We’ve been doing some work under the shell…
Turtle Club has always been about fellowship — meeting good people, staying connected, and finding other Turtles wherever life happens to take us. So we’ve been rebuilding our directory system to make it simpler, cleaner, and more useful for members.
What’s New With the Turtle Directory
We now have one combined Turtle Club member directory and map instead of separate, confusing directory systems.
You can use it to discover Turtles around the country and beyond, see who may be nearby, and explore the wider Turtle community. The map is designed to show useful general location information without publishing anyone’s street address.
Honorable and Lifetime Honorable Turtle information is also incorporated into the new system where appropriate.
Behind the scenes, we’ve spent a lot of time cleaning up years of older directory information and duplicate listings so the new directory can be more reliable and useful going forward.
Visit the new Turtle Club Directory and Map
Take a Look at Your Listing
One of the easiest ways you can help us make the directory even better is simply to look yourself up.
- Visit the new directory and map.
- Search for yourself.
- Take a look at the information being displayed.
- Let us know if something appears incorrect, outdated, duplicated, or missing.
No technical knowledge required — just give your own listing a quick look. Your eyes can help us catch things we might otherwise miss.
Next Up: A Better Pond Directory
The same work is also preparing us for the next phase: a much better Pond Directory.
For newer members, Ponds are local groups of Turtles who gather together and carry on the fellowship of the Turtle Club.
The new Pond Directory is being prepared to give each Pond a useful listing, help members find Ponds near them, identify the Master Turtle connected with a Pond, and show available details such as location, meeting information, website, and other useful information.
Over time, we also want it to be easier for existing Ponds to keep their information current — and easier for Turtles who do not have a nearby Pond to discover other members and perhaps even start one.
The Pond Directory is not being announced as fully launched yet. It is the next phase, and we are carefully preparing and checking the information before making it public.
Why This Matters
Turtle Club members are scattered all over the country and around the world. A good directory should be more than a list of names — it should help create fellowship.
That means helping Turtles find one another, attend gatherings, find or form Ponds, stay connected between events and virtual gatherings, and helping newer members realize they are part of a much larger Turtle community.
So take a look around, find a few fellow Turtles, check your own listing, and stay involved. The more Turtles we can help find one another, the stronger the fellowship becomes.
