The Westmorland Geological Society will be celebrating its 50th anniversary this weekend with a three-day event in Kendal.
The festivities are due to coincide with the Geologists' Association Annual Conference, which takes place between Septmber 22-24.
As part of the event, new collections and displays will be curated, alongside special lectures and local field trips.
Dr Audrey Brown, Chair of the WGS, said: "This summer we have tried to repeat, as far as possible, the field trips that were held 50 years ago, sometimes on exactly the same date in the year.
"While the geology hasn’t changed, the aspects that interest modern geologists have."
The weekend of Cumbrian geology starts on Friday evening with a reception in Kendal Museum and an opportunity to view a new Sedgwick display.
In honour of the fifty year history of the society, the new collection will be showcased in the Ruthven Room at the museum.
"The room has been designed to look like a Victorian geologist’s study and there are new panels about Sedgwick himself and his interpretation of Lake District geology in the 1820s, which has proved to be remarkably accurate," Dr Brown added.
There will also be a new reproduction of John Ruthven's 1855 geological map, made available by courtesy of the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences and Doctor Christopher Toland.
Sedwick was a renowned geologist of international acclaim, whilst Ruthven made a name for himself whilst living in Kirkland in the 1800s.
Based in Kendal, the Westmorland Geological Society has over a hundred members and aims to share and develop geological knowledge through lectures, tutorials and a field trip programme.
On Saturday, the Brewery Arts will play host to a programme of conferences on topics including bedrock geology, geoconservation, engineering geology, resources and legacy issues.
To round out the evening, a dinner will be held in the Brewery Arts Centre restaurant.
Dr Brown finished by saying: "We’re looking forward to a really exciting weekend."
A weekend that ends with a series of field trips through the area on Sunday.
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