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The Grand National Curling Club, also known as the GNCC, is the union of curling

Curling

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...

 clubs in New England

New England

New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...

 and the Mid-Atlantic of the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. It was established in 1867. In recent years, the GNCC's territory has expanded to include clubs in the Southeast (Specifically, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia.)

Member Clubs

State	Club Name	City/Town	Type	Sheets	Year Founded	Notes
Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...	LBI Curling Club (Long Beach Island)	Norwalk	Paper
	Norfolk Curling Club	Norfolk	Dedicated Ice	2	1956
Nutmeg Curling Club	Bridgeport	Dedicated Ice	3	1960	New (2006) dedicated facility at Wonderland of Ice.
Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...	Florida Curling Club	St. Petersburg	Paper
	Orlando Curling Club	Orlando	Forming
Tampa Bay Curling Club	Tampa Bay	Forming
Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...	Atlanta Curling Club	Atlanta	Forming		2010
Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...	Louisiana Curling Club	New Orleans	Forming
Maine Maine Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...	Belfast Curling Club	Belfast	Dedicated Ice	3	1959
Maryland Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...	Chesapeake Curling Club	Easton	Dedicated Ice	3	1980
Potomac Curling Club	Laurel	Dedicated Ice	4	1961
Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...	Boston Curling Club	Sudbury	Paper
	Broomstones Curling Club Broomstones Curling Club Broomstones Curling Club is the largest curling club in the Boston area, with a membership of over 200 active curlers, four sheets, and curling leagues every day of the week during the winter curling season. Broomstones is affiliated with the Grand National Curling Club...	Wayland	Dedicated Ice	4	1911	For the first time in the world, a curling match was played on artificial ice made JUST for curling.
	Canadian Club of Boston	West Roxbury	Paper	4	1960	Plays at The Country Club.
	Cape Cod Curling Club	Falmouth	Dedicated Ice	3	1969
	Greater Lowell Curling Club	Dracut	Paper
Merrimack Valley Curling Club	Lowell
New Pond Curling Club	Walpole	Outdoor
Petersham Curling Club	Petersham	Dedicated Ice	2	1960
The Country Club (of Chestnut Hill, MA)	Chestnut Hill	Dedicated Ice	4
Weston Curling Club	Weston	Dedicated Ice	4
New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...	Granite Curling Club (Hollis, NH)	Hollis	Paper
Nashua Country Club	Nashua	Dedicated Ice	3
New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	Garden State Curling Club	Summit
Plainfield Curling Club Plainfield Curling Club The Plainfield Curling Club is a curling club located in South Plainfield, New Jersey. It owns and operates the only curling facility in New Jersey. It was founded in 1963, with the members initially using rented ice and curling outdoors. The current two-sheet structure was completed in 1967.The...	South Plainfield	Dedicated Ice	2	1963
New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	Albany Curling Club	Albany	Dedicated Ice	2	1955
	Amherst Curling Club	Amherst		About 1873
	Ardsley Curling Club	Irvington	Dedicated Ice	3
	Canadian Club of New York	New York City	Paper
	Kayuta Lake Curling Club	Forestport	Outdoor
	Lake Placid Curling Club	Lake Placid	Arena	4		Arena curling at Herb Brooks Arena at the Lake Placid Olympic Center.
	Long Island Curling Club	Long Beach	Arena	3		Arena curling at The Arena of Long Island Beach.
Massena Curling Club	Massena Massena (village), New York Massena is a village in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 13,589 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Andre Massena, one of Napoleon's generals....	Arena		2007	Arena curling at Massena Arena.
New York Caledonian Curling Club	Bronxville	Dedicated Ice	3		Plays at the Ardsley Curling Club.
Rochester Curling Club	Rochester	Dedicated Ice	4	1961
Schenectady Curling Club	Schenectady	Dedicated Ice	4
The Curling Club of Aruba	Guilderland	Paper
Utica Curling Club Utica Curling Club The Utica Curling Club is located in Utica, New York. The club was founded in 1868 and is one of the oldest curling clubs in the United States...	Whitesboro	Dedicated Ice	6	1868
North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...	Charlotte Centre Curling Club	Charlotte	Arena	4	2010	Arena curling at Extreme Ice Center.
	Coastal Carolina Curling Club	Wilmington	Arena	?	2011 (forming)	Arena Curling at The Wilmington Ice House
Triangle Curling Club	Wake Forest	Arena	4	1995	Arena curling at The Polar Ice House.
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	Anthracite Curling Club (Formerly Scranton Curling Club)	Wilkes-Barre	Arena		2006	Arena curling at Coal St Park.
	Philadelphia Curling Club	Paoli	Dedicated Ice	2	1957
Pittsburgh Curling Club Pittsburgh Curling Club The Pittsburgh Curling Club is a curling club located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is one of only three curling clubs in Pennsylvania, the other two being the Philadelphia Curling Club and the Anthracite Curling Club...	Pittsburgh	Arena	5	2002	Arena curling at Robert Morris University Island Sports Center.
Rhode Island Rhode Island The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...	Ocean State Curling Club	Middletown	Arena	5	2009	Arena curling at Cabot/Harmon Ice Center.
South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...	Grand Strand Curling Club	Little River	Paper
Palmetto Curling Club	Greenville	Arena	4	2010	Arena curling at Greenville County Pavilion Recreation Complex.
Vermont Vermont Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...	Green Mountain Curling Club	Morrisville	Arena	4	2005	Arena curling at LARC Ice Arena.
	Rutland Curling Club	Rutland
Union Arena Curling Club	Woodstock	Arena	4	2007
Woodstock Curling Club	Woodstock	Arena		2008	Arena curling at Union Arena Community Center.
Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...	Richmond Virginia Curling Club Richmond Virginia Curling Club Website: none	Richmond	Forming

