BLS 1968 Membership Directory - Revision history

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	* [[William Dykeman]]		* [[William Dykeman]]
	* [[Mini-Products]]		* [[Mini-Products]]
	* [[Walter H. Allen]]		* [[Walter Allen\|Walter H. Allen]]
	* [[Harry Coventry\|J.J. Coventry, P.E.]]		* [[Harry Coventry\|J.J. Coventry, P.E.]]
	* [[Evert Brumley]]		* [[Evert Brumley]]
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	* [[DC Book Service]]		* [[DC Book Service]]
	* [[Industrial Sales Associates]]		* [[Industrial Sales Associates]]
	* [[Eastern Live Steamer Pattern Pool]]		* [[Walter Allen\|Eastern Live Steamer Pattern Pool]]
	* [[Nelson Gray\|Nelson W. Gray]]		* [[Nelson Gray\|Nelson W. Gray]]
	* [[Model Boilers]]		* [[Model Boilers]]

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	* [[Henry J. McMillan]]		* [[Henry J. McMillan]]
	* [[Railroad Printers]]		* [[Railroad Printers]]
	* [[Torn Machine & Engineering Co.]]		* [[Paul Torn\|Torn Machine & Engineering Co.]]
	* [[William Dykeman]]		* [[William Dykeman]]
	* [[Mini-Products]]		* [[Mini-Products]]

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Club Directory

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	* [[Waushakum Live Steamers]]		* [[Waushakum Live Steamers]]
	* [[West Valley Live Steamers]]		* [[West Valley Live Steamers]]

			=== Club Facility Locations ===

			This section contains maps from several clubs of their tracks/facilities.

			=== Advertisers ===

			The last section of the directory contains advertisements from the following companies:

			* Sierra Swiss Products Engineering Company
			* [[Winton Locomotive Works\|Winton Engineering Co.]]
			* [[Pleasant Valley Railroad]]
			* [[Buckeye Model Car and Foundry]]
			* [[William Morewood\|William H. Morewood]]
			* [[Crown Metal Products Co.]]
			* [[D.E. Wagner]]
			* [[Paul B. Culp]]
			* [[Henry J. McMillan]]
			* [[Railroad Printers]]
			* [[Torn Machine & Engineering Co.]]
			* [[William Dykeman]]
			* [[Mini-Products]]
			* [[Walter H. Allen]]
			* [[Harry Coventry\|J.J. Coventry, P.E.]]
			* [[Evert Brumley]]
			* [[Jayar Books]]
			* [[Charles A. Purinton\|C.A. Purinton]]
			* [[Ben Nixon]]
			* [[DC Book Service]]
			* [[Industrial Sales Associates]]
			* [[Eastern Live Steamer Pattern Pool]]
			* [[Nelson Gray\|Nelson W. Gray]]
			* [[Model Boilers]]

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	=== Club Directory ===		=== Club Directory ===
			(Updated to March 1, 1969)

			* [[Addison Valley Live Steamers]]
			* [[Atlantic Live Steamers]]
			* [[British Columbia Live Steamers]]
			* [[Canadian Model Engineers]]
			* [[Central Minnesota Live Steamers]]
			* [[Chicago Model Engineers Association]]
			* [[Cinder Sniffers Inc]]
			* [[Colorado Live Steamers]]
			* [[Eastern Live Steamers]]
			* [[Finger Lakes Live Steamers]]
			* [[Florida Steam & Gas Engineers]]
			* [[Frontenac Society of Model Engineers]]
			* [[Golden Gate Live Steamers]]
			* [[Goleta Valley Live Steamers\|Goleta Valley R.R. Club Inc]]
			* [[Great Lakes Live Steamers]]
			* [[Gulf Coast Chapter - NHRS]]
			* [[Inland Empire Live Steamers]]
			* [[Iowa Model Steam Engineers\|Iowa Model Steam Engineers Inc]]
			* [[Jamul Valley Railroad]]
			* [[Joshua Tree & Southern R.R. Club]]
			* [[La Porte County Historical Steam Society]]
			* [[Long Island Live Steamers]]
			* [[Los Angeles Live Steamers]]
			* [[Michigan Steam Locomotive Club]]
			* [[Mid-South Live Steamers]]
			* [[Milwaukee Light Engineering Society]]
			* [[Montreal Live Steamers]]
			* [[New Jersey Live Steamers]]
			* [[Niagara Frontier Live Steamers]]
			* [[Northern Illinois Live Steamers]]
			* [[Omaha Area Live Steamers]]
			* [[Ontario Sunparlor Line]]
			* [[Pacific Northwest Live Steamers]]
			* [[Pennsylvania Live Steamers]]
			* [[Pensacola Live Steamers]]
			* [[Peterborough Live Steamers]]
			* [[Phoenix Live Steamers]]
			* [[Pioneer Valley Live Steamers]]
			* [[Puget Sound Live Steamers]]
			* [[Railroaders Club of San Antonio]]
			* [[Rebel Live Steam Association]]
			* [[Red River Valley Railway]]
			* [[Riverside Live Steamers]]
			* [[Rocky Mountain Live Steamers]]
			* [[St. Louis Live Steamers]]
			* [[Saginaw Valley Live Steamers]]
			* [[Southeastern Live Steamers]]
			* [[Southern California Live Steamers]]
			* [[Southern Minnesota Live Steamers]]
			* [[Toronto Live Steamers]]
			* [[Tri-County Live Steamers]]
			* [[Utah Live Steamers]]
			* [[Wabash, Frisco and Pacific\|Wabash, Frisco & Pacific Association]]
			* [[Waushakum Live Steamers]]
			* [[West Valley Live Steamers]]

