The Transferware Collectors Club (TCC) will hold its 9th Annual Meeting at historic Colonial Williamsburg, VA, October 16-19, 2008. Information at www.transcollectorsclub.org.

The 9th Annual Meeting of the Transferware Collectors Club promises to be one of our most successful. A full slate of speakers, including Dick Henrywood, co-author of the two-volume Dictionary of Blue and White Printed Pottery, will present on a variety of topics. Topics to be presented by the six speakers include Special Order Wares; Importers of Transferware and their Marks; The Influence of the Tower Menagerie and the London Zoological Gardens on Transfer Printed Patterns; Decorated English Shell Edged Wares; Josiah Wedgwood and his Factory, Highlights from the Dwight and Lucille Beeson Wedgwood Collection at the Birmingham Museum of Art; and Challenging our Knowledge of Transferware. Other features of the meeting include Object Identification Session (back by popular demand); Show and Share session; Optional Day of visits to nearby collections and to Jamestown; and the spectacular Show and Sale of Transferware. Attendees will receive an extended-period pass to all Colonial Williamsburg sites. This will be a very popular conference venue and demand will be high, so put these dates on your calendar now and be sure to submit your reservation early. Information on the meeting and on joining the TCC can be found at our excellent web site, www.transcollectorsclub.org.