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• The Museum's 8th annual Antique Glass & Bottles Show and Sale will take place on Saturday, May 19, 2012: on the
grounds of the historic Coventry Glass Works, 289 North River Road, Coventry, CT 06238 (intersection of Rt. 44 & North
River Road).
The show is held rain or shine.
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• An Annual meeting is held each January, with election of board and officers and a program on glass to which the public
is invited. Our January 22, 2012 meeting was held at the Manchester (CT) History Center, and was well attended by
members and guests. The program was well received -- Bruce Mitchell, a member of the Museum Board, spoke on "American Glass, 1608-1915; Innovation, Ingenuity in Design & Technology." Many members and friends of the Museum as well as the general public attended.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Specially scheduled, offsite talks: Noel Tomas, President of the Museum of Connecticut Glass, frequently talks to groups in Connecticut and nearby states -- contact the Museum about scheduling a talk for your organization. Past presentations include: On June 22, 2011, Museum President Noel Tomas presented a talk and display on early Connecticut glass at Wesley Heights in Shelton, CT, which was well received; the retirement home donated $100 to the Museum. • Noel participated in the Newtown Historical Society's April 2011 open house, held at its Matthew Curtiss 1750 house. He displayed and discussed early Connecticut glass, the Museum's development plans, and the significant glass industry in Meriden during the late 1800s. He also identified vintage bottles and glass brought in by visitors. The Society donated $100 to the Museum. • Noel spoke to a standing-room-only audience at the Lebanon Historical Society about the Museum's status and about Connecticut glass works and their products. The Society donated $100 to the Museum. • Noel presented a talk to the Founders Club, Boston Chapter of the National American Glass Club in Natick, MA • The Museum hosted an on-site visit and talk on early glass, making glass, and Museum's development plans for students from E. O. Smith High School, Mansfield Depot. E-mail Noel Tomas, President, at LSAMOT@cox.net . Check back for future events.
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