The Topeka Gem and Mineral Society

Open Shop
2026-07-21 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-07-14 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-07-07 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-06-30 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-06-23 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-06-16 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-06-09 18:00 - 22:00, 2026-06-02 18:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) and 10 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.

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.

General Meeting
2026-06-26 18:15 - 21:00, 2026-05-22 19:15 - 21:00, 2026-04-24 19:15 - 21:00 | First Congregational Church, 1701 SW Collins Ave, Topeka, KS, United States

Junior Rockhounds
2026-06-04 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: Sand

Junior Rockhounds
2026-05-07 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: Fluorescent Minerals

Field Trip - Midwest Concrete Materials
2026-04-26 09:30 - 12:00 | Midwest Concrete Materials Quarry – Wamego, 41050 K 99 HWY., Wamego, KS, United States
Greetings Fellow Field Trippers,

Our upcoming Field Trip on Sunday, April 26th will be to the Midwest Concrete Materials sand pit south of Wamego. This trip will be on a Sunday as they will be pumping sand 6 days a week and the EPA does not allow civilians around when the business is operating.

The address is 41050 K 99 Hwy, Wamego, KS. 66547. This is located south of Wamego and south of the Kansas River a little over a mile… or so … ish. It will be on the west side of 99 Hwy. and close enough to the road that you won’t miss it.

Be prepared for all weathers. Wear sensible footwear – boots would be good. Could be cold, wet, muddy. Will be ROCKY! We will be climbing on dirt/rock piles. Shouldn’t need more than a small hand digging utensil. Always remember the sun screen. We will be limited to 2 – 5 gallon buckets per person. If you want to put them in a wagon that will be OK. Children are welcome. Owners RULES are to stay away from the water as the banks are sand and prone to COLLAPSE! Also stay away from any machines, equipment, infrastructure!

Remember please – this is a business and let’s be respectful of the fact that the material we haul home is a gift from the owner and something they ordinarily sell. This is not sand for the kids sand pile or gravel for the driveway. To us this is rock and mineral specimens that we are fortune to be able to collect. Thanks for your attention to this matter.

We will meet on the property at 9:30am for Sign-In, Group Photo and Instructions. We plan to be turned loose to prospect at 10:00sharp. Hope to see Ya there!

Chuck Curtis
Field Trip Coordinator

Junior Rockhounds
2026-04-02 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: Fossils

Field Trip - Kansas River Sandbar
2026-03-28 09:30 - 12:00 | Tecumseh Park, 4800 SE 2nd St, Tecumseh, KS, 66542, United States
The March Field Trip will be to Mike Meier’s sandbar this month. It will be the Saturday March 28th.

We will meet at Tecumseh Park located at 4800 SE 2nd St, Tecumseh, KS 66542 at 9:30 am for Sign-in and Group Photo. We will depart the Park in convoy fashion at 10:00 sharp. You must be a TTGMS member to participate, forms will be available if needed.

See Ya there.

General Meeting - Introduction to Faceting
2026-03-27 19:15 - 21:00 | First Congregational Church, 1701 SW Collins Ave, Topeka, KS, United States
The program for the monthly meeting on March 27th will be “Introduction to Faceting” by Mike Gillespie. Mike is a vendor at our annual show. It would be wonderful if every seat at the meeting was filled to show appreciation to Mike for taking time out of his schedule to travel and present for us! This will be a great meeting for those who are interested in lapidary arts.
-Desiree, 2nd Vice President TGMS
