The Pitmen Naturalists
NHSN volunteer Maureen Flisher launches a new booklet about five North East coal miners who became respected experts in geology, palaeontology and microscopy.
About This Event
Drawing on material in the Natural History Society of Northumbria's North East Nature Archive, Maureen Flisher tells the stories of five pitmen who became respected experts in palaeontology, geology and microscopy, and launches a new society booklet about them supported by the Dickinson Memorial Fund. The talk is part of the society's Tuesdays at The Hancock series. Doors open at 5:45pm and entry is via the Claremont Road entrance.
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