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This section is provided for clubs and organizations related to gold mining in the United States. Rockhound: lapidary, mineralogy, micromineralogy, geology, gem, faceters, and earth science.
Link index below uses US Postal standard abbreviations (California > CA, Idaho > ID, etc.).
Washington Bellevue Rock Club PO Box 1851 Bellevue, WA 98009-1851 E-Mail: bellevuerockclub@comcast.net Meetings: First Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm, except July and August, at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 14230 SE Newport Way, Bellevue, WA 98006 USA. Big Sky Rockhounds PO Box 16@085 Big Sky, WA 59716 USA Meetings: 1st of each month, 5:30 pm, Golden Eagle Clubhouse. Blue Mountain Gem & Mineral Society 1011 Broadway College Place, WA 99324-1571 USA Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 7:30 pm, Rt.1, Box 114, Walla Walla. Boeing Employees Mineralogical Society The Boeing Co Box 3707 MS 8L-35 Seattle, WA 98124-2207 USA Contact: Bob Pattie 1-206-226-3154 Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 7:30 pm, 22649 "83rd" Ave. S., Kent. Chehallis Valley Gem Club 422 W. 2nd St. Aberdeen, WA 98520 USA Chief Joseph Gem & Mineral Club PO Box 51 Brewster, WA 98812 USA Meetings: 2nd Wednesday, River's Edge RV Shop. Clallam County Gem & Mineral Society PO Box 2624 Selquim, WA 98382 USA Meetings: 3rd Wednesday, 7:00 pm, Selquim Senior Ctr., 912 E. Hammond, Selquim, Port Angeles. East Kingco Rock Club, Inc. PO Box 2203 Redmond, WA 98073-2203 USA Meetings: 4th Monday, 7:30 pm, Juniors: 7:00 pm, Rose Hill Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Everett Rock & Gem Club PO Box 1615 Everett, WA 98206 USA E-Mail: everettrockclub@hotmail.com Meetings: 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church, 3530 Colby, Everett, WA. Affiliations: AFMS, NFMS, Scribe, ALAA, & Washington State Mineral. Federal Way Gem & Mineral Society PO Box 3305 Federal Way, WA 98063-3305 USA Contact: Keith Ray 1-206-854-1303 Meetings: 3rd Friday, 7:30 pm, Totem Jr. High School Library, "40th" Ave. S. Fort Lewis Rock Club 16611 "14th" Ave. Ct. E. Spanaway, WA 98387 USA Fort Lewis Rock Club 10107 "111th" St. Ct. SW Tacoma, WA 98498 USA Meetings: 1st Monday, 7:00 pm, MWR Arts & Crafts Ctr., Bldg. #5038, Fort Lewis. Ginkgo Mineral Society PO Box 303 Wenatchee, WA 98807 USA Contact: Claude Johnston Ph: 1-509-884-3188 Meetings: 2nd & 4th Friday, 7:30 pm, Memorial Hall, 215 Okanogan Ave. Grays Harbor Geological & Gem Society PO Box 2003 Aberdeen, WA 98520 USA Contact: Ken Nelson 1-360-289-0263 Meetings: 3rd Friday, 7:30 pm, Pearsall Multi-Purpose Center, 2109 Summer Ave. Kitsap Mineral & Gem Society PO Box 3462 Silverdale, WA 98383 USA Contact: Stan Brooks 1-360-377-5713 Meetings: 2nd Friday, 7:30 pm, Chico Alliance Church Basement, 3670 Chico Way NW., Bremerton. Lake Side Gem and Mineral Club P.O. Box 6652 Kennewick WA. 99336-0603 USA Meets held the first Wednesday of each month (except July and December) at Banner Bank, 203 W. First Street, Kennewick, Washington. Our meetings start at 7:00pm. Member: NFMS & AFMS Maplewood Rock, Gem 21318 Pioneer Way Edmonds, WA 98026 USA Maplewood Rock & Gem Club 20718 "59th" Ave. SE Woodinville, WA 98072 USA Contact: Bud Lischke 1-206-365-5312 Meetings: 3rd Monday, 8802 "196th" St. SW, Edonds. Marcus Whitman Gem & Mineral Society, Inc. PO Box 338 Walla Walla, WA 99362 USA Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 