November/December 2024 News
From Ye Olde President..... Hi to all FFH members and hope all is well. WOW another year about to end and the holidays are around the corner. FFH October show was a great success! Show attendance was good with 700 adults and 137 kids. Dealers were happy and the kids...
September/October 2024 News
From Ye Olde President..... Hope the Summer’s heat hasn’t kept you inside. There’s still collecting at the beaches – it’s a great stress reliever having your mind focused on fossil hunting while the sound of the surf sings to you. Or stand in the Peace River fossil...
July/August 2024 News
From Ye Olde President..... It's July and the heat is on - hot weather and lots of hot stories of fossil hunting to share. Remember heat stroke is a real threat so know your limits and drink plenty of fluids when you are outside. June's first cash auction was a...
May/June 2024 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 trying to setup field trips to Vulcan Mine and Peace River. FFH can only give it's members a weeks notice and info...
March/April 2024 News
From Ye Olde President..... Hello and welcome all FFH Members, It's March and the spring time weather is here for fossil hunting. FFH is trying to setup field trips to Vulcan Mine and Peace River. Currently working on scheduling fossil hunting trip to a mine called...
January/February 2024 News
From Ye Olde President..... Hello and welcome all FFH Members, Happy holiday and New Years 2024.It’s time again to renew your membership for 2024.See page 2 for more information on how renew. We had 21 members attend FFH Annual Christmas party. Lots of fun and food...
November/December 2023 News
From Ye Olde President..... Hi to all FFH members and hope all is well. WOW another year about to end and the holiday's are around the corner. FFH October show was a great success. Show attendance was good with 700 adults and 150 kids. Dealers were happy and I want to...
September/October 2023 News
From Ye Olde President..... Welcome everyone to the busy Fall season. The club’s Fossil Fair will be here soon and we are looking for volunteers to help out at the fossil fair. If you want to sign up or have questions, please see Melissa at September's 23rd meeting...
July/August 2023 News
From Ye Olde President..... Welcome new members and all you fossil-hunting enthusiasts. This year, the club will NOT be having a July meeting or picnic. Nor will there be a newsletter. We all have off of "Club duties" to go out and play. Summer is on the way with...
May/June 2023 News
From Ye Olde President..... Welcome all new FFH and Facebook members and also all you fossil-hunting enthusiasts. I would like too wish all mothers a Happy Mother's Day and thank you for giving us the gift of life. Summer is on the way with hotter and hotter days....
March/April 2023 News
From Ye Olde President..... Fresh from the President's Desk It's March and the spring time weather is here for fossil hunting. FFH is trying to setup field trips to Vulcan Mine and Peace River. I will send out emails about updates on the field trips schedule. I want...
January/February 2023 News
From Ye Olde President..... Its a honor and thank you too all FFH members for giving me another 2 year term as president. Hello to everyone and Happy New Year. Hope your holidays were joyous. Glad that a lot of members... new and old... came to the FFH Christmas...
November/December 2022 News
From Ye Olde President..... Hi to all FFH members and hope all is well. As a result from Hurricane Ian FFH annual Show was cancel because of flooding. A big disappointment but life goes on. I hope all FFH members and families recovered from Hurricane Ian and their...
September/October 2022 News
From Ye Olde President..... Hi to all FFH members and hope all is well. FFH next meeting is at the OSC on Saturday September 24th. Working on field trips and possibly setting up another Yankee Town dig. FFH September's meeting activity will be a Fossil Swap. All...
July/August 2022 News
From Ye Olde President..... The heat is on - hot weather, hot fossil hunting and hot stories. Heat stroke is a real threat so know your limits when you are outside on your fossil hunts. Science Night Live was a great success and reach out to the public. Talked about...
May/June 2022 News
From Ye Olde President..... Hi! to all of the FFH members and I hope everyone is doing well. I want to apologize to all the members who joined us for the Peace River field trip. I made a mistake with the details of the trip and how many canoes would be available. I...
March/April 2022 News
From Ye Olde President..... I want to give a big thank you to Kayla Warner for volunteering for the position of education duties and Kids Blast for the club. FFH Field trip to Yankeetown was a success and lots of good specimens of Echinoids were found. We had 15...
January/February 2022 News
From Ye Olde President..... Welcome to all members - new & old. It's a busy time for everyone at the end of a very busy year. Thank you to all members who made time to participate in 2021 club activities: Women in Paleontology, Fossil Fest, National Fossil Day,...
November/December 2021 News
From Ye Olde President..... Wow 2021 is coming to end and the Holiday's are around the corner. Its been a hard year dealing with covid and high inflation. I hope all members and there families are doing well. Field trips were hard to schedule this year because of...
September/October 2021 News
From Ye Olde President..... Hi everyone and its been a hot summer. I would like to hear about YOUR personal fossil finds and adventures at Septembers Club meeting. For example, check out the article on page 4 about a newer member’s search for “The Big One.” The FFH...
