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Mineral ShowsThere's Gilsum in the air!!

26th May 2010 01:36 UTCAndrew Brodeur

Hi all....June is almost here, and that means Gilsum!!!! The Gilsum Rock Swap is June 26th & 27th in Gilsum NH. looking forward to seeing all our Mindat friends up there again this year.... show yourselves, you know who you are!

Andy

28th May 2010 12:03 UTCDon Kauffman

Hey Andrew! And all our Mindat friends,

Linda and I will be set up as usual. Our 11th year on the field at beautiful, friendly Gilsum. Hope to greet all of our New England Mindat friends.

Have a safe drive to the show.

Don

30th May 2010 02:44 UTCRobert MItchell

We're getting ready up here for the show - should be fun!

This year the Gilsum Congregational Church is once again putting on the dinner. My wife Jan is coordinating, making more than 100 calls for home made beans and pies.

Folks have said they miss having it at the church so we're going to give that a try this year - unless it rains. In that case we'll hold it up in the school cafeteria.

BTW, y'all know who our speaker is this year?

We call him the "wild man." Here's a link to the photo and bio...

http://gilsum.org/rockswap.aspx

--Rob

31st May 2010 11:12 UTCDon Kauffman

Come on Mindaters! Andrew, Jim and Rob are awake (clearly showing they survived the winter). The rest of you are a little slow to respond. Gilsum is the greatest little show in New England!

WE want to hear from more of you! Steve wants a full house for his presentation!

Let's get the rockhounds rolling to Gilsum!

Don

31st May 2010 14:26 UTCWayne Corwin

Hey Don

I'll be there !!!

I'm Always There ! It's a great show, with alot of good trading and great people !

And ALL proceeds go to youth recreation and community programs !

Robert Mitchell and the Gilsum Recreational Committee do a great job making this

WONDERFULL OUTDOOD SHOW HAPPEN !!

It's also a fun place to meet up with some of the Mindater's !

KOR

Wayne

31st May 2010 23:33 UTCAndrew Brodeur

I got my first taste of Gilsum last year and had an absolute blast!!! If you haven't been there yet, you're missing a true New England gem!. I wrote a little article on my weekend experience as it gave me a little more in site to the dealer side of the table and you just can't beat the company up there!

Andy

http://www.mindat.org/article.php/658/Gilsum+Rock+Swap+2009

1st Jun 2010 03:27 UTCWayne Corwin

For those folks who would like to see a video of Gilsum........

Gilsum 2009 >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfbSIbJRU0k 5 minutes 39 seconds

Gilsum 2008 >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isdUefGpmhg&feature=related 58 seconds (A quick look-360 pan)

KOR

Wayne

1st Jun 2010 11:52 UTCDon Kauffman

Wayne's video of Gilsum 2009 is highly recommended. Even if you have been there.

Also, even though it may be on another topic, check out his videos on mining operations and collecting with Jim Tovey.

If you want to learn a lot about mining and collecting gem beryl, follow Wayne's videos of Wise, Tripp and other locations on his website, Idigrocks.com

His video documentaries are fascinating!

Don(tu)

3rd Jun 2010 23:19 UTCsteven garza

Dear Rob;

YOU finally posted here? WOW! As for the change of location for the dinner, that's just awesome! Have the banana cream pies handy! LOL. Just a quick question: have much AFTER the dinner, will the talk take place? I've got to get back up that hill; it'll take me a while to roll up the hill, sideways, if I'm at the last sitting. Let me know about that!

Your friend, Steve

PS Louise, you WILL get the promised diamond, that you can hold in your hands, this yr! Be ready (-ware)!

4th Jun 2010 17:24 UTCPaul Young

I'll be there Saturday to see my old, long time friend, legend in his own mind...Steve Garza.

Looking forward to seeing you Steve.

Paul

8th Jun 2010 02:59 UTCRachel Cesana

I'll be there too!! Saw myself in Wayne's youtube video. That was a kick!! Can't wait to go back. Spending both days this year with hubby too. Hope to see you Andy. I suspect you'll see alot of RI mineral hunters there this year. there was a lot of interest. See ya all soon!

Rach

8th Jun 2010 03:59 UTCAndrew Brodeur

Hi Rachel.... I will be up there by noon on Friday, i'm helping a friend in his booth for the weekend and camping on the show grounds, I'll be looking for you!

Andy

8th Jun 2010 10:39 UTCDon Kauffman

Rachel,

Now we're rockin! We have now heard from one of our Rhode Island Mindaters. !

