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National Glass Clubs
There are many National organizations which are dedicated to the study of either a single manufacturer or a specific type of glassware. If your collection is rather specific, tending toward a single manufacturer or a special type of glass, you should consider joining one (or more) of the organizations listed below.
For any National organization not listed, we welcome your information and will post it below for you. Collectors, these organizations typically offer you a regular newsletter, an annual convention, and many of them sponsor a museum dedicated to the specific company they represent. If your collecting passion is centered on a single company you should join the national organization related to that manufacturer. You won't be disappointed.
| National Cambridge Collectors, Inc. P.O. Box 416, Cambridge, Ohio 43725-0416 Phone 740-432-4245 Web: www.CambridgeGlass.org |
Fostoria Glass Society of America PO Box 826, Moundsville, WV 26041 Info: 304-845-9188 Web: www.FostoriaGlass.org |
| Heisey Collectors of America HCA Museum, 169 W. Church St, Newark, Ohio 43055 Phone 740-345-2932 Web: www.heiseymuseum.org |
Canadian Depression Glass Association P.O. Box 41564 HLRPO, 230 Sandalwood Pkwy Brampton, Ontario L6Z 4R1 Canada email walt@waltztime.com Web: www.waltztime.com/CDGA/index.html |
| The National Duncan Glass Society, Inc. 525 Jefferson Avenue, Washington, Pennsylvania 15301 Info: 724-225-9950 eMail: museum@linequest.net Web: www.duncanmiller.net/ |
Phoenix/Consolidated Glass Collectors Club PO Box 387, Southington, CT 06489 Info: Rick Mariano (VP): 928-445-5168 eMail: PennsylvaniaRailroad@comcast.net Web: home.earthlink.net/~jdwilson1/pcgcc.htm |
| Old Morgantown Glass Collector's Guild P.O. Box 894, Morgantown, WV 26507-0894 email: OldMorgantown@aol.com Web: www.oldmorgantown.org |
National Westmoreland Glass Collectors Club (somewhere in Pennsylvania) Web: westmorelandglassclub.org |
| H. C. Fry Glass Society Box 41, Beaver, Pa. 15009 Info: Judy Cleary (Pres): judymc9@comcast.net Web: thenostalgialeague.com/fryglass/ |
Museum of American Glass in West Virginia Main Avenue and Second Street, Weston, WV 26452 WVMuseumofGlass@aol.com Web: wvmag.bglances.com |
| Fenton Art Glass Collectors of America, Inc. P.O.Box 384, Williamstown, WV 26187 304-375-6196 eMail: fagcainc@wirefire.com Web: users.wirefire.com/fagcainc/ |
Pacific Northwest Fenton Assn. P. O. Box 881, Tillamook, OR 97141 Info: 503-842-4815 eMail: The_wizard@glasscastle.com Web: www.pnwfa.com |
| Paden City Glass Society, Inc. PO Box 139 Paden City, WV 26159 eMail: padencityglass@yahoo.com |
Paden City Glass Collectors Guild c/o Paul Torsiello 42 Aldine Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054 eMail: pcguild1@yahoo.com |
| National Imperial Glass Collectors Society P.O. Box 534 Bellaire, OH 43906 740-671-3971 eMail: info@imperialglass.org Web: www.imperialglass.org |
Tiffin Glass Collectors Club P. O. Box 554 Tiffin, OH 44883 Info: info@tiffinglass.org Web: www.tiffinglass.org |
| The Akro Agate Club, Inc. 236 Brinker St. Bellevue, OH 44811 419-483-0502 eMail: webdirect@akroagate.us Web: http://club.akroagate.us/ |
Homer Laughlin China Collectors Association PO Box 721 North Platte, NE 69103 Info: info@hlcca.org Web: www.hlcca.org |
| Indiana Glass Society P.O. Box 444 Hampstead, MD 21074 410-259-8295 Web: (Web site no longer functional - 04/09) |
National Greentown Glass Association P. O. Box 107 Greentown, Indiana 46936 Web: www.greentownglass.org/ Email: askthengga@greentownglass.org |
Directory of NDGA Member Glass Clubs
The NDGA is an organization for individual collectors and also for clubs which relate to Depression-era glassware. One of the benefits of a local club joining the NDGA is the listing in both the News & Views newsletter, and inclusion in the table below. In addition, member clubs receive a free quarter-page advertisement once a year in the NDGA Newsletter to advertise a club show or fund-raiser. Clubs which sponsor an NDGA Convention in their city are granted lifetime membership in the NDGA. For information regarding enrollment of your club in the NDGA, contact the NDGA Membership Chairman, whose email address is listed on the NDGA Information page.
All of the hard work to put on the Convention can be credited to the members of these clubs. Perhaps your club would be willing to sponsor a future NDGA Convention. If so, contact the NDGA President or the Board Member from your Region. It's a lot of work, but well worth the effort. And it's a chance for your members to share some of the wonderful glass from their private collections with the rest of us.
