WSWDC 2011-2012 Calendar

General lectures are open to the public. All are welcome! The venue for meetings and lectures now vary, due to the current unavailability of the Fairfax County Government Center, Fairfax, Virginia, on Sundays. The Potomac Community Center in Potomac, Maryland, and other sites act as alternatives. Please check for meeting locations below and one month prior to each meeting for confirmation.

September 25, 2011 (Sunday) at 2:15 p.m.: English Ceramics at Colonial Williamsburg

By Suzanne R. F. Hood, Associate Curator, Ceramics & Glass, CWF

At Chantilly Regional Library, VA

November 19, 2011 (Saturday) at 2:00 p.m.: Who Done It?: Wedgwood's Uncelebrated Artists
By Joyce Schwartz and Marilyn McLennan, Wedgwood Collectors

At Fairfax County Government Center, VA

January 8, 2012 (Sunday) at 2:00 p.m.: Show & Tell; and Silent Auction

Members share information on or ask about selected pieces from their collections; also attendees can acquire Wedgwood via a silent auction

At Potomac Community Center, MD

March 11, 2012 (Sunday) at 2:00 p.m.: "Two Jewish Families Collect Wedgwood: 1850-1930

By Harwood Johnson, Historian and Author

At Chantilly Regional Library, VA

May 20, 2012 (Sunday) at 2:00 p.m.: Annual General Meeting; and Wedgwood Floral Contest
Members will create and display floral arrangements using Wedgwood wares and compete for prizes; and the WSWDC AGM year in review and elections

At Potomac Community Center, MD

July 22, 2012 (Sunday) at 12:00 p.m.: Annual Summer Social & Sale

RSVP members-only affair

At...... T/B/A

Join us at our next meeting.....…

The next meeting of the WSWDC will feature a lecture by Harwood Johnson, Historian and Author on "Two Jewish Families Collect Wedgwood: 1850-1930". Some of the most famous and familiar pieces of Wedgwood were collected by two Jewish families in Victorian times. This lecture will explore the backgrounds, relationships, and collecting habits of these famiiles. The meeting will take place on Sunday, March 11, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at the Chantilly Regional Library, Fairfax County, Virginia. Please join us - all are welcome!