Mission     

To promote educational exhibits, encourage research, publish and disseminate information, and to preserve for future generations all that is beautiful and historic in buttons.

Membership      

The National Button Society (NBS) is committed to the Education, Preservation, and Exhibition of buttons. Membership is open to individuals and organizations who support the mission of NBS.

NBS History     

NBS was founded in 1938, with many state and local button clubs

forming soon thereafter. The first NBS button show was held the next

year in Chicago. Today, regional, state and local clubs gather throughout the year and also host button shows and sales. NBS has more than 2,700 members on four continents with 39 of the 50 states represented by state and local clubs.

Button History     

Button Timeline coming in 2021.

“CONTACT US. Send an email to helpdesk@nationalbuttonsociety.org.”