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1996 Convention - Des Moines, Iowa
The twenty-second annual NDGA Convention was held at the Des
Moines Convention Center in Des Moines, Iowa. The Convention was
sponsored by the Iowa Depression Glass Club, of Des Moines, and
the Convention Co-Chairs were Kathryn Orr and Jeff Settell. The
Saturday night banquet was held at the Holiday Inn, downtown.
List of Seminars and Speakers for the 1996 Convention
There were five seminars presented in Des Moines, three on Saturday and two on Sunday. Speakers and topics were:
- Robert McGinnis - Rare Depression Glass
- Kent Washburn - Market Trends
- Tom O'Connor - Kemple Glassware
- Anita Wood - Adam to Windsor
- Jerry Gallagher - Morgantown Glassware
List of Dealers who exhibited at the 1996 Convention
We currently do not have a list of the dealers that set up at the 1996 Des Moines 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.
List of Displays for the 1996 Convention
Click on the thumbnail picture in the table below to see a larger version of the same shot. We apologize for the quality of some of the photographs - the background and lighting were not exactly designed for studio-quality picture taking. But the displays were spectacular when seen in person!
and Carol & Julian McEwen
