How Do I Join HGMS/Renew My Membership?
Open the membership application, print it, fill in your information, and mail the application with your check to the address shown or give it to the Membership Chair at the next membership meeting. When you renew your membership, you don’t need to fill in an application unless your information has changed. New and renewing members will receive a membership card for the coming year.
The Fall show is the perfect time to join the HGMS or to renew your membership! Membership dues are as follows:
- $20.00 for an individual for a year (cash or check)/$21 if you charge your membership at the Show.
- $25.00 for a family for a year (cash or check)/$26 if you charge your membership at the Show. (A family membership is two adults and all children under age 18 living in the same household plus grandchildren whose parents are not members.)
When you join at the Show, the membership application is provided at the Information Booth. Simply fill in your information and return the application with your dues to the Membership Chair. Cash only.
Note: Remember that your membership expires October 1st of each year. Dues are payable/renewable by no later than December 31st.
Did You Know? A unique two-colored diamond weighing 37.41 carats was unearthed by the Lucara Diamond Corporation in Botswana. The diamond is half pink and half colorless. Experts say it likely formed in two stages with the pink half forming first. The discovery was announced in October 2025. Source: 
December: Tanzanite-Named for Tanzania, where it was first discovered, this popular gemstone is the blue-to-violet or purple variety of the mineral zoisite. Zircon-Best known for its brilliant blue hues, zircon’s optical properties make it bright and lustrous. It also occurs in warm autumnal yellows, reds, and reddish browns, and in green hues. Turquoise-This vivid blue gemstone is a rare phosphate of copper that forms only in the Earth’s most dry and barren regions. Ancient peoples from Egypt to Mesoamerica and China treasured it. Source: 