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The Geologists' Association

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	In August 1858, a letter appeared in the magazine The Geologist proposing the formation of ‘an Association of Amateur Geologists’ so that ‘solitary’ students of the science could form a society where they ‘could compare notes, give an account of our rambles, examine one another’s fossils and minerals and … be of great assistance to one another.’ As a result, an initial meeting by interested parties was held in London on 29 November 1858, to discuss the establishment of such a society. The name ‘The Geologists’ Association’ was formally adopted at a meeting of the organising committee on 17 December 1858, and a ‘Prospectus’ was circulated with The Geologist of January 1859. The first Ordinary Meeting, held on 11 January 1859, was attended by some 200 persons and the first Annual General Meeting took place on 2 January 1860. In the formation of the Association, particular emphasis was placed on the holding of ‘Excursions or Field Meetings.’ These, together with a regular programme of lectures (a list of which can be viewed here) and an annual exhibition, have remained the ‘backbone of the Association’ since. Another early objective of the Association was the formation of Local Groups, in order to advance the interests of the Association, initially in the home counties, both for the benefits of members and to liaise with other ‘Field-clubs and Societies.’ With the passage of time, our Local groups have since spread across the country.		In August 1858, a letter appeared in the magazine The Geologist proposing the formation of ‘an Association of Amateur Geologists’ so that ‘solitary’ students of the science could form a society where they ‘could compare notes, give an account of our rambles, examine one another’s fossils and minerals and … be of great assistance to one another.’ As a result, an initial meeting by interested parties was held in London on 29 November 1858, to discuss the establishment of such a society. The name ‘The Geologists’ Association’ was formally adopted at a meeting of the organising committee on 17 December 1858, and a ‘Prospectus’ was circulated with The Geologist of January 1859. The first Ordinary Meeting, held on 11 January 1859, was attended by some 200 persons and the first Annual General Meeting took place on 2 January 1860. In the formation of the Association, particular emphasis was placed on the holding of ‘Excursions or Field Meetings.’ These, together with a regular programme of lectures (a list of which can be viewed here) and an annual exhibition, have remained the ‘backbone of the Association’ since. Another early objective of the Association was the formation of Local Groups, in order to advance the interests of the Association, initially in the home counties, both for the benefits of members and to liaise with other ‘Field-clubs and Societies.’ With the passage of time, our Local groups have since spread across the country.

			[https://geologistsassociation.org.uk/ The Geologists' Association website]

	== Lodore (new style) ==		== Lodore (new style) ==

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	\| \| [[Category:Geologists' Association Carreck Archive]] All albums excluding Giles and Johnston volumes		\| \| [[Category:Geologists' Association Carreck Archive]] All albums excluding Giles and Johnston volumes
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	~~\| \| BGS Dinner Books~~
	\| \| [[The Royal Hammerers and The Grizzly Bears - the dining clubs of the early Geological Survey]]. A long tradition of the Geological Survey were geologists' dining clubs. For a large part of the Survey history the Survey was quite small and each year they got together in a dining club, one in London called 'The Royal Hammerers' and one in Edinburgh called 'The Grizzly Bears'
	~~\| \| [[Songs of the Survey - Appendix to Down to earth\|A few songs can be viewed here]]~~

	Members of staff of the Survey were often members of the GA too. [https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=GA044#v=d&z=2&n=5&i=GA044_026.jp2&y=384&x=402 Here is a page of signatures of former Survey staff from the Johnston volumes.]

	~~\| \| The task is to transcribe the manuscript songs and convert ones already transcribed onto Earthwise~~
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	[[Category:Geologists' Association Carreck Archive]]		[[Category:Geologists' Association Carreck Archive]]

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	\| \| '''~~Ongoing~~'''		\| \| '''Completed'''
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	~~\| \| BGS Task 1~~
	~~\| \| Textbase document preparation~~
	\| \| BGS are extracting the text from paper publications and placing in a text database. The resulting text will be closely integrated with the digital geological map and 3D models so both can be consulted together
	~~\| \| This [https://194.66.252.183:81/TextMiningDemo/ demonstrator] shows this in action for three sample volumes~~
	~~\| \| Documents are geological reports on 1:10,000 mapping areas. Local geology. Optical character recognition errors to be corrected. Document structure to be added.~~
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	\| \| GA Task 5		\| \| GA Task 5

