Date/Time
Date(s) - 12/04/2024
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location
Southeast Steuben County Library
Categories
Join us and the emeritus curator of the Smithsonian’s National Gem Collection, Dr. Jeffrey E. Post as he talks about The Smithsonian National Gem Collection Unearthed: Surprising Stories Behind the Jewels.
The Smithsonian’s Unearthed explores the scandals, mysteries, and human stories behind the world’s greatest gems. In this original book, Dr. Jeffrey E. Post, curator of the Smithsonian’s National Gem Collection for over 30 years, will separate fact from fiction and will regale the viewers with anecdotes and tales of some of the world’s most famous gemstones. Hear stories about the Hope Diamond, Star of Asia Sapphire, Carmen Lucia Ruby, Hooker Emerald, and Blue Heart Diamond and other gems both famous and infamous.
You can register for this free, live, online talk here.
This is one of a series of free, live-streamed author talks made possible through the Library’s partnership with Library Speakers Consortium (LSC). You can learn more about upcoming presentations on our LSC microsite, as well as watch recordings of presentations that you were unable to attend live.
About the Author: Dr. Jeffrey Edward Post received his Bachelor of Science degrees in geology and chemistry from the University of Wisconsin, and his Ph.D. in chemistry, with a specialty in geochemistry, from Arizona State University. Chairman of the Department of Mineral Sciences for many years, he served as Curator-in-Charge of the U.S. National Gem and Mineral Collection from 1991 to 2023. Dr. Post was the lead Curator for the Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems and Minerals. In May 2023 he was appointed research curator, emeritus.
His areas of research interest include mineralogy, gemology, and geochemistry. In addition to Unearthed, he is the author of The National Gem Collection, and has published more than 150 scientific articles.