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GeneralNJ Trailside Mineral Club
9th Jan 2008 18:07 UTCSteve Kittleson
I enjoy technology, but I really love a passion that can marry humanism with the technical, ie rockhounding.
In loving memory of John E Mayo.
23rd Jan 2008 21:12 UTCStephen C. Blyskal Expert
I haven't lived in NJ full time since I was 21, and I'm pushing 60 now. I also was a member of the Trailside Mineral Club in my high school and college days and have fond memories of field trips to French Creek, Perkiomenville and Limecrest, among others. They nutured my budding love of minerals, which turned into two geology degrees, a career and a life-long passion. Unfortunately my memory isn't as good as yours, so I don't really remember the 'old-timers' who helped me out back then. I actually have some copies of newsletters from back then. My mother saved all my stuff (why she threw out my comics which would be worth a fortune now I'll never understand) and they were in there with the high school memorabilia. I'd also like to know if the group still exists. My parents moved away from the area 10 years ago, and I haven't been to the Reservation or the Center since then.
An interesting aside is that I never got to go into the trap rock quarries, which closed to rockhounds the same year I was old enough to go. Now, the old timers collections of the 50's - 80's are coming on the market, and I have acquired more NJ minerals in the past 3 years than in the previous 40.
Steve
26th Jan 2008 04:18 UTCSteven Kittleson
To give you a perspective, I'm 53.
Did you know Don Peck. I was looking on the web to see if the Trailside Mineral club still exists. He told me it was merged with the New Jersey Mineralogical Society due to dewindling memberships. They meet in the United Methodist Church in Berkeley Hghts/Warren on the 2nd Thursday, Sept-June.
Look at the thread "a conundrum". There may be a hope for our passion yet, especially when you read Matt's essay(age 14).
And "the reservation". Do you remember the "pine grove" or "the spring"?
I have fond memories of Dr Ralph Hall, the Stevensons, "Skiddy's" phenomenal geode collection, the redoubtable Edna Daughty, and the late and far too young John Mayo.
All the best to you, and yours,
Steve
28th Mar 2015 02:28 UTCjoedupont
He said if god wanted men to smoke he would have given them smoke stacks. I saw my first rudilated quartz at his home shop.
We was buddies with my dad who use to work for him as a mechanic as an extra job.
28th Mar 2015 15:20 UTCD. Peck
31st Mar 2015 06:45 UTCRock Currier Expert
31st Mar 2015 16:42 UTCD. Peck
2nd Apr 2015 22:12 UTCRock Currier Expert
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