IT’S ALMOST TIME!
Our FREE Annual Show is just around the corner! Visit the NYS Button Society Show and Awards where NYSBS members and the public are invited to view, purchase, and learn about the art, craftsmanship, and history of antique and vintage clothing buttons. Besides shopping in the showroom , attend a button auction, or listen to our guest speaker give a program on finding buttons with a metal detector, and view the display of award-winning button trays. If you love to sew, quilt, or craft, have an old tin of buttons you are curious about, are a button collector, or think collecting buttons might be fun, this show is for you!
Show details can be found here, including the show schedule and list of dealers.  
Planning to attend and have an hour to spare? Please consider one of these volunteer opportunities to help AND learn!

Spring 2024 Newsletter from NERBA
Check out the latest news from NERBA – the Northeast Regional Button Association. The Spring 2024 Newsletter has all the details about the 2024 Show and Awards.

Button Collection Displayed at The Gates Public Library in Rochester, NY 
Linda Hickey, President of the Rochester Button Club took advantage of the opportunity to showcase some of her button collection and included the contact information to learn more. This is how we spread the word about our hobby! Thank you Linda!

We have a fabulous January issue.
Here are some highlights:
On the cover (and story inside) Modern Dorset Singleton Button with Beads Made by Trudi Jacobson.
Our Newest Member to the Board – Introducing Art Baur – 2nd VP
Spotlight on Collector Karen Kammer
My Button Buddy, Kathy Doody
Squishies! by Jamie Stewart Young a fun and informative reprint the Wisconsin State BS 
Everything you need to know about the show in 2024, including tips for not getting a “measle.”
+ so much more!
Not a member yet? Join so you can get a bulletin in January and July. Membership is just $15.00 / year.

Collecting stories about why people collect buttons for posting here. 
Please consider filling out the  Button Collector Interview Form. You can answer the questions for yourself, or call a button friend, and ask them the interview questions.
Responses will be collected and posted here, for all to see. 

 

Education

 

We have clubs throughout the state where you can learn about button makers, types, materials, and their fascinating history.

Preservation

 

Learn the best way to preserve, care for, and store buttons based on the material(s) the button is made of. Discover how to tell when a button has “gone bad.”

In 2017, the Albany Times Union wrote a feature article about how volunteers from local button clubs are helping to preserve the Capital Region’s button history in Troy, NY.  Check it out.

Community

 

We share our knowledge in our communities with exhibits, shows, and talks.

Joining a club brings you directly into a community of button lovers who are eager to share their knowledge of these miniature works of art.

Fun

 

Ours Juniors making Button Necklaces for a Mother’s Day gift.
From left: Sarah, Liam, Sophia, Chloe, Neil, Audrey & Teigan.  Missing from the picture but, still made a necklace is Esme.