Post by jimb on Jul 7, 2014 6:43:03 GMT -8
Over the Fourth of July weekend, I spent some tome with my wife's family in the Catskill Mountains south of Albany, NY. One of the things I managed to get to was the Fireman's Association of the State of New York (FASNY) Museum of Firefighting in Hudson, NY. While I was expecting a small but nice museum I have to admit that I was plesently suprised by the size of the musuem & the variety of artifacts & apparatus on display. It was a little overwhelming (in a good way).
The museum covers firefighting from the Roman Empire through today. Artifacts include gear & tools from colonial New Amsterdam & New York to modern equipment. There were hand-drawn pumpers & carts, elaborate horse-drawn pumpers & steamers of the Voctorian & Edwardian eras, and a large collection of 20th century apparatus. The oldest apparatus is a 1731 Newsham Pumper. The museum even had several pumpers for kids of all ages to "gear-up & climb aboard". These vehicles included a 1972 Ford C800, a 1968 Ford F850, a 1952 Dodge brush truck, and a 1924 Afhens (I think). All in all it was very cool. Here are some pictures that I did manage to take.
Apparatus Room
1902 Hayes
1916 American-LaFrance
1950 Autocar
1965 American-LaFrance 900 Series
(yes, that's an American-LaFrance 700 Series behind the 900 Series)
It was a very nice trip, and I definately want to go back with the kids as i think they will enjoy all of the "hands-on" activities. Here is the museum's Website: www.fasnyfiremuseum.com/
The museum covers firefighting from the Roman Empire through today. Artifacts include gear & tools from colonial New Amsterdam & New York to modern equipment. There were hand-drawn pumpers & carts, elaborate horse-drawn pumpers & steamers of the Voctorian & Edwardian eras, and a large collection of 20th century apparatus. The oldest apparatus is a 1731 Newsham Pumper. The museum even had several pumpers for kids of all ages to "gear-up & climb aboard". These vehicles included a 1972 Ford C800, a 1968 Ford F850, a 1952 Dodge brush truck, and a 1924 Afhens (I think). All in all it was very cool. Here are some pictures that I did manage to take.
Apparatus Room
1902 Hayes
1916 American-LaFrance
1950 Autocar
1965 American-LaFrance 900 Series
(yes, that's an American-LaFrance 700 Series behind the 900 Series)
It was a very nice trip, and I definately want to go back with the kids as i think they will enjoy all of the "hands-on" activities. Here is the museum's Website: www.fasnyfiremuseum.com/