The Montgomery Gem and Mineral Society presents its 41st annual Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show.

The show is at the Garrett Coliseum and starts Friday and lasts until Sunday. Parking and admission are free and door prizes will be awarded!

Vendors will be on hand selling a variety of gem, mineral, rock, and fossil specimens.  There will also be vendors selling beads and jewelry, as well as equipment and supplies for jewelry making  and rock-hounding. The popular rock and mineral food table will be on display, too.

Come, look, enjoy...buy if you wish!

Garrett Coliseum is located at 1555 Federal Drive in Montgomery.  Show hours are:

Friday, December 2nd from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 3rd from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 4th from 11:00 a.m.

November 5, 1867: The Alabama Constitutional Convention, consisting of delegates elected under U.S. Congress’s Radical Reconstruction plan, begins meeting in Montgomery. The 100 delegates, of which 96 were Republicans, including 18 African Americans, drafted a liberal document that was declared ratified the next year to become the Alabama Constitution of 1868.

Information Source: Alabama Department of Archives and History