CHICAGO ROCKS

Chicago Rocks and Minerals Society (CRMS) was founded in 1946. The charter members were all in a lapidary class at a Chicago Park District field house. They discovered that they enjoyed each other's company and began sharing information and various collecting locations and techniques. This led to their unanimous decision to form a club that would provide them a chance to give lectures about their specialties and have guests from outside the club give talks about the hobby they enjoyed. Once organized, they searched for like-minded people in other clubs. They found them in the Chicagoland area. CRMS also joined the Midwest Federation of Mineralogical and Geological Societies (MWF) in 1946 and sponsored a successful convention one year later. A newsletter was created, but there were little funds in the treasury. When the editor presented the members with finished, duplicated copies, they would meet to assemble the newsletter... The objectives of Chicago Rocks Minerals Society are to..

Also known as: Chicago Rocks & Minerals Society

Primary location: Skokie United States