pm, Lions Park Field House, Larch St., College Place. Marysville Rock & Gem Club, Inc. 4406 "92nd" St. NE Marysville, WA 98270-2506 USA Contact: Ed Lehman 1-206-334-6282 Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 pm Jennings Park Barn. Federation: Northwest Mt. Baker Rock & Gem Club PO Box 142 Bellingham, WA 98227 USA Contact: Bob O'Brien 1-360-856-5215 Meetings: 3rd Monday, 7:30 pm, Bloedel Donovan Park Pavilion. Nisqually Valley Rockhounds Society PO Box 1525 Yelm, WA 98597 USA Meetings: 2nd Wednesday, 7:30 pm, Yelm High School Art Room. N.F.M.S. Club At Large 4401 S.W. Hill St. Seattle, WA 98116-1924 USA North Puget Sound Faceting Guild PO Box 2841 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 USA Contact: Vi Jones E-Mail: unavailable Meetings: 4th Tuesday (quarterly workshops in Jan,Apr,July,Oct,Nov), 7:30 pm, Mount Vernon Senior Center, Corner of Blackburn and Cleveland. Federation: NFMS, AFMS North Seattle Lapidary & Mineral Club 15428 62nd Ave. NE Kenmore, WA USA Contact: Susan Gardner Ph: 1-425-483-2295 E-Mail: sgardner3@mindspring.com Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 pm, 6:30 pm (Juniors), Northminster Presbyterian Church, 7706 "25th" Ave. NW, in the Loyal Heights neighborhood of Seattle. Northwest Rockies Family 4-H Club (Junior Club) 6131 Dale Way Lynnwood, WA 98036 USA Contact: Stu Earnst 1-360-856-0588 Meetings: 2nd Monday, 7:00 pm, Upstairs Skagit County Fair Office, Mt. Vernon. Panorama Gem and Mineral Club Colville, Washington 99114 USA Contact: Johnie Pitman 1-509 684 8887 E-Mail: jgpitman@earthlink.net Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 pm, Union Hall on Meyers Street in Kettle Falls, next to Campus Life. Pend Oreille Rock & Gem Club N. 42503 Regal Rd. Elk, WA 99009 USA Contact: Roger Hallowell 1-509-292-2457 Meetings: 3rd Thursday, 6:30 pm, Fetile Valley Grange. Port Susan Gem & Mineral Club 9406 "164th" St. NE Arlington, WA 98223-8904 USA Meetings: 1st Wednesday, 12:00 pm, 12015 Marine Dr., Marysville. Port Townsend Rock Club, Inc. 8275 Hwy. 20 Port Townsend, WA 98368 USA Contact: Gladys Mulford 1-360-797-7044 Meetings: Last Monday, 7:30 pm, Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Puyallup Valley Gem & Mineral Club PO Box 134 Puyallup, WA 98371-0014 USA E-Mail: info@puyallupgemclub.org Meetings: 2nd & 4th Friday, 7:30 pm, Fruitland Grange, "86th" Ave. & "112th" Puyallup, WA. Rocketeers Gem & Mineral Club (Junior Club) PO Box 6652 Kennewick, WA 99336 USA Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 6:30 pm, First Saving Bank of Washington, Basement, 203 W. "1st" Ave. Rock Rollers of Spokane PO Box 14766 Spokane, WA 99214-0766 USA Contact: Marian Knack 14107 E. Broadway, Spokane Valley, WA. 99216 Ph: 1-509-926-6444 E-Mail: mknack@sprynet.com Meetings: 4th Tuesday, 7:00 pm at 9517 E. 4th Spokane, WA. 99206 Seattle Faceting Club 607 N. "62nd" Seattle, WA 98103 USA Meetings: 4th Tuesday, 7:30 pm, Members Homes. Shelton Rock & Mineral Society PO Box 242 Shelton, WA 98584 USA Contact: Bill Barron 1-360-427-0387 Meetings: last Thursday, 7:00 pm, Mason County PUD #3 Building, 307 W Cut. St. Skagit Rock & Gem Club PO Box 244 Mount Vernon, WA 98273 USA Contact: Ted Roberts 1-360-293-0686 Meetings: 1st Wednesday (except for Jan and July), 7:30 pm, Mount Vernon Senior Center, Corner of Blackburn and Cleveland. Federation: NFMS, AFMS Southern Washington Mineralogical Society PO Box 704 Longview, WA 98632 USA Contact: