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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
| ***** 2007-2008 NDGA Elected Officers ***** | ||
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| Title | Name and (E-Mail Address) | |
| President | Kent Washburn (President@NDGA.net) |
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Vice President | Bert Kennedy (VicePresident@NDGA.net) (Serving out remaining year of Jim Rose's term) |
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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) |
| Board Member | Sarah Van Dalsem (okglassgal@aol.com) |
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Board Member | Helen Jones (BGlances@aol.com) |
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Board Member | Fred Meyer (meyerantiques@juno.com) (Serving out remaining year of Dorothy Fletcher's term) |
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Board Member | Mike Morris (mdconcrete@hughes.net) |
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Board Member | Dick Ladd (RPLIndy@sbcglobal.net) |
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Board Member | Jean Spalding (lee1jean@aol.com) |
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Board Member | Carolyn Robinson (gandcrobinson@aol.com) (Serving out remaining two years of Ann Stoetzer's term) |
| ***** 2007-2008 Appointed Positions ***** | ||
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Membership Chairperson | Carol Staley (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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Convention 2008 Chairperson | Betty Buersmeyer (Convention@NDGA.net) |
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Nominating Committee Chairperson | Rosemary Trietsch (Editor@NDGA.net) |
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Webmaster | David Adams (Webmaster@NDGA.net) |
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By-Laws Chairperson | Rosemary Trietsch (cupboard@optonline.net) |
| Historian | Leegh Wyse (wyseone@aol.com) |
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