The fourteenth Annual NDGA Convention was held in New Orleans (Chalmette), Louisiana, at the St. Bernard Parish Cultural Center on July 10-12, 1986. Show Chairman was Carolyn Hicks and the sponsoring club was the Crescent City Depression Glass Club.
The Annual Meeting of the NDGA was held on Friday night, July 10, at the Marina Wharf Restaurant. After the meeting, there was a "Get-Acquainted Party" with light refreshments and good conversation. The Saturday night Banquet was held at the same Restaurant.
Clubs which traveled to the Convention in New Orleans included:
Total attendance at the New Orleans Convention was over 1500, an all-time record.
There were three slide programs presented at New Orleans. The speakers and their topics were:
We currently have no information on the displays which were exhibited at the Convention in New Orleans. If anyone has photographs from this event and would be willing to share them, please contact the Webmaster@NDGA.net.
We currently do not have a list of the dealers at the New Orleans Convention. If any member has a program for this Convention, please make a copy and send it in to the P.O. Box, attention Webmaster.