Citrus Label Society Meeting, March 30, 2024

Come join us for our next Citrus Label Society meeting on Saturday, March 30, 2024, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. All are welcome to attend. A program will be presented at 11:00 am followed by show and tell. Bring something cool to share with your friends.

For more information, contact Tom Spellman at (909) 931-2458 or at tom@davewilson.com

Ventura County Agricultural Museum
926 Railroad Avenue
Santa Paula, CA 93060

Past Event

Citrus Festival at Citrus Park, April 15, 2023

Citrus Festival was held at California Citrus State Historic Park in Riverside, CA on April 15, 2023 from 11am to 4pm. This event featured citrus tastings, cooking demonstrations by Chef Brad Martin, historic events, live music by the Riverside Concert Band, specialty craft vendors, painting lessons, lawn games, storytelling, and free parking.

California Citrus State Historic Park
9400 Dufferin Ave.
Riverside, CA

Visit californiacitruspark.com for more information.

December 2019 Meeting

The Citrus Label Society meeting on December 14, 2019 was held in the Discovery Center's West Museum Classroom. At 11 am, a slide show was presented which showcased rare and desirable citrus labels from the Floyd McDonald archive. Following this event was a show and tell session.

As a side note, for those of you who might be interested, Tom Spellman and his label collection are featured in the November / December 2019 edition of California Bountiful, in the article: "It's a bountiful life: Vintage fruit labels inspire massive collection" and the accompanying video: "1,500 and counting." The article and video also discuss the citrus label collecting hobby.

VC Star Article About April 2018 Citrus Label Society Meeting

Read the VC Star article "Collectors squeeze a lot of history into an afternoon of swapping citrus labels," published after the April 2018 Citrus Label Society meeting, for a glimpse into a typical Society meeting, and to learn about some of the label collectors in attendance.

Citrus Label Society Meeting Procedures

Visiting
Anyone is welcome to attend Citrus Label Society meetings and purchase labels or citrus-related memorabilia.

Selling Labels
Only members are allowed to sell labels at Citrus Label Society meetings. Anyone can become a member by signing up at a meeting or by contacting Noel Gilbert (citruslabelsociety@gmail.com). A small fee will be charged to help offset rental charges for meeting locations.