About Us

Club Officers

President: Brett Henderson - 309-626-0107
Show Chair: John Oostenryk - 815-757-5738

The purpose of this non-profit organization is to promote interest in collecting, studying and working with gems, minerals and fossils. Organized in 1955, the Black Hawk Gem and Mineral Club joined the Midwest Federation of Mineralogical & Geological Societies in 1959. It is also a member of the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies: Individual Membership: $15, Senior Couples: $12, Senior Individual: $10, and Family: $20