39^th Chicagoland Gem, Mineral & Fossil

Show and the 75^th Midwest Federation 

of Mineralogical & Geological Societies

Dupage Fairgrounds, Wheaton, IL

Saturday, May 23, 2015 10am - 6pm
Sunday, May 24, 2015 10am - 5pm

Ticket Pricing:

One Day Show Pass 
$5.00  Adults
$3.00  Seniors & Students (ages 13-18)
  Children (Under 13) Free 
 
Two Day Pass 
$8.00  Adults
$5.00  Seniors & Students (ages 13-18)
  Children (Under 13) Free 
 
Note: Service Personnel w/Id, Scouts in Uniform are free

FREE PARKING

Explore
your interests

Shop
for jewelry, gems, fossils, beads, minerals from world-class

vendors

Learn from members of clubs demonstrating their hobbies and

collections
 
Enjoy
amazing exhibits from members

Win
a slient auction bid

AND MORE FOR KIDS ~

Receive
a FREE collection of minerals and fossils at the Junior Booth

 

Lecture Schedule for this Convention
4H Building #4

May 23, 2015
10:30 a.m. Larry Phetteplace - Lincoln Intarsia
1:30 p.m. John Catalani – Nautiloids v. Ammonoids
3:00 p.m. Scott Sucher – Theories of Grinding & Polishing

May 24, 2015
10:30 a.m. Scott Elrick - Snapshot in Time: Geologic Secrets

of the Danville, Illinois Fossilized Forest
1:30 p.m. Scott Sucher – New Discoveries about the French

Blue & Hope Diamond
3:00 p.m. Dave Carlson – Soft Tissue Preservation in Fossils