The HGMS meets the 4th Tuesday of each month in the South meeting room in the HGMS Education Center, 7901 Bailey Cove Road SE, Huntsville. Please arrive about 6p.m. to meet and greet fellow club members, guests and visitors!
The business meeting starts promptly at 6:30 p.m. followed by an educational program presented by a member or a special guest. Programs cover a wide variety of topics related to our hobby, such as mineral identification, earthquakes, meteorites, special lapidary techniques, silversmithing, jewelry making, panning for gold and dinosaurs, to name a few!
2024 Meeting Dates
Note: Except where noted, all HGMS meetings are held at the HGMS Education Center.
- April 23rd, Regular Meeting
- May 28th, Regular Meeting
- June 22nd, Annual Picnic, Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville. Details TBA.
- June 25th, Regular Meeting
- July 23rd, Regular Meeting
- August 27th, Regular Meeting
- September 24th, Regular Meeting
- October 11th – 13th, Annual Fall Gem, Jewelry, and Mineral Show, Jaycees Building 2180 Airport Rd, Huntsville AL
- October 22nd, Regular Meeting
- November 26th, Regular Meeting
- December 10th, Christmas Dinner Meeting. Details TBD.
Did You Know?
April: Diamond – The hardest gem of all is made of just one element – carbon. Diamond is valued for its colorless nature and purity, but pink, brown, and blue diamonds are also prized. Most diamonds are over a billion years old; formed deep within the earth. Source: 
