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Continuing Education Tour of Sternberg Museum, Hays
On May 3
rd
, 36 members, spouses and
guests assembled at the parking lot of the Stern-
berg Museum in Hays, Kansas. With Greg Lig-
gett, Assistant Director of the museum as
leader, they toured the exhibits currently on dis-
play including the famous "fish within a fish"
and many other vertebrate fossils.
Following the tour of exhibits, open to
the public, they were treated to a "behind the
scenes" tour including the areas where the fo s-
sils and other objects are prepared for exhibi-
tion. The group then proceeded to the lecture
hall to hear an excellent presentation of the
stratigraphy of the area by Greg Liggett.
After lunch the tour group assembled at
Castle Rock south of Quinter, Kansas to exam-
ine the Smoky Hill Formation from which many
of the vertebrates were excavated. Additional
interpretative geology was presented at that
area.
This was an excellent tour of an out-
standing museum and there have been requests
that it be repeated next year. In the meantime, it
is recommended that if you are in the Hays area
that you visit this museum. You will find a visit
to be well worth your time.
Castle Rock
Greg Liggett of The Sternberg Museum, addressing the group