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July - August 2020
Bottles and Extras
FOHBC
President’s Message Matt Lacy Ferdinand Meyer V
3836 State Inc. Route 307 FMG Design, Austinburg, Ohio 44010 101 Crawford Street 440.228.1873 Studio 1A mlacy28@yahoo.com Houston, Texas 77002 713.222.7979 x115 lot has developed in the past several weeks within the bottle fmeyer@fohbc.org world. Many more shows have cancelled or have been itting downAs at my desk, on back-to-work Monday aftertoNew rescheduled. a board, wethis hadfirst to make the tough decision Years, I conjure up a vision of a stove with lots of pots-a-cooking. cancel the FOHBC Reno 2020 National Antique Bottle ConvenThe kettle labeled antique bottle events has us all looking forward to the tion and Expo. There are many facets to this decision that we stretch leading up to the FOHBC 2016 Sacramento National Antique BothadConvention to consider. is have the safety of our members, tle & First Expo and this foremost August. We a coordination conference dealers, Theorvarious levels call later displayers, in the week speakers, and plan toand stepattendees. it up a notch two. We are also pleased that we locked in Springfield, Massachusetts for our 2017 have Nationof restrictions nationally and locally, and unknown factors al Antique Bottle Convention, and by the time you read this message, made planning an event of this scale challenging. The postpone-the FOHBC 2018 National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo will have been ment of planning while waiting for stay-at-home orders to lift announced for Cleveland, Ohio. We really have our teams in place and has wheels delayed months of preparation to successfully our in the motion. I suppose we shouldrequired start thinking about the 2019 execute a convention of this size. IPlanning know my family verybenefits. disapConvention in the Southern Region. ahead has is many pointed as we were planning a small vacation out West around the The FOHBCas is we alsotry proud say that | April 2016 issue of convention to dotoeach year.this WeMarch do have some hopeful BOTTLES and EXTRAS is the first to be printed in full color, which news from this though! The Reno venue, The Grand Sierra Resort only costs us an additional $184, an issue. This change prompted a few and Casino, has which agreedwe to hope allowyou us to move thesuch eventastothe2022. design revisions, will notice, TableSo, of start making know the RenoWe team is excited, Contents and aplans few now. of theI section headers. receive quite aand fewwe really nice compliments how the magazine looks and have come can be sure it will be aon time to remember.
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so far in a relative short number of years. Oh, and look for a new section in the back of the magazine called “Member Photo Gallery”. This I know I amisalways looking to attending a greatbottles show,and new section dedicated to theforward fine photography of antique and am very excited about the upcoming 2021 FOHBC show glass. Please feel free to submit your images for consideration.inWe have already started work theVal May | June issue andJim hope that you Syracuse, New York. Jimon and Berry along with Bender will consider authoring an article for the magazine. We are here to help! have done an excellent job in securing a venue and host hotel. I
am personally very excited about the location, and looking for-
Within this issue of BOTTLES and EXTRAS, please read the proposed ward to attending. I anticipate therebeen will marked be a press release with bylaw updates and revisions that have in red. All revisions more details on the event shortly. It will give us all something to have been approved by the FOHBC Board of Directors. These bylaws have amended look been forward too. and need to be reviewed by the FOHBC membership prior to the annual general membership meeting at the FOHBC 2016 National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo in Sacramento, California by The cancellation of the Reno Convention has left some gaps that an affirmative vote of a majority of all votes cast by the eligible voters will need to beprovided discussed, as of ourthegeneral membership in attendance, that such a copy proposed changes aremeetmade ing so I am using this letter as a platform to communicate with available to each member in advance, either directly by mail or by timely notice in the Federation’s official serving periodical or on theterm Federation website. our membership. The current officer’s ends after the
biannual board meeting typically held at the national convention
In other news, we are moving ahead with photography for the Virtual this year. Officers that are currently serving and will not be servMuseum and hope to have regional photography labs set up in regions ingstart an additional termbottles will beboth stepping down from theand board at to photographing in a standard format 3-dimenthe conclusion of the biannual board meeting being held virtually sionally. This effort is being spearheaded by Museum Director, Alan DeMaison. You Some may have metcurrent Alan at officers the Virtual Museum table during in late July. of the wish to continue on thethe FOHBC 2015 National Antique Show August. board until theChattanooga elections are officially held Bottle in 2021. Thislast will be
a great time to fulfill discussions around and strategize a possible
Federation member Alicia Booth, is heading up the nomination prorestructure board of positions. Timesofficers have changed cess for the of election all Federation includingand thepositions President, have President(s), evolved. Technology has become a centric component of Vice Secretary, Treasurer, Business Manager, Membership
Director, Public Relations Director, Conventions Director, Historian, Merchandising Director, Directors-at-Large (3), and Region Directors (4). These elections occur every two years. Any officer may run for successive terms. This committee has prepared a slate of nominations for each office and is listed below. It is important to note that any member desiring to run for any office in the Federation may file a nomination form with the Election Committee (in accordance with procedures approved by the membership and instituted by the Election Committee) indicating the office they desire to run for. The deadline for filing this is April 1ston 2016. have seen successful ourway memberexecuting our We mission. These changescampaigns require a by new of ship before so if you want to run for a position, please let Alicia know. thinking and a new approach to the organization and the board to You and reach her at this email address, alicia@cis-houston.org. You better serve the hobby. John O’Neill will be moving into the role will be receiving a ballot for voting so please take the time to vote.
