For general questions about the HGMS, please send email to hsvgems@gmail.com. For specific questions, please send email to one of our officers or chairs.
Officers:
President: Bill Friday, 256-527-8227, bill.friday@earthlink.net
Vice President: Michael Cape, 256-890-9172, macape@knology.net
Recording Secretary: Ruth Kemper, 256-489-3684, bob_kemper@yahoo.com
Treasurer: Clara Goode, 256-883-9194, clarag1964@gmail.com
Newsletter Editor: Bill Friday, 256-527-8227, bill.friday@earthlink.net
Directors at Large:
- Steve Young, 334-300-5408, taegu_steve@hotmail.com
- Gene Powers, 256-751-3067, genepowersgddm@gmail.com
- Michael Soroczak, 256-446-9938, Soroczak@yahoo.com
Ex Officio: Brian Burgess, 256-479-2993, bburgess771@gmail.com
Federation Liaison: Les Bartel, 256-722-4944, lester.bartel@gmail.com
Committee Chairs:
Membership: Bill Friday, 256-527-8227, bill.friday@earthlink.net
Property: Chris Kalange, 256-883-7627, ckalange@comcast.net
Program Chair: Mike Harrison, 256-797-2435, wm.harrison.123@gmail.com
Scrapbook: Dianna O’Dell, 256-828-1813
Librarian: Leslie Malakowsky, 256-755-0479, lmalakowsky@gmail.com
Club Publicity: Bob Kemper, 256-489-3684, bob_kemper@yahoo.com
Hospitality: Caryl Nixon, 256-426-5061, caryl.nixon@outlook.com
Field Trips: Bill Friday, 256-527-8227, bill.friday@earthlink.net
Pebble Pups: Brian Burgess, 256-479-2993, bburgess771@gmail.com
Pebble Pups Website: https://pebblepups.shutterfly.com/
Mineral ID: Wayne Falkenberg, falkenbergwp@comcast.net
Auction Chair:
Shelley Curran, curranshelley1@gmail.com
Show Chairs:
Show Chair: Tony Smith, 256-603-3095, tsmith@erc-incorporated.com
Show Vendor Chair: Lowell Zoller, 256-534-8803, Lzol@comcast.net
Show Volunteer Chair: Open
Show Publicity Chair: Tony Smith, 256-603-3095, tsmith@erc-incorporated.com
Show Treasurer: Clara Goode, 256-883-9194, clarag1964@gmail.co
Did You Know? Blue diamonds are the hardest conductors of heat and electricity on Earth. Blue is more rare than pink, but less rare than red, purple and violet. Blue diamonds get their color from boron particles trapped in the crystal lattices while the diamonds are forming. The largest blue diamond weighs 122.52 carats. It was found in June 2014 in the Cullinan Mine in South Africa. The most famous blue diamond is the Hope Diamond housed in the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington DC. Source: 
November: Topaz: Colorless topaz treated to blue is a mass-market gem. Fine pink-to-red, purple, or orange gems are one-of-a-kind pieces. Top sources include Ouro Prêto, Brazil, and Russia's Ural Mountains. Citrine: Citrine’s color comes from traces of iron. It’s perhaps the most popular and frequently purchased yellow gemstone and an attractive alternative for topaz as well as for yellow sapphire.
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