About Us

About Us

The Walker Mineralogical Club, founded in 1937, is the oldest mineral club in Canada. The club was originally established as a professional club by the Mineralogy Department of the University of Toronto, and was named after Prof. T. L. Walker who was on staff at the school and the Royal Ontario Museum. Our honourary president is Dr. Donald "Digger" Gorman, Professor Emeritus of Mineralogy at the U. of T. Although over the years the Walker club has evolved into an amateur's club, we still have maintained a close relationship with the Royal Ontario Museum.

The main interest of the club is specimen mineralogy. Most monthly meetings feature a guest speaker lecturing on some facet of mineralogy and/or geology. A mineral specimen auction is held each fall, and it is the major fund raising activity of the club. The club's annual banquet is held in May. During the spring, summer and fall, field trips are arranged for club members. These vary from one day excursions to a one or two week excursion usually held in the summer. We also monitor the other clubs in the region for other trips that we can participate in.

Our club is a member of the Central Canadian Federation of Mineralogical Societies.