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1883, August 6, at Bocabec, Charlotte County. 
1885, September 2, Frye’s Island. 
1887, July 7, at St. John, for teachers. 
1893, August, at French Lake, Sunbury County. 
1895, July, at Lepreau Basin, Charlotte County. 
1897, July 1-10, at Quaco, (St. Martins) St. John County. 
These gave the members opportunities for field work under 
guidance, and were largely availed of. 
In later years the Summer School of Science occupied this 
field with a more formal teaching staff, and this work was dis- 
continued by the Society. The Summer Camps appear to have 
been confined to the three lustra between 1882 and 1897. 
After the Society was re-organized in 1880, field meetings 
were held from time to time during the summer, which were 
well attended ; they gave opportunities for field study, but 
only such as might be had in a single day. These field meet- 
ings were held at numerous points near the city that possessed 
features of interest to the zoologist, botanist or geologist. 
We find records of these field meetings in the Proceedings of 
the Society from 1881 onward. 
In later years there have been from four to six held each 
year, depending upon the weather. In some of the earlier 
years they were held on Saturdays especially for the benefit 
of school teachers. 
Taking the chief epochs in the history of the Natural 
History, Society it may be divided into the following stages: 
1862- 8 —6 
1868-74 —6 
1874-80 —6 
1881-82 ' —2 
1982-90 —8 
1890-1900—11 
1901-06 —6 
1907-12 —5 
Initial years at the Mechanics Institute Building. 
At the Grammar School Building. 
Interregnum when there were no monthly meetings. 
At the Market Building. Society Incorporated. Seal adopted 
At the Market Building. Dr. Botsford, President. Kgi 
(6 years G. F . Matthew, 4 years G. U. Hay , 1 year H . G. 
Addy) successively President. Years of steady work. 
Institute Museum taken over and arranged. 
(J. V. Ellis, President) Still at Market Building. 
(J. V. Ellis, President) In Society’s own Building. 
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