Lakeland, Florida, was the home of the eleventh Annual NDGA Convention on July 13-14, 1985. The facility was the Lakeland Huntly Inn. Show Chairman was Pat Pierce. The keynote speaker for the Saturday night banquet was Mark Nye.
There were three seminars presented at Lakeland. The speakers and their topics were:
The displays included Cambridge "Apple Blossom", Heisey "Zircon", "Royal Lace" in both green and blue, Fostoria's "Baroque" in yellow and blue, Butter dishes, McKee "Rock Crystal", pink "Cameo", animals, "Flower Garden and Butterfly" black candlesticks, and several more. If anyone has photographs from this event and would be willing to share them, please contact the Webmaster@NDGA.net.
The following are the dealers who participated in the eleventh Annual Convention in Lakeland, Florida:
| Adt, Bill and Barbara | FL |
| Allen, Helen and Gene | MO |
| Balcer, Bill and Kramer, Dan | IL |
| Berry, Madalyn | FL |
| Bine, Judy and John | MO |
| Boone, Sandra | IL |
| Boyt, Helen Hudson | IA |
| Burkos, Gloria | PA |
| Canine, Barbara and Byron | IN |
| Charles. Diane and Norman | IN |
| Christensen, Otis and Ouida | FL |
| Clark, Phyliss and Jerry | MO |
| Duke, Doris | TX |
| Ervin, Pat and Shirley | IL |
| Everett, Glen and Louise | WA |
| Graff, Shirley | OH |
| Gschwend, Helen | IL |
| Hartsock, Shirley | MD |
| Key, Gwyn and Calvin | KY |
| Knowles, Evelyn and John | FL |
| Kiley, Kevin | NJ |
| Kitchen, Lorrie and Tucker, Dan | OH |
| Lewis, Tom and Carroll | FL |
| Mellin, C.F. | FL |
| Miller, Max | TX |
| Ols, Arlyn and Leonard | OH |
| Pugliese, Hank and Debbie | PA |
| Rogers, Don and Jane | MO |
| Sanders, Janet | VA |
| Schliesmann, Mark and JoAnn | WI |
| Sclafani, Eunice and Frank | FL |
| Scott, John and Peggy | MO |
| Scull, Jean | FL |
| Sionakides George | MI |
| Spencer, Dick and Pat | IL |
| Solito, Florence | CT |
| Stultz, Kathy and Bud | VA |
| Upham, Jay and Donna | MI |
| Woods, Anita | TX |
| Zimmerman, Mel and Ruth | VA |