{"id":708,"date":"2015-02-10T22:24:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T22:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/?guid=b1c1fba0c600d5f5b3744436f26fc015"},"modified":"2015-02-10T23:27:14","modified_gmt":"2015-02-10T23:27:14","slug":"tucsongemshow-2015-mineral-lectures-first-night-sro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/2015\/02\/10\/tucsongemshow-2015-mineral-lectures-first-night-sro\/","title":{"rendered":"#TucsonGemShow 2015 Mineral Lectures – First Night SRO!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a gorgeous evening this weather is cooperating beautifully – the Riverpark In set a lovely spread of wine, cheeses, fruit and crackers and the tent filled quickly…<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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There was overflow in the back and along the side…<\/p>\n

7:15 – 7:50 pm<\/b> <\/span>

John S. White<\/b>, former Curator-In-Charge, Mineral Division, Smithsonian Institution<\/span>

<\/b><\/span><\/span>“Reminiscences of a Very Old Former Curator”<\/b>

<\/span><\/span>John White’s “Reminiscences of an Old Former Curator” was originally delivered to the 2013 Rochester Mineralogical Symposium. White is the founder of Mineralogical Record and retired as Curator-in-Charge of the Division of Mineralogy at the Smithsonian Institution. <\/i><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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One of the fabulous items in this presentation is the assortment of great old photo memories<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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The previous photo shows Bill Larsen presenting the Candleabra to John White –
 this photo is the mineral  once it was cleaned up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

White’s presentation includes personal anecdotes that will delight the mineral and gemstone enthusiast. via Pala International<\/i><\/p>\n

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