The Goldrush Ledger is published monthly in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is the official newsletter of the Charlotte Gem and Mineral Club. Articles may be reproduced provided proper credit is given to the author and to this publication. (Click on the DATE to download a copy)
Newsletter Date
Content
January 2011 Presidents message - Meeting Notice - Christmas Party Wrap-up - New meeting location - GOLD - notices
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December 2011 Presidents message - Christmas Pary - New meeting location - 20 years of jewelry part II - Serpentine
November 2011 Presidents message - Meeting topic - Jr. Rockhounds - 20 years of Experience - New meeting locale - Christmas Party 2011
October 2011 Presidents message - Meeting topic - Mint Hill Madness - Upcoming events - Field Trip - Polishing Cabs with a Tumbler
September 2011 Presidents message - Meeting topic - Mint Hill Madness - Metthews Alive Roundup - A week long getaway.
August 2011 Presidents message - Meeting topic - Victoria Stone - Si-C (silicon carbide) - Fieldtrip changes - Dichroic Glass - Free Eats!
July 2011 Presidents message - Meeting topic - Jr Rockhound Update - Porcellanite - Pre-Meeting Jewelry - SFMS Workshops - Pearls - Upcoming Shows - more
June 2011 Presidents message - Meeting topic - Jr Rockhound Update - Photography part 20 (last) - Pricing Jewelry - Field trip report - up coming field trips
May 2011 Presidents message - Meeting topic - Jr Rockhound Update - Premeeting Update - Photo Part XIX - by-law update -Field trip report - upcoming field trip
April 2011 Presidents message - Meeting topic - Jr Rockhound Info- Cleaning Minerals - Cabocho Tips - Field Trip Report - Stamp Program - Heat Treating Quartz.
March 2011 Presidents message - Meeting topic - Jr Meeting topic- Photography XVIII - Fieldtrip Memories - Show Calender - Field Trip Info - cabbing classes
February 2011 Presidents message - Meeting topic - Jr Meeting topic- Cabochon "cutting" - SFMS summer classes - Club Cabochon Classes - Upcoming fieldtrips
January 2011 Presidents message - Meeting topic - Jr Meeting topic - Cabochon Class - wirewrap class - Photo Part XVII - Color in opal - fieldtrip - stamp program
Decemeber 2010 Presidents message - Meeting topic Christmas Party - Photo Part XVI - Scholarship William Holland - Points Due - Santa Poem - Aucton Results
November 2010 Presidents message - Meeting topic AUCTION - Photo Part XV - Jr Rockhoiund trip - Field Trip - Show List - Puns?
October 2010 Presidents message - Meeting Topic & Jr Group update - Photography Part XIV - Opal Trip - Field Trip Info - Meeting and Jr Rockhound topics
September 2010 VEEP message - Meeting Topic - Stamps - MicroMeteorites - Announce Club Picnic - William Holland School - Matthews Live Photo Album
August 2010 Presidents message - Meeting Topic 0 Jr Group update - Photography Part XIII - Wirewrapping - Free Online Agate and Jasper Booklettes - Upcoming Shows
July 2010 Presidents message - Meeting Topic - Photography part XII - Field Trip Updates - Summer Show Calendar
June 2010 Presidents message - Possible club policy change - Meeting topic notification - CG&M on TV - Cronical the June Event
May 2010 Presidents message - Club Shows - Meeting and Jr Topics - Photo Part XI - History of Wirewrap
April 2010 Presidents message - April Meeting Topic - New WEB site info - Photo Part X - Talc important mineral - Field Trip Schedule - Show Schedule.
March 2010 Presidents message - SFMS Workshops - Photo Part IX - Wire Wrappers - Upcoming Shows - Field Trip - Meeting topic
Jan/Feb 2010 Presidents message - Meeting Updates - Photo Part VIII - Diamond Facts - Micromounts - Christmas Party Update
Dec 2009 Presidents message - Meeting UPdates - Photo Part VII - Tucson Show - Calendar - Fake Gems/Minerals
Nov 2009 Presidents message - 2010 Nominations - Meeting and Jrs update - Photography Part VI - November Meeting - December Meeting - Wire Wraperss - Calender
Oct 2009 Presidents message - Large Diamond - Jr Program - Photography part 5 - Nominations -Calender - Trip to Houston Gem & Mineral - Library Request
Sept 2009 Presidents message - Wirewrap update - Meeting Announcement - Digital Close-up Part IV - Trip to WIldacres - Jr. Rockhound - Calendar events
August 2009 Presidents message - Blue Ridge Gem Mines - Topic help needed - Upcoming Meeting - New Format Gem Show - Digital Close-up Part III - Field Trip Policy - Local Event - Local Shows - Agates II new book
July 2009 Presidents message - Jr Program - Meeting Topic - Close-up Photography Part II - Stabilizing Turquoise - Librarian Message - Field Trip - local shows
June 2009 Presidents message - Jr Program - Close-up Photography - Bats and Mining - meeting update -
May 2009 Presidents message - Jr Program - Up coming General Meetings - Darkfield Photography - Art Fair Event - Safety Defnitions.
