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MT. BLANCO FOSSIL MUSEUM AND CASTING CO. |
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124 W. Main, P.O. Box 550, Crosbyton, TX 79322 (806) 675-7777 (806) 675-2421 (Fax) |
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THIS SITE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION |
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HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN FOSSIL MUSEUM SEMINAR A SUCCESS! |
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On April 24-25, 2001, the Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum sponsored the first ever “How To Build Your Own Fossil Museum” Seminar. This gathering was held at the Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum in Crosbyton, Texas. Over twenty attendees were present from several states including Florida, California, Kansas, Ohio, New York and Massachusetts. |
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Museum director Joe Taylor greets the conference attendees in the meeting room. |
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Taylor gives the seminar attendees a guided tour of the museum facilities. |
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Joe discusses the importance of the meeting with a local Lubbock TV station. |
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Joe Taylor talks to the seminar attendees about how to make a fossil mold. Museum worker Justin Latimer (in red) demonstrates making a cast. |
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Andy Hedges, museum employee and cowboy poet lariat, for the Mt Blanco Fossil Museum and the Institute of Omniology, performs for the gathered attendees. |
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During the seminar the Mt. Blanco team debuted a custom made mobile museum display produced for Bill Mundhausen’s Orion Center in Missouri. This is a product that can be produced for interested parties. See Catalog |
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The seminar was also an occasion to introduce an upcoming Mt. Blanco book “Fossil Man, Dinosaurs & Giant Mammals Together?” . The author, John A. Watson (center) also helped with the mammoth dig at Lake Champion. Don Ensign (left) and Joe Taylor (right). |
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For a report on the 2002 How To Build Your Own Fossil Museum GO |
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