Our next meeting is Saturday, January 11, 2025
“How Do You Know Where to Go?- Researching Where to Hunt for Minerals, Gems, Fossils, Rocks & More!”
By Floyd Bednarz, former CRMS President
with a special guest presentation by members Maya & Lukasz
This presentation is a follow-up to our informal discussion on the topic of rock hounding, led by Wayne Dawson at our December 2024 holiday meeting. This presentation will provide you with information on how to find resources available to seek locales to hunt for minerals, gems, fossils, interesting rocks, etc.
And newer CRMS members Maya & Lukasz will conclude the presentation by telling us how they were able to find and search for gems from a YouTube series they happened upon! So join us for an evening to learn how to get your rockhounding on!
We Will Rock You!
Chicago Rocks & Minerals Society 73rd Annual Silent Auction
Plus a Special LIVE Auction of High-end Specimens
During the Last Half-hour!
Rocks, Minerals, Fossils, Geodes, Jewelry,
Books, Magazines and Lapidary Treasures
Saturday, March 8, 2025
6 PM to 9 PM
St. Peter’s United Church of Christ Gymnasium
8013 Laramie Ave., Skokie, IL
(across the street from the Skokie Public Library on Oakton)
The first table will close at 6:30 PM, so be sure to place your bids on an incredible array of minerals, fossils, crystals, geodes, gemstones, handmade jewelry, rough rock, books, magazines, and lapidary treasures. The variety is truly astounding! Families are welcome, but children must be accompanied by an adult. Admission is free!
Meeting Dates for the 2024-2025 Year
We are still meeting at 7:30pm the second Saturday of the month at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in Skokie.
| September 14, 2024 October 12, 2024 November 9, 2024 December 14, 2024 January 11, 2025 |
February 8, 2025 March 8, 2025 April 12, 2025 May 10, 2025 June 14, 2025 |
We Need Your Help!!
With so many board members having retired their posts in September, we have many positions that still need to be filled. Please consider taking over one or more of the following positions. We will help guide you should you decide to take any of the positions. If you have questions or want to hold one or more of the following positions, contact us at: info@chicagorocks.org.
| Board Members: – Vice President – Historian |
Committee & Chairs: – CGMA Delegates – We need 1 person. – Silent Auction Co-Chairs – Field Trip Chair |
Talk About Digging Things Up!
The club has recently come across old newsletters. We are in the process of digitizing them for posterity’s sake. I thought it would be great to post the very first newsletter of our club here for all to see. This newsletter was originally mimeographed (remember the smell of mimeographed pages!) and later zeroxed. With some time and effort, it was scanned in and cleaned up. Click here to see what was going on in the club in October of 1946.
Newsletter Contributions
Our newsletter, The Pick And Dop Stick, is always looking for new submissions from our members. If you have an article you would like to submit to the newsletter, a news item, pictures of one of your rockhound adventures, or another contribution, please send it to info@chicagorocks.org. We welcome all kinds of contributions!
Check out our Calendar of Events for more great rockhound events!
Featured Specimen
— Purple Fluorite —
with Purple Zoning
— from Hardin County, IL —
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I would like to give a special
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Our Purpose
The objectives of the Chicago Rocks & Minerals Society are to study, disseminate, and promote interest in the earth sciences – emphasizing the various aspects of geology, paleontology, paleobotany, mineralogy and the lapidary arts, as well as to collect minerals, fossil specimens, and cutting material. Plus, we tend to socialize a lot, entertain ourselves with fabulous speakers and eat great snacks!
Meetings are at 7:30 p.m. on the second Saturday
of the month (except July and August) at:
St. Peter’s United Church of Christ
8013 Laramie Ave.
Skokie, IL 60077
(At Laramie and Oakton – across from
the Skokie Public Library)
If you would like more information about our club,
please contact us at info@chicagorocks.org
or call Jeanine at 312-623-1554.
For more information about our Meetings
and their Location, please click here.
Chicago Rocks & Minerals Society is a not-for-profit organization.
Other News
Winners of the 2021 National Youth Poster Contest
Sponsored by North Lakes Academy Rockhounds Minnesota
THEME: “Rockin’ Around the USA” – Rocks and Minerals from around the USA
How our juniors did:
- Tiger Eye 1st place for 7th grade and placed 2nd overall
- Magnetite Girl 3rd place for 5th grade
- She who is Unnamed 1st place for 4th grade
- Emerald 4th place 2nd grade
- She who is Unnamed2 4th place for 1st grade
Congratulations on a job well done!!