American Spoon Clubs and Collectors
AMERICAN SPOON COLLECTORS (ASC)
P.O. Box 243
Rhinecliff, NY 12574
Editor & Publisher: Robert M. Wilhelm
P.O. Box 243
Rhinecliff, NY 12574
Telephone: 845-876-0303
Fax: 845-876-2037
E-mail: campania@one.net
Website: http://www.campanian.org/americanspoon.html
Monthly Newsletter: Spooners Forum — Editor: Robert M. Wilhelm
American Spoon Collectors (ASC) is an organization which is devoted to the promotion and support pf the collecting of Souvenir Spoons. ASC was founded in 1974 by Bill Boyd (Editor Emeritus of Spooners Forum). American Spoon Collectors is a national and international organization through which Spoon Collectors are able to communicate with one another and share stories about mutual collecting passions.
American Spoon Collectors publishes a monthly newsletter called Spooners Forum which includes feature articles and information about souvenir spoons and spoon collecting as well as timely editorial on spoon related subjects. Included also are letters from members, an advertising section (members receive a one free ad per year) and frequently a Spoon Auction Section in which members have consigned spoons for sale.
For information about Annual Subscription Membership, please contact Robert M. Wilhelm, Editor of Spooners Forum.
SPOON COLLECTORS OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (SCSC)
Chairperson & Program Coordinator: Trudy Geer
3832 Denwood Ave.,
Los Alamitos, CA 90720-3935
E-mail: tgantiques@aol.com
Membership & Newsletter Editor: Carol Hyland
1217 Marengo Ave.,
South Pasadena, CA 91030-3901
E-mail: hylandspoons@aol.com
Treasurer: Barbara Bucsis
382 Danville Ave.,
Newbury Park, CA 91320-4814
E-mail: coin4fun@att.net
Historian: Lynn Randall
19210 Frankfort Street
Northridge, CA 91324-4228
E-mail: randlynn@excite.com
The Spoon Collectors of Southern California (SCSC) was started in 1974 by Bill Boyd, sponsor of the American Spoon Collectors and editor and publisher of the Spooners Forum. The club has continued to function since Bill moved to the Midwest in 1980. The objective of the club is to promote the hobby of spoon collecting. Topics are selected for club meetings and are presented by club members or an outside speaker. Anyone sharing an interest in spoons is cordially invited to attend a meeting and to join the club.
Meetings are held on a bi-monthly basis in the months of January, March, May, July, September and November. Generally speaking, the January, September and November meetings are held on the third Tuesday evening of the month. A dinner meeting takes place on the third Tuesday evening in March and a luncheon meeting is held in May at a member's home. The annual Silver Collectibles Show, which is promoted by the club, is considered the July meeting. Meetings places, dates, times and topics are announced in the SCSC newsletter.
The annual Silver Collectible Show started in July 1976 when the club, under the direction of Bill Boyd, promoted the first National Spoon Collectors Convention in Pasadena. Antique and collectible dealers specializing in silver exhibit at the one-day show which is advertised and open to the public.
The SCSC Newsletter originated in 1990 when the club decided to meet on a bi-monthly rather than monthly basis. It is published four times a year in the months of February, May, August and November.
Membership in the club is from November 1st through October 31st of the following year. Annual membership dues include the bi-monthly meetings, club-sponsored dinner meeting, the luncheon meeting, newsletter subscription, admission to the Silver Collectibles Show and any other planned activities of the club.
Website: Spoon Collectors of Southern California
For information about membership, please contact Carol Hyland, Membership & Newsletter Editor.
DALLAS SPOONERS
Contact Person: Mary Bengtson
9748 Broken Bow Road
Dallas, TX 75238-2508
E-mail: farrbeng@cs.com
No newsletter is published.
NORTHEASTERN SPOON COLLECTORS GUILD (NSCG)
President: Anne Marek
Secretary: Dixie Prittie
Membership Chairwoman: Norma Bowen
Newsletter Co-Editors: Connie Halket
15 Lynn Ann Drive
Holyoke, MA 01040-9631
Joyce
Wright
107 Cliff Circle
Salado, TX 76571
Meeting Coordinators: Jane Puzine
Donna Felger
The Northeastern Spoon Collectors Guild holds two meeting per year. The Spring Meeting (at Chicopee, MA) coincides with the Brimfield Flea Markets in May. Generally, the meeting is held Thursday through Sunday with a banquet held on Saturday evening. At this Spring Meeting, Spooners enjoy the hunt, the find and the reward of the "fields" as well as trading, buying and selling at the meeting itself. The Fall Meeting is generally held in late October (or early November) at some other place in the Northeast. There is ample opportunity to explore the local antique shops and sites in the area. At each meeting, a member makes a presentation about souvenir spoons, a business meeting is held and a banquet is enjoyed. For additional information about the NSCG, see The Birth of the Northeastern Spoon Collectors Guild.
The Cauldron. As a member of the NSCG, you will enjoy a subscription to The Cauldron, the quarterly newsletter issues in March, June September and December. The newsletter is intended to be a means of communication among members. Each issue features articles and information about spoons and spoon collecting as well as a timely editorial on spoon related subjects. Regular features include: Meet Your Fellow Spooner, Mystery Spoons, Sales from the Crypt and Potion Notions (news about fellow Spooners) as well as updates on meetings, club reports and new-member listings. As a member of the NSCG, you are also entitled to place free ads in the newsletter. Your ads to buy or sell or request information will be published on a space-available basis.
The Coven. This membership directory includes names, addresses, telephone, fax and e-mail addresses of all members. Included with the information about each member is a notation about what each person collects and a Heart's Desire (i.e. a particular spoon or spoons for which s/he would give her/his entire next paycheck).
Website: Northeastern Spoon Collectors Guild
NORTHWEST SPOON COLLECTORS
Contact Person: Bob Corson
2387 S. East Camano Drive
Camano Island, WA 98282
No newsletter is published
SOUTHWEST SPOON COLLECTORS CLUB (SWSCC)
President: Mary Bengtson
9748 Broken Bow Road
Dallas, TX 75238-2508
E-mail: farrbeng@cs.com
Secretary: Nancy Bathke
Treasurer: Rose Ann Thompson
Membership: Debbie Pankey
32 White Rock Trail
Allen, TX 75002
E-mail: dpankey@dfwair.net
Newsletter Editors: Joyce & Bill Wright
107 Cliff Circle
Salado, TX 76571
E-mail: jwwetc@aol.com
Meeting Coordinator: Bill Bengtson
9748 Broken Bow Road
Dallas, TX 75238-2508
E-mail: farrbeng@cs.com
Historian: Gloria Soule
Publicity: Alice Ziemer
Liaison Representative: Sadie Schmidt
The SouthWest Spoon Collectors Club was formed on October 6, 2001 in Plano, Texas, to facilitate spoon collectors throughout the South and Southwest. Two meetings are held each year in various locations. A newsletter is published twice a year containing interesting articles about souvenir spoons, spoon collectors and information about the club and it meetings.
At the first meeting in Plano, TX., it was decided to capitalize the W in the word "SouthWest" to emphasize the appeal to both those both in the South and the SouthWest. The SWSCC, however, welcomes anyone interested in spoon collecting to join the group and not just those in the South and Southwest. Please visit out club website at http://souvenirspoons.com/swscc
For information about membership, please contact Debbie Pankey, Membership Chairperson.
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