 Vol. 5, No. 3, September 2008
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2009 Energy Education Strategies
The historical society’s 3rd annual Energy Education Conference & Field Trip takes place Nov. 12 -14 in Houston. Experts from Pennsylvania to California will share their latest teacher workshop strategies for improving energy education and outreach. A motor coach field trip will tour oil and natural gas museums in Galveston and Beaumont. Page 7
Discovering Edwin Drake
Pennsylvania communities are rallying to celebrate next year’s sesquicentennial of America’s first commercial oil discovery by Edwin L. Drake. Page 3
Energy Tomorrow
What does the average person really know about energy issues – and about the petroleum industry? Page 4
Producing States
The Oil & Gas Producing Industry in Your State: Facts about 33 producing states. Page 5
Yellow Dog Inventor
Oil patch lore says these two-wicked lanterns were so named because their burning wicks resembled a dog’s glowing eyes at night. Page 10
Wisconsin Petroleum Museum
From gas pump globes to old cars and everything in between, Ed Jacobsen of Northwoods, Wisconsin, shares his enthusiasm for petroleum – and service station artifacts. Page 11
Illinois Derrick
An Olney, Illinois, standard derrick, the symbol of Richland County’s contribution to Southern Illinois rich oil history, may be coming down. Page 11
Gone with the Wind
An unusual approach to oilfield firefighting technology would evolve from the “Windmaking Machine” used in Santa Fe Springs, California, in 1929. Page 12
Energizing Detroit
Marathon Oil Corp. has given the Detroit Science Center a $2.4 million grant to create a Future Fuels gallery. Page 13
The pursuit of offshore oil and natural gas demanded technological innovation as exploration led to deeper and more inhospitable waters. Page 14
Tiger Tale
Ads from the ExxonMobil Historical Collection at the Center for American History are new exhibits at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum. Page 15
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