Find Your Cast Iron Community
Learn more about the cookware you love—and meet people who share your curiosity.
Whether you have one favorite skillet or shelves of vintage cookware, you belong here. The Griswold & Cast Iron Cookware Association welcomes collectors, cooks, researchers, restorers, and anyone interested in preserving cookware history.
See Membership Options & Join Explore the 2027 Convention
Go beyond the Facebook conversation
Our Members and Friends Facebook group and public research resources are a great place to start. Paid membership gives you access to member resources and helps sustain the association that brings this community together.
- Explore the newsletter archive. Browse past issues of the Griswold & Cast Iron Quarterly for collector articles, cookware history, and association stories. Open the member archive (sign-in required).
- Research your collection. Use the member-only Griswold Pattern Number Reference and historical reproduction lists alongside our public identification and history resources.
- Make connections in person. Meet fellow enthusiasts at the national convention and regional chapter meets. Share discoveries, exchange knowledge, and build friendships around a common interest. Event registration and meal charges may apply.
- Stay connected between events. Access the member directory and use the WildApricot member app for your digital membership card, profile, and event information.
- Help preserve cookware history. Your dues support GCICA's work to preserve and share information and bring collectors together.
Choose the membership that fits
| Membership | Annual dues |
|---|---|
| Individual | $30 |
| Family | $40 |
| Student | $10 |
Family membership covers the member, spouse/partner, and dependent children under 18 in the same household, with one household newsletter and up to two website accounts for the member and spouse/partner. Adults age 18 and older need their own membership. Review eligibility, renewal dates, and automatic-renewal details in the application.
Membership dues and convention registration are separate. Joining GCICA does not include Full Access or Limited Access convention admission.
New to collecting? Start here.
You do not need to be an expert to join. Explore our Collecting and Identification guide, browse Research & Resources, or see what happens at a GCICA convention.
Already a member? Sign in to your profile to renew. Questions before joining? Contact GCICA.
Prefer to join by mail?
Download a printable membership application in your preferred version:
Both are two-page trifold brochures. Print double-sided, complete the application, and mail it with your check to the Treasurer at the address printed on the brochure.