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2020 Glass Club & Resource Directory

sale in the gift shop at the museum. New largest and finest of all the great hand-made dining room display features a table setting
members are welcome. glass houses. NIGCS’s 2020 Annual arranged on period furniture much as it would
Convention will be held in June 11-14 in have appeared in the early 1900s. Open April
National Fenton Glass Society St. Clairsville, Ohio. Visit their website for thru October, Wed. thru Sat., 9am-4pm; Sun.
nfgs.org updated details. Noon - 4pm. Closed Easter and July 4th.
Contact: office@nfgs.org Other viewings or tour groups by appointment.
National Insulator Association
The National Fenton Glass Society, Inc.,
formed in 1990, focuses on promoting the nia.org National Westmoreland
study and understanding of handmade glass, Contact: information@nia.org Glass Collectors Club
the handmade glass industry, and especially The National Insulator Association is an westmorelandglassclub.org
glass made by the Fenton Art Glass Company. international organization of collectors and The mission of the National Westmoreland
The NFGS strives to foster cooperation and friends interested in communication and Glass Collectors Club is to promote the
informed discussion among all who wish to electrical insulators, as well as other artifacts appreciation for the artistry and craftsmanship
learn more about this traditional art form. connected with insulators, such as telephone, of Westmoreland glass and to continue the
The 2020 NFGS Convention celebrating the telegraph, power transmission, railroads, and preservation of this important part of
Society’s 30th Anniversary will be held July lightning protection devices. The NIA also American history. The Annual NWGCC
25-27 in Marietta, OH. has a strong focus on research and education Convention is held in June at Westmoreland
on insulators, the companies that used them, County Community College.
National Greentown Glass and the companies that made them dating
greentownglass.org back to the mid 1800s. The 51st NIA New Bedford Museum of Glass –
Contact: greentownglass@yahoo.com National Show & Convention takes place REOPENING – information forthcoming
The National Greentown Glass Association, June 12-14. 2020 in Logan, Utah. nbmog.org
Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to New Bedford, Massachusetts
the promotion of Greentown Glass preservation The National Liberty Museum The NBMOG collection consists of 7,000
and collecting. The NGGA is active in libertymuseum.org/glass-art objects documenting more than 3,000 years
disseminating specific knowledge concerning Contact: liberty@libertymuseum.org of glassmaking history. It covers many regions
Greentown Glass and promoting education Located in Philadelphia, PA, the National and periods, from ancient to contemporary,
and research on the history and products of Liberty Museum’s support of glass art with special emphasis on the city of New
the Indiana Tumbler and Goblet Company, positions this institution as a unique venue to Bedford, MA, celebrated in the late 19th
which operated in Greentown, IN from 1894 celebrate and discuss issues relevant to the century as the “Art Glass Headquarters of the
to June 13, 1903. international glass community, making it an Country.” Open Monday-Saturday, 10am-
important platform for glass collectors and 5pm; Sunday, Noon-5pm. $5 Admission.
National Heisey Glass Museum artists, and an inspiration for new collectors.
heiseymuseum.org The Museum displays glass art in its permanent New England Antique Bottle Club
Newark, Ohio exhibits and through rotating exhibits in our Contact: Jack Pelletier, 207-839-4389
Heisey Collectors of America, Inc. established GlassAccess Gallery. It also presents an exhibit Founded in 1965 with the mission to preserve
the National Heisey Glass Museum (NHGM) of glass techniques to show visitors the many and enjoy the collecting of antique bottles.
in Newark in 1972 to display and promote different ways artists work with the medium The 53rd Annual Show & Sale will be held
the study of the products of the A.H. Heisey of glass. There is an annual Glass Auction & March 29th in Dover, NH.
& Company (1896-1957). The National Gala each Fall where 100% of the proceeds
Heisey Glass Museum is the place for support the Museum’s education and outreach. New England Carnival Glass Association
members of Heisey Collectors of America and necga.com
all who have an appreciation of fine glassware National Museum of Cambridge Glass Contact: newenglandcarnivalglass@gmail.com
to see an outstanding collection and learn cambridgeglass.org NECGA is a group of individuals who share a
more about A.H. Heisey & Company and its Cambridge, Ohio common interest in all things Carnival Glass.
beautiful products. Open Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm; The National Cambridge Collectors proudly Members come from throughout New
Sundays 1pm-4pm. Closed major holidays. opened a premier glass museum in downtown England as well as other states and Canada.
Cambridge, OH in 2002. It houses a superb NECGA’s primary goal is to share informa-
National Imperial Glass Collectors’ Society collection of Cambridge glassware produced tion about Carnival Glass through meetings,
imperialglass.org by the Cambridge Glass Company from 1902 conventions, auctions and seminars. The
Contact: info@imperialglass.org to 1958. The museum features over 10,000 2020 Annual Convention will be held
The National Imperial Glass Collectors’ pieces of glassware made by the Cambridge September 10 in Leominster, MA.
Society was founded to interest people, to Glass Company, with an interpretive area
encourage learning, to enlighten, and to demonstrating how glass was made from North Jersey Depression Glass Club
understand one of our greatest heritages: the gathering, shaping, etching, and engraving. facebook.com/northjerseydepressionglassclub
American glass industry and the Imperial The Sample Room features the door and Contact: prsce5@icloud.com
Glass Corporation, which was one of the shelving from the original factory, and a The North Jersey Depression Glass Club is a

Variety of glass bottles EAPG miniature glass creamer Viking glass Russian glass storage jar 19th century open salt
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