About MADA
MADA History & Activities
In 1929 a group of antiques dealers within and around Maine decided to form an association and promote their trade by organizing an annual show. Thus the Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA), the nation’s oldest organization devoted to the antiques trade, was born.
In 1943, after a number of years sponsoring successful antiques shows, the members of MADA ceremoniously voted to organize into a corporation to promote fair trade practices and relations within the antiques business, to promote and maintain a standard of ethics designed to inspire the confidence of the public, and to disseminate valuable trade information. These practices and standards of ethics continue within our membership’s obligations today.
Antiques Shows
Since MADA sponsored its first show in 1929 for fifty-nine exhibitors at the Lafayette Hotel in Portland with an admission fee of twenty-five cents, a major purpose of this association has been to organize antiques shows for its members.
We continue to promote the "Coastal Maine Antiques Show," under the sponsorship of the Damariscotta River Association at Roundtop Farm. This show has been a highly successful MADA venue for years, and will be held in 2010 on Wednesday, August 25th.
We are also pleased to continue a partnership that began in 2008 with the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens to sponsor the “Antiques in the Gardens” show. Once again the show will be held during the summer of 2010 on the spectacular Botanical Gardens grounds in Boothbay.
Although we have not yet found an appropriate new venue for our "Annual Antiques Show," we hope to revive its 78 year tradition in the near future.
Endowment Fund
In 1998, in order to "pledge its membership to the highest standards of service," the MADA Board of Directors established an endowment fund to promote education in, and knowledge of, historical Maine arts and decorative arts. Through the years, this program has benefited various Maine museums, historical societies, and preservation projects in their outreach and curatorial endeavors. For more information about our endowment program, please contact us.
Antique Dealer Directory
We print a popular MADA Antiques Dealer Directory and Shop Guide each spring which is distributed throughout Maine and in neighboring states. Each MADA member also receives directories to distribute to customers, and we mail free copies to all who request one . Order a MADA directory.
Mailing Address
Maine Antiques Dealers Association
P.O. Box 255
Wiscasset, ME 04578
MADA Officers 2010
President
Kimberly Washam
1235 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04102
(207) 775-3301; Cell: (917) 297-8288
k.washam@myfairpoint.net
First Vice President
Kass Hogan
P.O. Box 1208
Damariscotta, ME 04543
(207) 563-5639
membership@maineantiques.org
Second Vice President
Nancy Prince
361 Danforth St.
Portland, ME 04102
(207) 879-9253
ntprince@aol.com
Treasurer
Judy Waner
P.O. Box 406
Wiscasset, ME 04578
(207) 882-1280
jwaner@roadrunner.com
Secretary
Joe Bent
85 Cedar Lane
Nobleboro, ME 04578
(207) 563-7187
crash@tidewater.net
MADA Board of Directors 2010
Term Ending November 2010:
Neville Lewis - (207) 354-8055
barometershop@roadrunner.com
Pat Reed - (207) 563-5633
patreedantiques@gmail.com
Term Ending November 2011:
Joe Bent - (207) 563-7187
crash@tidewater.net
Robert Foley - (207) 657-5695
Term Ending November 2012:
Nancy Glazer - (207) 833-6973
glazerantiques@glazerantiques.com
Josh Gurley - (207) 625-7799
joshua@gurleyauctions.com
Roger Williams - (207) 350-1068 / (207) 882-6808
themaineboathouse@roadrunner.com
Past President:
Bev Reynolds - (207) 443-8812
bevyreynolds@gmail.com
Alternates:
Jim Lefurgy
John Sideli