 Founded to Serve |
 Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc. |
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Founded to Serve |
Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc. |
 Wildacres Retreat |
 William Holland Retreat |
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William Holland Retreat, Young Harris, GA [ Click on the links above for a more detailed description. ] (Open to any active member of a Club or Society that is) (in good standing with the Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc) The Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc. sponsors five Gem, Jewelry and Mineral workshops each year. These are held at Wildacres, near Little Switzerland in North Carolina, and at the William Holland Retreat near the small town of Young Harris in northeast Georgia. Both facilities offer double accommodations with a private bath. Twin bed rooms and a number of rooms with a double bed and a twin bed arrangement are available. A broad range of courses related to the lapidary arts are taught by qualified instructors from throughout the Federation. All instructors are volunteers who are not paid for the highly skilled and professional experience that they bring to the workshops. The workshops are well equipped
for common
lapidary activities such as cabochon cutting,
faceting, and silversmithing.
Additional equipment is brought in when new or special courses are
taught.
The SFMS workshop classes are ONLY open to current members of SFMS clubs. Members of other AFMS federation clubs are only eligible on a space available basis. THE GENERAL PUBLIC CAN NOT ATTEND THESE CLASSES! |
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The Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc. Send e-mail to: sfms@amfed.org |
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