This members-only page will contain club information pertaining to club and non-club mineral collecting trips / events in the Franklin and Ogdensburg, New Jersey area. We will try to keep this updated as frequently as possible. The focus will be toward fluorescent and non-fluorescent mineral collecting events. Sterling Hill is in the pilot stages of setting up a fossil program. They also have an astronomy program they are working on. So for now we are not listing out those events here.
2010 SENHMC / MMGS CLUB TRIP
This year’s club trip to the Franklin Mining District is planned for Friday, September 24th through Sunday, September 26th. At this time we are working out the trip details. Here is a link to the Field Trip Event Posting.
Many of us have stayed previously at:
Days Inn McAfee – Vernon
15 Route 94
Rt. 94 and Rt. 23
McAfee, NJ 07428
Phone: (973) 827-4666
GPS: N41 10 21.8 W74 33 00.3
As of 9/2/2010, there are still rooms at the Days Inn for the weekend of our trip. Don’t attempt to book a room using the daysinn.com website, you must call.
Here is a list of Lodging in the Franklin, NJ Area.
As of 9/15/2010 we have 13 going on the trip!
- Michelle Berube
- Timothy Berube
- Tucker Berube
- Patrick Bigos
- Ausma Buffenmyer
- Dennis Buffenmyer
- Clayton Carkin
- Chad Cramer
- Duane Leavitt
- Diane Perry
- Jim Powers
- Yvette Powers
- Kermit Smyth
Please contact Chad or Patrick to let them know you are planning on going. Let them know who you are pairing up with for your room and who’s riding down with who. We plan on updating this posting with more details as we get closer.
Chad Cramer
(207) 324-8610
rocks0102 [at] myfairpoint [dot] net
Patrick Bigos
(207) 363-8918
pgb [at] maine [dot] rr [dot] com
Suggested items for Fluorescent Mineral Collecting:
- Flashlight
- Safety Glasses
- Bucket
- Fluorescent Mineral Lamp (Short-Wave UV at a minimum), LW and MW if you have one.
- Proper footwear
2010 Franklin Area Events
Here are some details of upcoming events occurring down in the area late this summer and fall:
Saturday, September 25, 2010
- 54th Annual Franklin Gem and Mineral Show and Outdoor Swap and Sell
Where: Franklin Middle School – Franklin, NJ
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (indoors), 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (outdoor swap and sell)
Description: This show is held the last full weekend in September and features both indoor and outdoor mineral, fossil, and gem dealers.
Admission: Adults $7.00, Children $4.00. - Sterling Hill Garage Sale
Where: Sterling Hill Mining Museum, Christiansen Pavillion
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. - Annual Show Banquet and Auction
Where: Franklin Firehouse, Buckwheat Rd. at Parker St., Franklin, NJ
When: Banquet begins 6:30 p.m.; tickets $18.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
- Mineral Collecting at Sterling Hill (daytime only)
Where: Sterling Hill
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Description: Collecting allowed on Mine Run dump and in the Fill Quarry, Passaic pit, and “Saddle” area. Open to the public.
Fees: $5 admission; plus $1.50 for each pound of material taken.
Age Requirements: 7-years and up for Mine Run dump; 13 and up elsewhere.
Contact: (973) 209-7212 - Sterling Hill Garage Sale
Where: Sterling Hill Mining Museum, Christiansen Pavillion
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. - 54th Annual Franklin Gem and Mineral Show and Outdoor Swap and Sell
Where: Franklin Middle School – Franklin, NJ
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (indoors), 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (outdoor swap and sell)
Description: This show is held the last full weekend in September and features both indoor and outdoor mineral, fossil, and gem dealers.
Admission: Adults $7.00, Children $4.00.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
- Daytime Mineral Collecting at Sterling Hill (museum members only)
Where: Sterling Hill
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Description: Collecting allowed on Mine Run dump and in the Fill Quarry, Passaic pit, and “Saddle” area. Open to museum members only.
Fees: $5 admission; plus $1.50 for each pound of material taken.
Age Requirements: 7-years and up for Mine Run dump; 13 and up elsewhere - Nighttime Mineral Collecting at Sterling Hill (museum members only)
Where: Sterling Hill
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Description: Collecting allowed on Mine Run dump and in the Fill Quarry, Passaic pit, and “Saddle” area. Open to museum members only.
Fees: $5 admission; plus $1.50 for each pound of material taken.
Age Requirements: 7-years and up for Mine Run dump; 13 and up elsewhere
Saturday, October 30, 2010
- Ultraviolation (Fairless Hills, PA)
21st Annual Fluorescent-Only Mineral Show / Swap / Sell
If your rocks don’t glow, you’re at the wrong show
Organized by: Rock and Mineral Club of Lower Bucks County, PA
First United Methodist Church (840 Trenton Rd)
Sunday, October 31, 2010
- Daytime Mineral Collecting at Sterling Hill (museum members only)
Where: Sterling Hill
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Description: Collecting allowed on Mine Run dump and in the Fill Quarry, Passaic pit, and “Saddle” area. Open to museum members only.
Fees: $5 admission; plus $1.50 for each pound of material taken.
Age Requirements: 7-years and up for Mine Run dump; 13 and up elsewhere
Saturday, November 6, 2010
- Fall BuckWheat Dump Night Dig
Where: Buckwheat Dump at the Franklin Mineral Museum.
Time: Registration 6:00 p.m. Dig starts at 6:30 p.m. and ends at 9:30 p.m.
Description: Everyone Welcome. Night collecting on the BuckWheat Dump.
Fees: Adults $10.00, Children thru 12 years $8.00; plus $3.00 for each pound of material taken. Not recommended for children under 6. Pre-registration not required.
Age Requirements: 7-years and up for Mine Run dump; 13 and up elsewhere
Sunday, November 28, 2010
- Daytime Mineral Collecting at Sterling Hill (museum members only)
Where: Sterling Hill
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Description: Collecting allowed on Mine Run dump and in the Fill Quarry, Passaic pit, and “Saddle” area. Open to museum members only.
Fees: $5 admission; plus $1.50 for each pound of material taken.
Age Requirements: 7-years and up for Mine Run dump; 13 and up elsewhere.