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The Boston Fire Historical Society, in collaboration with the Old South Meeting House, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Fire Protection Research Foundation, Downtown Crossing Partnership and other organizations, presented Boston Fire History Month in November, 2010. Through a series of lectures, walking tour, museum visit and the return of an antique steam fire engine, Boston Fire History Month called attention to the many fires that have taken place in Boston, and in particular, during the month of November. The theme selected for 2010 was 'Burned Into Memory'. 
The front cover of the Boston Fire History Month brochure. 
The inside section of the Boston Fire History Month brochure. 
The outside section of the handout explaining the Great Fire of 1872. 
The inside section of the handout explaining the Great Fire of 1872 and the Kearsarge. |
On this page you will find a copy of the color brochure produced for lecture series, copies of handouts explaining both the purpose of Fire History Month, The Great Fire of 1872, and the Kearsarge steamer, several photographs taken on November 9, and a link to a slide show containing all the photographs. For a Slide Show of a collection of photos taken on November 9, please 
The Keararge steamer in front of the Old South, which it helped to save in 1872. 
The Keararge steamer on the plaza at Borders at Washington & Milk Sts., Downtown. 
Manufacturer's plate reads 'No. 340 Built by the Amoskeag Manf. Co., Manchester, NH' 
The Boston Fire Department Honor Guard assembled for the commemoration of the Great Fire of 1872. 
Andy Swift and Boston Fire Commissioner Roderick J. Fraser, Jr. Andy is restoring the Kearsarge. 
The Keararge ready to depart on the Shaughnessy flatbed truck at the end of the day. The return of the Kearsarge to the Old South Meeting House was made possible by the support of Shaughnessy Crane Company of South Boston, MA. The riggers and the flatbed truck from Shaughnessy made the delivery and pickup of the Kearsarge a safe and seamless undertaking. The Kearsarge Engine 3 steam fire engine is privately-owned. It is being restored by renowned fire engine restorer Andy Swift at his facility in Hope, Maine. Thank you to all who helped make Boston Fire History Month 2010 a success. |