On May 2 and 3, the PCCA held its annual meeting at the Marriott Courtyard in Norwalk, Conn. After the board met to discuss the business of the club, member Rick Benson made a presentation titled Introduction to Pewter, which was open to the public and well attended. In the evening, after a buffet dinner, the group listened to a talk by Nancy Geary, the director of the New Canaan Museum and Historical Society, titled New Canaan Museum and Historical Society: An Overview of Its Buildings and Collections. Following the talk, club member Peter Uhry gave a presentation on the pewter of Charles Bently. The evening ended with a talk from club member Gamal Amer discussing the recent donation of pewter from the Melvyn and Bette Wolf collection to Historic Trappe. On day two, the membership went to visit the collection at the New Canaan Museum and Historical Society. There the members got to see and handle the museums pewter collection as part of the tour. The membership also visited a collection of paintings by the Silvermine Group of Artists at the museum. The next stop was to the Gores Pavilion, a mid-century modern pool house designed by architect Landis Gores. That evening, after a buffet dinner, was a presentation by member David Kilroy titled Pewter in Colonial Boston 1630-1775. This was followed by a short talk by Rick Benson about the Benson Family Pewter Collection. The meeting ended with incoming president, Greg Aurand, moderating the membership favorite, Show and Tell. In this portion of the program members discuss pieces of pewter they brought to show and discuss with the group. Sunday morning, several club members visited the Benson Family House, to view the Benson family pewter collection spanning from the 1700s into the 1800s. The visit was a treat, and the members all expressed their awe and fascination with the visit. The membership spent two full days talking, viewing, and handling many pieces of pewter brought by the membership at the New Canaan Museum and Historical Society and at the Bensons homestead. The time was spent viewing old American as well as European pewter. New Canaan is a picturesque small town in Fairfield County, and the location was enjoyed by those in attendance. The PCCA is a nonprofit organization established to encourage, develop, and foster the study, discussion, and collecting of pewter. For more information, visit www.pewtercollectorsclub.org.