NDGA 2014 Convention Information

July 12-13, 2014 - Wellington, Kansas

The 2014 Convention Chairperson is Pam Meyer. She was also the Chairperson for the 2013 convention. She will be looking for volunteers to work at the Convention, and will be naming a Display Coordinator to handle the displays. Send her an email if you're willing to help.

The schedule should be similar to past Conventions, with a general membership meeting on Saturday afternoon, about a half hour after the glass show closes. Seminars on various topics will be presented during the Convention hours, and you know there will be a fantastic array of displays from individual collections. We will post the latest information from the Convention Chairmen as it comes in to us, so check back for updates periodically.

In case there is any confusion, ALL GLASS LOVERS ARE WELCOME. You do NOT have to be a member of the NDGA to attend this Convention. Come one and all, have some fun, buy some glass and learn a whole lot about American-made glassware. Although the organization name contains the words "Depression Glass", be assured that there will be all kinds of American glass represented.

Registration is now open!

Start making your plans to attend the 2014 Convention. Here is the registration form. Complete it and send to Pam Meyer at the address indicated on the form.

Schedule of Events

The Convention will be held at the High School in Wellington, Kansas, shown at right. Wellington is also the home of the NDGA National Glass Museum, and that is no coincidence. The NDGA invites everyone who attends the Convention to stop by and check out YOUR Museum. The high school is located at 1700 E 16th Street in Wellington.

The show and sale will open at 10:00am on Saturday, July 12. It will run until 5:00pm, after which there will be a half-hour break, followed by the Annual Membership Meeting of the NDGA (about 1½ hours). Newly elected Board members and Officers will be introduced and sworn in. All NDGA members may participate in the meeting. On Sunday, July 13, the Convention opens at 11:00am and closes at 4:00pm.

Seminars and Speakers

We are honored to announce that Myrna Garrison will be our special guest author. Her knowledge of the Imperial Glass Company is outstanding. Myrna and Bob Garrison have authored several books covering the candlewick pattern, Imperial milk glass, and Imperial rare patterns.

National Glass Organizations

Each year, the NDGA invites representatives from other national glass organizations to participate in our Convention, each with a table with membership information for their organization and other items of interest.

NDGA Annual Meeting

The Annual General Membership Meeting will be held in conjunction with the Convention. It begins at 5:30pm on Saturday. The meeting should last about 1½ hours, and members are encouraged to attend and participate. The newly elected officers and Board members will be introduced at this time.

Live Auction

NDGA's 3rd Live Auction will take place Saturday night after the banquet and promises to be the best one yet. The banquet and auction location is the Knights of Columbus Hall located at 201 E. Harvey in Wellington. The auction is open to the general public and should start around 8:00 p.m. Check out the pictures of items donated to the auction on the auction photo page.

Remember, proceeds will go to the Museum Support Fund to help keep the museum up and running.

Silent Auction

There will be another Silent Auction during the Glass Show, to raise money for the National Glass Collection. Members contribute various pieces of glass or other items (books, etc.), to be sold in the silent auction, with the proceeds going to the NDGA National Glass Fund. We've had some interesting items in past auctions, including a set of tire chains! Bring along something to donate to the auction - it's for a good cause. Use your imagination.

Children's Auction

Over the last few conventions there have been some kind of Children's Seminar. Those seminars taught about patterns and where they were made. Our hope is to spark some interest by teaching them about how our wonderful American glassware is made. Last year Leegh Wyse held seminars at the museum teaching this aspect. Leegh can't be with us this year so Angie Hilt will be taking her place. The plan for now is to have one of those seminars to be held at the convention on Sunday afternoon then followed by an auction just for the kids. We will provide "Bidding Bucks" to each child and they will be able to bid and buy items that have been donated by several interested parties.

In order for this to be successful we will need kids of course! I need every one to start getting the word out on this event. I also will need volunteers to help set it up and run it for me. If you are interested please give me a call and lets talk. My hope is to get the kids excited about the glass and it's uses. A lot of the pieces donated already have the name of the item and the maker on a sticker. This could be a very interesting teaching tool.

Glass Displays

Each year at the Convention, collectors share their personal collections of glass and pottery with the rest of us. It is often the only opportunity that we have to see some of the rare and unusual items that are in private collections. We will also exhibit the additions to the National Glass Collection acquired since the last Convention.

List of Participating Dealers

Most dealers in the Glass Show portion of the Convention have been doing the shows for a number of years. The NDGA maintains a waiting list for dealers who wish to be considered. The list is maintained in date order, applications with earliest date received at the top. Prospective dealers may fill out the NDGA Dealer Application form. Prospective dealers must be a current member of the club in order to apply to do the convention show. Please click here to join the club.

Here are the dealers from the 2013 Convention.

