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| 75 Years and Now What? | August 1, 1998 | Houston Geological Society |
Preparing for the 76th year of the HGS, I searched our past to see from where we came and to where we might be going. |
| A Diamond Anniversary Leadership, Discovery and Technology | August 1, 1998 | Houston Geological Society |
The Houston Geological Society is seventy-five years old, and now is a fitting time to pause and reflect back on its history. What a history it is! |
| Looking Backward The Texas Oil Boom Sets the Stage for the Rockhounds | August 1, 1998 | Houston Geological Society |
Petroleum, one of the oldest known of the natural Presources, was first discovered in Asia several thousand years before the Christian Era. |
| The Organization: The Houston Geological Society | August 1, 1998 | Houston Geological Society |
The geologists in Houston, a gregarious lot, sought out those who spoke their language. The old Bender Hotel, now the San Jacinto Hotel, was the meeting place of many of the rockhounds for lunch. |
| HGS Insignia How Our Logo Originated | August 1, 1998 | Houston Geological Society |
The official insignia of the society was adopted in 1949. At Phil Martyn's insistence, an emblem contest was started to provide the society with an official insignia. |
| Our First President: A Tribute to John R. Suman | August 1, 1998 | Houston Geological Society |
This Outstanding Geologist, Petroleum Engineer and Executive Exemplified Leadership |
| The HGS After the War Changes In the Profession and Notes from Past Presidents | August 1, 1998 | Houston Geological Society |
Geologists entered the modern era after the second World War. Technology brought vast improvements in the speed, accuracy, and volume of geologic data. |
| A New Technique: Geophysics Charter HGS Members Advance Technology | August 1, 1998 | Houston Geological Society |
The history of the Houston Geological Society is the history of a new science-petroleum geology. Applied geophysics is an important technique of this new science. |
| Origin of the Shrimp Peel | August 1, 1998 | Houston Geological Society |
In the matter of entertainment, honorary life member Howard Kiatta relishes telling about the time that professionals of the southwest Louisiana area, where he worked for Texaco for many years, wou |
| Outcrop Mapping and Avoiding Moonshiners The Adventures of 1930 HGS President | August 1, 1998 | Houston Geological Society |
One colorful geologist who left an impact in Houston, and the rest of the country, was our 1930 president, J. Brian Eby. |