Barbara Floyd, local historian and author of The Glass City: Toledo and the Industry That Built It (University of Michigan Press, 2015) will talk about the development of the glass industry in Toledo, with an emphasis on technological innovations of the companies that changed the world

Julie McMaster, archivist for the Toledo Museum of Art, will talk on the private lives of Mr. and Mrs. Libbey and the impact they made on the community outside of the founding of the Toledo Museum of Art

Diane Wright, curator of glass at the Toledo Museum of Art, will talk about the museum’s glass collection as a legacy that Edward Drummond Libbey left to Toledo

Ted Ligibel, local historic preservation specialist, will talk on the establishment of the Old West End Historic District, with an emphasis on the importance of the Libbey House to that area

Tina Moffat and architect Steven Shrake, Libbey House Foundation board members, will talk about the Libbeys’ role in shaping the unique community of Ojai, California

Robert Zollweg, Libbey Glass designer, will talk about the artistic development of the Libbey Glass’s product line over time