Back around 2008, a few of the gold-panners got together and decided they wanted to have a rock club in addition to the gold club. Don Crum and Clarence Snyder set up the first meeting at the Gatesville store. Many of the gold-panners didn’ t know whether they would be interested in another club just for rock collecting, and then discovered they like to do both. And the club grew. After a few years they decided the store wasn’ t big enough for their meetings, and they moved them to Nashville for a bigger more centralized location.
They now meet at the Brown County History Center, near the courthouse downtown, on the third Saturday of every month. The membership now numbers about 68.
The Brown County Rock and Mineral Show occurs in September( usually the third or fourth weekend) at the Brown County 4-H Fairgrounds, east of downtown Nashville. This year it will be held Saturday, September 21, and Sunday, September 22. Saturday’ s hours are 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. and Sunday’ s hours are 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. For more information visit the website: < www. browncorockandmineral. com > or email: < bcrmc2010 @ gmail. com >. •
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