Welcome to Olympin
If you are visiting our site because you are a collector of Olympic pins or other memorabilia relating to the greatest sporting event on earth, then you have found the right place. The Olympin Collectors Club is a non-profit group reaching some 500 members in over 30 countries. It is the oldest active pin club in the pin world, recognized for its integrity, reliability and quick service. We invite you to relax, surf around our website and then join us!
September 2025 Newsletter
Greetings to our 502 members located in 32 nations. A special welcome to the 3 new members who joined since the June newsletter. We expect membership will grow faster as the Cortina/Milan 2026 Winter Olympics approach. Included in this issue are updates for our 42nd Olympin Festival in Orlando in a few days plus news about upcoming ticket sales for LA28 and also a great article about the Junior Pan Am Games held recently in Asuncion, Paraguay.
To view the newsletter, please log in to the Members Area of the website.
We hope you will join the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum and International Society of Olympic Historians for the next online "Games History Hour," a free virtual series that brings sports fans, Olympic and Paralympic lovers, and Museum supporters together with ISOH experts to engage and educate audiences around the world on the rich history of the Olympic Games.
Here are details for the upcoming hour featuring two Olympin board members:
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 9 a.m. MT/11 a.m. ET "Collecting and Preserving Games History"
This discussion will highlight the essential role collectors play in preserving Olympic and Paralympic artifacts, stories, and traditions, ensuring these legacies are protected and passed down to future generations.
The session is moderated by Lindsay Huban, USOPM’s Chief Content & Integration Officer, and features expert insights from:
- Gordy Crawford – Olympic Collector and Chairman of U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Foundation, 2013
- Karen Rosen – Olympic Journalist and Collector/ISOH Member as well as Olympin Collectors Club Board Member
- Jonathan Becker – ISOH Member, Board of Trustees President of the Lake Placid Olympic Museum, and Board of Directors Treasurer of the Olympin Collectors Club
Advance registration is online and FREE at this link: https://usopm.org/gameshistoryhour/
Please see the link for brief bios about the presenters. We hope to see a great turnout from Olympin members in support of Karen and Jonathan.
Gallery - 2024 Olympin Festival
Atlanta, Georgia - 8-10 November 2024
