Shamokin Fire Museum and Archive
Shamokin Fire Museum and Archive
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About the Rescue Fire Museum, Shamokin, PA
About the Rescue Fire Museum, Shamokin, PA
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Photos of John Smith?
Founded by John F Smith, USN-RET--Shamokin Area Fire Historian
Founded by John F Smith, USN-RET--Shamokin Area Fire Historian
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Fire Rescue Co. Archives
Fire Rescue Co. Archives
John Smith's Collections
John Smith's Collections
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Memorabilia and meticulously labeled binders line the museum's shelves
(Thinking something about collecting clippings, records, event memorabilia, as well as his own and others' personal photos for XX years, with material from 1866-2000s. Here's a link to his index/table of contents.
I'll tidy up the photos and text so it all fits nicely.)
Over a dozen binders preserve typed copies of newspaper stories from 1899-1979.
Shamokin Fire Bureau Illustrated History
Shamokin Fire Bureau Illustrated History
In the Shamokin Fire Bureau Illustrated History, Smith focused on the Bureau's role in the community, as well as the members and daily operations. These binders include his own research notes and writing.)
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Collaboration Bucknell University students and Bertrand Library's Special Collections
Collaboration Bucknell University students and Bertrand Library's Special Collections
2015: Student Documentary on John Smith and the Museum
2015: Student Documentary on John Smith and the Museum
Several men discuss their experience with the fire departments in the city of Shamokin, Pennsylvania, and the significance it has had in their lives and in the community. The video is in memory of John Smith, a passionate town historian who created what is now the Shamokin Fire History Museum.
"One Man, One Museum, One Community"
"One Man, One Museum, One Community"
Special thanks to Professor Carl Milofsky, Instructional Technologist Video Production Specialist Brianna Derr, and Bucknell students from Spring 2015 Sociology 206 Video Ethnography Course Laura Lujan, Stephanie Salazar, Michelle Lutz, Colin Sygrove, Connor Hayes, Abu Chowdhury, and Clayton McManus, for creating this video.
See more about this project in Bucknell Center for Sustainability and Environment's Coal Region Field Station Student Projects Collection here.
See more about this project in Bucknell Center for Sustainability and Environment's Coal Region Field Station Student Projects Collection here.
2025:Rescue Fire Co. Archives Online
2025:Rescue Fire Co. Archives Online
Bucknell's Center for Sustainability and the Environment and Bertrand Library's Public Scholarship and Community Archiving team are scanning Smith's photos and documents to make the Rescue Fire Co. Archives public online.
Shamokin Rescue Fire Co.
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