#66 Stories In Stones Starfish Bracelet

Starfish Bracelet - It is said that the Starfish is a star that fell from the sky into the ocean. It is considered to be a celestial symbol which represents deep divine love. Handmade in the USA.

Stories in Stones was established in Southern California by Russ and Pam Shoemaker in 1975. Russ was introduced to the earth sciences by his dad in his home state, Michigan, when he was eight years old. He has spent the bulk of his life studying the earth, collecting from it, and sharing with others what he has learned about the earth and our dependence on it. Pam was introduced to the earth sciences in Southern California when she was nine years old by her grandmother who had a rock shop in San Diego County. She traveled with her grandmother to Gem & Mineral Shows around the country.

Russ and Pam met in the late 1960’s and their common interest in the earth sciences led them to purchase 257 acres of highly fossiliferous land in Kern County, California. They began digging thousands of fossils from the Miocene marine fossil deposits on their property. After collecting thousands of fossil shark teeth and the fossilized remains of a total of sixty two different marine vertebrates, they began marketing their fossils through various retail outlets. In 1975 , to share with others the wonders the earth has to offer, they opened their first retail store in Carlsbad, CA and began doing educational earth science presentations. In 1981, Russ and Pam, moved their retail business, “Stories in Stones”, from Southern California to the mother lode country of Northern California to the town of Murphys, California. They opened a second retail store In Angels, Camp, California in 2001. They also import South American Minerals. and supply other retailers. worldwide, with Brazillian, Peruvian and other South American material from their wholesale warehouse in Angels Camp, California.