Pre-registration for Convention is closed. However, we still invite you to come, and we'll be able to accomodate you for most Convention activities at the door. Even if you don't participate in the Banquets or Mini-Auction, the glass show & sale always has the highest quality collectible glass for your purchase. We sure hope to see you in Cambridge, June 26-27.
May 1, 2009 - Pre-Registration for ConventionWe strongly recommend that you fill out and mail in your Pre-Registration Form for the Annual Convention June 24 – June 28. The Pre-Registration is due by June 1st. And be sure to make your reservations for lodging in Cambridge soon, so you'll be sure to have a place to stay.
April 8, 2009 - NCC Financial Documents availableThe Board of Directors has authorized the publication of the Annual Report for 2008, the Budget for 2009, a copy of NCC's Income Tax statement and a Financial Outlook document covering the years 2009-2018. You will find links to these documents at the bottom of the "About NCC" page.
April 1, 2009 - NCC Museum Opens - Photos availableThe National Museum of Cambridge Glass opened on April 1, with fresh displays for 2009. One Tour Company has already booked six tours for this year. Enjoy looking at this year's displays by checking out the slide show on our Museum page. Check out slide shows of the displays from previous years on the same page.
March 15, 2009 - Convention Packet AvailableSharon Miller, our Convention Chairperson for 2009, has provided the full Convention Schedule and Registration Packet for the 2009 Convention. It appears that everything has been carefully planned for another successful event. Be sure to print out and send in your registration and make your lodging reservations soon.
March 13, 2009 - Web site changesThe Board of Directors has determined that there is no need for a members-only section of the NCC web site. We are therefore opening up to everyone the information that was formerly located in the members-only section. No password is needed, and the entire web site is open to the general public.
Since this represented a fair amount of changes, we ask that if you come across a page that is either badly formatted, or an error message indicating that a page was not found, PLEASE send an email to the NCC webmaster, either using the form supplied (Contact us) or simply email Webmaster@CambridgeGlass.org. Let the webmaster know the page that caused the problem. Thank you.
March 9, 2009 - Auction ResultsThe 2009 All-Cambridge Auction is history, and members can read about the results in the next issue of the Crystal Ball. Meanwhile, here is a PDF® file containing the results of the 2009 Auction. You will need the Adobe Reader in order to view this file.
January 28, 2009 - Auction Preview Photographs ! !The February issue of the Crystal Ball has been sent out to our members, and we now have plenty of photographs of the items in this year's Annual Auction of Cambridge Glass. Not every item is pictured, but the photos which appear are identified by auction lot number. The auction is open to all bidders, not just NCC members. See the Auction Page for more information. And here are the photos of items from the 2009 Auction. The auction takes place on Saturday, March 7, with preview the previous evening. The Auction Page has all the details. Enjoy the photos!
December 28, 2008 - Museum Holiday Season a SuccessSeveral hundred visitors toured the museum during the special Holiday Season. One of the highlights was a group of 200 eighth grade students that came on December 10th. Museum volunteers and staff taught the students how to set a formal dining table, dressed them as glassworkers, had them do rubbings on the Cambridge Glass Company etching plates and directed them through the glass display area. They were a very well behaved group and enjoyed the learning activities. The museum is now officially closed for cleaning until April 1, 2009.
Have you visited the Miami Valley Study Group website recently? They now have educational videos available for viewing. Here's the link: www.mvsg.org
November 23, 2008 - Looking forward to the AuctionThe Auction Committee has been hard at work collecting, inspecting, cataloging and photographing the glass for this year's Auction. You will receive a catalog of items in the Crystal Ball newsletter, and an issue with photographs will follow that one. The list will appear here on the web site after it has been printed in the Crystal Ball. Likewise, detailed photos of Auction items will be displayed on this site after the Crystal Ball has been sent to members of NCC. The Auction is, of course, open to the general public. See the Auction page for more details as they become available.
June 30, 2008 - Another Fantastic Convention.This year's Convention was fantastic. The dealers in the Glass Show had some really super items for sale, the seminars were terrific and everyone got to meet some new people. There was a little rain at the winery on Wednesday evening, but we all survived and had a great time. The view was stupendous. (OK, I'm not as good with flowery words as John Peterson). The August Crystal Ball is filled with photographs and articles about the Convention. The electronic version is available in our members-only section.
Ken Fillipini was elected as our new President. Rick Jones is busy with a new high-maintenance client in his business and he and Cindy are in the process of selling a home and moving into an almost-completed new home. Rick was elected Vice President, so he'll still be quite active.