Sunday 18 April 2010

Dates for your diaries - 8th and 9th May

Saturday 8th May, 2.00 p.m. - Isobel Geddes, Wiltshire Geology Group, is leading a field trip around Alton in the Pewsey Vale. Further details can be found on the website.

Sunday 9th May, 2 - 4.oo p.m. - Behind the scenes at the Museum
Leaders: Philip Powell and Nina Morgan
A rare opportunity to visit the historical archives behind the scenes at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH). The Museum is home to some of the largest collections of maps, letters, diaries and other material related to important nineteenth century geologists, including William Smith, John Phillips and William Buckland. The material that will be on show is rarely displayed to the public.
This event - which is open to all - is organised by The History of Geology Group (HOGG), a group affiliated with the Geological Society of London.
Cost & booking: For space reasons, numbers will be limited to 10. Cost is free to HOGG members; £15 to all others, to include a year's membership of HOGG. (It is not necessary to be a Fellow of the Geol. Soc. to join HOGG). Click here for more information or to register for the visit.

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