1979 Convention - Orlando, Florida

The fifth Annual NDGA Convention was held in Orlando, Florida, on July 6-8, 1979. The Chairman of the Convention was Mark Nye, with Ada Wilson acting as the NDGA Coordinator. The Convention was sponsored by the South Florida Depression Glass Club. Six major Depression Glass Clubs in Florida cooperated to provide the displays. Saturday night there was a dinner and dance, preceded by a short reception.

Seminars and Speakers

There were six seminars presented at the Orlando Convention. The speakers and their topics were:

Glass Animals, A to Z - Evelyn Zemel
Crystal Lady (film) - National Cambridge Collectors
Akro Agate - Gene Loveland
Paden City Glass - Jerry Barnett
Caprice - Mark Nye
Methods of Etching - L. Brandt

The following authors were present as special guests of the NDGA:

Evelyn Zemel
Jerry Barnett
Pat McGrain

Glass and Pottery Displays

The program for this Convention tells us that there were a number of displays, as listed below, but the program doesn't give credit to the folks who provided the displays. There are no photographs that we know of which show the displays at the Orlando NDGA Convention. If anyone has photographs from this event and would be willing to share them, please contact the Webmaster@NDGA.net.

Adam to Windsor Patterned Depression Glass - all patterned pieces as found in the Hazel Marie Weatherman Book #1. An attempt was made to display a piece in each known color.
Cambridge Colors - The South Florida Cambridge Study Group assembled a representative piece in each color available to them of the assortment of many Cambridge colors.
Fostoria Colors - The South Florida Depression Glass Club has arranged a display of pieces in most of the colors produced by the Fostoria Glass Company.
Caprice - From the personal collection of Mark Nye, a large display of the popular "Caprice" pattern by Cambridge.
Keeping Cool in Color - A display of the beautiful ice bucket collection of Gail Baggett from Tampa, FL.
Stems - A large display of stems from various manufacturers, provided by members of the South Florida Depression Glass Club.

List of Participating Dealers

Here is the list of the 33 dealers who set up to sell glass at the fifth Annual NDGA Convention in Orlando. Dealers came from as far north as New Hampshire and as far west as California. Quite a mix.

Business Name	Name(s)	Home Town
E & W Collectables	Ed & Wilma Lewis	Kansas City, KS
Old Stuff Antiques	Lynn Yates & Lu Mendelsohn	Bowdon, GA
Bernice's Glass Shoppe	Bernice Brewer	Oklahoma City, OK
Dennis and Faith	Dennis & Faith Wong	Fall River, MA
Sarah's Corner	Sarah D. Brown	Stockbridge, GA
Finders Keepers Antiques	Frank Wollenhaupt	Dayton, OH
Betty E. Bryner	Bob & Betty Bryner	Miami, FL
Primrose Shop	Jo Ann George	Talahassee, FL
Bernice Green	Gordon & Bernice Green	Gainesville, FL
The Hazens	Gordon & Hazel Hazen	Stafford Springs, CT
The Hartsocks	Austin & Shirley Hartsock	Mt. Airy, MD
Key's Glass Cottage	Calvin & Gwyn Key	Hazel, KY
Ada E. Wilson	John & Ada Wilson	Miami, FL
Christensen's Antiques	Ouida Christensen	Lake City, FL
Peggy's Rainbow Room	Peggy Gorman	Holidaysburg, PA
D. J.'s Old Stuff	D. J. Goodwin	Denton, TX
Helen Allen	Helen Allen	Kansas City, MO
Jack & Fran's Shop	Jack & Fran Kazanzas	Orlando, FL
Park Avenue Antiques	Mark & JoAnne Schliesmann	Racine, WI
The Glass Rainbow	Madelyne Berry & Robbye Miller	Pensacola, FL
Cato's Antiques	Tommy & Carroll Lewis	Tampa, FL
Glass Galore	Steve Montgomery	Long Beach, CA
The Scullery	Jean Scull	Tampa, FL
Cross Country Antiques	Richard Kehoe	Las Cruces, NM
The Tripletts	Larry & Rosemary Triplett	Pembroke Pines, FL
Bonellen Collectables	Dominic & Ellen Bonacquista	Roseville, MI
Jenny's Little Treasure Shop	Virginia Collins	Overland, MO
John & Evelyn	John & Evelyn Knowles	Hallandale, FL
Jackie Northern Antiques	Jackie Northern	Webster, FL
Our Glass Antiques	Paul & Ginny Henderson	Wills Point, TX
Arlene Harty	Arlene Harty	Barrington, NH
DeAngelo Enterprises Antiques	Connie DeAngelo	Allentown, PA
1886 House	Laurie Cruise	East Schodack, NY
Dick Jones	Dick Jones	Jacksonville, FL

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1979 Convention - Orlando, Florida

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List of Participating Dealers