I am sorry to say that Steve Mertz has passed away. His friends in the hobby know that Steve has fought a long battle with cancer. His son Jonah brought him to Muncie in January, but Steve was not well enough to stay for the actual jar show. I think Steve's passion for Mason jar collecting...
I regret to announce that John Hathaway has passed away. John Hathaway has been retired for several years, but long-time jar collectors fondly remember his "Maine Idea" fruit jar sales. In addition to setting up at many shows, John would send out a sales list to about 600 collectors every other...