Curling Club Pins
These are club logo pins designed to promote and identify one's club of origin at a bonspiel (curling tournament).  The design for any one club tends to remain the same over decades, although there are exceptions.  These are the pins typically given away or traded before or after a game.

Women's Organization Pins
Although hard to believe today, curling has a sexist history.  Curling clubs were traditionally men's only organizations.  Often, women were not allowed on the ice or even in the club.  By the late 1940's, women (typically spouses of curlers) were petitioning to be allowed to curl.  This was permitted in some clubs and gradually spread.  Women generally had to form their own organization within a curling club with their own president, officers and bylaws.  The organization names were often alliterative with curling or Scottish themes (Lodi Lauries, Westchester Wicks, Blackhawk Brooms, Stevens Point Pipers).  Women's organizations usually had no club ownership or voting rights.  This changed very gradually.  By the late 1970's or 1980's, most women had full membership rights.  Many curling club women's organizations disbanded, as their original reason for formation was gone.  Some still exist today, in name only or as the name of a women's league (St. Paul Bonnie 'Spielers) or bonspiel (Wausau Highlanders Women's Bonspiel).  Very little information about women's organizations is available on curling club websites.  Please e-mail <draw4ATtds.net>, if you can help with dates these organizations existed.

League Winner Pins
League (or event) winners within a club often receive a championship pin.  These pins will not be covered by this site, except for Madison Curling Club.  Here is a silver Madison Curling Club McNaughton Event runner-up pin from 1954.  The league has been held almost every year since 1951 and the pin design remains largely unchanged.
 

Bonspiel Pins
There are two types of bonspiel pins.  Participation pins are given to all contestants at the beginning of the bonspiel.  Championship pins are given to winner and runner-up teams in the championship and consolation brackets.  These pins will not be covered by this site, except for Madison Curling Club.  Here is a participation pin from Madison Curling Club's 2008 Fowler Event.  No, you cannot enter; the bonspiel is for MCC members only.

National Event Commemorative Pins
The curling club that hosts a national championship (men, women, mixed, senior, junior, club team, etc.) will often issue a pin.  These pins will not be covered by this site, except for Madison Curling Club.  Here is Madison Curling Club's commemorative pin for the 2001 United States Curling Championships
 

Curling Organization Pins
Many states or regions within the U.S. have curling associations to organize curling and represent curlers at the state or regional level.  There are special interest curling organizations, too (example: American Medical Curling Association).  Pins issued by the U.S. Curling Association will not be covered by this site.

Other Pins
Many curling pins have been issued that are not tied to any particular organization or event.  Here's a fun pin from the Mary Ann Jerred collection.  These pins will not be covered by this site.