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The Geologists' Association

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	== The Geologists' Association ==		== The Geologists' Association ==
	~~[[File:GA IMG 01.JPG\|thumbnail\|Easter 1903. GA Excursion group photograph. Typical group photograph in the collection.]]~~

	In August 1858, a letter appeared in the magazine The Geologist proposing the formation of ‘an Association of Amateur Geologists’ so that ‘solitary’ students of the science could form a society where they ‘could compare notes, give an account of our rambles, examine one another’s fossils and minerals and … be of great assistance to one another.’ As a result, an initial meeting by interested parties was held in London on 29 November 1858, to discuss the establishment of such a society. The name ‘The Geologists’ Association’ was formally adopted at a meeting of the organising committee on 17 December 1858, and a ‘Prospectus’ was circulated with The Geologist of January 1859. The first Ordinary Meeting, held on 11 January 1859, was attended by some 200 persons and the first Annual General Meeting took place on 2 January 1860. In the formation of the Association, particular emphasis was placed on the holding of ‘Excursions or Field Meetings.’ These, together with a regular programme of lectures (a list of which can be viewed here) and an annual exhibition, have remained the ‘backbone of the Association’ since. Another early objective of the Association was the formation of Local Groups, in order to advance the interests of the Association, initially in the home counties, both for the benefits of members and to liaise with other ‘Field-clubs and Societies.’ With the passage of time, our Local groups have since spread across the country.		In August 1858, a letter appeared in the magazine The Geologist proposing the formation of ‘an Association of Amateur Geologists’ so that ‘solitary’ students of the science could form a society where they ‘could compare notes, give an account of our rambles, examine one another’s fossils and minerals and … be of great assistance to one another.’ As a result, an initial meeting by interested parties was held in London on 29 November 1858, to discuss the establishment of such a society. The name ‘The Geologists’ Association’ was formally adopted at a meeting of the organising committee on 17 December 1858, and a ‘Prospectus’ was circulated with The Geologist of January 1859. The first Ordinary Meeting, held on 11 January 1859, was attended by some 200 persons and the first Annual General Meeting took place on 2 January 1860. In the formation of the Association, particular emphasis was placed on the holding of ‘Excursions or Field Meetings.’ These, together with a regular programme of lectures (a list of which can be viewed here) and an annual exhibition, have remained the ‘backbone of the Association’ since. Another early objective of the Association was the formation of Local Groups, in order to advance the interests of the Association, initially in the home counties, both for the benefits of members and to liaise with other ‘Field-clubs and Societies.’ With the passage of time, our Local groups have since spread across the country.

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	\| \|Excursion list by date 1960 to the present		\| \|Excursion list by date 1960 to the present
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	\| \| [http://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Geologists%27_Association_excursions_-_list_by_date ~~Field trip index.~~ Excursion list by date]		\| \| [http://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Geologists%27_Association_excursions_-_list_by_date Excursion list by date]
	\| \| a. Complete the missing years b. Check each year against Circulars add missing entries c. Ensure entries in each year are in strict date order d. Make links to Excursion pages e. Add representative image or two for each year		\| \| a. Complete the missing years b. Check each year against Circulars add missing entries c. Ensure entries in each year are in strict date order d. Make links to Excursion pages e. Add representative image or two for each year
	\| \| '''Ongoing'''		\| \| '''Ongoing'''

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	\| \| GA Task 6		\| \| GA Task 6
			\| \|Excursion list by date 1960 to the present
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	\| \| [http://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Geologists%27_Association_excursions_-_list_by_date Field trip index. Excursion list by date]		\| \| [http://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Geologists%27_Association_excursions_-_list_by_date Field trip index. Excursion list by date]
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	\| \| a. Complete the missing years b. Check each year against Circulars add missing entries c. Ensure entries in each year are in strict date order d. Make links to Excursion pages e. Add representative image or two for each year		\| \| a. Complete the missing years b. Check each year against Circulars add missing entries c. Ensure entries in each year are in strict date order d. Make links to Excursion pages e. Add representative image or two for each year
	\| \| '''Ongoing'''		\| \| '''Ongoing'''

