May/June 2026 News

From Ye Olde President…..

Hello and welcome all FFH Members, It’s May and the summer time weather is here for fossil hunting in the Peace River. FFH is working to set up future field trips and looking for a field trip coordinator. FFH will have an all meeting “fossil swap” to encourage more interactions among the members. Every member brings in fossils to talk about and swap with other members. 

What’s Upcoming?

• May Meeting May 16th — Orlando Science Center. Guest speaker: John McIntosh, owner of Ancient Artifacts Store. Topic: Fossils of the Solnhofen Limestone — famous for Jurassic age fossils approximately 150 million years old
• No FFH meeting in June at the Orlando Science Center
• FFH Fossil Auction & Club Barbecue — Saturday, June 20th. Cash only fossil auction begins at 4pm Hosted at Dave & Melissa Dunaway’s home — 600 Ferne Dr, Longwood, FL 32779. RSVP required — call or text Melissa at 407-461-8507
• Peace River Field Trips: Steve & Michael Sharpe are the Peace River field trip leaders. For updated information, check website for updates: www.floridafossilhunters.com/peace-river-field-trips/ 
  

SEE PAGE 2 OF THE NEWSLETTER FOR MORE INFO ON THESE EVENTS

At EVERY meeting!

• Support your club with the purchase of vintage fossil fair t-shirts! Variety of sizes available at meetings while they last. $25/Adults and Kids/$20.
• “Fossil swap”: every member brings in fossils to talk about and swap with other members.
• Paleontology for Kids has been a success and will be held before the general meetings at 2:00pm.

Thank you,
Salvatore Sansone,
FFH President