Latest News ...

Come to the 2012 Convention in Kokomo, Indiana!!

The 2012 Convention will be held in Kokomo, Indiana, at the Kokomo Events Center. This is a large facility, and should accomodate our 32 top quality dealers and many displays of glass from members' private collections.

The Convention Co-Chairmen for 2012 are Danny Cornelius and Tom Smith (the email link actually sends a copy to both of them). You can find the latest "scoop" on our 2012 Convention page.

December 14, 2011 - Museum Move-in Report

From December 1 through December 4, a group of members (and some non-members, too) came together at the new Museum in Wellington, Kansas, to begin the process of opening a Museum to display the National Glass Collection. The first step was to move in some 26 cases, over 300 tubs of glass, supporting materials, and shelves to hold everything. The task took all of the four days, and we have a full report including photos. This is only the beginning. The cases have to be wired for lighting and set in place and leveled. All the glass shelves and doors must be cleaned. There is a lot of physical work yet to be performed, but it is a grand beginning!

Check out the photo (left column) of the poster in the front window of the new Museum, provided by Sarah and David Van Dalsem.

November 24, 2011 - Hear Ye! Hear Ye! The Museum is Coming !

After many years of planning and working towards the goals of education and preservation of our Depression Era Glass the Board of Directors is pleased to announce that NDGA will be opening the NDGA National Glass Museum in Wellington Kansas. The building is located at 117 S. Washington and is approximately 2900sq. ft. which will allow us to both display and store the National Collection. For more details, visit the museum page.

November 16, 2011 - Lancaster Glass to be displayed in Salt Lake City

NDGA Member John Zastowney has been invited to exhibit his collection of Lancaster glass at the Salt Lake City Public Library beginning in December. Here is a brief article describing the exhibit. The NDGA thanks John for sharing his collection with the public, and with all collectors of glass.

July 19, 2011 - Members-only pages REMOVED

The Board of Directors has directed that the Members-only section of the web site be permanently removed. All documents which were previously located in the members-only section are now in a new location (Documents page) which can be accessed through the "About the NDGA" page. The Board felt that these documents (By-Laws, Tax Returns, Dealer waiting list, etc.) should be open and available to anyone. As of this date, the Members-only section no longer exists.

July 16, 2011 - San Antonio Display Photos now available

Photographs of all the displays at the San Antonio Convention are now available on the 2011 Convention Summary page. This is a first pass - more photos will be forthcoming. Meanwhile, enjoy the ones that we have posted.

July 10, 2011 - San Antonio Convention was great!

The 2011 Convention is history. A great time was had by all. One of the highlights of this Convention was the final "Kids" door prize, won by the youngest collector in NDGA history: Griffin Retano (born June 10th) shown in the photo at left with the gift certificate in hand, with help from his mom, Heather Kelley.
All of the displays were impressive, and the quality of the dealers and their glass was awesome. Congratulations to Mike Morris, Convention Chairman, for a SUPER job well done. Be sure to plan to come next year to the 2012 Convention in Kokomo, Indiana.