The Topeka Gem and Mineral Society

Open Shop
2026-10-27 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-10-20 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-10-13 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-10-06 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-09-29 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-09-22 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-09-15 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-09-08 18:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) and 11 more dates | The Topeka Gem and Mineral Society Workshop, 8049 Southeast 29th Street, Tecumseh, KS, United States
The Topeka Gem and Mineral Society shop is open to members for lapidary equipment usage as well as wire-wrapping, silversmithing, and lapidary classes.

General Meeting
2026-10-23 19:15 - 21:00, 2026-09-25 19:15 - 21:00, 2026-08-28 18:15 - 21:00, 2026-07-24 18:15 - 21:00, 2026-06-26 18:15 - 21:00 | First Congregational Church, 1701 SW Collins Ave, Topeka, KS, United States

Junior Rockhounds
2026-10-01 18:30 - 20:00 | First Congregational Church, 1701 SW Collins Ave, Topeka, KS, United States
Doors open at 6:00 class starts at 6:30.
Topic: Communication

Junior Rockhounds
2026-09-03 18:30 - 20:00 | First Congregational Church, 1701 SW Collins Ave, Topeka, KS, United States
Doors open at 6:00 class starts at 6:30.
Topic: Showmanship

Junior Rockhounds
2026-08-06 18:30 - 20:00 | First Congregational Church, 1701 SW Collins Ave, Topeka, KS, United States
Doors open at 6:00 class starts at 6:30.
Topic: Gold Panning

Field Trip - Midwest Concrete Materials sand pit - Perry / Lecompton
2026-07-19 08:30 - 12:00 | Midwest Concrete Materials – Perry / Lecompton, 778 Lecompton Rd, Perry, KS, 66073, United States
Greetings Fellow Field Trippers,
Your Club is happy to announce that we will be having a Field Trip on SUNDAY, July 19, to the Midwest Concrete Materials sand pit between Perry and Lecompton. The address is: 778 Lecompton Rd., Perry, KS 66073. Just north of the Kaw river on the East side of the road between Perry and Lecompton. You can’t miss it. We will meet at 8:30am SHARP for Sign-In and Group Photo. We had several stragglers last trip so please be on time as we will disperse to hunt treasures at 9:00.
We will be limited to 2 – 5 gallon buckets of rock per person. Feel free to bring a wagon to haul your buckets. We will stay away from all machinery as well as the water as the sand banks are prone to collapse. Bring plenty of water, sunscreen, bug spray and wear STURDY shoes. You may bring small digging tools but there is an abundance of rock so you should be fine surface collecting.
As a reminder, everything on the property is a business asset that is sold for profit. This is not the place to collect buckets of sand for the kids sand box or gravel for that low spot in the driveway. We are privileged to have this access so just collect interesting rock/mineral specimens. Also, after you have gone home and had a chance to high grade your findings, please consider donating some of your treasure to the Club to use at our annual Show in October for the Silent Auction, Scholarship Table, Pebble Pile and to donate at our monthly business meeting for the Junior Rockhound Program. And please bring your best finds (and a Note describing the piece) to fill a Field Trip Show Case at the Show.
Any questions just drop me an email. Hope to see you all there!

Junior Rockhounds
2026-07-02 18:30 - 20:00 | First Congregational Church, 1701 SW Collins Ave, Topeka, KS, United States
Doors open at 6:00 class starts at 6:30.
Topic: Earth Resources

Field Trip – Midwest Concrete Materials Field Trip – Midwest Concrete Materials
2026-06-28 09:00 - 12:00 | Midwest Concrete Materials Quarry – Wamego, 41050 K 99 HWY., Wamego, KS, United States
Greeting Fellow Field Trippers,
TTGMS is happy to announce that we will be having a Field Trip, Sunday, June 28.
For the Field Trip we will meet at the Midwest Concrete Materials quarry at 9:00am for Instructions and Group Photo. The quarry is located approximately 1 mile south of the Kansas River at Wamego on the west side of 99 highway.
We will be allowed a maximum of 2 – 5 gallon buckets of specimens per individual. Feel free to bring a cart to haul your buckets if you so desire. Small hand digging tools may be used but I think most folks just surface collect. It’s June in Kansas so expect it to be hot and could be rainy??? Wear sturdy footwear and bring plenty of water. Don’t forget a sun hat or sunscreen. Children are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult (duh). We must stay away from the machinery and the water as the shoreline is sand and prone to collapse.
