Genesee Valley Bottle Collectors Association

Wed. Mar. 12, 2025 - Hervey D. Thatcher - Druggist, Inventor, & Businessman - Richard Campbell

Wed. May 14, 2025 - Rochester's Martha Matilda Harper (Hair Tonic) - Sally Vallentine

23 March 2025 (Sunday) Somers, Connecticut - The 54th Annual Somers Antique Bottle Club’s Antique Bottle Show and Sale, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm., Admission $5, Early buyers: 8:00 am $15. Joanna’s Restaurant, 145 Main Street, Route 190, Somers, Connecticut 06071. Contact: Don Desjardins, 22 Anderson Road, Ware, Massachusetts 01082, 413.967.4431 or 413.687,4808, dondes@comcast.net.

30 March 2025 (Sunday) Cicero, New York - The Empire State Bottle Collectors Association is having their 53rd Antiques & Bottle Show. This is the oldest continuously active club in the United States. 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Cicero American Legion, 5575 Legionnaire Drive, Cicero, New York 13039, Set-up: 7:30 to 9:00am, All Dealers Contact: Dave Tuxill, dtuxill1@twcny.rr.com, 315.469.0629. Cost of admission: $5. esbca.weebly.com.

30 March 2025 (Sunday) West Friendship, Maryland - The Baltimore Antique Bottle Club Show & Sale, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, baltimorebottleclub.org, Howard County Fairgrounds, Main Exhibition Hall, 2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship, Maryland 21794, Contact Info: Shawn Peters - Show Director, 240.508.1032, BaltoMd_stoneware@outlook.com. For Contracts: Micah Dolina, mdolina@hotmail.com.

03-05 April 2025 (Thursday-Sunday) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - The National Association of Milk Bottle Collectors (NAMBC) will hold its annual convention on April 3-5, 2025 at the Comfort Suites at 945 Baltimore Pike in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The event will include seminars, bottle selling and swapping, a Civil War lecture, a banquet, and an auction. Registration fee is $5. Registration form is available at the NAMBC web site (milkbottlecollectors.com). To reserve a hotel room, call the Comfort Suites at 717.334.6715. Contact: Steve Bergquist at 401-935-9177 or beerri@cox.net.

05 April 2025 (Saturday) Dover, Pennsylvania - The Pennsylvania Bottle Collectors Association Annual Show & Sale at the Dover Township Community Center, 3700 Davidsburg Road, Dover, Pennsylvania 17315, Saturday 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Set up: Friday 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Saturday 6:00 to 8:00 am. $2 admission. Pennsylvania Bottle Collectors Association, Contact Gregory Druck, chairman, 2266 Maple Road, Dover, Pennsylvania, 17408, 717.792.9050, gdruck3141@comcast.net

05 April 2025 (Saturday) Kalamazoo, Michigan - The Kalamazoo Antique Bottle Club’s 44th Annual Antique Bottle & Glass Show & Sale, 10:00 am to 2:30 pm, Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds, 2900 Lake Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49048. Questions email kzooantiquebottleclub@gmail.com. Hosted by the Kalamazoo Antique Bottle Club, Visit Facebook Page.

06 April 2025 (Sunday) Tylersport, Pennsylvania - The 28th Annual Bucks-Mont Bottle Show, Admission: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, $3, early buyers 8:00 am, $10, Show Address: Tylersport Fire Company, 125 Ridge Road, Tylersport, Pennsylvania 18971, Information: David Long 215.892.2813, cadklong@verizon.net or Greg Gifford, 215.699.5216.

06 April 2025 (Sunday) Taunton, Massachusetts - The Little Rhody Bottle Club Show, Taunton Hotel & Conference Center, Exit#25 off Route #495, 700 Myles Standish Blvd., Taunton, Massachusetts 02780. 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Early Admission $15 at 8 am. General Admission $4 at 9 am. Contact Bill or Linda Rose, sierramadre@comcast.net or 508.880.4929.

06 April 2025 (Sunday) Enfield, Connecticut - The Yankee Pole Cat Insulator Club will hold their Annual Spring Antique Insulator, Bottle & Collectibles Show , 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. Free Admission! American Legion Hall, 566 Enfield Street (US Route 5), Exit 49 off I-91, Enfield, Connecticut, Contact Info: John Rajpolt, 17 Pheasant Lane, Monroe, Connecticut 06468, 203.261.1190, rajpolt@earthlink.net.

