Fossil Club Aug: Tips and Ideas for Transforming your Fossils from Matrix to Showcase!

Tim’s discussion will describe techniques he and Laurie have discovered (through trial and error) for simple prepping and attractively displaying fossil specimens.  Additionally, Tim & Laurie will have on display many of the actual fossil displays that adorn their own home!  Best of all, a fossil workstation to practice simple prepping techniques will be set-up for those who want to give it a try!

Tim Kent, along with his wife Laurie, has avidly spent over 35 years collecting fossils throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region.  Recently retired from Baltimore County Public Schools, Tim has a Master of Science Education degree from Loyola University and was an elementary Science educator for 34 years. For the last 17 years of his career, Tim served in the BCPS Office of Science as a STARLAB Portable Planetarium Resource Teacher and was known as “Captain Tim” to elementary students throughout the county as he took his portable planetarium from school-to-school teaching astronomy concepts inside the dome. Before she retired, Laurie was a floral designer for many years.  Her artistry with flowers comes in handy when it comes to assisting Tim in preparing fossils for display!

This meeting will take place in person at the NHSM building at 6908 Belair Rd and on Zoom. We encourage members attend in person and to bring items from their collection to get hands on help with display techniques. To recieve the zoom link you will need to register for the event.

NHSM’s Fossil Club is a group of novice and more experienced collectors who meet to share knowledge and discuss fossil identification, fossil locations, and other fossil-related topics. Monthly meetings feature guest speakers both from within the club and from outside organizations. We also strive to schedule frequent collecting trips to various locations.

Although you don’t need to be a member to attend a meeting, membership gives you access to additional experiences. An annual NHSM membership is $35 for individuals, $50 for families; Fossil Club membership is an additional $5 for individuals and $10 for families.

If you are not yet a member of NHSM, click here to join. When you join as a new member, you can add the club membership(s) of your choice to your registration. Current NHSM members who wish to join any clubs should email the Community Coordinator at rbaldwin@marylandnature.org.