Dean Six, glass researcher and author, in partnership with Merle Moore, the Director of the Lewis County Chamber of Commerce, formed a local glass study group. A grant was received to fund a one-day meeting with local and state officials that resulted in plans being drawn up to create a glass museum and research facility.

The West Virginia Museum of American Glass, Ltd., was incorporated.

Our first monograph – C. E. Borchert Glass Co., Weston, West Virginia – was published. Our monograph series now includes hundreds of titles.

The 8^th Glass Gathering was back in Weston.

The 10^th Glass Gathering was held in Washington, PA.

L. G. Wright Glass published by Schiffer, the first book written by MAG.

The first issue of All About Glass was mailed. This timeline first appeared in the sixty-first issue.

The 12^th Glass Gathering was held in Weston.

The Black Glass Encyclopedia was published by Schiffer, the second book written by MAG.

MAG held its first annual bottle show

The 14^th Glass Gathering was held in Halton Hills, Canada.

Gil Bowen’s collection of close to 600 glass hen on nest covered dishes was donated to MAG.

The move from the old building to our new one began, with all display cases and glass moved over one long weekend!

The Ancient and Honorable Order of Glass Flakes was established, an informal group of glass researchers and authors, meeting annually at MAG by invitation only.

Celery Vases by Dorothy Daugherty in cooperation with MAG was published. A substantial part of Dottie’s celery vases became a permanent part of MAG’s collection

The West Virginia Commission on the Arts approved a grant for $9,000 to match funds already raised to renovate the restrooms to meet ADA requirements. This work was completed October 18, 2007.

Our name was changed to the Museum of American Glass in West Virginia, to prevent confusion on the part of the public who thought that we only had glass from West Virginia. Our legal name did not change.

The 16^th Glass Gathering was held in Weston, WV.

The archives of the American Flint Glass Workers’ Union were placed in the custody of MAG. In February 2014, the United Steel Workers signed an agreement with MAG permanently transferring ownership to us, including all intellectual property rights.

Items from the National Marble Museum, which became part of MAG in 2008, were first placed on display

The Karl H. Koepke Trust Collection was donated to MAG, becoming the nucleus of one of the largest collections anywhere of flint glass, early American pattern glass, and early lighting.

The Fred Hopper Collection of Black Glass was donated to MAG.

We inaugurated a campaign to “Match the Money – and the Museum is Ours!” An anonymous donor matched $45,000. The six month campaign raised $60,803.10, allowing us to retire our mortgage early and to own the building free and clear. The mortgage was ceremonially burned at the 2011 Gathering.

Ed and Virginia Perva donated a collection of nearly 500 carnival glass tumblers.

The Degenhart dining room was installed at MAG, gift of the Degenhart Glass Museum.

A collection of 907 sherbets was donated by Kay Reiber.

The Open Salt Collectors, Central Atlantic Salt Collectors, and New England Society of Open Salt Collectors met at MAG to dedicate the display case that they funded and filled with donated salts.

We received a large part of the Degenhart Museum’s holdings, following its closing. This comprised not only Degenhart glass, but also an extensive collection of paperweights. When combined with our own holdings, this gave us one of the four or five largest paperweight collections in the United States.

The 20^th Glass Gathering was held in Weston.

We began a six-month campaign, “Give Birth to a Dream: MAG’s new addition in nine months!” With a matching grant for $50,000 from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, the campaign successfully raised funds to construct a two-story addition to the museum to house a glass studio, kitchen, and storage facility on the first floor, and room for accessioning and photography on the second.

The stained glass doors from Saint Patrick’s Church in Weston, which had been removed when the church was renovated, were given to MAG by the Archdiocese. They are now on display in the Gallery.

The first Glass Flakes Press book was published. The imprint continues to grow with two or three new books published every year.

Publication of A Glass Lover’s Cookbook.

The 22nd Glass Gathering was held in Weston, WV.

The first Valentines Chocolate Lovers Feast was held – a fund-raiser that continues to be one of our most popular ever!

MAG launched our virtual museum, http://magwv.pastperfectonline.com.

The Alliance of Glass Museums of America held its first meeting at MAG

Our “Face the Future” campaign was announced. Initial emphasis was on creating a streetscape exterior for the museum, which was not received with great enthusiasm. A much less expensive faux front was installed instead and the thrust of the campaign became that of making necessary improvements to the building, including installing a new HVAC system and many other upgrades.

The 24^th Glass Gathering was held in Weston, WV.

MAG was given several hundred pieces of L. E. Smith, Bryce, and Lenox from the collection of the Mount Pleasant Glass Museum, after its closing.

MAG received over 500 pieces from Verle and Nancy Davison. About half the collection is rich cut glass, the remainder vaseline.

Mary Ann Fitz donated nearly 400 pieces of Morgantown glass

Nancy Minahan donated over 500 creams and sugars.

Phyllis Petcoff donated over 5,000 pieces of flint glass and early pattern glass.

The 26^th Glass Gathering was held in White Mills, PA.

New LVT flooring was laid in the Gallery and museum store, phase 1 of our project to replace the old orange carpet throughout the Museum.

The 28^th Glass Gathering was held in Newark, OH