Events

These events are GNCC Sponsored Events, and do not include the events that are sponsored by the GNCC Member Clubs.

• Men's
  • Francis Dykes Bonspiel
  • Ross Tarlton
  • Senior Men’s
  • Gordon International
  • Gordon-Emmett – The oldest consecutive event in North America.
• Women's
  • Women’s Challenge
• Mixed/Open
  • Senior Mixed
  • Ray Kayser Memorial Bonspiel
  • Arena Club Championship (open event for arena club members only)

Past Presidents

Presidents of the Grand National Curling Club

Number	Year Start	Year End	Name	Home Club
1	1867	1870	Bell, David	Caledonian
2	1870	1872	Dalrymple, Alexander	St. Andrew's
3	1872	1873	Macnoe, George	Caledonian
4	1873	1874	Hoagland, Andrew	St. Andrew's
5	1874	1877	Hamilton, John L.	Caledonian Caledonian Curling Club The Caledonian Curling Club has been one of the most prominent curling rinks in Canada for many years. The club was established on October 14, 1915. Since its beginning so many years ago, the club has harboured many provincial, national, and even Olympic champions...
6	1877	1879	Johnston, John	Milwaukee
7	1879	1881	Stevens, James	Jersey City
8	1881	1883	Patterson, John	New York
9	1883	1885	McLaren, William P.	Milwaukee Milwaukee Curling Club The Milwaukee Curling Club, now based in Mequon, Wisconsin, is the longest continually operating curling club in the United States. It was founded in Milwaukee in 1845 by Scotch emigrants, including Alexander Mitchell ....
10	1885	1887	Stewart, James	Yorkers
11	1887	1888	McArthur, John	Chicago Chicago Curling Club The Chicago Curling Club is located in Northbrook, Illinois, about 15 miles north of Chicago. It offers curling for men and women from October through March annually. The club was founded in 1948. Annual tournaments include the Senior Men's Bonspiel , the Men's Bonspiel and two women's Bonspiels...
12	1888	1890	Grieve, George	American
13	1890	1892	Peattie, John	Utica
14	1892	1893	Nicholson, Thomas	St. Andrew's
15	1893	1894	Watt, John	Thistle
16	1894	1895	Thomas, Edwin L.	Yorkers
17	1895	1897	McCulloch, John	St. Paul St. Paul Curling Club The St. Paul Curling Club is an historic curling club located in St. Paul, MN on Selby Avenue. It is the curling club with the largest active membership in the United States at over 1200 members. It was first established in 1885, and the present St. Paul CC was established when the Capitol City...
18	1897	1898	Thompson, Alexander	United
19	1898	1899	Morrison, David G.	Manhattan
20	1899	1900	McGaw, John	Boston
21	1900	1901	Conley, James F.	Empire City
22	1901	1902	Munson, Alfred H.	Utica
23	1902	1903	Edwards, William D.	Jersey City
24	1903	1904	Thaw, James	Thistle
25	1904	1905	Allen, George B.	Utica
26	1905	1906	MacNee, Forrest	St. Andrew's
27	1906	1907	Johnson, Herman I.	Utica
28	1907	1908	Lehmann, John A.	Empire
29	1908	1909	Watt, Thomas J.	Thistle
30	1909	1910	Allen, W. Fred	Utica
