ABA 2023 Convention Highlights
Omaha, Nebraska
June 25 – 30 2023
A few Convention Pictures.
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American Bell Association Banner
Registration
Parade of Banners
Parade of Banners
Some of our First Timers
Grandma brought the grandkids
Breakfast
Waiting for the BEHOLD and Exhibit Room to open
Sorry – You have to wait until 2:00 on the dot
Exhibit Room
Exhibit Room
Did he make a sale?
Bell and Tell – Did they figure it out?
Setting up for programs
Marilyn, Bell Tower Editor & Alan, Hotel Coordinator
Alan explaining his Bell Contest entry to Terry, the Town Crier
First Timer John with Coin Bells Companion Pieces
President Sue Goebel with Silent Auction win
Raffle
BEHOLD – Figurine Belles
BEHOLD – One of a kind
BEHOLD – Holiday Memories
BEHOLD – Netsuke Bells
The Programs
We learned a lot from the diverse selection of programs presented this year.
Weird (?) and/or Wonderful (?)
Weird (?) and/or Wonderful (?)
Recent Bells Found
Recent Bells Found
Netsukes: A Tribute to Curtis and Lenore
Netsukes: A Tribute to Curtis and Lenore
Netsukes: A Tribute to Curtis and Lenore
Cha-ching: Bells on money
Bells from Russian and Turkish Museums
Bells from Russian and Turkish Museums – A bell as a lid for a watch
Winston’s Bells: A Travelogue of Sorts
Hemeny Carillon
The Ladies Room plus One – Note the fine details
lady bell plus one
Carillons: Bells that make music The Netherlands Tower
Carillons: Bells that make music
2023 – 2024 Executive Board
President Jane Boldnow
First Vice President: Bonnie Tippery Second Vice President: Ailene Pearce Secretary: Kathleen Collins Treasurer: Arlene Foreman Immediate Past President: Sue Goebel Member at Large: Shirley Russell Past Presidents Representative: Laura Murgia Parliamentarian & Legal Advisor: Bill Kenworthy
PROGRAMS
Weird(?) and/or Wonderful (?) Bells
Recent Bells Found
Netsukes: A Tribute to Curtis and Lenore
Bells of the World’s Great Porcelain Houses
Carillons: Bells that make music
The Ladies Room plus One
Russian Museum Bells
Carillons
Cha-Ching’s Chimes
Winston’s Bells: A Travelogue of Sorts
BEHOLD ROOM DISPLAYS
Weird (?) and/or Wonderful (?) Bells
Netsukes on a Bell
Holiday Memories
Bells of the World’s Great Porcelain Houses
Figurine “Belles”
One of a Kind Bells
2023 Convention Bell
Train entering and leaving a tunnel
Bronze bell created by Les Bruning
The Tours
Many of us took the tours sponsored by the American Bell Association. We took an excellent bus tour of Omaha learning much about its history and revitalization. We went to Pioneer Courage Park, through Memorial Park and St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church for explanation of Orthodoxy, lunch and dancing. We stopped at the Hot Shops and saw Les Bruning, our bell creator pouring bronze into molds and visited other artists. Patrick Keep gave us a bell ringing recital at the Henningson Campanile. On Tuesday we saw Boy’s Town and visited Bonnie’s house for lunch and viewed her bell, owl and nutcracker collections.
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Pioneer Park
Pioneer Park
Pioneer Park: Lucille found a friend
Pioneer Park: Arlene found a friend too!
Pioneer Park
Memorial Park Eagle
Paratroopers Memorial
Memorial Park
St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church
St John’s for lunch
Enjoying some Greek Dancing
The Hot Shops
Pouring bronze into molds
Henningson Campanile
Waiting for the concert to begin
Patrick – the bell ringer with Carl – our Campanile expert
Bonnie’s for lunch
Just a few of Bonnie’s bells
A few of her owls
