Saturday, April 13, 2024 -- FOMS Field Trip
9:00 AM - Noon - FOMS Field Trip - Collecting at Braen Stone of Franklin, NJ
!!!!!FOMS FIELD TRIP ONLY!!!!!
Meet at the Cork Hill Road quarry parking lot at 8:30 am
to sign waver forms and check membership.
Minimum age is 18 years old.
Personal protective gear is mandatory. Steel/Composite toed boots, Hard hat, Safety vest, long pants, gloves, and safety glasses. You are required to take and pass an MSHA test before entering the quarry. If you arrive late, you will be turned away and not allowed in the quarry.Saturday, April 20, 2024 -- FOMS Meeting
NO FOMS FIELD TRIP
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Future Rockhounds of America
Meet at Franklin Mineral Museum.
Parents are welcome to sit in the meeting room.
For questions please contact Mark Dahlman at: fra@fomsnj.org or 301-428-0455
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM - FOMS Meeting, Sterling Hill Mining Museum.
Lecture: Crystals and Basic Crystallography, by Karenne SnowSaturday, April 27, 2024
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
FRANKLIN MINERAL MUSEUM SPRING SWAP AND SELL
Location: Mitchell Park (also called Franklin Boro Park)Saturday, May 18, 2024 -- FOMS Field Trip / Meeting
9:00 AM - Noon - FOMS Field Trip - Collecting at Hamburg Mine (Private property).
Collecting Fee $20. Per person
Meet at the Franklin Mineral Museum parking lot at 8:30AM sharp to sign waiver forms and check your membership status.
Personal protective gear is advised. Safety glasses are mandatory!
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Future Rockhounds of America
Franklin Mineral Museum.
Parents are welcome to sit in the meeting room.
For questions please contact Mark Dahlman at: fra@fomsnj.org or 301-428-0455
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM - FOMS Meeting, Franklin Mineral Museum.
Lecture: Classic Mineral Localities of Chester County, PA
(includes Wheatley Mines and French Creek), by Ron SlotoSaturday, June 15, 2024 -- FOMS Field Trip / Meeting
9:00 AM - Noon - FOMS Field Trip - Collecting at Taylor Road, Franklin, NJ.
Meet at the Franklin Mineral Museum parking lot at 8:30AM sharp to sign waiver forms and check your membership status.
Personal protective gear is advised. Safety glasses are mandatory!
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Future Rockhounds of America
Franklin Mineral Museum.
Parents are welcome to sit in the meeting room.
For questions please contact Mark Dahlman at: fra@fomsnj.org or 301-428-0455
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM - FOMS Meeting, Franklin Mineral Museum.
Lecture: Sterling Hill/Franklin, NJ by Doug Francisco.Saturday, July 27, 2024
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
FRANKLIN MINERAL MUSEUM SUMMER SWAP AND SELL
Location: Mitchell Park (also called Franklin Boro Park).