13 April 2025 (Sunday) Pickering, Ontario - The 29th Annual Toronto Bottle and Antique Show and Sale, Chestnut Hill Recreational Complex, 1867 Valley Farm Road, Pickering, Ontario L1V 6K7 (just east of Toronto), Sunday 10:00 am to 2:30 pm, Early admission not available. Set up: 8:00 am to 10 am same day. Cost of admission: $5, Four Seasons Bottle Club on Facebook, Contact: Jon Matheson, Vice President, 251 Rambler Court, Oakville, Ontario L6H 3A6, Tele: 905.875.7778, E-mail: jwmatheson1@gmail.com, Four Seasons Bottle Collectors Club.

27 April 2025 (Sunday) Rochester, New York - The 54th Annual Genesee Valley Bottle Collectors Association’s (GVBCA) Rochester Bottle & Antique Show, Roberts Wesleyan University, Voller Athletic Center, 2301 Westside Drive, Rochester, New York 14624, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Admission $5. 17 and Under FREE, Show and Dealer Inquires: Aaron and Pamela Weber, gvbca@frontiernet.net, 585.749.8874, www.gvbca.org.

03 May 2025 (Saturday) New Hartford, New York - The Mohawk Valley Antique Bottle Club will host its 29th Annual Utica Bottle Show & Sale at the Hope Alliance Church, 4291 Middle Settlement Road, New Hartford, New York, 13413, 9 am to 2:30 pm. Admission $5. Info: Peter Bleiberg at 315.735.5430 or email pmbleiberg@aol.com.

09 & 10 May 2025 (Friday & Saturday) Mansfield, Ohio - The 46th Mansfield Antique Bottle Show, Hosted by the Ohio Bottle Club, at the Richland County Fairgrounds, 750 N. Home Road, Mansfield, Ohio 44906; Admission $5 Saturday, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Early admission is $40, Friday, May 9, from 2:00 to 6:00 pm. Show Chairs: Matt & Elizabeth Lacy, 440.228.1873 or 440.994.9028 or email info@antiquebottlesales.com.

10 May 2025 (Saturday) Seekonk, Massachusetts - The Little Rhody Bottle Club Tailgate Swap Meet, starts at 8:00 am and ends at 2:00 pm. There is no set up fee and no admission fee. Bring as many tables as you want. Buy, sell, trade and keep what you make. Show Address: Leonard’s Antiques, 600 Taunton Avenue, (Rte #44) Seekonk, Massachusetts 02771, Contact Info: William Rose, 508.880.4929, sierramadre@comcast.net.

16-18 May 2025 (Friday thru Sunday) Adamstown, Pennsylvania - Shupp’s Grove 25th Annual Bottle Festival, 607 Willow Street, Reinholds, Pennsylvania 17569. Friday, early buyers only from 11 am to 5 pm at a ticket price of $20 per person and running through Sunday, 18 May. Saturday and Sunday hours are from 6 am to dusk; admission is free to all on these two days. Contact: Steve Guion, Show Chairman, 1032 English Drive, Lebanon, Pennsylvania 17042, william03301956@gmail.com or call him at 717.371.1259 for information and dealer contracts.

18 May 2025 (Sunday) Washington, Pennsylvania - Washington County Antique Bottle Club 51st Annual Show and Sale, Alpine Star Lodge, 735 Jefferson Avenue, Washington, Pennsylvania 15301, Admission $3, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Early admission $25 at 7:30 am. Info: Ed Kuskie, 412.405.9061, 352 Pineview Drive, Elizabeth, Pennsylvania 15037, bottlewizard@comcasat.net.

18 May 2025 (Sunday) Hammonton, New Jersey - 2025 Spring Bottle Show at Batsto Village by the Batsto Citizens Committee, Inc., 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, rain or shine! Free admission! Historic Batsto Village, Wharton State Forest, Rt. 542 Pleasant Mills Road, Hammonton, New Jersey. Contact Info: Jim Hammell, 856.217.4945, hammelljm@gmail.com.

