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2022 Glass Club & Resource Directory

National Fenton Glass Society National Insulator Association periods, from ancient to contemporary, with
www.nfgs.org www.nia.org special emphasis on the city of New Bedford,
Contact: office@nfgs.org Contact: information@nia.org MA, celebrated in the late 19th century as the
“Art Glass Headquarters of the Country.”
The Society’s purpose is to promote the study, The National Insulator Association is an inter-
understanding, and enjoyment of handmade national organization of collectors and friends
glass, the handmade glass industry, and especially interested in communication and electrical New England Antique Bottle Club
glass made by the Fenton Art Glass Company of insulators, as well as other artifacts connected Contact: Jack Pelletier, 207-839-4389
Williamstown, West Virginia. Fenton is the with insulators, such as telephone, telegraph, Founded in 1965 with the mission to preserve
largest manufacturer of handmade colored glass power transmission, railroads, and lightning and enjoy the collecting of antique bottles.
in the U.S., and the company is renowned for protection devices. The NIA has a strong focus
innovative glass colors as well as hand-painted on research and education on insulators, the
decorations on pressed and blown glassware. companies that used them, and the companies New England Carnival Glass Association
The 2022 Annual Convention will be held July that made them dating back to the mid-1800s. www.necga.com
23-25, 2022 in Vienna, WV. Contact: newenglandcarnivalglass@gmail.com
National Liberty Museum NECGA is a group of individuals who share a
National Greentown Glass Association Philadelphia, PA common interest in all things Carnival Glass.
www.greentownglass.org www.libertymuseum.org Members come from throughout New England
Contact: greentownglass@yahoo.com Contact: liberty@libertymuseum.org as well as other states and Canada. NECGA’s
primary goal is to share information about
The NGGA is active in disseminating specific The National Liberty Museum (NLM) features Carnival Glass through meetings, conventions,
knowledge concerning Greentown Glass and permanent exhibitions that explore the strength auctions, and seminars. The Club’s 2022
promotes education and research on the history and fragility of liberty through the inspiring Convention will be held September 8-10, 2022
and products of the Indiana Tumbler and stories of people from around the world who in Cromwell, CT.
Goblet Company, which operated in have gone to extraordinary lengths to preserve
Greentown, IN from 1894 to June 13, 1903. liberty. Experience their stories against a back-
The NGGA holds its annual business meeting drop of stunning contemporary glass art. It North Jersey Depression Glass Club
and dinner program in conjunction with the also presents an exhibit of glass techniques to www.facebook.com/northjerseydepressionglass-
annual Greentown Glass Auction in early June. show visitors the many different ways artists club
work with the medium of glass. Timed visits to Contact: craigkratochvil@aol.com
National Heisey Glass Museum the museum are currently available. The North Jersey Depression Glass Club is a
Newark, Ohio non-profit group of like-minded collectors of
www.heiseymuseum.org National Westmoreland Glass American-made 20th-century glass, china, and
pottery. The Club holds two glass and pottery
Heisey Collectors of America, Inc. established Collectors Club shows each year and looks to promote the joy
the National Heisey Glass Museum (NHGM) www.westmorelandglassclub.org of collecting beautiful glass, china, and art
in Newark in 1972 to display and promote the Founded in 1969, the mission of the National pottery all year long. The Club meets the 4th
study of the products of the A.H. Heisey & Westmoreland Glass Collectors Club is to Wednesday of every month at the Wyckoff
Company (1896-1957). The National Heisey promote the appreciation for the artistry and Public Library in Wyckoff, NJ from September
Glass Museum is the place for members of craftsmanship of Westmoreland glass and to to June, and will hold its Spring 2022 Glass
Heisey Collectors of America and all who have continue the preservation of this important Show and Sale on April 8-9, 2022 at Trinity
an appreciation of fine glassware to see an out- part of American history. The Westmoreland Episcopal Church Hall in Allendale, NJ, with a
standing collection and learn more about A.H. Glass Company was founded in 1889 and is Fall Show scheduled for November 4-5, 2022.
Heisey & Company and its beautiful products. known for its production of high-quality milk
glass, but also is known for its high-quality Ohio Glass Museum
National Imperial Glass Collectors’ Society decorated glass. From the 1920s to the 1950s, Lancaster, Ohio
www.imperialglass.org it is estimated that 90% of its production was www.ohioglassmuseum.org
Contact: info@imperialglass.org milk glass.
The Museum was established to reflect the
The National Imperial Glass Collectors’ Society importance of the glassmaking industry in the
was founded to interest people, to encourage New Bedford Museum of Glass history of Lancaster and Fairfield County,
learning, to enlighten, and to understand one New Bedford, Massachusetts Ohio. Fairfield County has been home to
of our greatest heritages: the American glass www.nbmog.org numerous glass companies over the years. In
industry and the Imperial Glass Corporation, Contact: knelson@nbmog.org 2003, the Ohio legislature designated Lancaster
which was one of the largest and finest of all The NBMOG collection consists of 7,000 as the “Pressed Glass Capital of Ohio.”
the great hand-made glass houses. objects documenting more than 3,000 years of
glassmaking history. It covers many regions and

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