North Mississippi Gem and Mineral Society (NMGMS)

The next North Mississippi Gem and Mineral Society (NMGMS) meeting is scheduled for Saturday, May 9, 2026. The meeting will be upstairs at the Tupelo library from 1 to 3 p.m. Program: Learn how to pan for gold and use a metal detector. This program will have you hunting for treasure!
Note: If you have a gold pan or a set of sieves, please bring them. We have dirt/gravel from the Alabama Gold Camp!
Refreshments are "potluck", so members are asked to bring something.

Come join us! W.M. Browning Cretaceous Fossil Park

May 2, 2026, Twenty Mile Creek Field Trip and Rockheads’ Cookout

Put on your water shoes, grab your sieves and buckets, and let's get out there for those shark teeth and have a splash of a good time too!

On Saturday, May 2, 2026, the NMGMS Rockheads will sponsor a field trip to the famous Frankstown “Shark Tooth” site (the W. M. Browning Cretaceous Fossil Park), which is located on Twenty Mile Creek in Prentiss County, Mississippi. We will meet at the Site at 10:00 a.m. Parking is on the eastern side of US Highway 45 in the flat grassy area just off the side road by the monument.



We will be sifting through the creek’s sand and gravel for shark teeth and other small Cretaceous fossils. Be prepared to get wet; you will be down in the creek, so you need to be able to go down the bank and get into the water. Bring a screening device, like a colander, sieve, or homemade screen made of hardware cloth and a wooden frame.

Also, you will need a small garden trowel or scoop, plus small plastic jars with tight fitting lids, Ziploc bags, or pill bottles, to use as storage containers for the fossils. There are no facilities here. Be sure to bring plenty of drinking water, a hat, sunscreen, a towel, and dry clothes to change into.

This is a wild site, so always watch for poison ivy on the banks and snakes. You will find many kinds of teeth here, shark, ray, bony fish, mosasaur, crocodile, and some vertebrae, turtle bone, scoots, petrified wood, and lots more. Many of the teeth are good sized, but most are very small, so be sure to check out anything that is black and shiny!

Lunch: The Rockheads will be cooking hot dogs. There will also be chips, cookies, and drinks, all for a small donation of $3. What a deal! Please bring your own chair. Come on out to support our Rockheads and have a great time too! Members are asked to bring cookies.

April 18-19th, 2026
Memphis, TN, Memphis Mineral, Fossil, and Jewelry Show
“The Earth Wide Open” by the Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society
Location: Memphis International Agricenter, 7777 Walnut Grove Rd., Memphis, TN
Dates: Saturday, April 18th, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sunday, April 19th, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Admission: Adults $6, 2-day pass $10, Children 12 and under $2. Over 30 Dealers. Kids’ Area with games and activities. Additional information: www.theearthwideopen.wixsite.com/rocks [email protected]
Come on out to the Memphis show! NMGMS will be there with the "Make a Gem Tree" Table!

www.theearthwideopen.wixsite.com

Looks like a fun event. NMGMS plans to be there!

The next North Mississippi Gem and Mineral Society (NMGMS) meeting is scheduled for Saturday, April 11, 2026. The meeting will be upstairs at the Tupelo library from 1 to 3 p.m. Program: Crystal Systems and Shapes, presented by NMGMS member Eleanor Gillespie. This program will have a lot of “sparkle” to it!
Refreshments are "potluck", so members are asked to bring something.

Mark Your Calendar!
The March NMGMS meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 14, 2026. The meeting will be upstairs at the Tupelo library from 1 to 3 p.m. This meeting is our annual birthday party. Happy 25th birthday NMGMS! We will have a birthday cake. Refreshments are "potluck", so members are asked to bring something. Come and help us celebrate!

All members are asked to bring in something to display, showing what they have collected or accomplished over the past year in any related field.

We will be holding the “Brown Bag” auction also. Members are asked to bring two items, each one packaged in its own brown paper bag. One item is to be a “nice” rock and gem related item (not absolute) and the other item can be silly, funny, or cute, but no junk, please! These bags will be set out on the table for silent bidding during the meeting. We have always had some nice surprises, and this is lots of fun, especially with the younger members.

The Mississippi Gem and Mineral Show will take place from February 28 to March 1, 2026, at the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson.
Hours: Saturday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM; Sunday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Admission: $8 for adults, $3 for students, free for children 5 and younger.
The show features over 25 vendors showcasing a variety of items, including gems, jewelry, and fossils, along with educational activities for children and professionals in the field.

For more details, you can visit the official website

https://missgems.org/news/

Mark Your Calendar!
The next North Mississippi Gem and Mineral Society (NMGMS) meeting is scheduled for Saturday, February 14, 2026**. The meeting will be upstairs at the Link Centre, 1800 W. Main St. Tupelo, MS from 1 to 3 p.m. Program: Making “faux” rock cabochons using polymer clay. This is a fun project for all ages.
Refreshments are "potluck", so members are asked to bring something.
**Note! February meeting is early due to the library being closed on the third weekend of that month.