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SUMMARY:Virtual Talk with Smithsonian Gem Curator Dr. Jeffrey Post
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DESCRIPTION:To register\, visit https://libraryc.org/theoceancountylibrary
 /62201.\nhttps://theoceancountylibrary.libnet.info/event/12288074
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>To register\, visit <a href="https://libra
 ryc.org/theoceancountylibrary/62201">https://libraryc.org/theoceancountyli
 brary/62201</a></p>\n<p>Join us for an absolutely dazzling presentation wi
 th the emeritus curator of the Smithsonian's National Gem Collection\, Dr.
  Jeffrey E. Post as he talks about&nbsp\;The Smithsonian National Gem Coll
 ection Unearthed: Surprising Stories Behind the Jewels.</p>\n<p>The Smiths
 onian&rsquo\;s&nbsp\;Unearthed&nbsp\;explores the scandals\, mysteries\, a
 nd human stories behind the world's greatest gems. In this original book\,
  the surprising stories behind this world-renowned gem collection are brou
 ght to life by Dr. Jeffrey E. Post\, curator of the Smithsonian's National
  Gem Collection for over 30 years. In this webinar\, fact is separated fro
 m fiction and Dr. Post will reveal fresh information and regale the viewer
 s with anecdotes and tales of some of the world's greatest and most famous
  gemstones. Inside the illustrious pages of&nbsp\;Unearthed\, Dr. Post tel
 ls the stories of the Smithsonian's most famous gems\, including the Hope 
 Diamond\, Star of Asia Sapphire\, Carmen Lucia Ruby\, Hooker Emerald\, and
  Blue Heart Diamond and presents the tales\, details\, and fascinating fac
 ts surrounding rarely displayed gems from the Smithsonian vault and recent
  additions made to the collection.</p>\n<p>Shine bright with us this holid
 ay season and register now!</p>\n<p>About the Author and Presenter:</p>\n<
 p>Dr. Jeffrey Edward Post\, a native of Wisconsin\, received Bachelor of S
 cience degrees in geology and chemistry from the University of Wisconsin -
  Platteville\, and his Ph.D. in chemistry\, with a specialty in geochemist
 ry\, from Arizona State University.&nbsp\; Prior to joining the Department
  of Mineral Sciences at the Smithsonian Institution&rsquo\;s Museum of Nat
 ural History in 1984\, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for three yea
 rs in the Department of Geological Sciences at Harvard University.&nbsp\; 
 He was Chairman of the Department of Mineral Sciences 1989-1994 and 2014-2
 019\, and from 1991 to 2023 served as Curator-in-Charge of the U.S. Nation
 al Gem and Mineral Collection. Dr. Post was the lead Curator for the Janet
  Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology\, Gems and Minerals that opened in 1997.
  In May 2023 he was appointed research curator\, emeritus.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;
 His areas of research interest include mineralogy\, gemology\, and geochem
 istry.&nbsp\; He has published more than 150 scientific articles in these 
 fields.&nbsp\; He is the author of&nbsp\;The National Gem Collection\, and
  the recently published:&nbsp\;The Smithsonian National Gem Collection&mda
 sh\;Unearthed: Surprising Stories Behind the Jewels.</p>\nhttps://theocean
 countylibrary.libnet.info/event/12288074
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