Max Miller Antiques Max Miller Houston, TX	Rose Garden Collectibles Jean & Lee Spalding Wichita, KS	J & S Collectibles Scott & Jennifer Smith Broken Arrow, OK
The Fralicks’ Eric & Jaye Fralick Overland Park, KS	Kitschy Cat Collectibles Jim & Rose Curnutt Western Springs, IL	Our House Antiques Linda & David Adams Las Vegas, NV
McEwen’s Extras Carol McEwen Wichita, KS	Trudy’s TNT Antiques Trudy Norman Lindale, TX	Red Apple Antiques Dale & Betty Buersmeyer Pacific, MO
Memories Antiques Edward Sawicki Dunellen, NJ	Curio Cabinet Antiques Janet Wasson Highland, IN	Thirties Premiums David Hollingshead Kansas City, KS
Depression Classics Pam & Bob Franscella Gurnee, IL	Helen Allen Helen & Gene Allen Overland Park, KS	Showcase Glass Bert & Donna Kennedy Mesquite, TX
Carolina Antiques Jack Peacock Winston-Salem, NC	Backward Glances Helen & Bob Jones Berkeley Springs, WV	Tucker’s Treats & Antiques Kay Tucker Cottage Hills, IL
R & J's Antiques Ron & Judy Druse Topeka, KS	Rae Patrick Enterprises Sharon & Pat Ervin Sycamore, IL	Hattie’s Place Rick Bakkum Buffalo, MO
A Few Old Things Autley & Kathy Newton Hammond, LA	Cat’s Meow Glass Ron & Diane Timmons Springfield, OH	BNMC Ed & Mary Walker Castle Pines, CO
The Bookworm Enid & Len Waska Flatonia, TX	Net_tiques Helene Meeks Oregon, IL	JS Antiques Jane & John Schleinzer Aurora, IL
White Rose Antiques Glen & Carolyn Robinson York, SC	Sugar Tree Antiques Nelda & Benny Brewer Burleson, TX	John & Dovie Fields Independence, MO
Leasure’s Treasures Jim & Leora Leasure Eighty Four, PA	Hemmann’s Krystal Haus Cathy & Mike Hemmann St. Clair, MO

Hotels & RV Parks

Oak Tree Inn 1177 E. 16th Street Wellington, KS 67152 (620) 326-8191	The Oasis RV PARK Hwy 166 at I-35 – exit 4 1592 S. Seneca Rd. South Haven, KS 67140 (620) 892-5115
Sunshine Inn 1001 E. 16th Street Wellington, KS 67152 (620) 326-8944	KOA 100 South KOA Dr Wellington, KS 67152 (620) 326-8300
Chisholm Trail Inn 315 W. 8th Wellington, KS 67152 (620) 326-2255	Steakhouse Motel 1311 East 16th Wellington, KS 67152 (620) 326-2266
Siesta Motel 1716 North A Street Wellington, KS 67152 (620) 326-6223	Hampton Inn & Suites Kansas Star Drive Mulvane, KS 76110 (316) 524-3777
Sleep Inn/Haysville, KS 651 E 71st St. South Haysville, KS 67060 (316) 425-6077 This is the Convention Host Hotel, located at exit #39 on the Kansas Turnpike. It is a newer hotel and will be offering rooms with one King bed at $75.00 or a room with two doubles for $79.00 per night. They offer a full breakfast, refrigerator, microwave, indoor pool, hot tub and exercise room.

OTHER CONVENTION ACTIVITIES

For those coming to the convention and feel like the local activities are not enough and the show/sale isn’t going to be enough to take care of your glass “sickness” the following is a list of the area antique malls and shops.

1. Paramount Antique Mall 48,000 sq. ft., 225+ dealers 13200 W. Kellogg (Hwy 54), Wichita, KS Open Mon-Fri 10-7, Sat. 10-6 and Sun. 12-6 316-722-0500	2. Paramount East Antique Mall 22000 sq. ft. 10187 SW Hwy 54 (East Kellogg), Augusta KS Open Mon-Fri 10-7, Sat. 10-6 and Sun. 12-6 316-775-3999
3. 2 Attics Antique Mall 1534 E. 61st St. North, Park City, KS Open Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat. 10-5 and Sun. 1-5 316-201-1828	4. A Legacy Antique Mall 105 S. Emporia, Wichita, KS Open Mon-Fri 10:30-5, Sat. 10:30-6 and Sun. 10:30-5 316-267-2730
5. Andover Antique Mall 656 N. Andover Rd, Andover, KS Mon-Sat 10-6 and Sun. 1-5 316-733-8999	6. Bondie's Old Town Antique Mall 827 E. Central Wichita, KS Mon-Sat 10-5 and Sun. 1-5 316-267-0900
7. Collections Antiques Shop 12316 E. 61st St. North Wichita, KS 67226 Thurs-Sat 10-5 316-744-8069	8. Country Bumpkins 3543 E. Douglas Wichita, KS Mon-Sat 10-5 316-612-2512
9. Flying Moose Antique Mall 9223 W. Kellogg, Wichita, KS Tues-Fri 10-7, Sat. 10-5 and Sun. 1-5 316-721-6667	10. Hewitt’s Antiques & Shopkeepers Mall 228 N. Market, Wichita, KS Open Mon-Sat 9:30-5 and Sun. 1-5 316-264-2450
11. Juliana Daniel Antiques 3224 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS Open Mon-Sat 10-5:30 316-691-9966	12. Paper Moon Antiques 1940 W. 13th St, Wichita, KS Open Wed-Sat 10-5 316-440-4560
13. Pigeon's Roost Mall 601 N. State St., Augusta, KS Open Mon-Sat 1-5 and Sun. 12-4 316-447-2279	14. T’s Treasures of Yesterday & Today 1542 E. 61st St. North, Park City, KS Open Wed-Thurs 11-4, Fri-Sat 1-5 316-744-0023
15. Ashby's Antique Mall 110 N. Main, Blackwell, OK Open Mon-Sat 10-5 and Sun. 12-5 580-363-4410	16. D’s Art and Glass Gallery Down Town Belle Plaine, KS call for hours 620-488-5280
17. Virginia Jarvis Antiques 701 Main, Winfield, KS 67156 Tues-Sat - 10-5:30 & Sun. 1-5:30 620-222-2492

Lots of good shopping to make everyone happy!

HAPPY HUNTING!

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