2013 MGS Meeting Schedule

The MGS holds bimonthly club meetings at the Bowie Community Center in Bowie, MD. Meetings are open to the public and are free. Meetings start at 11:00 a.m. and run until 3:00 p.m. The format of the meetings usually consists of about an hour or so of what might be called "show-and-tell" when individuals bring in specimens (e.g., teeth, bones, rocks, etc.) to show and for help with identification. Some of our members normally in attendance are from the professional paleontological and geological communities, and are more than happy to help with ID'ing specimens. There is usually a theme for each meeting, as well a guest speaker or lecture. Below is a table showing the scheduled dates for each meeting for the current year.

Meetings consist of a social hour, during which the members display their new finds or acquisitions, a business meeting, a door prize drawing, and usually a program on a geological or paleontological topic.

The Bowie Community Center is located in the middle part of Bowie just off Rt# 450. If you're not familiar with driving in Bowie, you might use a service like Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com) and get driving directions from your house to the center. Below is the adress, the website link, directions, and a map from Mapquest. As you can see, the center is not far off of Rt.#301.

Club meetings will go on as scheduled so long as the Bowie Community Center is open. If in doubt, call 301-464-1737.

Below is a link to the Bowie Community Center along with the address and telephone number. Scroll down to the list of community centers in Bowie and click on the one listed as "Bowie Community Center".

website at:http://www.pgparks.com/places/commctr.html#Bowie

Bowie Community Center
3209 Stonybrook Drive
Bowie, MD 20715
301-464-1737

Location/Directions - Located in Bowie, Maryland off route# 450

From the Capital Beltway (I-495), take Route 50 east. Continue on Route 50 to Route 3 North. Continue on Route 3 North to Rt# 450 Annapolis road. Turn left onto rt# 450 and continue for approximately 2 miles until you reach Stoneybrook Drive on your left. Turn left onto Stoneybrook Drive and watch for immediate turn into the Bowie Community Center parking lot just past the gas station on your left.

The American Fossil Federation (AFF) is a fossil and mineral club that primarily has members from the Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and Virginia area. Since many members of the MGS are also members of the AFF (www.americanfossilfederation.com) its meeting schedule is included here. AFF Meets 6 times a year on the second Sunday of January, March, July, September, and November and the third Sunday in May. The Bowie Community Center opens at 10:00 AM and AFF meetings start at 11:30 AM.