July/August 2021 News
From Ye Olde President..... I hope everyone is having a safe and fun summer. Happy fossil hunting adventures. Come and tell your stories and share your finds at the FFH meeting. I would like to see more FFH members attend club meeting and activities. FFH wants try...
May/June 2021 News
From Ye Olde President..... I want to say hi to all FFH members and i hope all is well. I would like to have all members to bring their new fossil finds to the FFH meeting May 15th. Lets see your fossil finds from the Yankee town fossil digs. This Saturday I will be...
March/April 2021 News
From Ye Olde President..... Hi Everyone. I hope everyone is being careful and safe with the Coronavirus. We’re always looking for new members to volunteer and help out us “old folks”. Much of the new tech is way beyond us. Your club is in need of NEW talent to take...
January/February 2021 News
From Ye Olde President... Hello and welcome all FFH Members.Happy holiday and New Years 2021. 2020 was difficult year with Covid and I'm happy all members are heathy. It's time again to renew your membership for 2021. Also its time for elections of all FFH officers...
November/December 2020 News
From Ye Olde President... Hi to all FFH members and hope all is well, FFH October show was a great success. Show attendance was good with over 700 adults and 150 kids. Dealers were happy and I want to thank all FFH members for volunteering for the show. All guest and...
SEPT/OCT 2020 News
From Ye Olde President... Hi to all FFH members. September 19th FFH is having a meeting at the OCS. Topics of discussion will be about FFH Fossil show in October. The show is scheduled and FFH is taking all safety precautions for the Covid19 virus. FFH has purchased a...
JUN/JUL/AUG 2020 News
From Ye Olde President... Hi everybody! Hello to all FFH Members. I hope all is well during these rough times with Coronavirus. We have a August meeting at OCS and keeping our fingers crossed it doesn't get canceled. John Macintosh will be the quest speaker. Topic of...
April/May 2020 Newsletter
From Ye Olde President... Hi Everyone. I hope everyone is being careful and safe with the Corona virus. I want to thank all FFH members for giving me the opportunity to be your 2020 President. Also I want to thank Bonnie & Russell for the fantastic job they did...
March 17 2020, Update
Orlando Science is closed, March 21st meeting cancelled. -No club meetings until further notice. Vulcan Mine is closed until further notice. New! Yankeetown Club Field Trip Saturday, March 21st Leave homes around 6am, to arrive about 8:30-9:00 We have scheduled the...
March 2020 Meeting & Field Trip
This month's meeting will be held on March 21st, at the Orlando Science Center, on second floor in one of the meeting rooms. Admission is free, just tell them at the parking garage you are here for the Florida Fossil Hunters. Our guest speaker will be from Ancient...
October/November 2019 Newsletter
From Ye Olde President... Hope the summer's heat hasn't kept you inside. There's still collecting at the beaches - it's a great stress reliever having your mind focused on hunting while the sound of the surf sings to you. Or stand in the Peace and listen to the birds...
August/September 2019 Newsletter
From Ye Olde President…..Hello, and welcome to all. In celebration of Shark Week and all the shark bites at our beaches (and to make it easy for me), SHARKS will be the theme at our meeting on Aug. 17th. Of course, please bring in anything you have acquired during our...
February/March 2019 Newsletter
From Ye Olde President.....Happy new year and welcome to 2019.Wow, it goes fast. This will be my 20 something year as acting President or VP (currently filling in for Marge Fantozzi). There have been a lot a great opportunities, events, digs, and now a re-structure of...
December 2018 /January 2019 Newsletter
From the desk of the President.....Welcome to all and Happy Diggings. Now that Thanksdigging has come & gone, Merry Digging will be here before you know it. Then Happy New Digging arrives. Wow, a year goes fast. Guess you can tell what's on my mind.Peace River is...
October/November 2018 Newsletter
From the desk of the President.....Hello, Everyone. Hope you've managed to avoid all the nasty storms that we've had this season. I got hit with one - the house is a mess and the collection is spread everywhere. Yes, Storm Bonnie hit like a Cat. 5 while getting ready...
September 2018 Newsletter
From the desk of the President.....Welcome everyone to the busy Fall season. The club's Fossil Fair will be here soon, along with the Daytona Museum's Natural History Day, and the National Fossil Day celebration at FLMNH. Yes, we are looking for volunteers to help out...
August 2018 Newletter
From the desk of the President..... Wow, I feel like a kid – summer’s almost over???!!!! Though I couldn’t judge that by the heat and rain. Hope everybody got out and enjoyed the Florida outdoors. Water level in the Peace is still high, but don’t despair, Steve. It’ll...
May 2018 Newsletter
From the desk of the President.....The heat is on - hot weather and hot fossil hunting. NOW is the time to take advantage of the low water levels in the creeks and rivers. The Rainy Season is just around the corner.For you new members, many fossil hunting areas, like...
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