1946: RUSLING HOSE 65th ANNIVERSARY

Here's the Times' coverage of the anniversary celebration of Hamilton's legendary Rusling Hose Volunteer Fire Company as it celebrated 50 years of service to Broad Street Park area residents of Hamilton. This is a duplicate post which I have re-posted as the fire company celebrates a milestone 65th anniversary.

Ralph Lucarella said...

HI TOM...RUSLING HOSE WAS JUST ONE OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES IN HAMILTON TOWNSHIP. I OFTEN WONDERED WHY THEY HAD A POLICE DEPT. AND NOT A FIRE DEPT. THE VOLUNTEER COMPANIES WERE OUTSTANDING AND THAT MAY BE THE REASON WHY. BEST REGARDS.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Jim C said...

Hi Tom. Your heading and comment for this article is a bit confusing. You state that Rusling Hose Company celebrates its 65th anniversary in 2011. In fact, the Company is celebrating its 115th anniversary in 2011 having been organized in 1896.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

HI JIM:

I GUESS THE CONFUSION LIES IN THE HEADING "1946 - 2011;" RUSLING HOSE 65TH ANNIVERSARY. AS YOU CAN SEE, I WAS PARAPHRASING THE ARTICLE WHICH TELLS OF THE 1896 GENESIS OF THE ORGANIZATION. I JUST ASSUMED THAT MOST VISITORS WOULD SEE THE DATE 1946 AND REALIZE THAT THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY WAS CELEBRATED DURING THE YEAR 1946. I HAVE CHANGED THE POST FROM 2011 - 1946..." TO JUST PLAIN "1946."

1946: RUSLING HOSE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY

Here's the Times' coverage of the anniversary celebration of Hamilton's legendary Rusling Hose Volunteer Fire Company. Rusling was a neighboring fire company for those of us in the Hartley-Sylvan-So. Olden area. But for a block or two, Rusling would have been the fire company serving our neighborhood instead of Colonial.

1947: RUSLING HOSE FIRST AID SQUAD

Broad Street Park friends and BSP-Rusling Hose experts Jim Colello and Gil Lugossy are undoubtedly familiar with the guys in the photo above.

1972: The "Rusling Sunshiners"

I will leave it to my Broad Street Park Historian Jim Colello to tell us whether he knows anything about the "Sunshiners." It would appear that they were a senior citizen group from Broad Street Park. I wonder if Mrs. Tilton is from the Tilton Bakery Tiltons. Jim?

1941: Rusling Hose VFD Appoints New Officers

That veteran fire company in Broad Street Park has a splendid historical heritage. Indeed, the entire Broad Street Park area is well represented in the Hamilton Library's "Broad Street Park" folder and Jim Colello's Broad Street Park blog. Jim's link is found on the right side of the home page.

From Mr. Bob Stockton - Jacksonville, FL.:

Harry MacDonough was my great-uncle. He and his family lived on William Street two blocks north of Chambers.
Bob Stockton USN, ret.
Jacksonville, Florida.

Thank you, Bob. Nothing pleases me more that profiling the past of friends and relatives on specific posts. Thanks for visiting. I hope you return often.