The Wisconsin Geological Society hosts a rock and gem show every year in May. This year it’s on the 20th & 21st. We have approximately 23 dealers and one club, the Gold Prospectors, with tables at our show in addition to our own club table. Hosting will be the Muellner Building in Hart Park, Wauwatosa. Enter at 72nd and State Street
Our show is unique because it brings in a range of attendees from kids to seniors. Our event attracts hobbyists, enthusiasts, artisans, collectors, educators, and those with a fascination in the metaphysical. Dealers from around Wisconsin gather to show off their rocks, minerals, gems, crystals, jewelry, and fossils.
We have geology and lapidary exhibits by club members and the UWM Geoscience department has a table where people can learn about the department, make earthquakes, and look at crystals and minerals under a microscope. We do rock identification for people who bring them in. We have children’s activities relating to geology. We have rock or geological related door prizes for adults and for all children. No one goes away without something.
Our show is a place where rockhounds, collectors, and artisans can display their collections and sell their wares. It’s a forum for discussion of treasures from the earth and where the beauty of nature is on display. Revenue from the show helps with our operating expenses and allows us to continue to contribute funds to the UWM Geoscience Endowment fund. This fund assists geoscience students with their research and also helps the geoscience department purchase needed equipment.
For more information about us and our upcoming show, visit our website at https://www.wigeo.org/.
We have a rich 87-year history having been incorporated in 1936. In 1935, a Depression-era government works program allowed the Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) to continue operations and provide much-needed jobs to local unemployed workers. These new employees spent their days preparing the Museum’s Earth Sciences displays. In the evenings, they held meetings in their homes to learn more about the rocks, minerals, and fossils. With the MPM offering use of its Trustee Room for meetings and the Milwaukee Journal providing publicity, the non-profit Wisconsin Geological Society was formed in early 1936.