Bryce Robertson - 8/9/2022
Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum, grand reopening! Dinosaurs, giant crocks, mammoths, mastodons with four tusks, tracks of 100 fossil animals, man-made artifacts in solid sandstone, 3-toed horses, saber-toothed cats, and real unicorns(one horned Rhinos) are just a few of the things you’ll see at the Mt. ...
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Association of Applied Paleontological Sciences (AAPS) - 8/2/2022 - 8/2/2022
Lindgren Hall of Ichthyology On Friday afternoon, July 29th, the Whiteside Museum of Natural History in Seymour, Texas, honored AAPS member Anthony Lindgren by dedicating their new fossil fish exhibit the "Lindgren Hall of Ichthyology". Anthony has been a long-time supporter of the museum and the WM...
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Smoky Mountain CDJR - 7/12/2022
If you like studying gems, rocks, and minerals, exploring the Gem and Mineral Society in Franklin, North Carolina — considered the Gem Capital of the World — may be your next vacation plan. The museum hosts one of the largest collections of gems and minerals in the Southeast, making it a notable sto...
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By Helen Serras-Herman - 7/7/2022
The Fabulous EFMLS Wildacres Workshop Experience Fall 2022 By Helen Serras-Herman The Eastern Federation of Mineralogical Societies (EFLMS) Wildacres Workshop takes place twice annually at a wonderful and very unique gathering place called Wildacres Retreat in North Carolina, near Spruce Pine and ...
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By Helen Serras-Herman - 6/23/2022
The Bachelor Syracuse Mine in Ouray, Colorado By Helen Serras-Herman The Bachelor Syracuse Mine is located in Ouray, in the heart of the San Juan Mountains and the San Juan Mining District of southwestern Colorado. What better place to learn the rich local mining history than visiting a real gold m...
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Xpo Press - 1/23/2022
The 172-page 2022 Tucson EZ-Guide was posted online today and can be viewed here. The printed hard-copy guide will arrive in Tucson on January 21, where they'll start being distributed at Tucson International Airport, local hotels and restaurants, and at each of the 40+ shows a few days before they ...
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Brad Hicks, Xpo Press Publisher - 1/21/2022
A new book hot off the press will be premiering at two shows in Tucson next month — AGTA GemFair™ Tucson and the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show®. The book is titled Carved Gems: Inspiration and Expertise by Helen Serras-Herman, an award-winning gem and jewelry artist and National Lapidary Hall of Fame in...
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Brad Hicks, Xpo Press Owner & Publisher - 1/18/2022
With just eleven days remaining until the official opening of the 2022 Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase, here's an update of show closings and new shows that are premiering in Tucson in 2022. A few shows have cancelled their 2022 Tucson dates — Best Bead Show, Grant Gem & Jewelry Show, and Whol...
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Rachel Ford, Director of Xpo Press Social Media - 1/15/2022
Are you following Xpo Press yet on social media? You can find us @gemshowinsider on both Facebook and Instagram. Stay up-to-date on the latest 2022 Tucson Showcase news as well as news and happenings about gem shows around the U.S. and Canada. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GemShowInsider Instag...
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Brad Hicks, Owner of Xpo Press & Founder of the EZ-Guides - 1/7/2022
Several weeks after the infamous month of September 2001 my career path took a topsy-turvy turn. Just before Christmas that year, I was fired from my corporate data/telecom job for which I was a sales manager. The next month, I started Xpo Press and incorporated it in Colorado on February 1, 2002. L...
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