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Scottish Pebble Jewelry & Robert Burns Social

GCFCG-Sponsored
Meeting/Workshop/etc: 
GCFCG Social Event
Saturday, January 26, 2019 - 12:30pm to 4:00pm
Sponsor: 
GCFCG
Region: 
Maryland
Location: 
Howard County Library East Columbia Branch Library Clifton Meeting Room A, HCLS East Columbia Branch, 6600 Cradlerock Way Columbia MD 21045
Photo credit: 
Merrily Wolf
Attendance (GCFCG members): 
6
Attendance (adults): 
4
Attendance (total): 
10

Scottish Pebble Jewelry

& Robert Burns Social

 

Talk Featuring

 

MARGARET “Peggy” E. MARSHALL

 

Peggy’s passion for geology and historical jewelry comes together in her collection of Scottish Pebble Jewelry. Peggy holds a B.S. Geology, University of Mary Washington and Graduate Seismology, George Washington University. She retired in 2014 after spending thirty-five years of scientific analysis for global nuclear monitoring and co-authoring 50 technical reports. Peggy has incorporated a historic preservation nonprofit, Marshall Hall Foundation, to restore a National Register historic property on the Potomac River. Marshall Hall (c.1725), built by ancestor Thomas Marshall, is managed by the National Park Service.  Ms. Marshall was president of the Marshall Hall Foundation, and honorary regent of Stone Bridge Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. She served as president of Virginia Colony Chapter, National Society Colonial Dames 17th Century and the Vintage Ladies of Northern Virginia. Currently, she is on the Board of Directors of Little Big Dog Rescue.

Saturday January 26, 2019

12:30-4:00pm Talk starts at 1pm

Howard County Library East Columbia Branch Library

Clifton Meeting Room A, HCLS East Columbia Branch, 6600 Cradlerock Way Columbia MD 21045

 

Robert Burns Celebration Social to follow

Come as you are, in Scottish attire, or Renaissance costumes

Free Event: Donations for Social Appreciated

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References from Peggy Marshall:

Geology of Scottish Agates:

www.agatesofscotland.co.uk

Books:

Victorian Jewelry by Redington Dawes and Corinne Davidov

Scottish Jewelry by Diana Scarisbrick

Modern History of Celtic Jewelry by Stephen Walker

Modern Artisans of Celtic Jewelry:

Stephen Walker - https://www.walkerscelticjewelry.com

Robert Piland  - https://repiland.com