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The following list of gem and mineral clubs and organizations in Washington State is as up-to-date as we can make it. To make any additions or corrections, contact our front desk by phone (360) 902-1450, fax (360) 902-1785, or e-mail geology@dnr.wa.gov

 Location Name Address Contact Meetings
ABERDEEN Chehalis Valley Gem Club422 W 2nd St.
Aberdeen, WA 98520
Second Thursday, 1:00 pm, in members' homes
 Grays Harbor Geology & Gem SocietyPO Box 2003
Aberdeen, WA 98520-0331
Leonard Airhart
(360) 533-3078
Third Friday, 7:30 pm, Pearsall Multi-Purpose Center, 2109 Summer Ave., Aberdeen
ARLINGTON Port Susan Gem & Mineral Club9406 164th St NE
Arlington, WA 98223-8904
First Wednesday, 12:00 pm, 12015 Marine Dr, Marysville
BELLEVUEBellevue Rock Club, Inc.PO Box 1851
Bellevue, WA 98009-1851
bellevuerockclub@comcast.net
http://www.geocities.com/
bellevue_rock_club/
First Tuesday (except July and August), 7:00 pm, Chinook Middle School, Home Economics room, 2001 98th Ave NE, Bellevue
BELLINGHAMMt. Baker Rock & Gem ClubPO Box 30324
Bellingham, WA 98228-2324
Reynold Bork
rbork1792@aol.com
Third Monday, 7:00 pm, Bloedel Donovan Park Pavilion, Bellingham
BREWSTERChief Joseph Gem & Mineral ClubPO Box 51
Brewster, WA 98812
Second Wednesday, 7:30 pm, Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union, Omar
CHELANLake Chelan Rock & Mineral Club100 Coral St.
Manson, WA 98831

Rich Sink
rockhnd48@nwi.net

http://www.lakechelanrockclub.com

First Tuesday, 7:00 pm, Lake Chelan Recl. Dist. Board Room, 80 Wapato Way, Manson

COLLEGE PLACE

Blue Mountain Gem & Mineral Society1011 Broadway
College Place, WA 99324-1571
(509) 525-1776Second Thursday, 7:30 pm, Rt 1 Box 114, Walla Walla
EDMONDSMaplewood Rock and Gem ClubDereld Borth
(425) 481-7448
info@maplewoodrockclub.com
http://www.maplewoodrockclub.com/
Third Monday, 7:00 pm, Clubhouse, 8802 196th St SW (3 mi. W of I-5), Edmonds
EVERETTEverett Rock & Gem ClubPO Box 1615
Everett, WA 98206
George Burkhart
(425) 672-8952
http://www.everettrockclub.com/
Third Tuesday, 7:00 pm, First United Methodist Church, 3530 Colby, Everett
FEDERAL WAYFederal Way Gem & Mineral SocietyPO Box 3305
Federal Way, WA 98063-3305

