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Button Events:
Our annual button show offers three (3) days packed full of button-themed exhibitions, vendors, history, supplies and more! Get ready to learn, laugh, and discover hidden button collecting gems.

Button Shopping:
The best part of collecting! Buttons can be found for sale or swap through local clubs or show events, as well as in our online shoppe (for fundraisers

FAQs and Tidbits:
We’re here to pass along “tins of memories,’ & generations of factual tidbits to enjoy. Please feel free to poke around – registered members have access to even more resources in our archives!

Club Meet-ups:
Dive into button history, swap stories, and admire each other’s collections. Connect with fellow enthusiasts to buy, sell, & trade tiny treasures, all while exchanging friendly oohs and aahs!

Whether you’re a seasoned collector or curious newcomer drawn to the charm of these little works of art, let your inner buttonista emerge - join the Wisconsin State Button Society today!

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hard rubber button backmarked 1851 with floral motif and dotted border

BITS o' BUTTON NEWS

CONNECT & UNRAVEL THE HIDDEN STORIES BEHIND VINTAGE BUTTONS WITH FELLOW ENTHUSIASTS!

WSBS Membership Benefits:
WSBS offers a knowledgeable community, with 80+ years worth of history, resources,
and an extended ‘family’ via automatic membership to MRBA.
(Midwest Regional Button Association)

Annual WSBS memberships include
two (2) printed bulletins, along with an
annual show supplement.
Registered members will also have online access to archived issues of past bulletins,
 the full gallery of show competition trays,
as well as various helpful “how to’s”
and “what do I do?” resources. 

We invite you to poke around our website to learn more – let’s make “tins of memories” together!

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