POTTERY ON THE SQUARE

Monmouth, Illinois

8:00 AM June 22, 2013

The Deadline to order is May31, 2013

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OUR 2013 CONVENTION WILL INCLUDE A SATURDAY 2:00 PM SPECIAL SEMINAR

with guest speaker Dennis NyGaard of Hastings, Minnesota. The topic "Red Wing Dump Digging" will cover his very interesting finds over many years and interesting Illinois Advertising pieces he uncovered in the past year.

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Chuck and Darlene McDaniel

Congratulations go out to Chuck and Darlene McDaniel our newly elected COIPS Board Members. They are charter members and an important part of the Collectors of Illinois Pottery and Stoneware, since our founding.

At the same time, we want to give our sincere thanks and appreciation to Ray and Kathy Goodell for their term on the Board and for their contributions, efforts, and support at making our club better and serving the Board and membership. Thank you Kathy and Ray!

Kathy and Ray Goodell

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

THE COIPS "2013 POTTERY ON THE SQUARE " SWAP MEET IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2013.

COIPS IS HAVING A "GET TOGETHER" ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE NEARBY AmericInn Hotel IN MONMOUTH. FOOD WILL BE CATERED FREE FOR MEMBERS ATTENDING THE FRIDAY NIGHT GET TOGETHER. PLEASE BRING A PIECE FROM YOUR COLLECTION TO SHOW AND SHARE A STORY ABOUT IT WITH FELLOW ATTENDING MEMBERS. THE COIPS MEMBER ROOM RATE AT THE AMERICINN HOTEL IS $79.90. ROOMS ARE GOING FAST, SO CALL TO RESERVE YOUR ROOM NOW, AT (309) 734-9958 .

COIPS Convention 2013

will be Friday and Saturday, October 25th and 26th, 2013

The Stoney Creek Inn

101 Mariners Way,

Please make reservations early at phone 1-800-659-2220 or (309) 694-1300

Hotel is conveniently located in East Peoria.

Off Interstate 74 simply take Exit 95 onto North Main Street.

Proceed northward about 1 1/2 miles to our hotel

on the west side of North Main, just North of Casino.

Please VISIT the The Stoney Creek Inn

and to get your detailed directions see Interpretive MAP

A CURRENT MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND ALL COIPS FUNCTIONS.

THE CONVENTION PACKAGE IS $30.00

To those of you who attended the COIPS 2012 Swap Meet "Pottery on the Square" in Monmouth Il last weekend - we had a terrific turnout - the weather was great - and there was plenty of stoneware to buy.

Thank you for your support by attending.

The Collectors Of Illinois Pottery and Stoneware

and the Monmouth Chamber of Commerce.

The 2012 COIPS Spring Swap Meet was held Saturday, June 23rd, 2012, in conjunction with the Monmouth Chamber of Commerce "Pottery on the Square Event" in Monmouth, Illinois. COIPS along with members of The Blue and White Club, The Sleepy Eye Club, and The Red Wing Collectors Society attended. Activities included a terrific Swap Meet, pottery throwing demonstrations, an impressive window display of rare pottery pieces, an appraisers tent, and a morning event stoneware auction.

Many nice sales occurred and good stoneware found new homes.

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Convention 2012 Summary

The 2011 event at East Peoria, Illinois, entailed a Friday night Annual Business Meeting, a moment of silence for members that have passed away, a great social, silent auction, room hopping buying-selling-trading, 50/50 tickets to win convention prizes, and the award of the COIPS 28th annual commemorative. Saturday morning was very active with one of our largest representation of dealer tables, a large attendance of shopping, a great display at the Rare Items table, an overall very good COIPS Show and Sale, and a most informative seminar about the folk art creations and the quest of the very talented potter, Mr. Anthony L. Hayes. His presentation was very interesting, informative, and professionally presented. We received a nice banquet dinner that evening, followed by a digitally presented Powerpoint Slide Production by Tom O'Hare, and the evening major auction. Each day a large selection of stoneware was offered for sale by show dealers, and several very rare and unusual stoneware items appeared for sale, both in room sales and the Saturday morning sale and confab, and acquired at the evening auction. Several fine pieces of Illinois stoneware found new homes. Best of all, it was another great time for the membership to meet and visit and at a terrific facility, the Stoney Creek Inn. Special thanks is given to all current and past board members for all their hard work and dedication to the Collectors of Illinois Pottery and Stoneware and to the staff at the Stoney Creek Inn.

Saturday SHOW & SALE 2012

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COIPS Swap Meet 2011

AN OFFERING OF GREAT STONEWARE AND ON A REALLY GREAT DAY.

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BUY SELL or TRADE

Buy sell trade ads are FREE for members and a perk of your membership! Looking for that special piece? Have a duplicate to sell? Place an ad in your C.O.I.P.S. newsletter!

Please forward all Newsletter related mail to:

Collectors of Illinois Pottery and Stoneware

c/o Newsletter Editors Connie & Tony Dalson Peacock

East Dubuque, Ill 61025

Past Annual Monmouth Pottery on the Square Swap Meets