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Sample Pages

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	=== Club Directory ===		=== Club Directory ===

	~~== Sample Pages ==~~

	~~<gallery widths=300px heights=300px perrow=2>~~
	~~File:BLS Directory 1968.jpg\|thumb\|center\|300px\|Brotherhood of Live Steamers directory, 1968.~~
	~~File:BLS Directory 1968 first page.jpg~~
	~~</gallery>~~

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	[[Category:History]]		[[Category:History]]
			[[File:BLS Directory 1968.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Brotherhood of Live Steamers directory, 1968.]]
	The [[BLS 1968 Membership Directory]] was published in the spring of that year by [[William Fitt]]. An electronic copy of the entire directory is available (upon request) for [[Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers\|active IBLS members]].		The [[BLS 1968 Membership Directory]] was published in the spring of that year by [[William Fitt]]. An electronic copy of the entire directory is available (upon request) for [[Join the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers\|active IBLS members]].

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Directory Information

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	=== Directory Information ===		=== Directory Information ===
	[[File:BLS Directory 1968.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Sample page from Brotherhood of Live Steamers Directory, 1968.]]		[[File:BLS Directory 1968 first page.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Sample page from Brotherhood of Live Steamers Directory, 1968.]]
	The listings in this directory are listed first by state, then alphabetically by last name. With each name is a street or mailing address, city and zip code, area code and phone number if it was available.		The listings in this directory are listed first by state, then alphabetically by last name. With each name is a street or mailing address, city and zip code, area code and phone number if it was available.

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	=== Directory Information ===		=== Directory Information ===
			[[File:BLS Directory 1968.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Sample page from Brotherhood of Live Steamers Directory, 1968.]]
	The listings in this directory are listed first by state, then alphabetically by last name. With each name is a street or mailing address, city and zip code, area code and phone number if it was available.		The listings in this directory are listed first by state, then alphabetically by last name. With each name is a street or mailing address, city and zip code, area code and phone number if it was available.

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Directory Information

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	The balance of the data in the listing indicates the scale in inches per fort (NG denotes Narrow Gauge), track gauge, number of engines and wheel arrangement, number of pieces of rolling stock and the track footage. Where more than one figure is shown for track footage, it applies to the gauge shown to the left of the same line. An asterisk (*) indicates "under construction".		The balance of the data in the listing indicates the scale in inches per fort (NG denotes Narrow Gauge), track gauge, number of engines and wheel arrangement, number of pieces of rolling stock and the track footage. Where more than one figure is shown for track footage, it applies to the gauge shown to the left of the same line. An asterisk (*) indicates "under construction".

			=== Club Directory ===

	== Sample Pages ==		== Sample Pages ==

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About the Organization

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	As the years passed the task became increasingly demanding and [[Harry Dixon]] offered to act as Secretary to the fast-growing group of Live Steamers along the West Coast. [[Edgar Kruckeberg]] took over the chores from Carl and within the past year [[Austin Barr\|Austin F. Barr, jr.]], has assumed the Secretary's duties for the Mid-West and [[Jack Prest]] has taken over the Canadian records.		As the years passed the task became increasingly demanding and [[Harry Dixon]] offered to act as Secretary to the fast-growing group of Live Steamers along the West Coast. [[Edgar Kruckeberg]] took over the chores from Carl and within the past year [[Austin Barr\|Austin F. Barr, jr.]], has assumed the Secretary's duties for the Mid-West and [[Jack Prest]] has taken over the Canadian records.

			=== Directory Information ===

			The listings in this directory are listed first by state, then alphabetically by last name. With each name is a street or mailing address, city and zip code, area code and phone number if it was available.

			Following across the page the reader will find the words "Yes" or "No" which indicates whether or not the Live Steamer listed can accept visits from others <i>by appointment</i>. If a "No" indication is given, please accept it as such for many of us are restricted by reasons of business or work hours, health circumstances or many other reasons. If you would like to contact any of these men, please do so by mail. Lack of a "Yes" or "No" after a name would indicate that that portion of he questionnaire was not filled in.

			Below the "Yes" or "No" indication are listed the initials of the Live Steam clubs that he is connected with. It was impossible to indicate whether the membership was associate because of the space restrictions. Initials of the clubs will be easy to identify with the Club Directory listings in this book with the possible exceptions of the PLS - PLS-FS designations. PLS will indicate the [[Pennsylvania Live Steamers]] while PLS-F indicates the [[Pensacola Live Steamers]] in Florida.

			The balance of the data in the listing indicates the scale in inches per fort (NG denotes Narrow Gauge), track gauge, number of engines and wheel arrangement, number of pieces of rolling stock and the track footage. Where more than one figure is shown for track footage, it applies to the gauge shown to the left of the same line. An asterisk (*) indicates "under construction".

	== Sample Pages ==		== Sample Pages ==