Dave Estes
(253) 661-1193

dwestes@att.net 

Third Friday, 7:30 pm, Totem Jr. High School Library, Federal Way
FORT LEWISFort Lewis Rock ClubJohn Huber
(253) 582-8682
craftyhuber@msn.com
First Monday, 7:00 pm, MWR Arts & Crafts Center, Bldg. 5038, 2nd & Pendleton, Fort Lewis
KENNEWICKLakeside Gem & Mineral Club, Inc.PO Box 6652
Kennewick, WA 99336-0603
(509) 783-4262
(509) 967-3138
twvertz@3-cities.com
http://www.lsgmc.org/
First Wednesday (except Jul. and Dec.), 7:00 pm, Banner Bank, 203 W 1st Ave., Kennewick
 Lakeside Junior Rock ClubPO Box 6652
Kennewick, WA 99336
Second Tuesday, 6:30 pm, Banner Bank, basement, 203 W 1st Ave.
KETTLE FALLSPanorama Gem and Mineral ClubJohnie Pitman
(509) 684-8887
jgpitman@earthlink.net
http://www.mapmet.com/PGMC/pgmc.htm
Third Tuesday (except Dec.), 7:00 pm, Union Hall, Meyers Street, Kettle Falls
LAKE STEVENSSnohomish Lapidary Club, Inc.9108 105th Ave SE, Lake Stevens, WA 98258Glenn Morita
(206) 337-0385
First Monday, 7:30 pm, Snohomish Library, 1st and Cedar
LANGLEYWhidbey Pebble PushersPO Box 279
Langley, WA 98260-0279
Gen Richards
(360) 221-2637
First Wednesday, 7:00 pm, Kiwanis Bldg, Island Co. Fairgrounds
LONGVIEWSouthern Washington Mineralogical SocietyPO Box 704
Longview, WA 98632-7451
Emmet Johnson
(360) 636-3491
Fourth Saturday, 7:00 pm, Catlin Grange Hall, 207 Shawnee St. N, Kelso 
MARYSVILLEMarysville Rock & Gem Club, Inc.1004 Lombard
Everett, WA 98201-1538
Brad Clayton
(425) 885-5220
Ed Lehman
(425) 334-6282
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/3505/
Second Tuesday, 7:00 pm, Jennings Park Barn, 7000 block Armar Rd., Marysville
 Skagit Rock & Gem Club PO Box 244
Mount Vernon, WA 98273-0244
Dave Britten
(360) 755-0741
First Wednesday, 7:30 pm, IBEW Hall, 706 W Division, Mount Vernon
NEWPORTPend Oreille Rock & Gem Club332141 S. R. 2
Newport, WA 99156
Dean D. Welter
(509) 447-3829
pocl@povn.com
http://www.povn.com/
pendoreillerockandgem/
Third Wednesday, 7:00 pm, Newport Gun Club, Newport
OLYMPIAWashington Agate & Mineral SocietyPO Box 2553
Olympia, WA 98507-2553
Keith Greetham
(360) 352-8909
wams1939@comcast.net
http://home.comcast.net/~wams1939/
First Tuesday, 7:00 pm, First Baptist Church; 22nd & College, Lacey
PORT ANGELESClallam County Gem & Mineral SocietyPO Box 98
Sequim, WA 98382
http://www.sequim-rock-club.com/
http://www.olympicrocks.com/
Third Tuesday, 7:00 pm, Fifth Avenue Retirement Center, 500 W Hendrickson Ave, Sequim
PORT TOWNSENDPort Townsend Rock Club8275 Hwy 20
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Cheryl Pruitt
cdpruitt@hotmail.com
http://www.olympicrocks.com/
Last Monday, 7:30 pm, Rock Club Building, Jefferson County Fairgrounds 
PUYALLUPBedrock Prospectors ClubPO Box 425
Puyallup, WA 98371
Bruce Beatty, President
(253) 564-0954
http://minersresponseteam.org/bedrock/
Third Monday, 7:30 pm, Puyallup Masonic Hall, 1005 W. Pioneer
 Puyallup Valley Gem & Mineral Club PO Box 134
Puyallup, WA 98371-0014
Dana James
(253) 475-8060
DJames50@nventure.com
http://puyallupgemclub.org/
Second & Fourth Friday, 7:30 pm, Fruitland Grange Hall, 112th St E & 86 Ave E., Puyallup
REDMONDEast Kingco Rock ClubPO Box 2203
Redmond, WA 98073-2203
ekcrc@mailcity.com
http://www.geocities.com/eastkingco/
Fourth Monday, 7:30 pm (Juniors 7:00 pm), Rose Hill Presbyterian Church, Kirkland
SEATTLEBoeing Employees Mineralogical SocietyPO Box 3707 MS-5A-CC
Seattle, WA 98124-2207

Steve Mackey
(253) 759-8903
smackey@harbornet.com

http://www.bemsonline.com/

Second Thursday, 7:30 pm, Boeing Activities Center, Rm B, 22649 83rd Ave S, Kent
 Issaquah Valley Rock Club, Inc1706 NW 59th, #303
Issaquah, WA 98107
IssaquahRockClub@hotmail.club
http://www.issaquahrockclub.com/
Last Friday, 7:30 pm, Issaquah Senior Center, 105 2nd Ave NE, Issaquah
 North Seattle Lapidary & Mineral Club, Inc.15428 62nd Ave NE, Kenmore, WA 98028Susan Gardner
(425) 483-2295
sgardner3@mindspring.com
http://www.northseattlerockclub.org/
Second Tuesday, 7:30 pm (Juniors 6:30), Northminster Presbyterian Church basement, 7706 25th Ave NW, Seattle
 Seattle Faceting Club607 N. 62nd, Seattle, WA 98103Leonard Bahr
(206) 242-556
Fourth Tuesday, 7:30 pm, in members' homes
 South Seattle & Des Moines Gem & Mineral Club13056 24th Ave. S
Seattle, WA 98168
Third Thursday, 7:00 pm, Tukwila Senior Center, 4101 S 131st St., Tukwila
 West Seattle Rock ClubPO Box 16145
Seattle, WA 98116-0145
Toby Cozens
tobycoz@aol.com
http://www.westseattlerockclub.org/
7:30 pm (except July and December; November, third Wednesday), Adams Hall, Tibbetts United Methodist Church, 3940 41st St SW, Seattle
SHELTONShelton Rock & Mineral SocietyPO Box 242; Shelton, WA 98584

