National Depression Glass Association
Preserving America's Glass Manufacturing Heritage
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- National Depression Glass Association
- PO Box 8264
Wichita, KS 67208-0264
Contact us by EMail - Forms: (click on link)
- Membership Application Form
- Dealer Application Form
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- For Cash Donations: Send check payable to NDGA to address above.
Glass Company Ads
Airko, 1951
Tiffin, 1947
Roseville Pottery, 1943
Cambridge, 1940s
Southern Potteries (Blue Ridge), 1948
A. H. Heisey, 1930
The above has been a small sample of the various ads we have collected. You can see lots more glass and pottery company advertisements on our Advertisements page.
Mission Statement
The National Depression Glass Association, founded in 1974, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of American made glassware manufactured just before, during, and immediately after the "Great Depression". The organization is also dedicated to the dissemination of educational information regarding the same. Our ultimate goal is a first-class museum of American-made glass and related items.
The National Collection
Beginning in 1999, the NDGA established a National Glass Collection consisting of donated glass and related items. The intent is to eventually acquire an appropriate building for a Museum. In the interim, parts of the National Glass Collection are being displayed at Glass Shows around the country, a number of Museums in several states and at the Annual Convention of the NDGA.
History of the NDGA
We have reconstructed a bit of the history of the NDGA from past issues of the News & Views newsletter. There is a complete list of the officers from the first year up to the present time, and some background on significant events which occurred over the years.
Membership Newsletter - The News & Views
From the beginning, members have been kept up to date on NDGA happenings via the organization's newsletter, the News & Views. At present, it is published six times a year and sent to the primary member in each household. Over the years, many articles on depression glass topics have been published, and we have preserved many of them on our Newsletter pages.
Annual Convention, Show and Sale
The organization holds a Convention and Glass Show & Sale every year in the month of July. Traditionally, the Convention is held in a different city each year, to allow members from all across the country to be able to attend a Convention relatively close to where they live. The Show & Sale consists of 32 dealers, and there is generally a waiting list maintained for dealers who wish to participate. If you are a dealer, and wish to be added to the waiting list, here is the NDGA Dealer Application form in PDF® format. Simply print it out, fill it in, and mail it to the address provided. Dealers are added to the waiting list in the order that the applications are received.
| ***** 2010-2011 NDGA Elected Officers ***** | ||
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President | Kent Washburn (President@NDGA.net) |
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Vice President | Linda Bredengerd (VicePresident@NDGA.net) |
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Secretary | Carol McEwen (ictextras@msn.com) |
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Treasurer | Robert Henicksman (Treasurer@NDGA.net) |
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Board Member | Jack Peacock (pfau1@earthlink.net) |
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Board Member | Sarah Van Dalsem (okglassgal@aol.com) |
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Board Member | Danny Cornelius (dndeapg@hughes.net) |
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Board Member | Fred Meyer (meyerantiques@juno.com) |
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Board Member | Mike Morris (mike@3mdc.com) |
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Board Member | Eric Fralick (Ksglaswrks@aol.com) |
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Board Member | Rosemary Trietsch (editor@NDGA.net) |
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Board Member | Carolyn Robinson (gandcrobinson@aol.com) |
| ***** 2010-2011 Appointed Positions ***** | ||
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Membership Chairperson | Lisa Morris (Membership@NDGA.net) |
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Acquisition Committee Chairperson (Click to see the full committee) |
Linda Bredengerd aglassgazer@netscape.net |
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News & Views Editor | Rosemary Trietsch Editor@NDGA.net |
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Capital Development Committee Chairperson (Click to see the full committee) | Ray Mahoney parmctfl@cox.net |
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Education Committee Chairperson | Len Waska lwaska@att.net |
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Convention 2011 Chairperson | Mike Morris (mike@3mdc.com) |
| Nominating Committee Chairperson (Click to see the full committee) |
Penny Reed |
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Webmaster | David Adams (Webmaster@NDGA.net) |
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By-Laws Committee Chairperson | Danny Cornelius (dndeapg@hughes.net) |
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Historian | Leegh Wyse (wyseone@aol.com) |