Finding Blenko . . . .

Heart of Glass reader : Bonedoc sent the following information along with a note saying Blenko is the only glass offered in the Churchill gift shop. He also commented: Glasslady, I didn't go looking for Blenko, it found me. It would seem 'One Finds BLENKO in many strange places, however, the colorful Blenko always seems to show well.'
The Blenko Company is the creator of the windows in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury.
The Mission of the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library at Westminster College is to develop plans, implement programs, provide facilities, and contribute resources which will commemorate and celebrate the distinguished life and career of Sir Winston S. Churchill, thereby supporting, enhancing, and bringing to reality the college’s mission of educating leaders of character for a lifetime of success, significance, and service.
The Winston Churchill Memorial and Library in the United States at Westminster College. The Memorial is located on the college campus in Fulton, Missouri, the site of Churchill's famous "Iron Curtain" speech. The Memorial was founded in 1969 to honor the life and legacy of one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century. It is housed within the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury, a 12th century church from the middle of London, redesigned by Sir Christopher Wren in 1677, that was relocated to Fulton. The undercroft of this beautiful and historic Wren church is a museum filled with a priceless treasury of artifacts and information relating to the life and times of Sir Winston Churchill. Churchill himself was intrigued by the imaginative idea of a restored Wren church in America's heartland. He wrote, "It may symbolize in the eyes of the English-speaking peoples the ideals of Anglo-American association on which rest, now as before, so many of our hopes for peace and the future of mankind." The museum tells the story of a hero who led the free world's fight for freedom, from his privileged youth as the son of a British aristocrat to the darkest days of war. This museum provides a chronicle of the life and times of one of the world's most memorable political leaders and serves as a venue for special artistic and historical exhibits, as well as a variety of social and cultural events. The Churchill Memorial is part of the fabric of everyday life on the campus of Westminster College. Students attend church services here, use the extensive resources of the Memorial's library for research, and serve as tour guides. Many marriages take place in the Christopher Wren church, a light-filled sanctuary where the poet John Milton was married and where Shakespeare may have worshipped. Most of all, the Memorial symbolizes the philosophy upon which the college was founded in 1851. Westminster's reputation for academic excellence begins with the belief that "a freed mind is the chief object of education," an idea vigorously applauded by Sir Winston Churchill.
Hours

Open Daily: 10AM - 4:30PM Closed: Thanksgiving Christmas New Year's Day
Admissions:
Adults: $6.00 Seniors AAA, AARP: $5.00 Youth (12-18): $4.00 College Students: $4.00 Child (6-11): $3.00 Child (5 and under): free
This hand blown glass was made by the Blenko Company of West Virginia. The Blenko Company is the creator of the windows in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury.
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** Bonedoc reports photos are from the Memorial website: visit this site:http://www.churchillmemorial.org/