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 6pm to meet and greet fellow club members, guests and visitors! The business meeting starts promptly at 6:30 pm 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!
2026
- February 23, Monthly Meeting
- March 28, Annual Auction Fundraiser
- April 28, Monthly Meeting
- May 26, Monthly Meeting
- June 20 (Saturday), Annual Picnic and Rock Swap, Monte Sano State Park
- July 28, Monthly Meeting
- August 25, Monthly Meeting
- September 22, Monthly Meeting
Did You Know?
February: Amethyst-The purple variety of the mineral quartz, amethyst often forms large, six-sided crystals. Fine velvety-colored gems come from African and South American mines. Amethyst is beautiful enough for crown jewels yet affordable enough for class rings and mineral specimens. Source: