Midwest Region

For Midwest Region Club Update Information please contact Randee Kaiser, Midwest Region Director, pollypop47@yahoo.com

Bottles and Extras Midwest Regional News, Joe Coulson, 10515 Collingswood Lane, Fishers, Indiana 46038, 317.385.0956, jcoulson@leaderjar.com

1st Chicago Bottle Club, Supporting antique bottle collectors in the greater Chicago area. President: Lou Metzinger, Contact: Ray and Peggy Komorowski, 708.848.7947, midwestbottlednews@gmail.com, Newsletter: Midwest Bottled News, Newsletter Editors: Ray and Peggy Komorowski. PO Box 351, Western Springs, Illinois, Meetings are held the third Friday of the month at Hinsdale Covenant Church, 412 S. Garfield, Hinsdale Illinois 60521. Doors open at 7:00 pm. Visit: www.1stchicagobottleclub.com FOHBC Member Club

Antique Bottle Club of Northern Illinois, Serving collectors and enthusiasts of bottles and related memorabilia who reside in the greater northern Illinois area. President: Jeff Dahlberg, Newsletter Editor: Dorothy Furman, Meeting Place: Antioch Senior Center, 817 Holbeck, Antioch, Illinois , First Wednesday, 8:00 pm. Join the club: Dorothy Furman, 26287 W. Marie Avenue, Antioch, Illinois 60002. FOHBC Member Club

Circle City Antique Bottle Club The Circle City Antique Bottle Club has well-attended monthly meetings on the west side of Indianapolis. Attn: Dave Berry, PADrBerry@ameritech.net (President), 11747 Whisperwood Way, Fishers, Indiana 46037 317.770.3758 FOHBC Member Club

Findlay Antique Bottle Club, The Findlay Antique Bottle Club was founded in 1976 by 5 passionate bottle collectors from the area. They presently have members from all over Northwestern Ohio and neighboring states. New members are always welcome! Members receive the club’s bi-monthly newsletter, Whittle Marks, with interesting articles and info. PO Box 1329, Findlay, Ohio 45839,  Meeting Location: Student Union Building, Endly Room, University of Findlay, N. Main Street, Findlay, Ohio , 2nd Sunday of the month at 7:00 pm.  Annual show held in October. See website for info.  President: Richard Elwood. Contact: Show Chairman: Fred Curtis 419.424.0486 or Secretary: Marianne Dow 419.648.5600, finbotclub@gmail.com,  Website: www.finbotclub.blogspot.com/ FOHBC Member Club

Flint Antique Bottle & Collectibles Club, c/o Bill Heatley (President)  11353 W. Cook Road,  Gaines, Michigan 48436-9742 , 810.922.3248,  Meeting place: Grand Blanc Heritage Museum, 203 Grand Blanc Road, Grand Blanc, Michigan,  Second Thursday of the month from 7:00 pm to 9:00pm, No meetings in June, July or August.  Info and Newsletter Editors: Tim and Angie Buda, 989.271.9193, tbuda@shianet.org FOHBC Member Club

Huron Valley Bottle & Insulator Club,  H.V.B.I.C. stands for Huron Valley Bottle & Insulator Club. They draw their members from Michigan. There are approximately 35 members, and dues are $15.00 per year. The club sends out a monthly newsletter and has monthly meetings except during the summer months. An annual show is held in the fall. Meetings are held every 2nd Monday of the month at 7:30pm at First National Bank, 7950 Challis Rd, Brighton, MI 48116. They do a show and tell at the meetings and discuss insulator and bottle related topics. You do not need be a member to attend! For more information about our club and upcoming events visit their web site at www.hvbic.org/ Call or write: Huron Valley Bottle & Insulator Club, c/o Shaun Kotlarsky, 2475 West Walton Blvd., Waterford, MI 48329-4435, 248-673-1650, hvbic@clubs.insulators.info (Shaun Kotlarsky)

Iowa Antique Bottleers - The Iowa Antique Bottleers (IAB) was organized in 1967 and the club is a member of the FOHBC. Their first Show & Sale was held at Boone, Iowa in 1970. The Iowa Antique Bottleers is a club that seeks to promote, foster and encourage the exhibiting, displaying, trading, collecting and researching of bottles and other related vessels. The club provides a channel of communication for those interested in bottles and brings together in good fellowship all who own or admire them. Club meetings are held four times per year at a variety of locations throughout the state with the annual show & sale being held in June. The IAB newsletter is published monthly. Family/single membership dues are $12.50 per year. The IAB welcomes new collectors of all ages to our club and extends a friendly invitation to our club meetings. For more information or a free sample newsletter contact: The Iowa Antique Bottleers c/o Tom Southard (Treasurer),  2815 Druid Hill Drive,  Des Moines, Iowa 50315, 515.282.6901,  President: Jack LaBaume, 1041 S. 15th Street, Ft. Dodge, Iowa 50501,  FOHBC Member Club