31	1910	1911	Archibald, Henry	Caledonian Caledonian Curling Club The Caledonian Curling Club has been one of the most prominent curling rinks in Canada for many years. The club was established on October 14, 1915. Since its beginning so many years ago, the club has harboured many provincial, national, and even Olympic champions...
32	1911	1912	Calder, Frederick M.	Utica
33	1912	1913	Peene, George W.	Yorkers
34	1913	1914	Emmet, Richard S.	Mohawk
35	1914	1916	Johnson, Delos M.	Utica
36	1916	1920	Vaughen, Frank G.	Mohawk
37	1920	1922	Gurley, Nelson R.	Utica
38	1922	1923	Cluett, Walter H.	The Pines
39	1923	1926	Farrell, Thomas H.	Utica
40	1926	1928	Blanchet, Sidney F.	Saranca Lake
41	1928	1929	Halliday, Alexander B.	St. Andrew's
42	1929	1931	Curran, Sherwood S.	Utica
43	1931	1933	Porter, Alexander S.	The Country Club
44	1933	1935	Calder, John W.	Utica
45	1935	1937	Patterson, Jr., C. Campbell	The Country Club
46	1937	1939	Anderson, John	Schenectady
47	1939	1941	Davies, Robert L.	Utica
48	1941	1943	King, Franklin	The Country Club
49	1943	1945	Lydgate, Theodore H.	Schenectady
50	1945	1947	Williamson, Clifton P.	St. Andrew's
51	1947	1949	Hurd, Kenneth S.	Utica
52	1949	1951	Hastings, Addison B.	Ardsley
53	1951	1953	Hill, Lucius T.	The Country Club
54	1953	1954	Davis, Richard P.	Schenectady
55	1954	1956	Joy, John H.	Winchester
56	1956	1957	Searle, William A.	Utica
57	1957	1958	Smith, Dr. Deering G.	Nashua
58	1958	1959	Seibert, W. Lincoln	St. Andrew's
59	1959	1961	Reid, Ralston B.	Schenectady
60	1961	1963	Cushing, Henry K.	The Country Club
61	1963	1965	Wood, Brenner R.	Ardsley
62	1965	1966	Parkinson, Fred E.	Utica
63	1966	1968	Childs, Edward C.	Norfolk
64	1968	1970	Rand, Grenfell N.	Albany
65	1970	1972	Neill, Stanley E.	Winchester
66	1972	1974	Milano, Dr. Joseph E.	NY Caledonian
67	1974	1976	Neuber, Dr. Richard A.	Schenectady
68	1976	1978	Cobb, Arthur J.	Utica
69	1978	1980	Hamm, Arthur E.	Petersham
70	1980	1982	Will, A. Roland	Nutmeg
71	1982	1984	Cooper, C. Kenneth	NY Caledonian
72	1984	1986	Porter, David R.	Wellesley
73	1984	1986	Millington, A. Wesley	Schenectady
74	1988	1989	Dewees, Dr. David C.	Cape Cod
75	1989	1991	Owens, Charles D.	Nutmeg
76	1991	1993	Mitchell, J. Peter	Garden State
77	1993	1995	Lopez, Jr., Chester H.	Nashua
78	1995	1997	Freeman, Kim	Schenectady
79	1997	1999	Williams, Samuel C.	Broomstones
80	1999	2001	Hatch, Peggy	Philadelphia
81	2001	2003	Garber, Thomas	Utica
82	2003	2005	Pelletier, Robert	Potomac Potomac Curling Club Potomac Curling Club is a curling club started in 1961 and currently curling in Laurel, Maryland. Operating out of the National Capital Curling Center, a dedicated curling ice facility at the Gardens Ice House operated under a long-term lease since 2002, the group maintains four lanes of dedicated...
83	2005	2007	Chandler, Robert P.	Broomstones
84	2007	2009	Krailo, Gwen	Nashua
85	2009	2011	Thomas, Carl	Utica
86	2011	2013	Macartney, Dick	Coastal Carolina