Please Help! Volunteers are needed for the Midwest regional.

We had our May Mart on May 3 and it went well.  Forty six people attended, Mike Dempsey gave a talk on repairing hairsprings and the pin pallet escapement (the most commonly used escapement today.)

Make sure that you check out the most recent “Spot a Clock.”

Have a great summer and we will see you in September.

Our next mart is Sunday, May 3, 2015. Please see the Events page for times.

Important Notice.
There is a dues change for 2015. There will now be a $5 charge to get a paper copy of the newsletter mailed to you. There is no charge for the email version and you can always print off your own copy from the Newsletter section on the Website.

Hope to see you there.

Our next mart is Sunday, March 15, 2015. Please see the Events page for times.

The Educational Talk will be on Building a Wooden Clock by Brad Smith.

Important Notice.
There is a dues change for 2015. There will now be a $5 charge to get a paper copy of the newsletter mailed to you. There is no charge for the email version and you can always print off your own copy from the Newsletter section on the Website.

Hope to see you there.

Our next mart is Sunday, January 18, 2015.

The education talk for January will be on The English Watchmaking Industry given by DannO Osterud.

Show and tell will be English watches and tools. Bring your best or most unusual to show.

Important Notice.
There is a dues change for 2015. There will now be a $5 charge to get a paper copy of the newsletter mailed to you. There is no charge for the email version and you can always print off your own copy from the Newsletter section on the Website.

Hope to see you there.

For more information on Chapter 47’s Marts please check out the Events page.

Our next mart is September 21,2014.

The education talk for September has changed and will now be “Style, Design and Time: How the Disposable Wristwatch Helped Save the Swiss Watchmaking Industry”, by Amelia Osterud.

September’s Newsletter is now posted, click the link or go to the newsletter page.

Hope to see you there.
For more information on Chapter 47’s Marts please check out the Events page.

Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014

This year’s NAWCC Mid-West Regional will be a one day event held in Antioch IL. It will be held at the VFW Post #4551, located at 75 North Avenue Antioch, IL 60002

Mart Setup is at 9:00am (open to table holders only)
and the Mart will open at 9:30am and run until 3:00pm.

Registration Fee is 5.00 per person. An 8’ Table is $20.00 (1 Member/spouse per table), the preregistration Deadline is July 25, 2014.

Download the Registration form Here (Contact Dorothy Hanson for more information.)

Chicagoland Chapter 3 is the Host Chapter and the co-hosts are Menomonee Valley Chapter 47, Peacepipe Chapter 83 and Madison Chapter 171.

The NAWCC 2014 National will be held in Milwaukee on June 17-21, 2014 at the Wisconsin Center.

Have you registered for the National Convention yet? Join fellow collectors and horologists in attending lectures, workshops, informational presentations and various annual chapter meetings scheduled to coincide with the event.

Pre-registration ends May 30th! Register online for 2014 National Convention.

Or- download the registration form and mail it in.

More information on the National:

• Keep up with the 2014 National on Facebook– like our page for updates on events, tours, and local fun things to do in Milwaukee.
• Follow the 2014 National on Twitter.
• Sign up for the Crafts Competition and show off your horological work!
• Get excited for one of the Educational Lectures!
• Sign up to sell items in the 2014 NAWCC National auction!