GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Date: April 6, 2026
Social Time: 7:00 pm
Meeting Time: 7:30 pm
Location: In-Person at GMS and Virtual via Zoom (link is on the GMS calendar here)
Speaker: Sue (Williamson) Gorday
Topic: The Amber Room – History, Mystery and Rebirth of “The Eighth Wonder of the World”

Last July I talked about amber in the general meeting. There was a lot of interest in the Amber Room then, but not enough time. I promised to cover it in a later meeting.

I will be discussing the original Amber Room, first installed in the Berlin City Palace in the early 1700’s, then in the Catharine Palace near St. Petersburg, and finally in Königsberg Castle the Nazis (they could not resist 6 tons of amber). After Königsberg was destroyed by Allied bombers in August of 1944, it vanished. I will discuss a few of the many theories of what happened to it after the war, and its eventual reconstruction in 2003.

I hope to see you there!

Sue Gorday
Vice President of Programs

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General meetings are usually on the first Monday of the month. If this date falls on a holiday, the general meeting will be on the SECOND Monday of the month. In September, the annual picnic and auction replaces the general meeting and is held on a Saturday.