01 June 2025 (Sunday) Ballston Spa, New York - The 45th Annual Saratoga Antique Bottle Show And Sale at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds, 162 Prospect Street, Ballston Spa, New York 12020. General Admission Sunday, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, $5; Early Admission Sunday, 8:00 to 9:00 am, $2o. Show set up Saturday, 31 May from 7:00 to 9:00 pm and Sunday, 6:30 to 8:00 am. Host Club: National Bottle Museum, nationalbottlemuseum.org, 518.885.7589, info@nationalbottlemuseum.org, Show chair: Roy Topka, 518.779.1243, rmt556@yahoo.com.

07 June 2025 (Saturday) Seekonk, Massachusetts - The Little Rhody Bottle Club Tailgate Swap Meet, starts at 8:00 am and ends at 2:00 pm. There is no set up fee and no admission fee. Bring as many tables as you want. Buy, sell, trade and keep what you make. Show Address: Leonard’s Antiques, 600 Taunton Avenue, (Rte #44) Seekonk, Massachusetts 02771, Contact Info: William Rose, 508.880.4929, sierramadre@comcast.net.

07 June 2025 (Saturday) East Windsor, New Jersey - The New Jersey Antique Bottle Club (NJABC) is hosting their 5th Annual Outdoor Antique Bottle Show & Sale, (Rain date Sunday, 08 June 2025) 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Admission is $5; no early buyers. Kyle Family Farms, 831 Windsor Perrineville Road, East Windsor, New Jersey 08520, Contact: Kevin Kyle, 230 Cedarville Road, East Windsor, New Jersey 08520, 609.209.4034, bottlediggerkev@aol.com.

27 – 29 June 2025 (Friday – Sunday) Marlborough, Massachusetts - The 56th National Insulator Association Convention, Show and Sale at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, 181 Boston Post Road West (Rt. 20) Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752; Dario DiMare, Bill Meier, and Jill Meier are teaming up for the show this year. Marlborough is only 30 miles (45 minutes) from Boston, and you can spend hours sightseeing in and around the city. Come and make it a vacation!

31 July – 03 August 2025 (Thursday through Sunday) Reno, Nevada - The FOHBC Reno 2025 National Antique Bottle and Glass Convention at the Silver Legacy Resort Casino. For information contact Craig Cassetta or Richard Siri, Direct Link to Hotel Reservations, FOHBC National Event!!

06 September 2025 (Saturday) Seekonk, Massachusetts - The Little Rhody Bottle Club Tailgate Swap Meet, starts at 8:00 am and ends at 2:00 pm. There is no set up fee and no admission fee. Bring as many tables as you want. Buy, sell, trade and keep what you make. Show Address: Leonard’s Antiques, 600 Taunton Avenue, (Rte #44) Seekonk, Massachusetts 02771, Contact Info: William Rose, 508.880.4929, sierramadre@comcast.net.

21 September 2025 (Sunday) Depew, New York - The Greater Buffalo Bottle Collectors Association’s 26th Annual Show & Sale, Polish Falcons Hall, 445 Columbia Avenue, Depew, New York 14043, General Admission $4: Sunday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. Contact: Tom Karapantso, 716.487.9645 or tomar@stny.rr.com or www.gbbca.org.

02 November 2025 (Sunday) Newark, Delaware - Tri-State Bottle Collectors and Diggers Club 52nd Annual Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show and Sale, Aetna Hose Hook & Ladder Banquet Hall, 410 Ogletown Road (Route 273), 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, No Early Buyers! Free Admission, Set-up same day at 7:00 to 8:30 am. Contact: Dave Porter, President, 100 Jarmon Road, Elkton, Maryland 21921, 717.779.8324, daveelle@msn.com.

09 November 2025 (Sunday) Pompton Lakes, New Jersey - The North Jersey 55th Annual Antique Bottle Show and Sale, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Pompton Lakes Elks Lodge #1895, 1 Perrin Ave., Pompton Lakes, New Jersey 07442, just off I-287 Exit 57 or Rt. 202., Free Admission, $15 early admission (8:00 am), Featuring all types of antique bottles, glassware, stoneware, advertising, postcards, small antiques, etc., Sponsored by North Jersey Antique Bottle Collectors Ass’n, Vendor info: Call Ed, 201.493.7172 or email metropetro222@gmail.com, All welcome!