I-69 Heritage Corridor - Madison County
DeKalb Cty -- Coney
-- Hochstettler
-- Houser
-- Minard
-- Myers
-- Placencia
-- Riser
-- Waterloo jam session
-- Sarasien
-- Sechler
-- Stackhouse
-- Rowe
Grant Cty -- Adkins
-- Butler
-- Petro
-- Neuhouser
-- Garage pickers
-- Cox
-- Hoke
-- Cash
-- Powers
Hamilton Cty -- Bundy
-- Davis
-- Day
-- Gordon
-- Cricket players
-- Dr. Bomie Han
-- Gerald Terry
-- Bobbie Kauffman
Delaware Cty -- Jackson
-- Doris Jean Coil
-- Ronald Davis
-- John Zile
-- Ken Shipley
-- Atchade
-- Roberts
Allen Cty -- Mowry
-- Zehner
-- Bozarth
-- Cynar
-- Lengacher
-- Gorman
-- Hollman
-- Patria Smith
-- Penny Myers
-- Rugsaken
Madison Cty -- Spencer
-- Joe Rice
-- Theoharris
-- Carol Ball
-- Greg Adams
Huntington Cty -- Enyeart
-- Glessner
-- Alice Stickler
-- Company Singers
-- Dick Hinton
-- Goldenberg
-- Jay Peters
-- Gil Shideler
Henry Cty -- Bennett
Carol Ball of Prestige Glass in Elwood proudly poses with a sample of her company's art glass creations. "My family's always liked glass," she acknowledges.
-- Photo by Jon Kay
Carol Ball -- Prestige Glass
Glass has been an important part of Carol Ball’s life for as long as she can remember. With the help of her grandmother, Carol began collecting glass paperweights at the age of four. In the mid-1980s, she worked in the gift shop of legendary Indiana glass artist Joe St Clair in Elwood. Carol and her husband Jeff established their own factory, Prestige Glass, after St Clair’s death in 1990. They purchased some of St Clair’s equipment to help continue Elwood’s long tradition of glass making.
Prestige Glass is a relatively small operation, Carol says, with only two full-time workers in addition to herself and Jeff. One of their glassmakers also worked in the St Clair factory for over fifteen years. Carol helps in the factory in the mornings, and Jeff, who works full-time for General Motors, is also a regular presence, performing equipment maintenance and developing new glass molds and tools. Carol’s parents used to help out in the store, and her son worked in the factory for seven years.
Listen to Carol talk about:
Exchanging ideas within the community
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