National Depression Glass Association

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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

Glass Donation Form

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.

 

***** 2008-2009 NDGA Elected Officers *****
	Title	Name and (E-Mail Address)
	President	Kent Washburn (President@NDGA.net)
	Vice President	Ed Staley (VicePresident@NDGA.net)
	Secretary	Carol McEwen (ictextras@msn.com)
	Treasurer	Robert Henicksman (Treasurer@NDGA.net)
	Board Member	Jack Peacock (pfau1@earthlink.net)
	Board Member	Sarah Van Dalsem (okglassgal@aol.com)
	Board Member	Danny Cornelius (dndeapg@hughes.net)
	Board Member	Fred Meyer (meyerantiques@juno.com)
	Board Member	Mike Morris (mdconcrete@hughes.net)
	Board Member	Betty Buersmeyer (RedAppleGal@aol.com)
	Board Member	Jean Spalding (lee1jean@aol.com)
	Board Member	Carolyn Robinson (gandcrobinson@aol.com) (Serving remaining 1 yr on term of Ann Stoetzer)
***** 2007-2008 Appointed Positions *****
	Membership Chairperson	Carol Staley (Membership@NDGA.net)
	Acquisition Committee Chairperson (Click to see the full committee)	Linda Bredengerd aglassgazer@netscape.net
	News & Views Editor	Rosemary Trietsch Editor@NDGA.net
	Capital Development Committee Chairperson	Pete LaComb (Capital@NDGA.net)
	Convention 2009 Chairperson	Rosemary Trietsch (Convention@NDGA.net)
	Nominating Committee Chairperson	Pam Meyer (meyerantiques@juno.com)
	Webmaster	David Adams (Webmaster@NDGA.net)
	By-Laws Chairperson	Rosemary Trietsch (cupboard@optonline.net)
	Historian	Leegh Wyse (wyseone@aol.com)