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Hull Geological Society – historical milestones

 

Founded 1888

Women admitted as members 1889

East Riding Boulder Committee formed 1892 (citizen science)

Publication Transactions 1894

Bibliography of local geology published 1896

[University of Hull Adult Education Department opens 1928]

[University of Hull Geology Department opens 1949]

Society donated its Library to the University of Hull 1953

[University of Hull Adult Education geology classes start 1960]

Charity registration 1964

Publication East Yorkshire Field Studies 1968

Publication Humberside Geologist 1975

First Woman President 1984

Chalk Research Project 1984

Boulder Committee reformed 1988

Adopted Rifle Butts SSSI 1987

Urban Geology Walk 1988 

[University Geology Department Closes 1988 ]

Rifle Butts Conservation 1988

Mini-bus trip 1989

“Rescue Geology” (Market Weighton Bypass) 1990

Informal social event (Newbald) 1990

Cemetery Walk 1991

Geological Roadshow 1992

[East Yorkshire RIGS Group formed 1992]

Rifle Butts Roof 1993

Microfossils workshop 1994

Conservation fund 1995

Geological rail trip 1997

Website 1999

Free journal online Humberside Geologist 1999

E-mail Newsletter September 1999

Library re-established 2002.

Flamborough Quaternary Research Project 2003

Safety Policy 2003

Microscopy Evening 2004

Yorkshire Geology Month started by HGS 2005

Special Publication - CDROM of talks at meeting - 2005

Publishing journal Humberside Geologist in CDROM format 2006       

Copyright Policy 2007

Geological boat trip 2007

Gift Aid registration 2007

Training Workshop 2008 

[University of Hull Adult Education Dept. closes 2012]

Facebook page 2012

New Year Picnic 2012

Club Night 2013

Whitham Memorial Medal award 2013

[Geology degree course at University restarts 2013]

Bisat Research Project 2014

Generic risk assessments 2016

Quiz Night 2016

East Yorkshire RIGS Group merged with HGS 2017

Geological mapping day 2019

Facebook Club Page 2020

Virtual Club Night 2020

Geological "I spy" meeting 2020

Zoom Lecture 2020

[Geology degree course at University ends 2024]

HGS Library closed 2024

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