Category Archives: Meeting Archives

Forensic Gemology Gary L. Smith Our evening with Gary L Smith provided a revealing glimpse into the intriguing world of Sherlock Holmes and CSI. �Forensic Gemology� is a popular topic and it filled the room beyond it�s capacity. Speaker Gary … Continue reading →

Barry Weber, president of Edith Weber and Associates, regaled us with stories and slides of his years in the antique jewelry business that his mother started some fifty years ago. Barry has also been with “Antiques Roadshow” for ten years. … Continue reading →

Emerging Gem Deposits of Afghanistan was the subject of Dr. Lawrence Snee’s talk at our August meeting. Dr. Snee has been a geologist with a varied background for over 30 years and is now a member of the U.S. Geological … Continue reading →

Our evening opened with a Happy Birthday song and cake for our prodigal speaker � Fred Ward. Fred moved to California in Nov. 04, but he is still a member of our alumni chapter and the keeper of our website. … Continue reading →

William R. Mann, a collector of unusual Ivories, provided a fact-filled evening about various natural Ivories. His presentation about Ivory and Ivory substitutes reflected his great enthusiasm and passion for Ivory and everything related to it. As a co-founder of … Continue reading →

Dr. Jeffery Post, Geologist and Curator-in-Charge of the Mineral Collection of the Smithsonian Institution, was our speaker at the May 15th meeting of DCGIA. He gave a brief history of the Hope Diamond and then described recent research at the … Continue reading →

“Cutting Edge Issues and Answers” Richard Drucker, publisher of The Guide, joined DCGIA for an entertaining and visually rich presentation on April 19th. He addressed a myriad of topics that ranged from current gem treatment detection and their respective effect … Continue reading →

MARCH 27, 2006 DCGIA spent an exciting, informative evening listening to Ms. Diana Singer, GG, telling anecdotal stories about the lives and works of four legendary American jewelers: Oscar Heyman, Julius Cohen, William Ruser, and Harry Winston. She accompanied her … Continue reading →

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006 The “Taste of Tucson” presentation was an evening filled with tidbits of information that left everyone wanting for more. It was truly an information-packed evening with many unusual items to be examined and shared. Bruce Gaber … Continue reading →

Thursday, January 19th, 2006 Gary Roskin, gemstone editor of Jewelers Circular Keystone magazine provided a cornucopia (in his own words a �smorgasbord�) of information during a fact-filled evening. The variety of topics Gary covered reflected his great enthusiasm for gemology … Continue reading →