Scott Gibbons (the newest FOHBC member as of last evening) sent in their October 2011 WBCA Newsletter, his first one as editor! I think he did a great job! Glad to see this is digital.
Link to Newsletter
Washington Bottle & Collectors Association, Newsletter: Ghost Town Echo, Return Address: Ed Kacalek, 1221 N. Klein Road, Ritzville, Washington 99169, President; Neil Smith; weeslprince@gmail.com, Vice President; Pete Hendricks, 253.335.1732, Secretary: Keith Ferguson; flyingwombat88@gmail.com, Treasurer; Warren Lhotka, 206.329.8412, bottleguy@yahoo.com, Librarian; Fred Cole, Webmaster; Ellen Levesque; wbcaweb@gmail.org, Scott Gibbons Editor; gibboinwa@comcast.net, Show Chairs: Pete Hendricks, Warren Lhotka, Show: Two-Day November Show, Chehalis, Washington.
About Ferdinand Meyer V
Ferdinand Meyer V is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and has a BFA in Fine Art and Graphic Design from the Kansas City Art Institute and School of Design. Ferdinand is the founding Principal of FMG Design, Inc., a nationally recognized design consultation firm. Ferdinand is a passionate collector of American historical glass, specializing in bitters bottles, color runs, and related classic figural bottles. Ferdinand is married to Elizabeth Jane Meyer and lives in Houston, Texas, with their daughter and three wonderful grandchildren. The Meyers are also very involved in gardening (Peachridge Gardens), antiques (Peachridge Collections), and early United States postage stamps. Ferdinand is the past three-term president of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors, a long-time board member, FOHBC 2021 Hall of Fame, and one of the founding members of the FOHBC Virtual Museum.