You stopped bye our table two years ago to introduce yourself and your daughter. Happy to hear that you are returning. All Rhode Islanders welcome!

Please stop and say, "Did you Mindat today?"

Don B)

8th Jun 2010 12:29 UTCMark Gottlieb

See you all there. Looking forward to it.

9th Jun 2010 19:11 UTCsteven garza

Dear Paul;

Can't wait to see you again; I miss collecting w/you, near every wknd!

Dear Rachel;

Saw you, BRIEFLY, last yr, as you said "hi" & "bye", befoore running off to see the rest of the show. maybe, this yr, you'll stop by & say "hi", to ME, when you do the same, to Andy, at my booth! I could bury you in OLD collecting info, from my RI collecting days, that might not be in your more modern field guides.

Your friend, Steve

11th Jun 2010 19:29 UTCWayne Corwin

Hello Steve

I look foward to seeing you again at the "Great Gilsum Rock Swap" Steve ! ! !

Also to your Saturday evening talk, and knowing you,,,,,,,,,, It'll be a good one. (:P)

And ,, of corse ,, >>> All The PIES <<< ,, can't forget the PIES ! ! ! >:D<

KOR = (Keep On Rockin')

Wayne Corwin

12th Jun 2010 23:53 UTCMike Royal

sounds like so much fun i gota come see and i so do like pies

if ya hit it and i it cracks dont hit it again youll be sorry

mike from ohio

14th Jun 2010 12:53 UTCAnonymous User

Only 2 weeks until Gilsum. Wayne and i got all pumped up yesterday on the way to the mine when we saw all the Rock Swap signs out already. Great Job For the show staff on getting the word out. I have a lot of great stuff for the silent auction this year, great specimens, old publications, mineral storage and even a Lortone tumbler with everything you need to get started for tumbling. Stop by and say hi to us.

Lee Champigny

20th Jun 2010 20:39 UTCAndrew Brodeur

One more week to go!!!!!X( look for the people with the Mindat signs, make sure you stop in and ask "did you Mindat Today"?(:P)

Andy

20th Jun 2010 21:00 UTCTom Klinepeter

I am planning to attend Gilsum on Sunday. So could you guys arrange it so the one good day of weather next weekend is Sunday! It would make life a lot easier for me. Of course I will miss the dinner so there will be enough pie for 4 or 5 more people.

Any one remember the year we goated Wil into climbing in an open window to save us a good table? RIP my good friend!

21st Jun 2010 12:29 UTCDon Kauffman

Tom,

Good to hear you are going to make it on Sunday. Not so many responses on Message Board this year for Gilsum but I guess a lot of people are still getting ready or making plans. Been quite busy here getting new material together. A lot of plates from Mt. Pleasant Mills.

Also acquired some nice French Creek material.

Advance weather forcast looks favorable. At least until Sunday afternoon. (May have the usual "pop up" thunderstorm).

Linda isn't gimping around this year. Appears to be back to herself. We haven't scheduled any collecting trips until AFTER Gilsum. (May slip one in while in the area prior to the show. We'll be "real" careful.)

Yes, who can ever go to our Saturday evening bash and not remember our friend Wil. We'll miss you there on Saturday evening. I'll eat a slice of pie for you.

Have a safe trip.

Look us up, at the usual space.

Don:)-D

21st Jun 2010 12:38 UTCAnonymous User

Only 4 days until set up day. I can't wait. Spent several hours yesterday getting specimens ready for our silent auction. I don't know what we were thinking but we have some great material that will be going into the auction. Wayne and i collected a couple really really nice ones on Saturday that will be going in. If you are looking for local material we will have it in the auction, in fact thats how we are going to start moving most of the Tripp Mine specimens will be in the silent auction. All bidding starts at $1.00 and i gave away a lot of great specimens for just that last year. Please stop by and say hello.

Lee

22nd Jun 2010 12:57 UTCRobert L. Mitchell

Nancy (Koskie) Millard won't be with us this year due to illness in her family. If you don't know her you may remember her presentation two years ago. On the plus side, we have quite a few new and enthusiastic dealer/swappers coming in this year.

See you this weekend!

--Rob

23rd Jun 2010 00:21 UTCsteven garza

Dear Rob;

That was LAST yr! I know bcs she spent the 1st 10 min. embarassing me, by mentioning I started her out, in this. Sorry to hear that about her, as I've people to intro to her; I may have someone from IN coming, to help me even MORE! I'm goingg to have more help than I've ever had; that means I'll actually have "walkabout" time, for the first time in YEARS!