April 2009 Presidents message - Jr Program & Field Trip - Show List - Next Meeting - Quartz Inclusions - Kaali Meteorite
March 2009 Presidents message - Wire Wrappers Update - Jr Rockhounds - Glendon Quarry (Special field trip) - Stamp Program -2009 SFMS Workshops - Biggest Diamond Ever Found - Newsletter Editor Returns
Jan-Feb 2009 Presidents message - Meeting topics (Jan & Feb) - Jr Rockhouinding Updates and meeting (Jan & Feb) - Rock and Gem Magazine - WEB Lapidary Forums - New Meeting Location and Map
December 2008 Presidents message - Change of Meeting Location - Christmas Party - No Feb Newsletter - Club Auction results - Jr. Rockhounds Strike Gold - Scholarship WInners Selected - Dues Due - Officers Due ...
November 2008 Presidents message - Club Points Due - Jr. Rockhounds - First Cabochon Class - Rhyolites ..Wanna Be Jaspers? - Calendar events -
October 2008 Presidents message - October Meeting announcement - large Diamond - Wirewrap class follow up - Arkansas Diamond - Wire wrap new class - 2 books on Agate - list of upcoming shows
September 2008 Presidents message - Jr. Rockhunds update - Magma Filed trip repost - Mineral Sow Report - William Holland - Summer camp for Grown-ups pt II - Sept Picnic Info - Swap Meet - Graves Mtn Fieldtrip.
August 2008 Presidents message - Jaspers part IV - this months meeting - making a cachon - Show Updates - William Holland - Summer camp for Grown-ups pt I
July 2008 Stamp Program Etxplanaion ---Jaspers part III ... Meeting topic ... Jr. Rockhound update.
June 2008
May 2008 Presidents message ... Jaspers part II ... Jr. Rock Hound Update - Cotton Patch Field Trip ... Graves Mtn dig completeed ... Citrine and E-bay....Topaz and E-Bay
April 2008 Presidents message ... Jaspers part I ... Jr. Rock Hound Update ...Youth Scholarship Program ... Diamond Sale ... Field Trip ... Stamp Update
March 2008 Presidents message ... Next two meetings ... March & April Field Trip information ... Agates Part IV ... Jr. Rockhound Group Starts
February 2008 No newsletter this month, newsletter editor in Quartzite and Tucson!
January 2008 Presidents message ... Holiday Party .. Jan & Feb presentations ... Agates Part III ... field trip updates
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December 2007 Presidents message ... Auction Wrap up ... SFMS School Schedule 2008 ... Agate Part II ... Past Reflections on rock hunting in NC ... field trip ... other stuff
November 2007 Presidents message ... Nov, Auction ... Club Picnic Wrap-up ... Arkansas Diamond ... Agate Part I ... Club Points ... Christmas Party Info ... other stuff
October 2007 Presidents message ... Putting on a Show ... Field Trip ... New Dino fouind ... Who's on first? ... other stuff
September 2007 Presidents message ... Club Picnic Information ... Thanks to Matthews Live Volunteers ... Field Trips ... Upcoming shows ... SFMS Workshop Updates
August 2007 Presidents message ... Club Picnic Planned ... Metthews Alive Dates ... upcoming shows... field trip ... kunzite ... and more
July 2007 Presidents message ... Thanks to Danny for June meeting ... Proposal for club workshop area... upcoming shows... field trip ... halite ... and more
June 2007 Show Thank You ... Dinosaur find Australia ... upcoming shows ... Field Trips ...Iolite/Cordierite ... and more !
May 2007 Show Thank You ... Giant Fungus! ... Kryptonite? ... Field Trips ...Emerald ... and more !
April 2007 Presidents message ... Congratulations to Club Scholarship winners ... Upcoming field trips ... April Show information ... upcoming shows .... explaining the mohs scale.
March 2007 Presidents message ... Dues are due - Board positions still open - Field Trip updates - 5-25 million year old frog found in amber - Info on April Show
February 2007 Presidents message ... Dues info - Board positions open - Field Trip updates -
January 2007 Presidents message ... Info on William Holland - Field Trips - New diamond discovery - Scholarship Thank You - Clu Points form
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November 2006 Presidents message ...Suggested Slate of new officers (We need mmore!) ... Info on Holiday Party - SFMS News - Mineral of the month Petrified Wood - Shows Member application ...
October 2006 M.A.G.M.A. Picnic Info ... Several field trip updates ... pyromorphite mineral of month - thanks to those who helped
September 2006 Annual Club Picnic Info ... Field trip info ... diamond mineral of month - thanks to those who helped out at Matthews Alive!
August 2006 Wild Acres workshops - ...Upcoming Field Trips ...Jasper (mineral of the month) ... Geode Sales Agenda
June 2006 39th Annual Show Info - ...Upcoming Field Trips ...Apatite (mineral of the month) ... Apatite Info
May 2006
Clement Mineral Museum show ...Wild Acres session report ...Upcoming Field Trips...Toumaline (mineral of the month)...Charlotte Show Flyer
April 2006
Application for compeditive exhibit ...Upcoming Field Trips...Dolomite (mineral of the month)...Charlotte Show Flyer
March 2006
In Rememberance (Tommy C. Capps)...Upcoming Field Trips...Chrysoberyl (mineral of the month)...Upcoming shows
February 2006
William Holland sholarship winners ...Upcoming Field Trips...Upcoming shows...Barite (mineral of the month)
January 2006
Scholarship thank you ...WIlliam Holland Workshop dates ...Upcoming Field Trips...Aquamarine (mineral of the month)