Emmett & Vicki Johnson Ph: 1-360-636-3491 Meetings: 4th Saturday, 7:00 pm, Catlin Grange Hall, Kelso. South Seattle & Des Moines Gem & Mineral Club "24th" Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98168 USA Meetings: 3rd Thursday, 7:00 pm, Tukwilla Senior Center, 4101 S. "131st" St. Tacoma Agate Club 4851 S. Tacoma Way Tacoma, WA 98408 USA Tacoma Faceters Guild 9906 Dechaux Road E. Puyallup, WA 98371 USA Meetings: 4th Monday, 7:00 pm, Fircrest Community Center. Tenino Rock Cruisers, The P.O. Box 772 Tenino, WA 98589 USA Meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month (except for a picnic in August and a holiday party in December) at Tenino Masonic Hall, 260 W Sussex, Tenino, WA. Our club is a member of the Washington State Mineral Council and The Northwest and American Federation of Mineralogical Societies. Washington Agate & Mineral Society, Inc. PO Box 2553 Olympia, WA 98507 USA Contact: Chuck Miller 1-360-943-1168 Meetings: lst Tuesday, 7:00 pm, First Baptist Church, Lacey. Washington State Mineral Council, The PO Box 236 Renton, WA 98057-0236 E-Mail: gmorita@seanet.com Meetings: At 7:30PM at the Maplewood Clubhouse, 8802 196th St SW, Edmonds, WA. The WSMC is made up of the representatives of over 25 rock and mineral collecting / lapidary clubs spanning the state. Washougal Gem Club, Inc. 938 "17th" St. Washougal, WA 98671-1510 USA Meetings: 4th Tuesday (Sept.-June), 2:00 pm, 938 "17th" St. West Seattle Rock Club, Inc. PO Box 16145 Seattle, WA 98116 USA Meetings: 4th Wednesday (except July & Dec.), 3rd Wednesday (Nov.), 7:30 pm, Adams Hall, Tibbetts Church, 3940 "41st" St. SW. Whidbey Island Gem Club PO Box 224 Oak Harbor, WA 98277-0224 USA Meetings: 2nd Wednesday, 7:00 pm, Oak Harbor Senior Center. Whidbey Pebble Pushers PO Box 279 Langley, WA 98260 USA Meetings: 1st Wednesday, 7:30 pm, 4-H Bldg., Fairgrounds. Winlock Rock Club 165 Tingle Rd. Winlock, WA 98596 USA Yakima Rock & Mineral Club PO Box 969 Yakima, WA 98907 USA Contact: Bill Snell 1-509-837-5329 Meetings: 3rd Friday, Central Lutheran Church, 1604 W. Yakima Ave. West Virginia Kanawha Rock & Gem Club, Inc. PO Box 2043 Charlestown, WV 25327-2043 USA Meetings: 4th Tuesday, 7:30 pm, First Christian Church, 309 Beauregard St. Mountaineer Rock & Gem Society 111 S. "3rd" St. Clarksburg, WV 26301 Meetings: 4th Monday, 7:00 pm, The Jewel Box, 111 S. "3rd" St. Wisconsin Badger Lapidary & Geological Society 10618 W. State Hwy. 81 Beloit, WI 53511 USA Meetings: 1st Saturday (Sept.-June), 10:00 am, Cheese City Senior Center, Monroe. Chippewa Valley Gem & Mineral Society 5678 Mischle, Rd. Eau Claire, WI 54701 USA Meetings: 2nd Monday (Except June-Aug picnics), 7:00 pm, South Middle School. Coulee Rock Club 606 E. Court St. Viroqua, WI 54665 Meetings: 2nd Sunday (Sept.-June), 1:30 pm, Asbury United Methodist Church, Stoddard. Driftless Area Gem & Mineral Club Rte., 2, Box 47-R Warrens, WI 54666 USA Meetings: 3rd Monday, 7:30 pm, F&M Bank, Tomah. Heart of Wisconsin Gem & Mineral Society 1430 N. Torun Rd. Steven, Perot, WI 54481 USA Meetings: 2nd Tuesday (Aug.-May), 7:30 pm, East Junior High Cafeteria, Wisconsin Rapids. Indianhead Gem and Mineral Society c/o Dan Beal 2767 Jenssen Rd. Frederic, WI 54837 USA Contact: Dan Beal (President) 1-715-472-8809 Meetings: 1st Monday (March-October), 7:30 pm, Lutheran Church in Lewis. Kettle Moraine Geological Society N3OW29315 Hillcrest Dr. Pewaukee, WI 53072 USA Meetings: 3rd Wednesday (Sept.