The Auction Committee is now accepting consignment proposals for the 2011 NCC Benefit Auction, which will be held on March 5, 2011. This process is starting early this year only, due to some outside timing issues. Please click on the Auction tab and in particular, see the Auction Consignment Procedures page for complete information. Members and non-members alike may consign quality Cambridge glass pieces to this largest-of-its-kind all Cambridge glass annual auction. The committee is excited to see what pieces you have in store for us this year.

The Miami Valley Study Group is one of the most active in the organization. One of their ongoing projects is to try to have photographs or drawings of every piece of glass that appear in Cambridge catalogs. They are well on their way to achieving this goal.

The main MVSG.org site introduces you to the group and provides links to their educational videos and other educational items related to the Cambridge Glass Company. The other site, albums.mvsg.org/index.php, contains the photos and drawings and is a work in progress. The group is attempting to add photographs of as many items as they can, and you are invited to send photos from your own Cambridge collection to aid in the effort. Visit them and enjoy the (whole lot of) work they've done to date.

The 2010 NCC Convention is history, and everyone who attended had a fantastic time. There was a lot of great glass in the sale, the food was delicious, and most important, we all got to visit with old friends that some of us see only once a year. If you have never attended one of these Conventions, you should definitely plan to do so, maybe as early as next year.

The NCC's Annual Report for the year 2009 is now ready for viewing. This is an extremely thorough document, and be warned that it is large and will take some time to download, even on a high-speed link. You can find a link to it at the bottom of the "About NCC" page. The Budget for 2010 is also available, in the same location.