Introducing Kim & Gary Maddox Kim & Gary Maddox have been members of the club since 2007. They’re retired and as Kim put it “living our best lives.” They live in Leesburg, Florida but you’ll also find them on the road in their travel trailer. Gary retired from Texas Instruments as an Electronic Technician/Group Leader. Kim…

A Little Introduction Effie Willson is from Sunbury, Victoria, Australia. She’s a wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She’s a retired office worker who has been collecting shakers since 2006, or about 16 years. She’s been a Club member since 2011. Many of you know her from Facebook where she frequently posts shakers of the…

A Little Background Louise is from Oregon City, Oregon where she lives with her husband, Del McChesney. She retired in 2016 after 31 years as a Federal employee. At the time of her retirement she was a Program Analyst for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) where she assisted their field offices in Oregon with…

A Little About Carol Carol Detweiler is from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. Her late husband was a big Civil War buff so when he retired 25 years ago they moved to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. In his retirement Cliff was a Licensed Battlefield Guide in Gettysburg. Carol retired a few years ago. In addition to the Novelty…

A Little Background Sally was blessed to start out as a computer programmer in it’s early days and joined the Civil Service for the U.S. Navy in development of airborne surveillance and simulation programs. In later years she was a program manager for the development of several aircraft carrier weapons and satellite surveillance systems. In…

A Little Personal Info. . .   Horst is a graduate Mechanical Engineer. He worked in coal-fired stations, nuclear power stations and head office for the Ontario Utility for 40 years. Before they were married, Jane worked at General Electric. After they married, they moved a lot because of Horst’s job. Her last job was…

A Little Background Susanna worked as a kindergarten teacher in Germany until they moved to California in 1996. “There I stopped working, for money at least. There is always enough work with husband and household. . .” Harald worked with a software company in different positions. It gave them the opportunity to move to California…

By Trish Claar How It All Started As a child, Larry was born and raised in the Midwest, in Rockford, IL. Every year his father would get two weeks off work, one of which would be spent with the family on a summer vacation. Mom and Dad would pack up the car, gather him, his…

Long Time Collectors Wisconsin members Ruth and Ken Wittlief have been collecting shakers for many years. But why shakers? Per Ruth “They are small and lots of varieties for a person to choose from. The challenge of finding something neat to add to our collection.” Ruth developed her interest in collecting in 1986 while helping…

By Véronique Verbist It was my pleasure to get together with Sylvia Tompkins and learn about her journey as a novelty salt and pepper shaker collector. How It Started Sylvia was looking for an interesting hobby and so she started collecting salt and pepper shakers In the mid-1970’s. Why shakers? They are small (there was…

By Laura Daniels It was my pleasure to get together with Hubert and Clara McHugh and learn about their journey as novelty salt and pepper shaker collectors. Original Members Hubert and Clara are two of the original Novelty Salt & Pepper Shakers Club members. They joined in 1985 when it was still the Antique Salt…

By Laura Daniels It was my pleasure to get together with Norma Montaigne and learn about her journey as a novelty salt and pepper shaker collector. How It All Started Norma lives in Pittsford, Vermont – the land of NO salt and pepper shakers to buy. Norma’s journey started at a flea market in New…

By Trish Claar How It All Started Not too long after Doris married her husband Bob, he started collecting vinyl records. So together they started going to yard sales and flea markets to find records for his collection. Doris had an empty shelf in her kitchen so she picked up a couple of salt and…

by Laura Daniels It was my pleasure to get together with Joyce Schurk and learn about her journey as a novelty salt and pepper shaker collector. In the beginning. . . Joyce was one of the original Novelty Salt & Pepper Shakers Club members. She joined in 1985 when it was still the Antique Salt…

By Laura Daniels It was my pleasure to get together with Noreen Neary and learn about her journey as a novelty salt and pepper shaker collector. An Original Noreen was one of the original Novelty Salt & Pepper Shakers Club members. She joined in 1985 when it was still the Antique Salt Shakers Club. She…

By Trish Claar How It All Started When I was a kid growing up my mother had a small collection of figural salt and pepper shakers, about 25-30 sets that she kept behind glass in a bookcase. I never got to touch or play with them but they mesmerized me because they were so colorful…

By Laura Daniels It was my pleasure to get together with Dianne Thorn and learn about her journey as a novelty salt and pepper shaker collector. How It All Started Dianne’s grandmother was a salt and pepper shaker collector and when Dianne was 12 years old, her grandmother died. Her grandmother’s collection, which consisted of…

Introduction Marjorie Keiser, a member from Omaha, Nebraska, joined the club in 1991 and right away became an active member. She attended the 1991 national convention, Shakerfest ’91, in Schaumburg, Illinois. Marjorie entered the large display contest and won third place. But that’s getting ahead of her shaker story. When she was 13 years old…