-May, except Dec.), 7:30 pm, Gethsemane Methodist Church. Lakeland Gem Club 808 S. Wilson Tomahawk, WI 54487 USA Contact: Daniel Erickson Ph: 1-715-479-2900 E-Mail: NEATROCKS@VERIZON.NET Meetings: Every 4th Wednesday @ 6:30 pm, Church of the Pines on the corner of Hwy 51N and Chicago ave. in Minocqua Wisconsin. Madison Gem and Mineral Club PO Box 55024 Madison, WI 53705-8824 Contact: Al Vonderohe E-Mail: vonderoh@engr.wisc.edu Meetings 4th Tuesday, 7 pm AB20 Weeks Hall, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI Neville Public Museum Geology Club 1856 Smith St. Green Bay, WI 54302 USA Meetings: 2nd & 4th Wednesday (except June-Aug. 2nd Wed,), Neville Public Museum, 210 Museum Place. Nicolet Geological Gem Club Three Lakes, WI USA Meetings: Last Thursday (April-Sept.), 7:30 pm, Community Center. Northwest Wisconsin Gem and Mineral Society c/o Pam Hecht 074 "19th" Ave. Cumberland, WI 54829 USA Contact: Pam Hecht (President) Ph: 1-715-822-2974 E-Mail: steverox@chibardun.net Meetings: 3rd Tuesday (March-December), 7:30 pm, Barron County Courthouse, Room 110 Barron. Federation: Midwest Federation Oshkosh Earth Science Club 436 W. "14th" Ave. Oshkosh, WI 54901 USA Meetings: 1st Monday (Oct.-June), 7:30 pm, 2nd Monday (Sept.), St. Peter Church Hall, 435 High Ave. Racine Geological Society 4733 "80th" St. Franksville, WI 53126 USA Meetings: 2nd Tuesday (Sept.-May), 7:00 pm, St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 4701 Eric St. Rib Mountain Gem & Mineral Society 1124 Merrill Ave. Wausau, WI 54401 USA Rock River Valley Geological Society 537 College St. Lake Mills, WI 53551 Meetings: 1st Thursday, 7:15 pm (Feb.-June, Aug.-Dec.), Library Meeting Room, Jefferson. The Wisconsin Geological Society, Inc. 9034 W. Lisbon Av. #24, Milwaukee, WI 53222 USA Meetings: 2nd Monday (Sept June), main meeting begins at 7:00 pm, and our Jr. Rockhounds meeting begins at 6:30 pm., Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Hall (lower level), 1260 S. 117th St., West Allis, WI. Valley Rock & Mineral Club N9600 Emerald Lane Appleton, WI 54915 USA Meetings: 3rd Thursday, 7:30 pm (Sept.-May), Randall Court Meeting Room, 218 E. Randall St. Wyoming Cambria Rams 517 1/2 Summit Ave. Newcastle, WY 82701 USA Meetings: 2nd Friday, 7:00 pm, Weston County Library. Casper Gem & Mineral Club PO Box 1182 Casper, WY 82602-1182 USA Meetings: 3rd Thursday 7:30 pm, Tate Museum at Casper College. Cheyenne Mineral & Gem Society PO Box 5418 Cheyenne, WY 82003-5418 USA Meetings: 3rd Wednesday, 7:00 pm, Carpenters Hall. High Plains Rock & Mineral Club 6904 Mother Ave. Gillette, WY82718 USA Meetings: 3rd Thursday, 7:00 pm, Campbell County Public Library. Natrona County Rockhounds PO Box 123 Mills, WY 82644-0123 USA Contact: R E (Ed) McKnire Ph: 1-307-265-6202 E-Mail: mcknire@trib.com Meetings: 1st Thursday, 7:00 pm, Clubhouse, 5211 Rambler, Mt. View Add. Federation: Rocky Mountain Rex Young Rock Club 2402 East E Torrington, WY 82240 USA Meetings: 2nd Wednesday, 7:00 pm, Senior Friendship Center. Riverton Mineral & Gem Society PO Box 1904 Riverton, WY 82501 USA Meetings: 2nd Monday, 7:30 pm, Riverton Senior Citizens Center. Rock Springs Gem & Mineral Club 1925 Imperial, Apt. 119 Rock Springs, WY 82901 USA Meetings: 3rd Monday, 7:30 pm, White Mountain Library. Shoshone Rock Club PO Box 156 Powell, WY 82435 USA Meetings: Thursday 7:30 pm, May - Sept. , Saturday 6:30 pm, Oct - April, Library Club Room.
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