Mission
The Ottawa Valley Button Club is a small group of people with a passion for clothing buttons. Learn about, preserving and displaying buttons is part of the joy of collecting buttons. It will take you on a fascinating discovery journey that can involve history, art, fashion, socio-economics, workmanship and production. The Ottawa Valley Button Club offers you a relaxed and non-competitive opportunity to get to know others with similar interests, to swap buttons and button stories, and, to network with those in other button clubs. Our members collect a variety of buttons from antique, to military to modern. We meet monthly and we encourage anyone who wishes to share in the personal enjoyment and fun of button collecting to join us!
Membership
Membership is open to anyone who has a passion for collecting clothing buttons. The Club usually meets 8-10 times a year at the Dragonfly Fabrics Store, corner of Alta Vista and Bank Street. During the summer we meet on Tuesday evening and from October – March on Sunday afternoon from 1:30 pm. - 4:30 pm. It is important to check the website for the date, place and time of the next meeting.
Members and guests are invited to bring buttons to trade or sell at OVBC Meetings.
(Note, from time to time, we meet at a private home or studio. Please check our website for the place of the next meeting)
Membership: $15.00 per year, renewable every September.and includes a seasonal newsletters.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM – Please fill out and email or mail to Sue Dickout: sdickout@sympatico.ca
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Button Shows and Excursions
The Club organizes trips to other button shows each year. This is an excellent way to extend networks and further educate ourselves on the wonderful world of buttons.
Next Meetings
- Sunday, January 22, 2012, 1:30 pm at Dragonfly Fabrics. Sue Dickout will lead a presentation on Art Nouveau.
- Sunday, February 18, 2012, 1:30 p.m.at Dragonfly Fabrics.
- Friday, Saturday March 16-17 2012. Exhibit and Info Session: Pearls for Girls… &… Art Nouveau Antique Buttons.
- Friday 10:00 a.m – 7:00 p.m
- Saturday 10:00 a.m – 5: p.m
- Sunday March 18, 2012, 1:30 p.m. Meeting.
OVBC Newsletter Launched...
THE OVBC's new newsletter (hard copy) is available to OVBC members. Contact us if you would like to join and receive this important publication.
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Executive
- President: Sue Dickout
- Treasurer: Melanie Macdonald
- Membership:
- Newsletter: Micheline Gravel
- Program: Evelyn Davis
- Museums: Evelyn Palmer
- Research: Louise Daignault
- Web: Susan Smith