Taking a 116-year journey with Millersburg Glass

Chris Sieverdes, curator of the Millersburg Glass Museum, will present a program titled “Taking a 116-Year Journey with Millersburg Glass” at the Dover Public Library Thursday, June 26, at 6:30 p.m.

Sieverdes will share a series of stories about the patterns, colors and shapes of Millersburg Glass, which is considered the most famous of the historical carnival glass styles. His presentation will trace the evolution from crystal to the more complex carnival glass patterns, culminating in the creation of the People’s Vases.

John Fenton opened the Millersburg Glass factory in 1909, producing glass that has become highly desirable among carnival glass collectors nationwide. The Millersburg Glass Museum is located on the Holmes County Historical Society campus next to the 28-room Victorian House on the north side of Millersburg.

Christopher M. Sieverdes, Ph.D., is the current curator of the museum and president of the Heritage Leader Foundation in Ohio. He also serves as an Amish Country Byway leader and is chair of the Ohio Department of Transportation Scenic Byway Advisory Committee. He is past president of Ohio Byway Links Inc. and hosted the first National Scenic Byway Foundation Byway Leader Training, where he continues to teach. Sieverdes is professor emeritus at Clemson University, where he specialized in leadership and community development. He retired as executive director of Blue Key National Honor Society after 17 years of service.

The program will be held in the library’s Community Room at 525 N. Walnut St., Dover. To register, visit www.doverlibrary.org/events or call 330-343-6123.