Jelly Jammers - The Jelly Jammers are members of a club devoted to collecting American jelly glasses that were used to hold all types of jams and jellies. Some of these glasses were designed for home canning while others were sold commercially already filled with jelly. Many of the commercial jelly glasses could be reused by the homemaker as a jelly glass, drinking glass or table accessory. Some of the jelly glasses are plain and utilitarian while others are quite ornate. This web site is dedicated to sharing information about jelly glasses, providing a reference for jelly glass identification and promoting the hobby of jelly glass collecting. c/o Janet Lee (President)  4300 W. Bacon Road , Hillsdale, Michigan 49242-8205,  Meeting Place: Roberts Radisson Hotel, in the Ballroom, Muncie, Indiana,  Saturday in January and July, 10 a.m.  dequiltbear@aol.com website: Jelly Jammers Cupboard FOHBC Member Club

Kalamazoo Antique Bottle Club,  Kalamazoo, Michigan c/o Charles H. Parker, Jr. (President)  607 Crocket Avenue,  Portage, Michigan 49024 , 616.329.0853 , Meeting Place: Kalamazoo Public Library , 315 S. Rose Street. Second Tuesday of the month, 7:00 pm to 9 pm.  Newsletter Editor: Allan Holden, prostock@net-link.net or crebel1892@aol.com for more information  . Website: www.kalamazoobottleclub.org/ FOHBC Member Club

Kansas Territory Bottle and Postcard Club, Contact: Mike McJunkin, scarleits@cox.net FOHBC Member Club

Metropolitan Detroit Antique Bottle Club,  Club President and Newsletter Editor: Mike Brodzik. Info about meetings: Mike Brodzik, 586.219.9980. FOHBC Member Club

Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle Club, The Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle Club is an organization of people interested in collecting and learning about fruit jars and bottles. While the club is headquartered in the Midwest (Indiana to be specific) we have members from all over the country. Club activities include: Well-attended monthly meetings, The famous semi-annual Show & Sale, Award-winning monthly club newsletter Glass Chatter. Club President: Dave Rittenhouse, Newsletter Editor: Joe Coulson. P.O. Box 38,  Flat Rock, Indiana 47234 , Meeting Time & Place: Generally held the first Sunday of the month at 1:30 pm in the Cantina at Minnetrista located in Muncie, Indiana.Website: www.fruitjar.org FOHBC Member Club

Minnesota First Antique Bottle Club, Attn: Steve Ketcham, PO Box 24114, Edna, Minnesota 55424, 952.920.4205 FOHBC Member Club

North Star Historical Bottle Association, North Star Historical Bottle Club  was founded in 1971 and meets the 3rd Sunday of the month, September through May – 7:00 pm, Hiawatha YMCA 4100 28th Avenue, S  Minneapolis (across from Roosevelt High School, Lots of bottle sharing, programs, and fun  (old advertising and stoneware too) For more information, please call 952.221.0915 or e-mail steve@antiquebottledepot.com. FOHBC Member Club

Ohio Bottle Club,  One of the largest and most active bottle clubs in the U.S. with over 250 family memberships. The Ohio Bottle Club hosts a bottle show each year in Mansfield, Ohio. The Ohio Bottle Club is a great place for meeting with other bottle collectors who love the hobby and enjoy learning more about it. Meetings are held at the Eagles Club on Rittman Road in Wadsworth, Ohio, on the last Thursday of every month. Guests are always welcome. Club President: Terry Crislip, Editor: Phyllis Koch, Secretary: Dennis Peine. Treasurer: Berny Baldwin, For info on how to join: Berny Baldwin, 1931 Thorpe Circle, Brunswick, Ohio 44212, Newsletter: The Ohio Swirl, Website: www.ohiobottleclub.com, Details about their Milk Bottle Book can be found on the web site. Newsletter: The Ohio Swirl FOHBC Member Club

Southeast Kansas Bottle & Relic Club,  c/o Cindy Robertson,  612 E. 10th , Chanute, Kansas 66720, 620.431.4636, robertsonsek@cableone.net , President: Ronald Anderson, 934 S. Lincoln, P.O. Box 281, Chanute, Kansas 66720,  Meeting Place: North Malcolm Community Building,  First Wednesday of the month, 7:30 pm.

St. Louis Antique Bottle Collectors Assoc.,  c/o Ron Sterzik , 2080 Sterzik Road,  Arnold, Missouri 63010-5402 FOHBC Member Club

Wabash Valley Antique Glass & Pottery Club, Club for antique bottle and pottery collectors along the Wabash Valley, Indiana in the Midwest. They are passionate about our hobby and have digs, finds, collections, shows and other information that is useful to members and other bottle and pottery collectors. c/o Ron Glasscock (President),  P.O. Box 690,  Farmersburg, Indiana 47868,  Meeting Place: Shadow Auction Barn, 1517 Maple Avenue, Terre Haute, Indiana, Second Thursday of the month, 7:00 pm, The club features a Bottle and Jar etc. auction every three months. Family memberships available $20. Offering a monthly newsletter:  Sponsors the ILLiana Antique Bottle and Pottery Show and Sale every fall in Terre Haute, Contact: Ron Glasscock, ronsan@ccrtc.com for more information, Newsletter: The Wabash Cannonball website: Wabash Valley Antique Glass & Pottery Club FOHBC Member Club