Please join us on August 17th to remember our good friend Dr. Fossil who passed away in 2017. Edward Lauginiger was a teacher, an amateur paleontologist, a member of the Delaware Mineralogical Society, Inc., a volunteer at the Delaware Museum of Natural History and also a HUGE toy collector. Ed especially loved GI Joe and Star Wars and had a soft spot for Jurassic Park and dinosaurs in general. He even discovered a new species of ancient animal fossil that’s named after him!

We were all incredibly saddened by Ed’s passing and would like to invite both those who knew him and strangers alike to celebrate and honor him for his birthday!

So … how are we celebrating the life of a real-world John Hammond?

Firstly, we were lucky enough to acquire some items from Ed’s personal collection which will be on display, including Ripley the Life-Sized Raptor, now in her new forever-home!

In addition, Ed often treated kids at the Delaware Museum of Natural History with free dino toys, and in his honor we will be doing the same (while supplies last)!

AND we’ll also be screening some of Ed’s favorite films including Jurassic Park!

FREE dinosaur toys for the kids and Jurassic Park?! What more could anyone ask for?!

More details to come, so stay tuned!

** Thanks to LesDudis for the great photo of Ripley the Raptor in the event header! **