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Click on our Collectible 2013 Poster for 8-1/2" x 11" Printable version! (Why not post it on your bulletin board? Its art!)

"Show Raffle Prizes! We had several Raffle Prizes of beautiful minerals, fossil specimens, jewelry, and lapidary equipment. Tickets were available at the door. Drawing was held Sunday, March 3, 2013 just around 5:00 PM. You need not had been present to win. Five lucky winners were chosen and contacted by phone just after. Here are our 2013 Raffle Prizes:   (Click on photo for larger image)   (#1) Serpentine Carving with stand, China     (#2) Polished Orthoceras Fossil, Morocco     (#3) Native Sulphur, Baja California, Mexico   (#4) Lortone 3A Rock Tumbler Kit       (#5) Hand-crafted Sterling & Gemstone Necklace & Earrings Set with Rainbow Amazonite, Yellow Jade, Onyx, and Bali Sterling Silver by local Jewelry Artist & DMS Member, Teddi Silver Note: Raffle prize photos are not scaled to each other. You will receive the exact prize pictured. Kit may vary slightly from photo. (Photos #1-#3 by Wayne Urion, #5 by Teddi Silver) We telephoned the winners, none of whom were present. Winners had the opportunity to pick up their prize at the end of Show, March 3rd, or can do so at our club meeting on Monday, April 8, 2013 at 7PM at the Historic Greenbank Mill, Price's Corner, Wilmington, Delaware.  Please bring your raffle tickets to successfully redeem for your prize. All winners receive a FREE individual membership to the Delaware Mineralogical Society until December 31, 2013. If winner is not available at the time of our meetings, please contact Ken Casey, President at kencasey98@yahoo.com. We can then make arrangements to give you your prize in a convenient and timely fashion.     Everyone, thanks for coming to our Show! Come back next year for our March 1-2, 2014 Show!  It will be our 51st Show!

About Our Show

FEATURES:

• Interesting and educational exhibits of mineral, lapidary and fossil specimens

• Displays from the Iron Hill Museum and the University of Delaware Mineralogical Museum

• Display of minerals from the Roland Bounds Collection from the Delaware Museum of Natural History

• Delaware Artifacts display of the Avery's Rest dig by the Archaeological Society of Delaware 

• Display of regional Native American stone artifacts and demos by the Archaeological Society of the Northern Chesapeake

• Famous, provenanced mineral specimens, as published in magazines

• Published Painter, Collector, and Mineral Artist, Edward Bayley will have an artistic exhibit.

• Larger facilities with an expanded list of outstanding dealers of minerals, fossils, gems, jewelry and lapidary supplies.

• Hourly door prizes and large specimen raffle. 

• Demonstrations by club members and folks from the Tuscarora Lapidary Society may include: Mineral & Fossil Identification, Lapidary, Faceting, Beading, Chain-maile, Wax-carving, Scrimshaw, Cabbing, Wirewrapping, Wirewrapping Rings, Pearl Stringing, Bead Crocheting, and Gem Tree Making!

• Club Members' booth where folks can purchase self-collected specimens and self-made jewelry items at low cost.

• Children’s booth where youngsters of all ages purchased inexpensive minerals, fossils and grab bags.

• FREE pieces of Delaware Petrified Wood for all kids, while supplies last.

• Members from the Delaware Archaeological Society will be on hand to identify your local Native American and Colonial artifacts. They will have many stone tools on display.

• New high-end gemstone bead dealer will offer a vast selection.

• Wall-projected slide show of our fun club activities.

• Campus cafeteria has vending machines open most of the day for light snacks. Over 10 restaurants within one mile.

• Hot Dog vendor near entrance.

• Adults $6.00 ($1.00 off with printed coupon)
  Seniors $ 5.00
  Juniors (12-16) $4.00
  Children under 12  FREE with adult
  Scouts in Uniform   FREE

  Tickets were available at the door.
    

Some of our Display Cases from our Show:

"Mineral Illustrations" by Ed Bayley		"Some Favorites of My Wife" by Wayne Urion
"Select Specimens from the Roland Bounds Collection" by The Delaware Museum of Natural History, Hal Barthold, Curator		"Recent Gifts" by The University of Delaware Mineralogical Museum, Sharon Fitzgerald, Director
"Delaware Can Shine Brightly" by the Iron Hill Museum, Maureen Zieber, Director		"Opal Jewelry" by Silvie Waals
"Field Collecting", DMS Fieldtrip Case, Tom Pankratz, Coordinator		"All That Glitter Is As Good As Gold" DMS Club Show Theme Case, Esther Kerns, Coordinator
"It All Starts with the Stone", Jewelry by Roger Binns		"Garnets" by Tom Pankratz
Click here to see more Display Case Photos from our 2012 Show! (2013 Photos coming soon!)

Tickets were available at the door.