20 February 2020MILLER SPECIAL EDITION ONLINE
CURATOR SPECIAL EDITION NOW ONLINE
Please note that the Hugh Miller Special Edition of the Geologica Curator is now available to study free online via https://www.geocurator.org/news, while still available to purchase (see BOOKSHOP item 3).
04 February 2020ELGIN MUSEUM FOSSIL SEASON
EXCITING FOSSIL PROGRAMME AT ELGIN MUSEUM
Devonian Exhibition
28th March - 31st October:
At the Water's Edge: a temporary exhibition of Late Devonian (375 Ma) fossils highlighting early tetrapod evolution and the importance of Elginerpeton pancheni in the transition of life from water to land. The exhibition links to the Scottish Government's Year of Coasts and Waters and has been made possible with a grant from the Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund. Free entry to Elgin Museum and exhibition https://www.elginmuseum.org.uk/atwe2020
Lecture on a crawler's journey
Friday 24th April: 7.30 pm.
At the Water’s Edge: early tetrapod evolution. A lecture by Prof. Per Ahlberg (University of Uppsala). Per first identified and described the fossils in our current exhibition in the early 1990s. These early tetrapod fossils, the oldest in the world, help explain how fins became feet and how fish moved out of the water and onto land. Today Per is one of the world-leading researchers on the origin of tetrapods. He will discuss the significance of Elginerpeton pancheni, 'the crawler from Elgin', as well as the fossil footprints from Tarbat Ness, and provide an update on the rapidly-changing story of tetrapod evolution. £3 entry to non-members of the Moray Society. https://www.elginmuseum.org.uk/
Fossil finders' weekend
25th Saturday, 26th Sunday April
Elgin Museum Geology Group is running a Fossil Finders weekend. The group has invited prominent palaeontologists from Glasgow and Edinburgh up to Elgin for the weekend. On the Saturday the Elginerpeton exhibition will be officially opened . Visitors will be able to ask the experts to identify fossils they may have or just generally to discuss all matters relating to prehistoric life.
On the Sunday the group will be hosting two coach trips from Elgin to Clashach Quarry to look at Permian reptile footprint tracks.
https://elginmuseum.org.uk/year-of-coast-and-waters-2020/
26 January 2020SECOND TREWIN LECTURE
Friday, 25th September
TOP SPEAKER FOR TREWIN PUBLIC ADDRESS
We, in partnership with Edinburgh Geological Society, will hold our second Nigel Trewin Memorial Lecture in Edinburgh at a venue and time to be announced. The speaker will be Dr Nick Fraser, Keeper of Natural Sciences, National Museum of Scotland. The event will be open to the public, admission free. Please bring along colleagues and friends.
26 January 2020MILLER WRITING PRIZES
Friday, 19th June
DYNAMIC PRIZES CEREMONY AT DYNAMIC EARTH
The prize-giving ceremony of the Hugh Miller Writing Competition will take place from 3-5pm at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh. Winners will have been taken on a tour of the Hugh Miller Fossil Collection in the NMS archives in Granton beforehand.
26 January 2020SCIENCE FESTIVAL
Saturday 2nd May
INVERNESS SCIENCE FESTIVAL ENCORE
The Friends will be exhibiting again at the Inverness Science Festival Family Day, 11.00am-3.00pm, Leisure Centre, Bucht Park, Inverness. Details to follow.
26 January 2020OUR 14th AGM
Saturday 16th May
DO COME TO OUR NEXT AGM
Calling all members! You are invited to THE FRIENDS OF HUGH MILLER'S 14th Annual Meeting, at The Old Brewery, Cromarty 2.00-4.30pm,
Some very important matters will be up for discussion and decision, including progress with the "Miller Retold" Museum refurbishment project, the Eliza's Path appeal, the Hugh Miller writing competition, the Trewin Memorial Lecture, and forward planning for future events.
