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Yep, we drove 900 miles to get here for this! Thoroughly enjoyed our hunt today! We'll be back.
A few "Save the Dates" so you can mark your calendars with all of our upcoming events through September!
There's our Night Dig on the Buckwheat Dump series, a summer mineral sale, the pond swap and the annual fall mineral show!!
We hope you'll be able to come out an enjoy these events with us!!
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#franklinnj #sussexcountynj #fluorescentmineralcapitaloftheworld #mineralsforsale #mineralsales #buckwheatnightdigs #franklinpondswap #franklinmineralshow #summerevents #njminerals #familyfun
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Yah Can you Dig it!!!
Now that school's over-we offer multiple fun activities for all ages at the museum to keep the whole household from being bored!! Whether it's just enjoying the museum exhibits, getting in the dump collecting, an adventure package for the kids or planning a group get-together, we've got you covered!
We're open:
Wednesday-Friday: 11am-4pm
Saturday: 10am-5pm
Sunday: 11am-5pm
Closed Monday and Tuesday
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Gem panning is fun for the kids. Flexible activities, perfect for the kids.
A fun little post from the SJ Mineral show last week that didn't post to Facebook 😔 but if you follow us on Instagram and Twitter- you were able to see it day of!! We planned on going live but unfortunately cell signal wasn't strong enough to broadcast! A little preview of upcoming events!!
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Can you please post them on Facebook too? I don’t have Instagram. Thank you!
A shout-out to all the dads out there!! From those who carried small boulders for us and stuffed them in their pockets when ours were full, cracked them with a hammer, pulled them out of the washer, dealt with piles in the yard, fostered obsessions with dinosaur bones, fossils and sharks teeth, just took us out collecting or to a mineral show or museums- Thank You!
And to all the rock Dads who adopted all those lonely minerals and gave them loving homes- Thank You!
Happy Father's Day!!!
#franklinmineralmuseum #mineralmuseum #franklinnj #rockhounding #fathersday2022 #oopsleftarockinmypocket #rockshurtlessthanlegos
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A shout-out to all the dads out there!! From those who carried small boulders for us and stuffed them in their pockets when ours were full, cracked them with a hammer, pulled them out of the washer, dealt with piles in the yard, fostered obsessions with dinosaur bones, fossils and sharks teeth, just took us out collecting or to a mineral show or museums- Thank You!
And to all the rock Dads who adopted all those lonely minerals and gave them loving homes- Thank You!
Happy Father's Day!!!
#franklinmineralmuseum #mineralmuseum #franklinnj #rockhounding #fathersday2022 #oopsleftarockinmypocket #rockshurtlessthanlegos
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Episode 3
Hosts: John and Lauren
Guests: Dick Bostwick and Tema Hecht
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Good job, Uncle!
Hi, Dick is a living legend. The story about the discovery of Bostwickite and the Cigar is priceless, only Dick could tell this story with a straight face!
Awesome podcast!!!!!!!!!!
Have to also complement the creativity of the songs and the passion for singing!! Love it, Bob
Hi 👋
I enjoyed your talk. Thanks.
Also, just so people are aware, much of what today is used in the UV world was first developed by pioneers around 1900 - namely Wallace Goold Levison who was an inventor out of Brooklyn, NY and should be credited with developing the first portable fluorescent lamp. He is often over-looked but he also invented the movie camera and (sorry Thomas Edison fans) should also be credited with the origination of what today we know of as motion pictures. (look at his work back in 1880s with animals and movement for proof he was doing development work 20 years before Edison).
Doug Francisco 👋
Love the musical interlude!! Thanks D&T
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.LEARN WHY… the Franklin area is famous worldwide for its mines, minerals, and history



What's Here
A wide range of geological, mineralogical, archaeological, and historical exhibits.




Mineral Specimens
Franklin is one of the world's top mineral localities.



Research
Research on the local geology and minerals never stops at the Franklin Mineral Museum.