FLBCA: Collecting in the Ithaca and Finger Lakes Area

Calling All Collectors!

flea market We are the Finger Lakes Bottle Collectors Association and we welcome you to the basic setup of our site. This site is under construction, so there will be some links moving around as we post information, and some functions will not work yet. We apologize for the inconvenience, but please check back soon for updates.

UPDATE 5/6/09: We have added more pictures, so take a look at our gallery. Please email us if you have other pictures, or if you have events you would like added to our calendar - we will also happily add events from other clubs and organizations to keep our membership informed of collecting and antiques-related events in the general Finger Lakes area.

UPDATE 4/30/09: Our calendar is now working! Please check back frequently as we add events.

Our Club

We welcome new members! See below for more information.

Here is a story from ithacatimes.com which mentions our club.

How to Find Us
We meet the second Tuesday of every month except for July and August, in the Veterans Fire Hall, RTE 13-Elmira Rd. Ithaca, NY. We generally have a guest speaker or a presentation by one of our members at the conclusion of the official meeting. Please email us for more information and a schedule of speakers and presentations.

Meet Our Officers
Please contact our officers if you have any questions, or you can email info@fingerlakescollecting.org President, Tobias Dean
Phone: (607) 273-1347
Vice President, Jay Travis
2nd Vice President and Show Chair, George Blaasch
Treasurer, Richard Sheffield
Recording Secretary, Jan Topeleski
Newsletter Editor, Abby Nash
Membership Chair, Millie Norton

Our Members
We are currently a group of about 50 from all ages and walks of life. Our members live in various areas in and near Ithaca, NY.

Despite our name, we do not collect only bottles! Our collections do include milk and other bottles, but our interests range widely, such as antique Valentines, Teddy Roosevelt paraphernalia, fruit jars, cookbooks, scientific equipment, and more. If you have a collection or would like to learn more about the art of collecting, we welcome you to join our club.

2009 Bottle Show
We are celebrating FLBCA's 40th year anniversary in 2009! Please see the poster for the 2009 Bottle Show, which will take place Sunday, Oct. 4, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Finger Lakes Bottle Collectors Association (FLBCA)

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