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Friday, May 4, 2018 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Jane's Walk: Rock Around Waterloo

ptygmatic fold in country rock in the shape of letter "W"

Explore Earth Science in the Waterloo region on this 1.5 hour walk. We will see building stones, fossils, erratics and more. Dress for the weather, and wear your walking shoes!  

Find out more at www.janeswalk.org/canada/waterloo-on/

Sunday, May 6, 2018 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Jane's Walk: Rock Around Waterloo

ptygmatic fold in country rock in the shape of letter "W"

Explore Earth Science in the Waterloo region on this 1.5 hour walk. We will see building stones, fossils, erratics and more. Dress for the weather, and wear your walking shoes!  

Find out more at www.janeswalk.org/canada/waterloo-on/

Thursday, August 2, 2018 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Walking Tour: Glacial Features of Maryhill

Join Peter Russell and Corina McDonald from the University of Waterloo's Earth Sciences Museum for a short walk around Maryhill. Drumlins, eskers, moraines and till! Learn about these and more interesting and useful glacial features. Meet at the Maryhill Heritage Park Community Centre.

Click the following link to register for this event: 

http://calendar.rwlibrary.ca/Default/Detail/2018-08-02-1800-Glacial-Features-of-Maryhill-Walking-Tour
Friday, October 25, 2019 12:00 pm - Saturday, October 26, 2019 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

University of Waterloo 2019 Gem and Mineral Show

Visit the University of Waterloo Earth Sciences Museum for our annual Gem and Mineral Show! 

Friday October 25th: 12 noon - 6 p.m.

Saturday October 26th: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Join us on the first and second floors of the EIT building for two days of gems, minerals, fossils and jewellery.

Friday, May 5, 2023 11:30 am - 11:30 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Jane's Walk tours the Peter Russell Rock Garden

Join us on Friday, May 5th for a tour of the Peter Russell Rock Garden. Located in the heart of campus, the rock garden contains 80 specimens from around the globe. Participants will learn about the history of Earth, mines and minerals of Canada as well as the unique rock structures of Ontario.

The 1.5 hour tour will be led by the Earth Sciences Museum curator emeritus Peter Russell.

The tour will be from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM and will begin and end at University of Waterloo, Parking Lot C (off of Seagram Drive). The walk includes paved surfaces throughout the campus and there is accessible parking available closer to the rock garden (pickup a ticket from Parking Services located on Ring Road).

Saturday, October 5, 2024 10:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Ancaster Gem & Mineral, Bead and Jewellery Show

Join us for the Ancaster Gem, Mineral, Bead and Jewellery Show! 

The Earth Sciences Museum is hosting free activities for kids. Come and try out "I Dig Fossil Fish" and "Minerals in Your Materials".

Admission is $8.00, 2 Day Pass: $14.00, Free for kids under 12.

Sunday, October 6, 2024 10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Ancaster Gem & Mineral, Bead and Jewellery Show

Join us for the Ancaster Gem, Mineral, Bead and Jewellery Show! 

The Earth Sciences Museum is hosting free activities for kids. Come and try out "I Dig Fossil Fish" and "Minerals in Your Materials".

Admission is $8.00, 2 Day Pass: $14.00, Free for kids under 12.