Member Club Directory
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Join a Rock, Mineral or Fossil Club!
Your local rock, mineral or fossil club may have:
- Interesting newsletters
- Educational, fun monthly meetings
- Guided field trip adventures
- A lapidary workshop for cutting and polishing specimens
- Jewelry-making sessions
- Annual sales and auctions
- Mineral identification expertise
- Special activities for kids
Why become a CCFMS-affiliated member club?
CCFMS Provides:
- Access to a network of rock, mineral and fossil clubs (3,000+ members and lots of ideas)
- Liability insurance coverage for all member club events
- Publicity for member club sales, auctions, and rock swaps
- A Zoom account to enable your club to hold virtual meetings
- Website hosting (WordPress based)
- Awards that recognize outstanding contributions to our hobby
- A Field Trip Kit and a Lapidary Kit so your club can get started or improve
- CCFMS field trips to special places
How your Club can Become a CCFMS Member
3 Easy Steps:
- Complete the online Application Form
- When submitted, it will automatically be sent to us
- Upon acceptance, pay dues based on the number of Family and Individual memberships by sending cheque or e-transfer
Renew your Club’s Annual Membership and Dues
3 Easy Steps:
- Fill in the online Club Renewal Form
- When submitted, it will automatically be sent to us
- Pay dues as calculated in the online form by sending cheque or e-transfer
Member Club Directory
Logo | Club | Location | Website | Contact | |
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 | Bancroft Gem and Mineral Club (BGMC)Located in Bancroft, the “Mineral Capital of Canada”. The Club owns and operates the Bancroft Mineral Musem, (check website for operating hours and admission), |NOTE, this website has not yet been created| and has an annual one day gem & mineral show on the Sunday before the Rockhound Gemboree. It is located at the Bancroft Fish & Game Club, 10 am to 4 pm. The Rockhound Gemboree operates on the 4 days preceding the holiday Monday in August,(Civic Holiday). Meetings: Meetings are the 2nd Thursday of the month, expect July and December, at the Bancroft Municipal Office, (the Old Train Station”). To Join: Fill in form (On Facebook page) and send cheque or e-transfer fees | Bancroft, Ontario | Box 1749, Bancroft, ON K0L 1C0 (343) 645-6670 Email: bancroftgmc@gmail.com | ||
 | Brantford Lapidary and Mineral Society (BLMS)The Brantford Lapidary & Mineral Society is a club for stone workers, mineral collectors, fossil enthusiasts, & rockhounds of all kinds. We run workshops & field trips on rock collecting, lapidary, silversmithing, and more! Meetings: 3rd Friday of the month from September – June. To Join: Sign up on the website: https://www.thebrantfordlapandmin.com/club-membership | Brantford, Ontario | 643 Governors Road East, Paris ON | ||
 | Canadian Micro-Mineral Association (CMMA)The CMMA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to bring together people interested in the study of micro minerals. Members of the Canadian Micro Mineral Association are enthusiastic about micro minerals, that is minerals (“rocks”) that are best observed under magnification. Meetings: As planned To Join: Fill in online form found on website | Canada | Fall Workshop often in Burlington, ON Contact: Fill Contact Form on Website | ||
 | Eastern Ontario Natural History Society and Ottawa Paleontology (EONS)The Eastern Ontario Natural History Society (EONS) acts as a meeting ground for a wide range of people interested in all subjects of the natural sciences. The Eastern Ontario Natural History Society (EONS) supports education on diverse topics in the natural science with a specific focus on deep time, the history of life and natural sciences. Meetings: Meetings take place on the second Wednesdays of each month from September to June. To Join: Fill in online form on website | Ottawa, Ontario | Marion Hall Room 121 at the University of Ottawa | ||
 | Club d’amateurs de minéraux et fossiles de la Gaspésie (CAMFG)Mineralogy and paleontology club, located in Gaspésie, Quebec, Canada. We organize excursions throughout the Gaspé Peninsula to collect minerals and fossils. Meetings: 2nd Thursday of the month from September – May. To Join: Fill in form on website and pay fees by credit/debit card or e-transfer | La Gaspésie, Québec | Email: camfgaspesie@gmail.com | ||
 | Kawartha Rock and Fossil Club (KRFC)The KRFC is an active club having monthly meetings with guest speakers, field trips and KRFC Shows in Peterborough and Norwood Meetings: 7:00 pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month (usually break in summer) To Join: Download form on Website Membership Page | Peterborough, Ontario | 11230 Water St., Peterborough, ON, Canada, Ontario Email: Found on Contact page | ||
