Volunteer Gems

04/30/2026

Cookie and I have updated our 2026 show list! We delayed in listing as I was concerned about rehabbing from a back injury. Took a bit over 7 months! The spring Albuquerque show was the test ... I had no back issues! You may notice that we have dropped some shows ... we felt the need due to our age and driving distances!

09/12/2025

Cookie and I, Volunteer Gems, would like to remind you that the 2025 ABQ Gem and Mineral, and Jewelry Show opens October 3rd, 3 weeks from tomorrow! We are looking forward to seeing old friends and customers, and making new ones! Look for our 'soon to be famous ORANGE table covers!

Stop by and see if we can entice you with a new selection of minerals, fossils, and meteorites! Cookie and I hope to see YOU there!

09/12/2025

Cookie and I, Volunteer Gems, would like to remind you that the 2025 Huntsville Gem and Mineral, and Jewelry Show opens October 10th, 4 weeks from tomorrow! We are looking forward to seeing old friends and customers, and making new ones! Look for our 'soon to be famous ORANGE table covers!

Stop by and see if we can entice you with a new selection of minerals, fossils, and meteorites! Cookie and I hope to see YOU there!

09/12/2025

Cookie and I, Volunteer Gems, would like to remind you that the 2025 Knoxville Gem and Mineral, and Jewelry Show opens October 17th, 5 weeks from tomorrow! We are looking forward to seeing old friends and customers, and making new ones! Look for our 'soon to be famous ORANGE table covers!

Stop by and see if we can entice you with a new selection of minerals, fossils, and meteorites! As this is my "home club" (this will be my 53 year being a KGMS member!), we have put aside some special items for this show! Cookie and I hope to see YOU there!

08/26/2025

This is a note to remind you of Alabama Mineral and Lapidary Society's show coming up in Bessemer, AL - Birmingham area opens Friday morning! The members of the Alabama Mineral and Lapidary Society have done a lot of hard work preparing for another great show.

Lots of fine dealers from across the country will be there for you viewing (and purchasing!) pleasure!
The show will be held at the Bessemer Civic Center - 1130 9th Ave SW, Bessemer, AL.

Show hours are: Friday and Saturday, August 29 and 30, 10-6, and August 31, noon-4.

Please stop by our booth and say, "Hi!" We are hard to miss! We're the folks with the ORANGE table covers! We will have several new items from the Tucson shows (minerals, fossils and meteorites!) that will be displayed for sale for the first time at this show. Hey, you just might find something that you cannot live without! My billfold sure hopes so! My credit card company does likewise! But, in any case, stop by and say, "Hi!"

We hope to see you in Bessemer at the show! I'm sure you will have a great time!

John Teague
Volunteer Gems
Los Lunas, NM 87031
(formerly: Knoxville, Tennessee and Melbourne, FL!)

http://www.VolunteerGems.com

08/07/2025

Below is our 'fall' show schedule. Look for our 'soon to be famous' orange table covers! We hope to see you at a show soon!

Earl's correct answer? ... NOT enough!
Cookie and I, Volunteer Gems, hope to see you at an upcoming show! Details at https://www.volunteergems.com/
August 29-31: Bessemer (Birmingham area), Alabama
September 5-7: Winston Salem, North Carolina
October 3-5: Albuquerque, New Mexico
October 10-12: Huntsville, Alabama
October 17-19: Knoxville, Tennessee
December 6-7: Memphis, Tennessee
December 13-14 Franklin (Nashville area), Tennessee

07/09/2025

Cookie and I, Volunteer Gems, are looking forward to seeing everyone again at the show. Look for our ORANGE table covers! See YOU at the show, August 29-31!

03/08/2025

The Albuquerque Gem & Mineral Club's “Treasures of the Earth” mineral, fossil, meteorite, and jewelry show opens Friday, March 14. Cookie and I, https://www.volunteergems.com/ , will be at the show again this year with LOTS of new material from the Tucson shows! We hope to see you there! Remember that on Friday, the opening day of the show, admission is only $2!

02/28/2025

The Albuquerque Gem & Mineral Club's “Treasures of the Earth” mineral, fossil, meteorite, and jewelry show opens two weeks from today (Friday). We, Volunteer Gems, will be at the show again this year with LOTS of new material from the Tucson shows!

12/30/2024

Cookie and I, Volunteer Gems, have uploaded our 2025 show dates to our website! We hope to see YOU at one/some/all of these shows! Be sure to stop by and say, "Hi!"! We are looking forward to seeing old friends/customers and making new ones in 2025!

At shows, we will have a variety of new specimens that should be of interest to almost any collector.  We're sure there will be something that you will want to add to your collection!  There are specimens to fit any budget and new specimens are being added constantly to our inventory.  As always,...

12/06/2024

The MTGMS Gem and Mineral show is just opens ONE week from tomorrow (Saturday, 12/14) in Franklin, TN (Nashville area)! Cookie and I, Volunteer Gems, are looking forward to the show and seeing old and NEW friends and customers! Look for our 'soon to be famous' ORANGE table covers! We will be in our 'new' location at the show (same as last year) to the right of the main entrance, next to the roll-up garage door! SEE YOU THERE!

11/29/2024

The MTGMS Gem and Mineral show is just opens TWO weeks from tomorrow (Saturday) in Franklin, TN (Nashville area)! Cookie and I, Volunteer Gems, are looking forward to the show and seeing old and NEW friends and customers! Look for our 'soon to be famous' ORANGE table covers! We will be in our 'new' location at the show (same as last year) to the right of the main entrance, next to the roll-up garage door! SEE YOU THERE!