2021 Convention (Reunion) Information
“McCOY’S GOLD AND SILVER TREASURES”
2021 REUNION WEDNESDAY. JULY 7TH – SATURDAY.JULY 10TH
It is with great excitement that the 33rd Annual Reunion of the McCoy Pottery Collectors’ Society is offering a new concept with a Hybrid Reunion this year that includes both on-line recorded McCoy Pottery educational presentations for those who are unable to travel, along with a great sleight of live activities in Zanesville for those that are attending the McCoy Pottery Reunion in person. Web-site presentations will air beginning July 7th !
The Quality Inn is our Host hotel- call immediately to make your room reservations (740-454-4144). Tell the Hotel that you are with the McCoy Pottery Collectors’ Society.
With the quick timeline of putting together our Reunion for 2021, if you are attending, please email your number of people attending the reunion and the number that are attending our Banquet on Friday evening at Bryon’s Place to mccoypotterycollectors@gmail.com The $25 per person payment for the dinner banquet is payable at the door.
Wednesday afternoon July 7th events kick off from 2:00-5:00pm (exact afternoon time TBD) with Koehler’s Auction preview for the McCoy Pottery Collectors’ Society.
Early Room Selling/Buying will commence following the Koehler auction preview. Room Shopping will continue throughout Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Thursday July 8th: Room shopping will continue and beginning at 6:00pm the Koehler on-line auction will begin to end.
Friday July 9th is our annual Banquet with doors opening at 5:00pm at Bryon’s Place, where we will enjoy their quality reputation and accommodations. Activities include Dinner, social time with fellow collectors, silent auction and an interactive Show-and-Tell. Do bring a favorite piece of McCoy or a piece with a special story to display, and consider sharing your piece with an informal and brief presentation. Dress for the Theme!
Koehler Auction item pick-up begins in the morning and throughout Friday & Saturday.
Room Selling continues at the Hotel.
Saturday July 10th: a midday member cookout will be hosted to end the Reunion.
New Virtual Component (Member Benefit)
Due to ongoing COVID 19 Restrictions and some membership concerns we are going to have the educational and sharing components of our 2021 Convention online. Video content will be posted in this section of the website closer to Convention dates.
DATES
For 2021, our Reunion Events will be July 7th – 10th. The Society Headquarters will again be the Quality Inn & Suites (Formally the Comfort Inn). The Quality Inn is located at 500 Monroe Street in Zanesville, Ohio. The telephone number is 740-454-4144. A Hotel Room Layout is found here. A map showing the location of the Quality Inn is given below. The Quality Inn will set aside a block of rooms, at a reduced rate for Convention attendees. The reserved rooms will be held until at least mid-June. The block of rooms are set up for 2019 so make your reservations early to receive the reduced rate. Please tell the attendant that you are part of the McCoy Pottery Collectors’ Society Group.
In-Room Selling
A popular feature of the convention is in-room selling. All attendees are invited to bring any J.W. McCoy, Nelson McCoy or Brush-McCoy pottery that they wish to sell and offer their pottery for sale in their hotel room. In-room selling of pottery may occur at any time during the convention at times chosen by the individual sellers. In-Room selling is a major event and many people participate as both buyers and sellers. So, if this will be your first convention, don’t hesitate in bringing those McCoy pieces that you would like to sell. Whether you bring only several pieces or those boxes full of unwanted McCoy’s that you have accumulated over the years, any number is welcome.
Convention Event Registration
If you would like to register for one or more events, a registration form will be available by April of 2021 on this web site and may be submitted at that time including a personal check or money order in the appropriate amount. Early registration is always appreciated. Click here (Soon) for the 2019 Convention Registration Form For registrations mailed prior to June 1st, the Society member cost for both the Mixer and Auction and the Banquet / Displays, will be $24.00 per person, per event. All members are allowed to bring one guest at Member prices to one or both events. For registrations made after June 1st, the cost of each event will be $29.00 per person, per event. For Non-Members beyond the (1) guest per member the cost will be $29.00 per person for the Mixer and Auction and for the Banquet / Displays. There is a mail-in deadline for registrations of June 1st. Please note that the fees are increased for registrations after June 1st, and no mail-in registrations are accepted after June 25th. Registrations can be made at the Convention Headquarters at the Quality Inn the week of the events but fees will be at the higher levels.