 | Kingston Lapidary and Mineral Club (KLMC)The Kingston Lapidary and Mineral Club provides a positive environment for local rockhounds, lapidary enthusiasts and silversmiths. The Club is very active. In addition to diverse monthly meetings, weekly lapidary instruction and frequent silversmithing courses are provided in our workshop. Meetings: Our club meets on the second Friday of each month from November to April inclusive, at 6:30PM. Other months, we offer field trips. To Join: Fill in online form on website or download the application form and pay fees by credit/debit card or by cheque | Kingston, Ontario | 370 King Street West, Unit 209 Contact: Website Contact Us | ||
 | Kitchener Waterloo Gem and Mineral Club (KWGMC)For over fifty years, our club has brought together people who have an interest in the lapidary arts and in collecting rocks, minerals, and fossils. We are a group of people, young and old, with an interest in rocks, minerals, gemstones, fossils and other aspects of the earth sciences. Meetings: Meetings are held the 2nd Friday of every month at Grand River Collegiate, Kitchener. To Join: Download the membership form here | Kitchener/ Waterloo, Ontario | Meetings will be held at Faith Lutheran Church, 247 Westmount Rd. East, Kitchener Email: KWGMClub@gmail.com | ||
 | London Gem Mineral and Fossil Society (LGMFS)The London Gem, Mineral & Fossil Society has been Incorporated and dedicated to the promotion of mineral and fossil collecting since 1964. The goal of the LGMFS is to introduce people to the wonders of Minerals, Gems, Rocks, and Fossils. Collecting is the best hobby in the world. Meetings: Meetings are held at 7 pm on the first Thursday of the month from February to June then September until December. To Join: Please visit our website | London, Ontario | 799 Homeview Rd, London, ON, Canada, Ontario | ||
 | Mineral Society of Manitoba (MSM)Founded in 1971, the Mineral Society of Manitoba Ltd. is dedicated to promoting the study of minerals, rocks and fossils for their scientific and recreational value. The Mineral Society of Manitoba hosts monthly meetings covering a variety of mineral related topics. In addition, the Mineral Society organizes summer field trips to collecting localities, and hosts educational exhibits about minerals and fossils Meetings: Evening meetings, with a featured guest speaker, are held on the second Wednesday of each month, September to December and January to May, To Join: To become a member of the Mineral Society of Manitoba, simply attend one of our monthly meetings with your membership dues, or contact us directly for more information. | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 100 Adelaide St, Winnipeg, MB R3A 0W2 Email: mineralsocietymb@gmail.com | ||
 | Club de Minéralogie de Montréal (CMM)Becoming a club member allows you to: participate in excursions (access to certain quarries may require payment of an access fee charged by the owner); have unlimited access to our facilities and use of the machines in the various sectors (lapidary, paleontology, and faceting). Meetings: 2nd Thursday of the month from September – May. To Join: Fill in the form found on our Join page | Montréal, Québec | 99, rue Chabanel Ouest, Local 238, Montréal, QC, H2N 1C3 Email: Use Contact Page | ||
 | Niagara Peninsula Geological Society (NPGS)From such a humble beginning, the Society has grown into a vibrant community of people from all walks of life. NPGS was founded in 1962 at the home of Dr. Robert Fisher. The society’s charter was granted on March 11, 1964. Over the next few years, the club continued to grow, with several field trips organized and its first annual gem & mineral show. Meetings: Held on the third Friday of each month from 7:30 to 9:30 pm – September through May. To Join: Go to membership on website and pay fees by credit/debit card | St. Catharines and Niagara area, Ontario | NPGS c/o Patti Anderson 289-214-1151 Email: npgsgeo@gmail.com | ||
 | Nipissing Rock and Mineral Club (NRMC)The Nipissing Rock and Mineral Club celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2026. The club has a fully stocked lapidary workshop where club members can be creative, and enhance the beauty of their specimens. The club enjoys field trips, an annual sale and auction, and many special events. Meetings: Club meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of the month, from September through to June, usually in person with a Zoom connection. To Join: Go to the membership section on the website. One can do this online or download form | North Bay, Ontario | Email: rockhoundsNB@gmail.com | ||
