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The Amador County Gem & Mineral Society, Inc., is a non-profit
organization created to study mineralogy and geology and to collect
minerals. Our mission is to practice lapidary arts and promote
interest and appreciation in the earth sciences and allied subjects.
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Our next program meeting
will be Tuesday, January 26, starting at 7:00 pm at our
Clubhouse, which is behind the old Sutter Creek Grammar School &
Broad Street, Sutter Creek, CA. Visitors are always welcome. |
Meetings &
Classes
Program and Board Meetings are
held on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. The Board Meeting
is held after the Program Meeting. There are no regular club meetings
in July, August and December.
The following CLASSES & WORKSHOPS are regularly held at our Clubhouse:
| Jewelry and lapidary classes |
Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. |
| Lapidary workshop |
Friday evenings 6:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Introductory instruction programs are available. |
Our meetings and classes are open to the
public. Please feel free to drop by. If you have questions please
contact us
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MEETING LOCATION & DIRECTIONS:
The Clubhouse and Shop are in the City of
Sutter Creek, located behind the old Sutter Creek Grammar School and
Broad Street. Turn at Randolph, (off Main St.) at The Palace Restaurant
& Saloon – Up to Fullen, turn left – Go to the end of the street then
turn right, up into the parking lot.
Membership
Yearly dues are: Adults $15.00 or $25.00 per family. A non-member
subscription to our newsletter is $10.00 per year. Please come to a
meeting and pick up an application or request one by
email and we will mail a form to you.
Field
Trips
Field trips are coordinated with other clubs and with the Field Trip
Chairmen's Association ("Co-op"). Co-op is comprised of 13
gem and mineral societies located in Northern California. The beneficial result is that members
of these societies have access to a wider variety of field trips.
Community
We always look forward to
activities where we can meet the public, especially when we can
help children learn about earth sciences in an enjoyable way.
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Each year in July our society works with the Amador County Fair.
We put up the displays and have demonstrations on lapidary and
jewelry techniques. |
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Our booth at the Valley Springs Pow Wow includes our
Spin-the-Wheel. The items are geared towards
the younger crowd, and there's a winner every time. This year,
we hosted this activity at the
Treasure Trove of Gems Show in Orangevale. We also provided
jewelry arts demonstrations at the show. |
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We
have sessions at the Amador County Library in Jackson where
members do demonstrations and answer questions about what our society
is about. |
Affiliations
The Amador County Gem & Mineral Society is a member of
California Federation of
Mineralogical Societies, Inc. (CFMS),
American Federation of Mineralogical
Societies, Inc. (AFMS) and the Co-operative
Field Trip Chairmen’s
Association, Inc. ("Co-op").
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