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Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm at the Fletcher Library "H" & Buchanan St, Little Rock, AR Info: Peggy Seamon 501-765-4645 email: ArkansasGlasshoppersInc@aol.com |
Meets Bi-Monthly Sept to June Shelter Rock Public Library, 165 Searingtown Rd, Albertson NY Info: Rosemary Trietsch 516-248-5730 email: cupboard@optonline.net |
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Meets most months at various member's homes Info: NCC_Texas@prodigy.net |
Meets 2nd Monday at 7:30pm At the Tuesday Music Club 421 E Park St, Lakeland, FL Email: information@glassaholics.com Web site: www.GLASSaholics.com (no club meetings in July and August; we meet elsewhere in February and December) |
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Depression Glass Society CCDGS, P.O. Box 55981, Metairie, LA 70055 Meets 2nd Wednesday each month at Lions Club Building, 1624 Metairie Rd, Metairie, LA. Info: Email: glass55981@yahoo.com Web site: www.crescentcityglass.org |
Mayfair Shopping Center, Community Room, Milwaukee, WI Info: Glen Victorey 414-483-7356 Email: kmgoebel@ra.rockwell.com |
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of Northeast Florida, Inc. Northeast Florida Safety Council Building B 1725 Art Museum Drive, Jacksonville, FL Info: Joel R. Holley, Jr. Email: joelholley@nefsc.org |
of Rochester Info: Kathy McCarney 585-544-3315 or email: dgclub@rochester.rr.com |
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Meets 2nd Sunday each month at 2:00pm (except June & July) in members homes. Dallas, TX, area. Info: Ralph Rider 817-545-5856 or email:r.rider@sbcglobal.net |
Lakeview School, 10 Oak Dr, Edison, NJ Email: thelegantable@verizon.net |
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Club of Greater St Louis Kirkwood Community Center, 111 S Geyer Rd, Kirkwood, MO. (Aug & Dec - locations vary) Info: Marilyn Kreutz 314-894-3359 |
Meets 1st Tuesday at 7:00pm at Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet St,Houston, TX. Info: Dean Lowry at ddlowry@houstonisd.org |
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Depression Era Glass Club at Hardesty South Regional Library 6737 S. 85th E. Ave., Tulsa, OK. Info: Kathy Mullins at 918-660-0310 or email:Kmullins@ntpsurplus.com |
(except Jul, Aug, & Dec) First United Methodist Church of Troy 6363 Livernois, Troy, MI. Info: mpicci6132@aol.com or 586-294-8290 Web: www.depressionglassclub.com |
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at 7:30pm at Community of Christ Church 801 SW 19th St., Blue Springs, MO. Info: 816-373-6354 or 816-361-8792 Email: hoagc@juno.com Web: www.hoagc.org |
Info: 281-342-4876 or 713-461-6049 Web: www.houstonglassclub.org |
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Sacramento, CA Sponsors show first weekend, Feb & Aug Info: Judy Lang at 530-274-0911 Email: kjl71@juno.com Web: www.idgc.org |
4504 Ashworth Rd., West Des Moines, Iowa email: idgc@earthlink.net Web: home.earthlink.net/~idgc/ |
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Info: Ron Hill at 610-666-7033 Email: LBGlassClub@verizon.net |
Depression Glass Club Lincoln Library - South Carnegie Room 326 S 7th St, Springfield, IL Info: 217-546-4790 Email: margaret_davis37@sbcglobal.net Web: www.LincolnLandGlassClub.com |
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Depression Glass Club Info: Cynthia Hillman at 770-977-2787 Email: cynthiahillman@comcast.net Web: www.psdgc.com |
Info: Les Stewart: 719-598-1424 Web: www.ppdgc.com |
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5626 NE Alameda, Portland, OR. Info: 503-282-3838 Web: www.rainofglass.com |
Depression Glass Society Info: 303-973-5287 Web: www.rmdgs.com |
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Depression Glass Club Hollywood Multi-Purpose Adult Center, 2030 Polk St, Hollywood, FL. Info: Jack Surman - 305-885-4459 Web: www.sfdgc.com |
Andover Mall, Wichita, KS (Nov, Dec, date & location vary) Info: 316-684-6019 Email: LEE1JEAN@aol.com |
Other Regional and Local Glass Clubs
While the National Depression Glass Association is intended for collectors from everywhere in the country (and folks outside the USA are welcome, too), we all recognize that there are organizations located all across the country which are also dedicated to the study, preservation and celebration of the wonderful glassware we all love. The NDGA encourages its members to join a local organization and participate in the meetings and activities sponsored on a local or regional basis.
One of our NDGA members, Cadia Los, has compiled a list of clubs and organizations, listed by state. Many of these clubs are not affiliated with the NDGA at present. We suggest that if none of the above member clubs are in the area where you live, then you can click on this link, to see the list on her web site (My Glass Duchess) and find a local club in your area.
Another site which has a possibly more current listing of local clubs is JustOldGlass.com, a site you might just want to visit anyway. Here is the link to the Club listing.
ON-LINE Glass Discussion Groups
New things come up all the time. Now, YAHOO has provided the means for groups to set up on-line discussion groups. Several folks have set up discussion groups as listed below. Maybe you have set up another group for a different topic related to Depression-era Glass. We'll add them to the list as you make them known to us:
- Elegant Glass Discussion Board - this group also has an extensive set of photographs which can be used to identify glass patterns.
- Fostoria Glass Lovers Discussion Board at YAHOO
- Imperial Glass collectors at YAHOO
- Collectors of Candlewick at YAHOO