Saturday, March 15, 2025 -- FOMS Field Trip / Meeting
9:00 AM - Noon - FOMS Field Trip -amp;#160;Collecting at Fowler Quarry Franklin NJ
Minimum age allowed - 18
Meet at the Franklin Mineral Museum parking lot at 8:30 AM 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
Meet at Sterling Hill Mining 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,amp;#160;Sterling Hill Mining Museum.
Lecture:amp;#160;How to collect minerals in the field: Tips to make you a better rockhound, by Harold "Fritz" Moritz.
This will be an in person and virtual meeting! Zoom meeting login information will be sent to members one week before the meeting via email.Saturday, April 19, 2025 -- FOMS Field Trip / Meeting
9:00 AM - Noon - FOMS Field Trip -amp;#160;Collecting at the Hamburg Mine/Lang Shaft (private property)
Meet at the Franklin Mineral Museum at 8:30 AM sharp, where participants will be escorted to the location.
Fee charged.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Future Rockhounds of America
Meet in Franklin Mineral Museumamp;#8217;s Kraissl Hall.
Parents are welcome to attend.
For questions please contact Mark Dahlman at: fra@fomsnj.org or 301-428-0455
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM - FOMS Meeting,amp;#160;Franklin Mineral Museum.
No speaker in lieu of a nice gathering of Franklin Ogdensburg
Fluorescent Mineral collectors from far and wide to encourage sharing of ones specimens.
I encourage bringing unknown Buckwheat and Sterling Hill mineral finds
for help with identification also. We encourage the fluorescent aspect of identification.
Coffee/Tea will be available as well as some soft drink beverages on a
first come first serve basis.
The MINERAL OF THE MONTH makes it TRIUMPHANT return with SPHALERITE !
Bring your faves to show off !Friday to Sunday, April 25 to 27, 2025 **
Franklin Mineral Museum,amp;#160;Spring Mineral Sale.
At Kraissl Hall.
32 Evans St, Franklin, NJ
For information call: 973-827-3481.Saturday, April 26, 2025 **
Spring Swap and Sell
9am amp;#8211; 5pm
Mitchell Park
Franklin NJ
For further details contact the Franklin Mineral MuseumSaturday, April 26, 2025 **
Mill Site Dig
11am amp;#8211; 3 pm
Registration details to be announcedSaturday, April 26, 2025 **
Night Dig on the Buckwheat Dump,
for the benefit of the Franklin Mineral Museum.
6:30pm amp;#8211; 10:30pm
Fee charged.Saturday, May 17, 2025 -- FOMS Field Trip / Meeting
9:00 AM - Noon - FOMS Field Trip -amp;#160;Collecting at Braen Quarry Franklin NJ
The May field trip is at an operational commercial quarry. They are VERY strict on PPE and following rules. You must arrive by 8:30am to sign waivers and await a safety briefing at 9. If you arrive late, you will be turned away. Arrive between 8-8:30am. You must wear safety glasses, protective toed shoes, long pants, safety vest, gloves and a hard hat. These are MSHA requirements. If MSHA does a surprise inspection at the quarry and even one person is found not abiding by the PPE requirements, the entire group will be asked to leave and actually will never be able to visit the quarry again. Bring your own tools.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Future Rockhounds of America
Meet in Franklin Mineral Museumamp;#8217;s Kraissl Hall.
Parents are welcome to attend.
For questions please contact Mark Dahlman at: fra@fomsnj.org or 301-428-0455
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM - FOMS Meeting,amp;#160;Franklin Mineral Museum.
Lecture:amp;#160;Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rock!amp;#160;By Dr. Charles Merguerian from Hofstra UniversitySaturday, May 31, 2025 **
Night Dig on the Buckwheat Dump,
for the benefit of the Franklin Mineral Museum.
6:30pm amp;#8211; 10:30pm
Fee charged.Saturday, June 21, 2025 -- FOMS Field Trip / Meeting
9:00 AM - Noon - FOMS Field Trip -amp;#160;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.amp;#160;amp;#160;amp;#160;amp;#160;amp;#160;
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Future Rockhounds of America
Meet in Franklin Mineral Museumamp;#8217;s Kraissl Hall.