Joyce Evans

(360) 427-0787

jevansk3@gmail.com

Last Thursday, 7:00 pm, Shelton Christian Church, 105 Arcadia Ave, Shelton
SILVERDALEKitsap Mineral and Gem SocietyPO Box 3342
Silverdale, WA 98383-3342
(360) 697-1859  Jim McClure
pogy2@att.net
http://www.kmgs.org/
SPOKANEColumbia Geological Society, Inc.W 1517 Carlisle Ave
Spokane, WA 99205-3511
(509) 328-6584First Thursday, 7:30 pm (except July, August, and December), Manito Garden Center, Manito Park
 Rock Rollers Club, Inc.OPP Station
PO Box 14766
Spokane, WA 99214-0766
Beverly Bockman
bockbb@aol.com
Fourth Saturday, 7:30 pm, Masonic Temple, 3219 N Argonne Rd, Spokane
TACOMA

Tacoma Faceters Guild

5109 Point Fosdick Dr NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98335

(253) 845-5870

Fourth Monday, 7:00 pm, Fircrest Community Center, 555 Contra Costa, Tacoma
TENINOTenino Rock CruisersBox 772
Tenino, WA 98589
Linda Woodside
(360) 264-2477
lwoodside@scattercreek.com
Second Wednesday, 7:00 pm (except August and December), Tenino Masonic Hall, 260 W Sussex, Tenino
TUKWILA Northwest Opal Association Howard House(206) 762-9293
howardhousecalls@hotmail.com
http://members.tripod.com/
northwestopalassn/
Second Wednesday (except Jul. and Aug.), 6:30 pm social/dinner, 7:30 pm meeting, Denny's, 5700 Southcenter Blvd (north side of I-405), Tukwila
Vancouver NorthWest Mineral Prospectors Club Inc.PO Box 1973
Vancouver, WA 98668
Scott Atkinson
(360) 600-4984
http://nwmpc.com/
First Thursday, 7:30 pm, Milwaukie Community Center, 10666 SE 42nd Ave (corner of 42nd ave and Jackson St), Milwaukie, OR
WALLA WALLAMarcus Whitman Gem & Mineral Society, IncPO Box 338
Walla Walla, WA 99362-0009
(509) 529-3673
http://www.marcuswhitman.net/
Second Tuesday, 7:30 pm, Lions Park Field House, Larch St, College Place
WASHOUGALWashougal Gem Club, Inc.   938 17th St
Washougal, WA 98671-1510
Fourth Tuesday, 2:00 pm (except Jul. and Aug.), 938 17th St., Washougal
WENATCHEEGinkgo Mineral SocietyPO Box 303
Wenatchee, WA 98807
Claude Johnston
(509) 884-3188
Second & fourth Friday, 7:30 pm, Memorial Hall, 215 Okanogan Ave., Wenatchee
YAKIMA Yakima Rock & Mineral CluPO Box 969
Yakima, WA 98907-0969
Andy Beeman
(509) 457-6339
Bill Snell
(509) 837-5329
Third Friday, 7:30 pm, Central Lutheran Church, 16th & Yakima Ave., Yakima
YELMNisqually Valley Rockhounds SocietyPO Box 1025
Yelm, WA 98597-1025
Ken Greetham
(360) 352-8909
Second Thursday, 7:30 pm, Yelm High School Art Room
STATE AND NATIONALFriends of Mineralogy, Inc Pacific Northwest Chapter16239 NE 18th St
Bellevue, WA 98008
Jim Etzwiler
Kd7bat@arrl.net
 North America Research Group (NARG)Andrew Bland
(360) 574-7678
abland@narg-online.com
http://www.narg-online.com/
First Wednesday, 7:30 pm, Rice Northwest Museum, 26385 NW Groveland Drive, Hillsboro, OR 97124
 Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies (NFMS)4401 SW Hill St
Seattle, WA 98116
(206) 937-7872
http://www.amfed.org/nfms/
 Northwest Micro Mineral Study Group (NWMMSG)356 SE 44th Ave
Portland, OR 97215

Donald G. Howard

(503) 231-1193
pogoette@primenet.com

First Saturday of May and November, PUD Bldg near Fort Vancouver, WA
 Washington State Mineral Council27871 Minkler Rd SW
Sedro Woolley, WA 98284
wsmc@mineralcouncil.org
http://www.mineralcouncil.org/

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