 | North York Faceting Guild (NYFG)We formed in 1973 as the Toronto Faceting Society. We are a group of hobbyists dedicated to the art of faceting gemstones. We offer a supportive community for learning about stones and developing the skills needed to facet them. Meetings: Meetings take place on the 3rd Friday of every month (except July & August). To Join: Fill in online form on website | North York, Ontario | Meetings at: The Victoria Town Recreation Centre, 22 Sunrise Ave, North York, ON | ||
 | Ottawa Lapsmith and Mineral Club (OLMC)Our club maintains a well-equipped workshop in Ottawa. The workshop is used for meetings, courses, and as a place where members can work independently during supervised workshop hours. Meetings: 2nd Thursday of the month from September – May. To Join: Fill in online form on website and pay fees by cash, cheque or e-transfer | Ottawa, Ontario | 136F Billings Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1H 5K Email: pres@olmc.ca | ||
 | Ottawa Valley Mineral Club (OVMC)The OVMC is a very active club holding many field trips during the collecting season from May – October. At meetings, experts present fascinating topics and other activities such as auctions, swaps and mineral identification are held. Meetings are held at the Canadian Museum of Nature. Meetings: 2nd Thursday of the month from September – May. To Join: Fill in online form on website and pay fees by credit/debit or e-transfer | Ottawa, Ontario | 111 Wurtemburg Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1N 8M1 Email: info@ovmineralclub.ca | ||
Club de minéralogie du Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jean (CMSLSJ)The Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Mineralogy Club is a non-profit recreational organization. It brings together people of all ages interested in mineralogy, fossils, and earth sciences. To Join: Go to Facebook | Chicoutimi, Québec | Contact through Facebook | |||
 | Sarnia Rock & Fossil Club (SRFM)The Gem and Mineral Club of Scarborough (GMCS) is a hobby club founded in 1963 and incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in 1979. Our aims, objectives and purpose are to: Encourage and promote all aspects of the hobby of collecting and studying rocks, minerals and fossils and of pursuing all types of lapidary work. Provide a forum for the free exchange of information and ideas regarding the hobby, Conserve natural resources. Meetings: Meetings are now held at New Horizons Church at 383 Russell Street North in Sarnia, Ontario on the second Friday of each month at 7:30pm To Join: Use Facebook | Sarnia, Ontario | Email: contact SRFM | ||
 | Gem and Mineral Club of Scarborough (GMCS)The OVMC is a very active club holding many field trips during the collecting season from May – October. At meetings, experts present fascinating topics and other activities such as auctions, swaps and mineral identification are held. Meetings are held at the Canadian Museum of Nature. Meetings: Are held the 1st Wednesday of the month September to June at 8 pm. To Join: Fill in online form on website | Scarborough, Ontario | Box 36048 York Mills Leslie Post Office | ||
 | Sudbury Rock and Lapidary Society (SRLS)The Sudbury Rock and Lapidary Society (The SRLS) was formed in November 1984. Our members include amateurs, hobbyists and professionals. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in rocks, minerals, gems, fossils, the lapidary arts, or jewellery making. Meetings: 2nd Thursday of the month from September – May. To Join: Find downloadable form and membership details here | Sudbury, Ontario | Email: sudburylapidary@gmail.com | ||
 | Walker Mineralogical Club (WMC)A club for people interested in mineral collecting and scientific study of mineralogy. We hold monthly lectures, field collecting trips, an auction, and other mineral activities. To promote the study of minerals, the club awards a scholarship to a student studying mineralogy or allied sciences at a Canadian University. Meetings: WMC meets monthly from September to May to hear presentations on a wide range of topics, and sponsors a number of field collecting trips from May to October. To Join: On Membership website page | Toronto, Ontario | 22 Ursula Franklin Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, Ontario Go to Contact Us page or | ||
 | Young Toronto Mineralogists Club (YTMC)A club for young people 8 to 15 years old with a scientific interest in rocks, minerals, fossils, and geology. Meetings: We usually meet on the first Saturday of the month from October-June. To Join: Families may join here. There may be a waiting list. | Toronto, Ontario | Email: contact@ytmc.org | ||