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:amp;#160;Setting up a GeoChemistry Lab and Exciting Projects, by Dr. Eric StroudSaturday, September 13, 2025
8:30am - 12 Noon - FOMS Field Trip -amp;#160;Collecting at HAMBURG QUARRYamp;#160;
Pre-register is required by responding toamp;#160;frogmineralogicalsociety@gmail.com
FULL PPE is required.
You must sign a hold harmless release from both the quarry and FOMS.
Picnic CANCELLED.Saturday, September 20, 2025
The FOMS Annual Banquetamp;#160;starts at 6:00 pm on Saturday at the Lyceum Hall of the Immaculate Conception Church,
located at the south end of Franklinamp;#8217;s Main Street.
Tickets are $25.00 and may be obtained at the admission table inside the entrance gate to Firemenamp;#8217;s Memorial Park during the show. The meal is an all-you-can-eat buffet; soda, tea, coffee, and dessert are included. Doors will open at 6:00 PM.
After the banquet there will be an auction for the benefit of the FOMS. Please plan on donating a good specimen, artifact, book, etc.!
All those planning to attend, please contact Lois Verbeek ASAP atamp;#160;loismverbeek@gmail.comamp;#160;(or text or call at 201-317-4040) so we can estimate number of attendees. Donations for the auction can be dropped off at the Franklin Mineral Museum during business hours or, if necessary, brought to the banquet.Saturday and Sunday, September 20 and 21, 2025
ANNUAL FRANKLIN GEM & MINERAL SHOW
Franklin Fire Department
137 Buckwheat Road
Franklin, NJamp;#160;07416
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday (indoors).
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Sunday (indoors).
The ticket price covers the show, andamp;#160;The Pondamp;#160;outdoor swap:
$7.00 per day for adults, $5.00 for seniors and kids under 12.
The Pond Swap-and-Sellamp;#160;sponsored by the FOMS,
takes place outdoors at Fireman's Memorial Park otherwise known as Schuster Park, on the opposite side of Parker St.
9:00 am - 5:00 pm on Saturday
10:00 am - 4:00 pm on Sunday.
Show admission required.
We are looking for volunteers to HELP with the MINERAL SHOW. We need coverage at the PARK gate so that people can take breaks. Please consider helping FOMS make our show a comfortable success by volunteering.
I need one person who can be on site Saturday the 20th at 8am to help coordinate volunteers and oversee the swap in the PARK area. Please contact Stephanie at frogmineralogicalsociety@gmail.comSaturday, October 11, 2025
There is no morning field trip as the quarry was unable to accommodateamp;#160;us until November 1st.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Future Rockhounds of America
Meet in Franklin Mineral Museumamp;#8217;s Kraissl Hall
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,amp;#160;Franklin Mineral Museum.
Announcement of nominations and further nominations
Presentation by Kyle Kustka (Mr Sphalerite)Saturday, October 25, 2025 **
35th Annualamp;#160;ULTRAVIOLATION
Show-Swap-Sell Session featuring fluorescent mineralsamp;#160;only.
First United Methodist Church, 840 Trenton Road,
Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania.
9:00 am - 4:00 pm, $3 donation (children 12 and under are free).
amp;#8220;If your rocks donamp;#8217;t glow, youamp;#8217;re at the wrong show.amp;#8221;
For dealer information, please contact Lee McIlvaine via call or text at 215-713-8020 (preferred method) or e-mail:amp;#160;uvgeologist@yahoo.comSaturday, November 1, 2025
8:30 AM - Noon - FOMS Field Trip -amp;#160;Collecting at LIMECREST QUARRY
Ages 18 and older. Arrive at the quarry at 8:30am to check in and sign waivers. PPE is mandatory. Hard hat, safety vest, safety glasses, safety boots (steel or composite toe) and gloves.Saturday, November 15, 2025 -- FOMS Field Trip / Meeting
8:30 AM - Noon - FOMS Field Trip -amp;#160;Collecting at ANDOVER MINE
This location is on private property. It requires a substantial amount of physical endurance to negotiate the property in various spots. This field trip is normally a prettyamp;#160;chilly start in the morning. Dress appropriately.amp;#160;
You must have safety glasses and theamp;#160;necessary rockhounding tools.
You must sign a hold harmless release from FOMS.
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Future Rockhounds of America
Meet in Franklin Mineral Museumamp;#8217;s Kraissl Hall
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,amp;#160;Franklin Mineral Museum.
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