of President after the biannual meeting this upcoming summer to seeFOHBC the organization into the future. Ferdinand I am moreMeyer than V confident that President: Candidates Houston, Texas John will do an excellent job.
Here is the slate of FOHBC First Vice President: Sheldon Baugh recommended candidates Russellville, Kentucky Thisputhas been an interesting time to be on the FOHBC board forth by the nominating committee (Aliciaunprecedented Booth, during these timesVice of the COVID-19 Second President: Genepandemic. Bradberry Chairperson) for 2014 - 2016. Bartlett, Tennessee I would The slatelike is beingtoputtake forth fora moment to pause and express my condoyour consideration anyonehave Secretary: lences to thoseandwho lost friendsJames and family Berry over the past few desiring toItrunhas for office may a difficult Johnsville, NewusYork months. been time for all as we reflect on the be nominated by going to the lives of some really peopleGary that contributed a great deal Treasurer: Beatty website and printing out a amazing North Port, Florida nomination form. Then, mail or to this hobby. I am sure many of us share these same sentiments. email to Alicia Booth, 11502 Historian: Jim Bender Burgoyne Drive, Houston, Texas Sprakers,has Newbeen Yorka great time to reflect The77077. writing of this final message alicia@cis-houston.org Closing nominations and challenges back ondate theforgrowth overVan the Zant last few years as Editor: Martin is April 1, 2016 at midnight. Danville, Indiana serving as the FOHBC president. I can’t help but think of all the Additional nominations will countless people have had an opportunity to meet. am thankful Merchandising Director: ValI Berry be printed alongside the Islate Johnsville, York their thoughts and by thewho nominating for proposed all those have reach out andNew expressed committee and will be listed wisdom, and thankful forMembership the friendships that have formed. Director: Linda Sheppard in the May-June 2016 issue Sprakers, New York of BOTTLES and EXTRAS along a shortincredibly bio of each I amwithalso grateful for my wife who has served Conventions Director: Louis Fifer beside candidate.
me on the board this term.Brunswick, She is really Ohiothe driving force behind many successful initiatives. In fact, many ofElizabeth our boardMeyer member’s Business Manager: spouses have stepped in to fill open positions on the board out of Houston, Texas love and support for theirDirector-at-Large: partners in life. InBob addition to that, I am Ferraro also thankful for those who have agreed to serve or continue to Boulder City, Nevada serve for their support during these past few years Director-at-Large: Steve Ketcham . Edina, Minnesota The past couple of years have presented a fair share of challengDirector-at-Large: John Pastor es, both personally and professionally. I am very excited to simNew Hudson, Michigan plify life again by being able to spend more time with my family, Midwest Region Director: Matt Lacy focus on my career goals,Austinburg, and get back to basics of collecting. I Ohio am particularly excited about revisiting theDirector: core elements ofVuono this Northeast Region Andrew great hobby: visiting withStamford, friends, going to bottle shows, and getConnecticut ting out for a dig. My hope for those reading this is to remember Southern Region Director: Ron Hands to embrace the simple joys that make hobby fun and exciting, Wilson, Norththis Carolina and to enjoy the aspects that make collecting great Eric for you. Stay Western Region Director: McGuire safe, be well, and I will see you at the next show! Petaluma, California Public Relations Director: Rick DeMarsh
It has been a pleasure serving you! Ballston Spa, New York