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	# excursions lacking the above but for which there is interesting material in the Johnston albums		# excursions lacking the above but for which there is interesting material in the Johnston albums
	# excursions lacking the above but for which there there are lots of photos in the already indexed photos in the Reader/Brown albums		# excursions lacking the above but for which there there are lots of photos in the already indexed photos in the Reader/Brown albums
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	\| \| a. Complete the missing years b. Check each year against Circulars add missing entries c. Ensure entries in each year are in strict date order d. Make links to Excursion pages		\| \| a. Complete the missing years b. Check each year against Circulars add missing entries c. Ensure entries in each year are in strict date order d. Make links to Excursion pages e. Add representative image or two for each year
	\| \| '''Ongoing'''		\| \| '''Ongoing'''
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 # excursions lacking the above but for which there there are lots of photos in the already indexed photos in the Reader/Brown albums
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 |  | 1. Edit a MS Word file so it matches the PDF original publication. correct typos and formatting. 2. When correct each excursion will be added to Earthwise along with a transcription of the appropriate Circular for the excursion.
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 |  | '''Planned'''

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	\| \| '''~~Ongoing~~'''		\| \| '''Completed'''
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	~~\| \| BGS Task 1~~
	~~\| \| Textbase document preparation~~
	\| \| BGS are extracting the text from paper publications and placing in a text database. The resulting text will be closely integrated with the digital geological map and 3D models so both can be consulted together
	~~\| \| This [https://194.66.252.183:81/TextMiningDemo/ demonstrator] shows this in action for three sample volumes~~
	~~\| \| Documents are geological reports on 1:10,000 mapping areas. Local geology. Optical character recognition errors to be corrected. Document structure to be added.~~
	~~\| \|~~
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	\| \| GA Task 5		\| \| GA Task 5

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	\| \|Excursion list by date 1960 to the present		\| \|Excursion list by date 1960 to the present
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	\| \| [http://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Geologists%27_Association_excursions_-_list_by_date ~~Field trip index.~~ Excursion list by date]		\| \| [http://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Geologists%27_Association_excursions_-_list_by_date Excursion list by date]
	\| \| a. Complete the missing years b. Check each year against Circulars add missing entries c. Ensure entries in each year are in strict date order d. Make links to Excursion pages e. Add representative image or two for each year		\| \| a. Complete the missing years b. Check each year against Circulars add missing entries c. Ensure entries in each year are in strict date order d. Make links to Excursion pages e. Add representative image or two for each year
	\| \| '''Ongoing'''		\| \| '''Ongoing'''

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	\| \| GA Task 6		\| \| GA Task 6
			\| \|Excursion list by date 1960 to the present
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	\| \| [http://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Geologists%27_Association_excursions_-_list_by_date Field trip index. Excursion list by date]		\| \| [http://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Geologists%27_Association_excursions_-_list_by_date Field trip index. Excursion list by date]
	~~\| \|~~
	~~\| \|~~
	\| \| a. Complete the missing years b. Check each year against Circulars add missing entries c. Ensure entries in each year are in strict date order d. Make links to Excursion pages e. Add representative image or two for each year		\| \| a. Complete the missing years b. Check each year against Circulars add missing entries c. Ensure entries in each year are in strict date order d. Make links to Excursion pages e. Add representative image or two for each year
	\| \| '''Ongoing'''		\| \| '''Ongoing'''

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	[[Talk:M.S. Johnston album 1 - index, GA 'Carreck Archive'\|Instructions and discussion page]]		[[Talk:M.S. Johnston album 1 - index, GA 'Carreck Archive'\|Instructions and discussion page]]
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	[[~~http~~://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=GA044 Album 1]]		[[https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=GA044 Album 1]]

	[[~~http~~://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=GA045 Album 2]]		[[https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=GA045 Album 2]]

	[[M.S. Johnston album 1 - index, GA 'Carreck Archive'\|Index page Album 1]]		[[M.S. Johnston album 1 - index, GA 'Carreck Archive'\|Index page Album 1]]
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	\| \| Album 1 and 2 index page ready		\| \| Album 1 and 2 index page ready

	\| \|'''~~Album 1 Ongoing~~'''		\| \|'''Completed'''
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	\| \| GA Task 2		\| \| GA Task 2
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	\| \| Elsie Giles transcription		\| \| Elsie Giles transcription
	\| \| Elsie Giles photo albums lack captions in the albums. The notebook listings could be transcribed and then linked to the listing entries of exact page in the album		\| \| Elsie Giles photo albums lack captions in the albums. The notebook listings could be transcribed and then linked to the listing entries of exact page in the album
	\| \| [~~http~~://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=GA151 Elsie Giles notebook (personal)]		\| \| [https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=GA151 Elsie Giles notebook (personal)]

