Hi filterboy224
Yes there is but it's run be a man who I had a falling out with back in 1995. He was also our first president, but went over the heads of John Lucia and me to get himself elected. We wanted no officers!
There's also the birthplace of our club, The Hoover Historical Center, check with gottahaveahov, for more info. But the story is that I went there in September of 1980, and was treated like a full V.I.P.. Tour of the factory, free access to every room of the Historical center, was taken to lunch by top Hoover brass, and got to see the vault where the rare machines were kept. That was off limits even to the top brass, but I got in there! The director of the Historical Center was Stacy Krammes, and she gave me all sorts of pictures, mostly original black and white glossies, as well as loads of paperwork. She bent over backwards to share anything Hoover, as well as non electric. Then in 1981, she forwarded a letter from John Lucia to me. In September of 82, John and I both went to the Historical center, and a repeat of my first trip. When we were leaving Stacy gave us five names of fellow collectors. I looked at John and asked, "think we should form a club?" "I doubt if anybody would be interested, but worth a try." So I contacted the names on the list. The rest as they say, is history. The club is now 30 years old.
Here's a picture of the original V.C.C.C. staff members taken at the third anual meeting in May, 1988. Club headquarters was then in Naperville, Illinois, and we are in the original club museum. Back row left to right. Assistant editor Norbert Miller, collector Donald O'Connor, co-founder John Lucia. Front row left to right. Me, club secretary Anne R. Taber (my mom) and collector Mike Pupek.
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