MEET OUR TEAM
The FOHBC Virtual Museum Board of Directors
Introducing you to the FOHBC Virtual Museum Primary Developers.
Alan DeMaison
Developer
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Alan currently is serving the hobby as the Virtual Museum Treasurer and chief image photographer for the Virtual Museum spins. In his capacity as chief image photographer, he has been honored to photograph collections in the great states of Texas, Washington, California, Colorado, Ohio, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Alan has been awarded the FOHBC President’s Award in 2009 for his work as Treasurer of the FOHBC, in 2013 for his work as Business Manager for the FOHBC and in 2018 for contributions to the FOHBC Virtual Museum. Alan is currently President of the Ohio Bottle Club and maintains their “ohiobottleclub.org” website. Alan served as math teacher, a math consultant dealing with curriculum in the elementary schools and a substitute teacher in a special needs school for 48 years before retiring in 2017.
Doug simms
Special Projects Director
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Doug Simms is a native of Salisbury, Maryland and has lived in south central Alabama (Montgomery and Prattville) since 1990. He and his father, Bill Simms, have been digging and collecting bottles since the early 1970s and he likes Virginia mineral waters, black glass, and pontiled medicines and utilities. He graduated from Virginia Military Institute with a chemistry degree in 1977 and commissioned in the Air Force, serving in various petroleum, logistics, IT, special projects and program management positions at base, Air Staff and Joint Command levels. Doug retired from the Air Force in 1994 and started up his IT and website company, DNS Computer Services. He builds/hosts/maintains over 30 websites and provides regional IT and computer support. He and his wife Marilyn enjoy their five children, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He also enjoys cycling and playing electric guitar.
Richard Siri
FOHBC Director-at-Large
Richard Siri is known for his extensive Western bottle collections having amassed one of the most complete Western bitters bottle collections, as well as extensive collections of whiskeys, Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and USA Hospital bottles, among other things. He is always willing to share his knowledge on his favorite subjects and that knowledge has found a public place inside many books, articles and exhibitions about antique bottles. He has held several offices within the federation, most notably that as president in 2008. Richard co-chaired the FOHBC 2012 Reno National Antique Bottle Expo and the most recent, FOHBC 2016 Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo. He is also a major supporter and an active member of the Northwestern Bottle Collectors Association. In 2009, Richard Siri first brought forth the concept of developing the FOHBC Virtual Museum. He now serves on the museum Board of Directors and he, along with his wife Beverley, is a major financial contributor to the museum. Richard was also inducted the FOHBC Hall of fame in 2018.
LET’S MAKE IT OFFICIAL
Access the FOHBC Virtual Museum now
With an entry pass to the FOHBC Virtual Museum, you would be entitled to access The FOHBC Virtual Museum before it is completed. See the Bitters Gallery, the Historical Flasks Gallery, and sneak peek into the Spirits, Target Balls, and Fruit Jars Galleries. We have several other exciting plans for the future of the Virtual Museum. Stay tuned!