	[~~http~~://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=GA152 Elsie Giles notebook (other photographers)]		[https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=GA152 Elsie Giles notebook (other photographers)]

	\| \| Save the file that was sent to you onto your PC		\| \| Save the file that was sent to you onto your PC

	Open ~~http~~://194.66.252.183:81/Textbase_Editor/		Open https://194.66.252.183:81/Textbase_Editor/

	File/Open html file - open the file that was sent		File/Open html file - open the file that was sent

	[~~http~~://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=GA147 View Elsie Giles Album]		[https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=GA147 View Elsie Giles Album]

	[~~http~~://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=GA151 View the Elsie Giles Notebook in separate tab]		[https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=GA151 View the Elsie Giles Notebook in separate tab]

	Add row data for each photograph		Add row data for each photograph
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	\| \| Textbase document preparation		\| \| Textbase document preparation
	\| \| BGS are extracting the text from paper publications and placing in a text database. The resulting text will be closely integrated with the digital geological map and 3D models so both can be consulted together		\| \| BGS are extracting the text from paper publications and placing in a text database. The resulting text will be closely integrated with the digital geological map and 3D models so both can be consulted together
	\| \| This [~~http~~://194.66.252.183:81/TextMiningDemo/ demonstrator] shows this in action for three sample volumes		\| \| This [https://194.66.252.183:81/TextMiningDemo/ demonstrator] shows this in action for three sample volumes
	\| \| Documents are geological reports on 1:10,000 mapping areas. Local geology. Optical character recognition errors to be corrected. Document structure to be added.		\| \| Documents are geological reports on 1:10,000 mapping areas. Local geology. Optical character recognition errors to be corrected. Document structure to be added.
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	\| \|Excursion list by date 1960 to the present		\| \|Excursion list by date 1960 to the present
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	\| \| [~~http~~://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Geologists%27_Association_excursions_-_list_by_date Excursion list by date]		\| \| [https://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Geologists%27_Association_excursions_-_list_by_date Excursion list by date]
	\| \| a. Complete the missing years b. Check each year against Circulars add missing entries c. Ensure entries in each year are in strict date order d. Make links to Excursion pages e. Add representative image or two for each year		\| \| a. Complete the missing years b. Check each year against Circulars add missing entries c. Ensure entries in each year are in strict date order d. Make links to Excursion pages e. Add representative image or two for each year
	\| \| '''Ongoing'''		\| \| '''Ongoing'''
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	\| \| Role of Women in the GA		\| \| Role of Women in the GA
	\| \| Women have had a pivotal role in the GA since its formation in 1858 – there’s a story to be told here		\| \| Women have had a pivotal role in the GA since its formation in 1858 – there’s a story to be told here
	\| \| [~~http~~://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=GA044#v=d&z=2&n=5&i=GA044_024.jp2&y=415&x=411 Page of signatures of women members of the GA, also the following page]		\| \| [https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=GA044#v=d&z=2&n=5&i=GA044_024.jp2&y=415&x=411 Page of signatures of women members of the GA, also the following page]
	\| \| 1. A general article on the role of women in the GA.		\| \| 1. A general article on the role of women in the GA.

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	\| \| [[Songs of the Survey - Appendix to Down to earth\|A few songs can be viewed here]]		\| \| [[Songs of the Survey - Appendix to Down to earth\|A few songs can be viewed here]]

	Members of staff of the Survey were often members of the GA too. [~~http~~://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=GA044#v=d&z=2&n=5&i=GA044_026.jp2&y=384&x=402 Here is a page of signatures of former Survey staff from the Johnston volumes.]		Members of staff of the Survey were often members of the GA too. [https://pubs.bgs.ac.uk/publications.html?pubID=GA044#v=d&z=2&n=5&i=GA044_026.jp2&y=384&x=402 Here is a page of signatures of former Survey staff from the Johnston volumes.]

	\| \| The task is to transcribe the manuscript songs and convert ones already transcribed onto Earthwise		\| \| The task is to transcribe the manuscript songs and convert ones already transcribed onto Earthwise