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	* When you sign up you get a membership card and a patch!		* When you sign up you get a membership card and a patch!

	~~I invite and encourage you all to submit ideas~~ and ~~material that could be added to~~ the ~~IBLS website. A great example is an article put together by [[Atkinson Railroad\|John D. Atkinson]].~~		So don't delay, click on the link above and join the fun of live steaming!

	: Happy steaming!		: Happy steaming!
	: [[Daris A Nevil]], daris@nevil.org		: [[Daris A Nevil]], daris@nevil.org
	: Secretary, North American Region		: Secretary, North American Region

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	* The IBLS maintains critical standards for the hobby, including [[IBLS Wheel Standard\|wheel standards]], [[IBLS Track Standard\|track standards]], [[IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards\|coupler and safety chain standards]], and [[Boiler Inspections\|boiler safety information]].		* The IBLS maintains critical standards for the hobby, including [[IBLS Wheel Standard\|wheel standards]], [[IBLS Track Standard\|track standards]], [[IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards\|coupler and safety chain standards]], and [[Boiler Inspections\|boiler safety information]].

	* The IBLS continuously records the history of the live steam hobby. To accomplish this we collect printed material related to the hobby (see [[IBLS Library]]). The IBLS also harvests live steam related web pages and keeps an archive of defunct websites.		* The IBLS continuously records the history of the live steam hobby. To accomplish this I collect printed material related to the hobby (see [[IBLS Library]]). The IBLS also harvests live steam related web pages and keeps an archive of defunct websites.

	* IBLS offers [[IBLS Library\|Library checkout privileges]] to members.		* IBLS offers [[IBLS Library\|Library checkout privileges]] to members.
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	* When you sign up you get a membership card and a patch!		* When you sign up you get a membership card and a patch!

	We invite and encourage you all to submit ideas and material that could be added to the IBLS website. A great example is an article put together by [[Atkinson Railroad\|John D. Atkinson]].		I invite and encourage you all to submit ideas and material that could be added to the IBLS website. A great example is an article put together by [[Atkinson Railroad\|John D. Atkinson]].

	: Happy steaming!		: Happy steaming!
	: [[Daris A Nevil]], daris@nevil.org		: [[Daris A Nevil]], daris@nevil.org
	: Secretary, North American Region		: Secretary, North American Region

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	We invite and encourage you all to submit ideas and material that could be added to the IBLS website. A great example is an article put together by [[Atkinson Railroad\|John D. Atkinson]].		We invite and encourage you all to submit ideas and material that could be added to the IBLS website. A great example is an article put together by [[Atkinson Railroad\|John D. Atkinson]].

	Happy steaming!		: Happy steaming!
			: [[Daris A Nevil]], daris@nevil.org
	~~To join, contact~~ [[Daris A Nevil]], daris@nevil.org		: Secretary, North American Region

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	[https://international-brotherhood-of-live-steamers.inditioncra.com/new-member-signup Click here to fill out our new member request form].		'''[https://international-brotherhood-of-live-steamers.inditioncra.com/new-member-signup Click here to fill out our new member request form].'''

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2019-01-22T22:52:37Z

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	Dear Fellow Live Steamers:		Dear Fellow Live Steamers:

	~~First off, I was saddened to see that the~~ Brotherhood of Live Steamers has evidently faded from the North American continent primarily because of the passing of the prior secretaries as well as the false belief that a "central contact" person in the Live Steam fraternity is no longer needed. I cannot allow this to happen. The Brotherhood is an historic body of Live Steam hobbyists that goes back to the year 1932 when it was first founded by the late [[Charles A. Purinton\|Charles Purinton (Carl)]] in Marblehead, Massachusetts in the U.S.A.		The [[IBLS\|International Brotherhood of Live Steamers]] is an historic body of Live Steam hobbyists that goes back to the year 1932 when it was first founded by the late [[Charles A. Purinton\|Charles Purinton (Carl)]] in Marblehead, Massachusetts in the U.S.A.

	~~"Carl" was a good friend of mine and I owe it~~ to ~~him to do what I can to keep the body active in the North American Region.~~		The [[IBLS]] provides the following benefits to its members:

	My name is [[Kenneth Shattock\|Ken Shattock]], former IBLS secretary of the old "Pacific Coast Region" (Western Region) when I took over the position from the late [[Harry Dixon]]. Please refer to the February—1974 issue of "[[Live ~~Steam Magazine]]" … I was the senior member of [[GGLS]], having belonged for some forty-six years, before I let my membership lapse~~ in ~~2007. I am now active with~~ the ~~Live Steam faction within the Puget Sound Garden Railway Society~~ in ~~Seattle, Washington, U.S.A~~.		* Register Live Steamers and assist them in whatever manner required to get the information related to our great hobby that they are in search of.

	~~On December 1, 1979 I was given the 10th Annual Live Steam Magazine Award~~ for ~~my personal contributions to~~ the ~~development of the current~~ [[IBLS Wheel Standard]].		* The IBLS maintains critical standards for the hobby, including [[IBLS Wheel Standard\|wheel standards]], [[IBLS Track Standard\|track standards]], [[IBLS Coupler and Safety Chain Standards\|coupler and safety chain standards]], and [[Boiler Inspections\|boiler safety information]].

	~~My goals with the~~ IBLS ~~membership will be to continue~~ the ~~original policies~~ of the ~~late "Carl" Purinton – that is, register the novice Live Steamer, provide them with a membership card for identification purposes, and assist them in whatever manner required,~~ to ~~get~~ the ~~information~~ related ~~to our great hobby that they are in search~~ of.		* The IBLS continuously records the history of the live steam hobby. To accomplish this we collect printed material related to the hobby (see [[IBLS Library]]). The IBLS also harvests live steam related web pages and keeps an archive of defunct websites.

	~~I have been encouraged by the editor of~~ [[~~Live Steam Magazine~~]] to take on this responsibility and carry on the good works of the late Carl Purinton. Please send me your Name, Address, Phone # and E-mail address as well as information about the scale/gauge you model in. Your official "IBLS Membership Card" will be sent by return mail. All personal information you send in remains confidential and will not be shared without permission.		* IBLS offers [[IBLS Library\|Library checkout privileges]] to members.

	~~I look forward to working with each~~ and ~~every one~~ of ~~you in~~ the ~~future !~~		* Hundreds of articles can be found on the IBLS Website. These articles provide standards, definitions, building tips and more from dozens of authors. This is currently the main asset of the organization.

	~~Yours in Live Steam,~~		* When you sign up you get a membership card and a patch!

	~~: Kenneth V~~. ~~Shattock ("Ken")~~		We invite and encourage you all to submit ideas and material that could be added to the IBLS website. A great example is an article put together by [[Atkinson Railroad\|John D. Atkinson]].
	~~: Former Secretary, North American Region, IBLS~~
			Happy steaming!

	To join, contact [[Daris A Nevil]], daris@nevil.org		To join, contact [[Daris A Nevil]], daris@nevil.org

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