show
WGS was featured on the TMJ4 Morning Blend show. Check out our show May 20 & 21, Hart Park Wauwatosa. 10:00 am - 4:30. We Will, We Will,...
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Pierre Couture
Apr 17, 20232 min read
Pre-Solar Space diamonds & more
WGS received a special behind-the-scenes tour of the Field Museum of Chicago's meteorite collection, fluorescent minerals, and we...
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Pierre Couture
Feb 28, 20231 min read
Wire Wrapping at Brown Deer Library
Wire Wrapping at Brown Deer Library On Saturday, March 25, 2023, WGS members Denise Hohenfeldt, Mary Shellman and Sue Eyre held a...
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Pierre Couture
Jan 31, 20231 min read
Darwin Day
WGS will have a table with Wisconsin Rocks and Minerals. Come check us out and check out the Greene Gallery.
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Pierre Couture
Nov 11, 20221 min read
Mark your calendars WGS 2023 Rock & Gem Show
May 20th & May 21st 2023 Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, Fossils, Kids Activities & Food Indoors at Muellner Building: Hart Park, Wauwatosa,...
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Pierre Couture
Nov 10, 20221 min read
Check Out the Rib mountain quartzite quarry
Rib Mountain State Park, the Quarry, Mosinee Hill, and Hardwood Hill are made from quartzite that was once sandstone. The sandstone,...
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Pierre Couture
Apr 6, 20221 min read
WGS Rock & GEM SHOW
Saturday & Sunday May 14 and May 15, 2022 (The weekend after Mother’s Day) 10am to 4:30pm each day Admission $3 or 2 for $5 Accompanied...
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May 10, 20211 min read
The Amazing Calcites of Schullsburg, Wisconsin.
What is Calcite? Calcite (CaCO3) is a very common and widespread mineral with many forms and colors. The properties that identify calcite...
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