The Signevirist
Newsletter Archive - 2010
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The Signevirist - Fall 2010
The Fire Mark Circle of the Americas convention in Charleston featured a tour of the American LaFrance Museum, a historic Charleston tour with sightings of fire marks, and a special display of fire memorabilia at the Charleston Historical Museum. The convention also included auctions, a business meeting, and awards for members contributions to fire mark collecting and historical content.
The Signevirist - Summer 2010
The Fire Mark Circle of the Americas newsletter highlights a fire mark mystery solved, attributing a previously misidentified mark to the Cincinnati Home Insurance Company, and remembers the late Dave Winges, a supporter of fire history and a long-time member of the FMCA.
The Signevirist - Spring 2010
The Fire Mark Circle of the Americas collaborated with the New York City Fire Museum to improve the accuracy and documentation of over 2,000 fire marks, with members contributing corrections and research to enhance the collection. The project aimed to provide detailed information on fire marks from various countries and states, including the United States and abroad.
The Signevirist - Winter 2010
The Fire Mark Circle of the Americas newsletter discusses fire mark collecting and historical content, including a disputed attribution of a fire mark to the Indianapolis Fire Insurance Company, and a poetic license taken by Carl Sandburg in describing his childhood homes fire insurance sign.
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