2021 General Meetings
General club meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on every third Tuesday of the month (except July and August) at the Democratic Club of Taylor, 23400 Wick Rd, Taylor, MI 48180. All visitors are welcome! 

Meetings will resume Tuesday, May 18th at 7:30 p.m. at the Democratic Club of Taylor, 23400 Wick Road, Taylor, MI 48180.  Masks and social distancing are required.

2021 Meeting Dates
May 18
June 15
September 21
October 19
November 16
December 21

Important Dates

At this time limited member workshops will be meeting under specific conditions until Covid-19 is under control.  Reservations required.
Lapidary Workshop    June 7th, 21st and 23rd 
Reservations are required to attend. Masks must be worn. $2.50 fee per workshop. First and third Mondays, and third Wednesday of each month. Please contact Frank for more info or to reserve a spot.

June 11                                              Board Meeting, Rockpile Deadline  June 15                                              General Meeting  Face Masks are                                                               required.
Aug 16                                                Deadline for the September                                                                         Rockpile

Sister Club Events

ATTENTION: ALL THESE SHOW DATES WERE TAKEN FROM THE MIDWEST FEDERATION SHOW DIRECTORY. ALWAYS CHECK TO MAKE SURE THE SHOW IS NOT CANCELLED BEFORE MAKING THE TRIP. 
June 25-27
BEDFORD, IN
Lawrence County Rock Club Annual Show
Fri 10-6:30; Sat 9-6:30; Sun 10-4.
Lawrence County Fairgrounds, US Highway50, Bedford.
​Contact: Michael Tweedate, (573) 466-9093.

July 31
Quincy, MI
Rocks and Gems for sale at Auction
Saturday July 31 at 10:30 am
150 S. Ray Quincy Rd. 
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We have a lifetime collection of rocks and gems for sale at auction on July 31, 2021, at 150 S. Ray Quincy Rd. Quincy, MI.  The Everline Family Living Trust auction will be ran by Spieth & Satow Auctions. 

A very few pictures of the rocks can be viewed at www.spiethandsatow.com.  The pieces are whole, cut, sliced, cabochons and a lot of finished jewelry.  Some pieces are polished and some are raw.  There are pieces of turquoise, obsidian, all kinds of agates, opals, rhodochrosite, tiger’s eye, geodes and fossils to name just a few.  There is lots of petrified wood, all sizes and a couple pieces are a slab approximately 4 and 8 inches thick.  This collection was started in the 50’s from Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona & New Mexico.  We have a rock saw, sanding wheels, buffing wheels, rock tumblers and silver jewelry ready to put your favorite piece in.  There are also many pieces of turquoise and stone jewelry such as rings, pins, necklaces and bolo ties along with a small acrylic table set with agates. We also have an vast collection of all kinds of seashells such as worm shell, augers, sand dollars, sundial, banded tulip, slippers, coquina, cat’s paw, cockle, conch, whelks, scallops pen shells, coral, etc. that make beautiful figurines or jewelry. Please forward this to anyone that might be interested.  We were pressed to have this sale in a short time and there was not enough time to advertise these treasures well.

Aug 7
ISHPEMING, MI
Ishpeming Rock & Mineral Club Annual Show
9:30-4:30
Ishpeming Elk's Club, 597 Lakeshore Dr., Ishpeming.
Contact: Kirsten Maki, (906) 204-2623; kmaki75@gmail.com

Aug 13-15
HOUGHTON, MI
Copper Country Rock & Mineral Club Rock Swap
Fri 1-8; Sat 10-6; Sun 11-3.
Houghton Middle School, 1603 Gundlach Rd., Houghton
Contact: Rob Grabarczyk; pres(iµccrmc. info 

Aug 14
CLIO, MI
Flint Rockland Gem Club Rock Swap
9-4
Flint Rock & Gem Club, 11350 N Saginaw Rd., Clio
Contact: Bill Wendling, (810) 638-5796; bwrockbarn@centurytel.net 

Sept. 10 - 12, 2021
Midwest Federation Convention is at the Toledo, Ohio show
County Fairgrounds, 13800 W. Poe Road, Bowling Green, OH.
Jheerx@aol.com

Sept. 17-19
HOLLAND, MI
Tulip City Gem & Mineral Club Annual Show
Fri 10-8; Sat 10- 7; Sun 11-5.
Soccer Stop Sportsplex, 5 River Hills Dr., Holland.
Contact: Sue Goedert,(616)337-1162; sonbeams2000@yahoo.com

Sept. 18-19
HOWELL, MI
Livingston Gem & Mineral Society Annual Show
Sat 10-6; Sun 10-4
​Hartland Education Support, 9525 E. Highland Rd., Howell.
Contact: Edward Oler, (810) 241-8801 

Links to our Sister Clubs

 Toledo Gem and Rockhound Club,                                                
 Tulip City Gem and Mineral Club,                                                
 Livingston Gem and Mineral Society,                                            
 Michigan Mineralogical Society,                                                   
 Flint Rock and Gem Club,
 Central Michigan Lapidary and Mineral Society