NDGA 2018 Convention Information

July 7-8, 2018 - Kenner, Louisiana

The 2018 Convention is hosted by the Crescent City Depression Glass Club under the direction of Show Chair Keely Stockman. They will be looking for volunteers to help at the Convention.

The schedule should be similar to past Conventions. We'll have a general membership meeting. Seminars on various topics will be presented during the Convention hours, and you know there will be a fantastic array of displays from individual collections. We will post the latest information from the Convention Chairman as it comes in, so check back for updates periodically.

In case there is any confusion, ALL GLASS LOVERS ARE WELCOME. You do NOT have to be a member of the NDGA to attend this Convention. Come one and all, bring a friend, have some fun, buy some glass and learn a whole lot about American-made glassware. Although the organization name contains the words "Depression Glass", be assured that there will be all kinds of American glass represented.

Schedule of Events

Show Program

The Meeting rooms Convention will be held at the Ponchartrain Center in Kenner LA, shown at right. The center is located at 4545 Williams Blvd in Kenner.

Friday – July 6^th

5:30 pm Membership Meeting
Ponchartrain Center: Upstairs Seminar Room
4545 Williams Blvd

Saturday – July 7^th

10:00 am – 5:00 pm Glass Show & Sale

10:00 am – 2:00 pm Silent Auction

Seminars:
11:00 am Jamie Manders - English Hobnail

12:30 pm Pam Franscella - Jade-ite

2:00 pm Ronnie & Gloria Broadbent - Paden City Etchings

6-8 pm Banquet
Lion's Club of Metairie
1627 Metairie Road
Parking out fron & back, both with accessible entrances
**Tickets Required for Banquet

8 pm Auction ***
Lion's Club of Metairie
1627 Metairie Road
*** OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ***

Sunday – July 8^th

11:00 am – 4:00 pm Glass Show & Sale,

Seminars:
12:00 pm George Dansker & Jack Belsom - Harlequin & Friends

2:00 pm Brenda Reilly - Weil Ware Pottery

** Tickets for scheduled events can be ordered by completing this registration form and sending it in with your payment prior to May 21. The registration is a PDF form that allows you to type onto the form prior to printing.

National Glass Organizations

Each year, the NDGA invites representatives from other national glass organizations to participate in our Convention, each with a table with membership information for their organization and other items of interest. Please contact us if you would like to be included.

Registration

There is no registration required to attend the Show or Convention.

NDGA Annual Meeting

The Annual General Membership Meeting will be held Friday evening, permitting time for other activities Saturday evening. The meeting should last about 1 hour, and all members are encouraged to attend and participate. The newly elected Board members and Officers will be introduced and sworn in.

Live Auction

NDGA's 7th Live Auction will take place Saturday night after the banquet and promises to be the best one yet. The auction is open to the general public and should start around 7:30 p.m.

Our auctioneers are a wonderful husband and wife team that will certainly have an impact on your funny bone.

Check out some of the items in this year's auction. This is not a complete list, nor in the order of the auction.

Silent Auction

There will be another Silent Auction during the Glass Show, to raise money for the National Glass Collection. Members contribute various pieces of glass or other items (books, etc.), to be sold in the silent auction, with the proceeds going to the NDGA National Glass Fund. We've had some interesting items in past auctions. Bring along something to donate to the auction - it's for a good cause. Use your imagination.

Here is this year's Silent Auction setup.

Glass Displays

Each year at the Convention, collectors share their personal collections of glass and pottery with the rest of us. It is often the only opportunity that we have to see some of the rare and unusual items that are in private collections. We will also exhibit additions to the National Glass Collection acquired since the last Convention.

Clicking on any small picture will open a larger picture in a new window.

National Glass Collection
Amethyst Glass Mark Buersmeyer
Forest Green Brenda Reilly & Alice Lowe
Heisey Marigold Twist Ed Staley
Amber: The Color of Elegance Ronnie & Gloria Broadbent
Katy Blue Donovan Schmidt
"Melba" or "Pebbled Rim" Louis Read
Cups & Saucers Louis Read
Florentine #2 Bonnie & Harold Theard
Original Labels Keely Stockman
Cambridge 3500/57 Covered 3-part Candy Boxes Freeman Moore
Christmas Candy & Royal Ruby Rachel Jane Stacy
Pink & Delphite Cherry Blossom Jim & Carol McCarty

List of Participating Dealers

Most dealers in the Glass Show portion of the Convention have been doing the shows for a number of years. The NDGA maintains a waiting list for dealers who wish to be considered. The list is maintained in date order, applications with earliest date received at the top. Prospective dealers may fill out the NDGA Dealer Application form. Prospective dealers must be a current member of the club in order to apply to do the convention show. Please click here to join the NDGA.

Browse through our previous conventions to appreciate the variety of our dealers.

Here are the dealers scheduled to attend for 2018.

Depression Classics Bob & Pam Franscella Gurnee, IL	Helen Allen Brad Allen & Gene Cooper Kansas City, MO	DonDel Antiques Donavon & Deloris Schmidt Newton, KS
DJ Glass Don Rogers Wentzville, MO	Leasure's Treasures Jim & Leora Leasure Eight Four, PA	Carolina Antique Jack Peacock Winston-Salem, NC
A Few Old Things Autley & Kathy Newton Hammond, LA	Trudy's TnT Antiques Trudy Norman Lindale, TX	Dragon Bird Glass Tracy Kaswinkle Plantation, FL
Freeman & Jeannie Moore Flower Mound, TX	Thirties Premiums David Hollingshead & Adam Headley Kansas City, KS	Showcase Glass Bert & Donna Kennedy Mesquite, TX
Max Miller Antiques Max Miller Houston, TX		JS Antiques Jane & John Schleinzer Aurora, IL

Hotels & RV Parks

There is no particular hotel assigned as the convention hotel. Check your favorite hotel chain or search for available hotel fares or RV accomodations.

Other Convention Activities

For those coming to the convention and feel like the local activities are not enough and the show/sale isn’t going to be enough to take care of your glass “sickness”, consider checking out some of the antique malls in the area.

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