P A l S 2008 Event Schedule


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Winter Lecture
Our winter lunch and lecture is scheduled for Saturday, March 8, 2008. This year's lecture is entitled: Geology and French and Indian War Campaigns in Western Pennsylvania. The lecture wil discuss how geologic factors influenced the Braddock and Forbes campaigns and Pontiac's rebellion in western Pennsylvania. This lecture is in celebration of the 250th anniversary of Pittsburgh which will be held during 2008. Our light lunch and social will begin in the Invertebrate Paleontology Lab at noon with the lecture starting at approximately 1 pm in the blue classroom.

Junior Paleontologist for A Day
The Junior Paleontologist for a Day event will once again allow aspiring paleontologists of all ages to prepare fossils and organize their own fossil kits. We also plan to visit the museum's exhibits using our new PAlS guide number 7, Geology Scavenger Hunt. We are planning to hold this event on Saturday, May 17, 2008. As in 2007, this event will be held within the Section of Invertebrate Paleontology Lab and will begin at 10 am followed by the Geology Scavenger Hunt from 11 - 12 noon.

Fall Field Trip
Timing and location of the fall field trip will be discussed at the lecture and its location will be announced during the early summer. We hope to once again examine important geologic exposures and fossil localities in Western Pennsylvania and perhaps look at several French and Indian War sites and their geologic implications based upon our PAlS guide Number 4, Geology and the French and Indian War in Western Pennsylvania.

For information and/or an application, contact:
Albert D. Kollar
Collections Manager, Section of Invertebrate Paleontology
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
kollara@CarnegieMNH.org
phone (412) 622-5513

 


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