Category: Fossil Fair

Fossil Fair 2023

Members from the NC Fossil Club displayed at the Club’s 2023 Fossil Fair in Hickory, NC. It was a fabulous success! The Catawba Science Center was so welcoming and kind to us, providing lots...

NC Fossil Festival 2022

The inaugural NC Fossil Festival was held in Aurora, NC over the Memorial Day weekend. Members of the NC Fossil Club helped support the festival by setting up displays and assisting at the fossil...

NCFC Fossil Fair 2019

The 2019 North Carolina Fossil Fair was held at the Cape Fear Museum of History and Science. Members of the NCFC displayed their various collections. Outreach and education was also provided by Appalachian State...

Schiele Museum Fossil Fair 2019

NC Fossil Club members setup educational displays at the 2019 Schiele Fossil Fair in Gastonia.  Members participating were Joy Herrington, Mary Boulton, Richard Chandler, Darryl Grater, Gary Lewis, Alex Lewis, Julie Niederkorn and Dr....

2018 NC Fossil Fair

The NC Fossil Fair on November 3 was a huge success, with 2600 attendees at the NC Museum of Life and Science (NCMLS) in Durham, NC! (Last year’s first Nov. Saturday attendance at the...

NCFC Fossil Fair 2017

Organized by the North Carolina Fossil Club, the Fossil Fair is an annual gathering of fossil enthusiasts who share their passion and knowledge of paleontology with the public. Some to the best fossils found...

NC Fossil Fair 11-2016

Over twenty NC Fossil Club members set up displays at the NC Fossil Fair at the Greensboro Science Center.  This was in addition to the “Pungo” fossil dirt pile set up in front of...

Discovery Place Fossil Day 11-2016

The Discovery Place in Charlotte, NC held their Fossil Day on November 12, 2016.  The NC Fossil Club was represented by Ruffin Tucker and Joy Harrington.  Discovery Place had some interesting ideas for hands...

Rankin Museum Fossil Fair 9-2016

Members of the North Carolina Fossil Club participated in the Rankin Museum Fossil Fair from 9am to 3 pm on Saturday, September 24, 2016.  Fossils were displayed by Jonathan Fain, Richard Chandler, Joy Harrington...

Rankin Museum Fossil Fair 9-2014

The Rankin Museum Fossil Fair was held Saturday, September 27, 2014.  The staff and volunteers with the museum were ready and waiting for us to help unload our fossils and had buckets of Aurora material ready...

Aurora Fossil Festival 5-2014

The 21st Annual Aurora Fossil Festival had folks showing up from all over the United States and everyone worked hard to make it a success. This is the NCFCs second largest outreach activity of...

Norwood Arbor Day and Fossil Fair 4-2014

Ruffin Tucker, Jonathan Fain, Richard Chandler, and Joy Herrington set up displays under a tent near the door at City Hall where Vince Schneider and Patricia Weaver, Paleontologists at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science, explained their...

NC Fossil Fair November 2013

The 2013 NC Fossil Fair was held at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. The Fair drew just under 6,000 attendees (up about 4,000 from their normal Saturday of about 2,000.)...

Rankin Museum Fossil Fair 9-2013

North Carolina Fossil Club members, Ruffin Tucker, Richard Chandler, Joy Herrington, James Bain and Mary Boulton visited the Rankin Museum’s during their annual fossil fair  in Ellerbe, NC on September 21, 2013 to assist...

Rankin Museum Fossil Fair 9-2012

Ruffin Tucker, Richard Chandler, Joy Herrington, James Bain and Mary Boulton visited the Rankin Museum’s during their annual fossil fair. Ruffin Tucker is shown with one of four groups that had “reservations” to dig...

NC Fossil Fair November 2011

The 2011 NC Fossil Fair was held at the NC Museum of Forestry in Whiteville, NC.  It was well attended with over 2500 visitors and was held in conjunction with the reopening of the...