Show Me Gold Prospectors

Welcome to Show Me Gold Prospectors Missouri GPAA Chapter !

Show Me Gold Prospector's next meeting will be at Wellington, MO on

October 7th, 2023 with a potluck lunch, the main course is provide by the GPAA Chapter, and salads and deserts are donated by the members. We eat at 11:00 am the meeting starts around 12:00 noon, doors open around 9:00am, so come early to visit, sign in and buy tickets for the raffles. We always need help to set up tables & chairs before and after the meeting.

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October Show Me Gold Prospector's Meeting will be on

October 7th.2023

Food for meeting on October 7th, 2023

The food will be Ham & Beans, Cornbread (regular & jalapeno) and baked fried potatoes. Please bring a salad, vegetable, dessert or something to go with ham & beans. Coffee, tea & soda will be available or you can bring your own drinks.

Thanks to Hoops for bringing cups and Steve for bringing cups, small plates and large plates. Donations of coffee and coffee cups are needed.

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October 13th 14th

Lathrop Small Farmers Reunion SMGP Outing. SMGP will be doing panning demos. Local school children will be bussed in on Friday, always a good turnout.

Living History Festival & Small Farmers Reunion

31st Antique Car, Tractor & Steam Engine Association Lathrop. MO

Friday & Saturday October 13-14, 2023

Show Me Gold Prospectors will be there teaching area Schools how to pan for gold on Friday & Saturday.

Lathrop Antique Showgrounds 1-35 & 33 Hwy South

(So Edge of the Lathrop City Limits on Hwy 33)

Demonstrations every day of the show:

Lard Rendering

Gold Panning

Corn Shelling

Well Drilling

Candle Making

Saw Milling

Tractors & Gas Engines

Sorghum Making

Butter Churning

Making Apple Butter & Apple Cider

Apple Fritters

Flea Market & Crafts

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We meet at the Wellington Fair Building on the left side. The address is 109 E. 4th Street, Wellington, MO. The park is across the street.

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No matter how you found us we are glad you came and we hope we can help you with your interest with the would of prospecting.

First a little about us. We have been around since 2003 with Doug Foster and Tom Gabriel starting the club, it originally met in Smithville, Mo. where it quickly outgrew the meeting place. The club is a Chapter of a nationally known organization called "Gold Prospectors Association of America" or GPAA. There is a sister organization called "The Lost Dutchman Mining Association" or LDMA.

Since we are a chapter of GPAA we have adopted the suggested basic constitution put out by GPAA. Therefore our officers and board member are required to members of GPAA to hold office or to vote in elections. You DO Not have to be a GPAA member to belong to our chapter.

But the benefits is great to be a member.

You may have noticed there are at least two or more raffles going on before the meeting. One is run by the chapter and may also include a 50/50, and a large item raffle. Since there are NO Dues this is how we pay for the meeting place, food and other items needed to run a large fun loving club.

We also have a store that is run by our Treasurer Robert Quick. This is also a fund raiser but is mainly there for the convenience of the club members. You may buy anything from T-Shirts, panning bags and gold prospecting tools in the store.

What to do at the meeting! PARTICIPATE!

1. When you get there hopefully about 30-45 minutes early the first thing to do is to sign in with the Secretary William Hoops, if you are new or if you are a member the secretary has two sign in sheets. Also if you change your address, phone number or email please make sure to give it to the secretary William Hoops. Plus let him know if you are a member of GPAA or LDMA.

2. (a) If you have any items for the raffles donate them now. The mining rights raffle has a special raffle every month just for people who donate to that raffle. Then you will receive one special ticket for that donation.

(b) Buy some raffle tickets this is how we support the chapter and pay the bills.

About Us-We are here to have a great time!

April 13th, 2019 at Wellington, MO. just a few of our members

Our Goals for Show Me Gold Prospectors!

Show Me Gold Prospectors is a chapter of Gold Prospectors Association of America (GPAA).

On May 3rd, 2003 Show Me Gold Prospectors was founded by a group of prospectors who shared similar interest and goals.

*Our Goals*

* Share the hobby of prospecting with others.*

-We all enjoy prospecting for different reasons. As a chapter we always look forward to sharing our hobby with others.-

* Help educate the public on the benefits of

recreational mining*

-There are many benefits to recreational mining.

So, it's important for us as a group to educate

the public on these benefits.-

*Attend functions and hold group outings. This will allow for members & any potential members to learn about & practice

the hobby of prospecting.*

*Hold regularly scheduled meetings to share concerns and knowledge on issues related to the hobby of gold prospecting.*

*Find additional locations in

Missouri for everyone to go prospecting*

*Expand our network of prospecting friends.*

*We also share the hobby of metal detecting.*

More information about our GPAA Chapter!

Our chapter has no dues. It is solely self-supporting through raffles held at each meeting. You do not need to be a member of the GPAA to join our chapter; only to vote on chapter issues or hold a chapter office. Our chapter welcomes new members! We have over 200 members on our roster from all over Missouri, Kansas, and Iowa. Most of ours meeting we have about

60+ people in attendance.

There are enough experienced members to

help those who are just starting out in the

hobby of gold prospecting and metal detecting.

Meeting Location and Food!

Show Me Gold Prospectors meetings are held in Wellington, MO. Our home base meeting place is the Wellington Fair Board building in Wellington, MO. The Fair Board building is located on the NE. corner of the square in the town of Wellington, MO north of 24 Highway on to 131, at the roundabout, to 109 E 4th street next to City Hall by the Park. We normally meet the second Saturday of each month at 11:00 am. with a potluck lunch, the main course is provide by the club, and salads and deserts are donated by the members. We eat at 11:00 am the meeting starts around 12:00 noon. There is always plenty of free coffee and ice tea. Snacks are often brought by members as well. Please bring your own soft drinks or beverages. So come early to visit everyone. October and November our meeting changes to the first Saturday of the month at 11:00 am. November meeting is the last meeting of the year, with a all gold raffle give away. Members and non members are welcome to take part in this by purchasing raffle tickets. December we do NOT have a meeting.

Officers and Board Members

Officers 2023

President: D.W. Dishman

koda@embarqmail.com

Vice President: Lanny Sellers

aufevr@gmail.com

Secretary: William Hoops

whoops0728@gmail.com

Treasurer: Robert Quick

moses1108@sbcglobal.net

Sharon Foster Outing Director

sharonfoster55@sbcglobal.net

Board Members 2023

Doug Foster:

sharonfoster55@sbcglobal.net

Melvin Altis

Joyce VanSickle:

k9shep1@yahoo.com

James Myers

jmyersav456@gmail.com

Tim Woodard

tcdgw@yahoo.com

Gold Prospectors Association of America

Missouri State Director:

Doug Foster

816-686-3457

and

Roenna Johnston

816-517-5614

Please Join Gold Prospectors of America!

"Get you membership kit today at Gold Prospectors of America! Tell them that you are a member of

Show Me Gold Prospectors.

Gold Prospectors Association of America
43445 Business Park Drive Suite #113
Temecula, CA 92590

Phone

Toll Free: 800-551-9707 (United States Only)
Local: 951-699-4749
Fax: 951-699-4062

Email

General Information: info@goldprospectors.org
LDMA Information: ldmainfo@goldprospectors.org

GPAA Membership Options

Check out there information on different prices on Prospecting Links on the bottom of this page, it will take you to there store information on all the different prices available.

Welcome to Show Me Gold Prospectors Missouri GPAA Chapter !