I can't wait to see everyone, MD or not, again; I live for this show - it keeps me sane OK, so I mean "saner" than my baseline!).

Your friend, Steve

23rd Jun 2010 00:31 UTCAndrew Brodeur

Dear Steve........Focused maybe...... sane??? that's a stretch!!>:D<

23rd Jun 2010 08:13 UTCWayne Corwin

Hello All

You now have the chance to listen to a radio interview about the Gilsum Rock Swap 2010 !

The interview is between WKBK raido host Al Kulas and Robert Mitchell of the Gilsum Rock Swap !

Radio Podcast > http://mrg.zzari.net/Podcast/Al_Kulas/AK%202010-06-20%20Robert%20Miychell%20on%20the%20Gilsum%20Rock%20Swap.mp3

The podcast is just over 19 minutes long, please have a listen and enjoy ! :D

Thank you Al for sending this link !

ROR

Wayne Corwin

23rd Jun 2010 13:11 UTCAnonymous User

Steve,

I'm with you on the living for Gilsum. It is now my favorite show to do and you can't ask for a better outdoor venue, in fact it is better than some of the indoor shows. Gilsum is now a must attend show if you live in the northeast. If you have free time stop by the Toveco booth for some pie.

Lee

25th Jun 2010 12:21 UTCAndrew Brodeur

It's GO time!!! WOOHOO!!!!

25th Jun 2010 13:52 UTCWayne Corwin

OK

SEE you all There ! >:D<

ROR

Wayne

25th Jun 2010 14:41 UTCDavid Bernstein Expert

Have a wonderful time all and safe travels. I'm jealous.:)-D

27th Jun 2010 23:13 UTCRachel Cesana

Just got back home from Gilsum. 2 days of happy hunting.....yeah!!!!!!! :) picked up some nice specimens for my rock room and met some of my

mindat buddies in person. I had the best time yet even though got rained on a couple of times but of course it's not Gilsum without at least one rain shower and I figure I won't melt anyways so didn't care. The pies were delicious as always..Thank you to the families of Gilsum NH for that!!

Even got an advanced anniversary present from hubby..a nice aquamarine from the Tripp Mine through Jim Tovey's booth. Thanks to Steve Garza for his talk on Saturday and for his advice on some sites I could look up in my local area..Thanks bunches. Saw Andy Brodeur and Don Kaufman too..Just had a great time. For all you who missed it you missed alot of nice stuff!! Maybe next year!!

Safe Journey Home to All

Rach

ps Can't wait for Wayne Corwin's pictures

28th Jun 2010 03:09 UTCAndrew Brodeur

Hi all

All I can say is WOW! what a blast.. again!! I just got home at 9:30pm, got the G-man all packed up and loaded and left about 7:30, I have to unload my truck, but it can wait till Monday I really need shower and a real bed!!

If you go do Gilsum once, you will have to do Gilsum again, great deals, great people and a great time!!! I don't count how many shopping days till Xmas. I count how many days till Gilsum!! 365 and counting>:D<

Thanks again every body.......Andy:)-D

28th Jun 2010 11:42 UTCMike Royal

lucky you Andrew we left at 5 yesterday and just hit the door here in ohio at 6:15 this morning and my friend john Davis has 2 1/2 more on his trip home had a blast meet some great people and some killer pies( i must admit a could only try 6 of the 7 flavors so ill start with the missing one next year and yes ill be A big thanks to the staff GREAT JOB and a special thanks to wayne and the toveco crew for the warm welcome and hospitality

28th Jun 2010 23:44 UTCAndrew Brodeur

Hey Mike.....Glad to hear you guys got home safe! I had a good time with you 2 and i thank you for your camp site hospitality, the ribs and the company were great!! I hope we can stay in touch and we'll see you next year for sure!

Thanks.....Andy:)-D

7th Jul 2010 21:56 UTCWayne Corwin

OK ,, OK ,, Rachel

I have finally put the Gilsum 2010 video together !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu6bigxPY80

E N J O Y .. ! ! !

KOR

Wayne

10th Jul 2010 04:13 UTCRachel Cesana

Thanks Wayne!! enjoyed !!

Rach

11th Jul 2010 11:53 UTCDon Kauffman

Catch a slice of Gilsum life on Wayne's video! Nice job Wayne. I especially liked the graphics introducing Gilsum 2010 and the lead in for Gilsum 2011. Keep up the great photo documentaries!

>:D<

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