| Welcome! Visitors are always welcome at our meetings! Bring a friend, colleague, family member --ANYONE who shares a passion for fossils, gems and minerals! For more meeting information, see the Membership page. Our next meeting will be Thursday February 16, 2012 February program Ingrid Webster will be visiting us to talk about her Love and Peace Project also known as the “Neverending Necklace.” For those you who are new to the project, you will be intrigued by it’s scope. Having served dozens of Jewelers in Palm Beach County designing and repairing pearl jewelry, Ingrid has been working with beads since 1988. It was a natural jump for her to create a visually intriguing awareness project by using beads. At first the Love & Peace Project was merely a hobby which Ingrid could tend to only now and then. As the necklace grew and the Project took shape, it became clear that it was a lifetime commitment. Her plan is to find a permanent exhibit space where the beads can be visited throughout the year. Please visit her website www.addbeads.com for information about the necklace. Just how long is the necklace??? Come to the meeting and find out! If you have questions about the club, go to the "Contacts" page, or the Officers page to contact the committee chair of your choice! Not a member yet? We can fix that! Click HERE for a membership application, or go to our Membership page for more information about what our Society offers. As a member of the Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches, you will have access to the following: A fully stocked lapidary workshop including: rock saws, full range of cabbing and polishing wheels, faceting equipment and more! Classes taught by skilled club members. Monthly newsletter, "The Rockhound". Check out some issues on the newsletter page. Informational programs at our monthly meetings Social picnics, member show and sells Field trips to collecting sites If you're interested, visit our membership page to fill out an application! You can bring the application to the next general meeting, or mail it to: PO Box 18095, West Palm Beach, FL, 33416 Our website was awarded 1st Place in the 2011 Eastern Federation Website competition! We were also awarded 2nd place in the American Federation 2011 website competition and 2nd place in the Southeast Federation competition! Congratulations to Jen Ursillo, site designer, and Jeff Ursillo webmaster... |
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| Club Purpose: To associate persons of the Palm Beach area of Florida who are interested in earth sciences, to work together as an organization in the gathering, cutting,displaying, and studying of rocks, shells, artifacts, and any kind of scientific objects of interest to the individual and the organization to promote community interest in these objects. The society is a member of the Eastern Federation of Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc., affiliated with the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies. Our members are able to participate in activities sponsored by these organizations. |
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| For more information about the West Palm Beach Garden Club, where the Gem Society holds it meetings, click here. Their hall is available for meetings and parties at very reasonable rates. |
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| SHOP NEWS Construction of new benchwork and the electrical and plumbing work is ongoing at this time. Click HERE to see how the work is progressing. |
| Just ONE panel from the Neverending Necklace |