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UHFS 2026 Meetings

Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting of the Union Historical Fire Society will be held at the Reading Area Fire Museum located  at 501 S. 5th St., Reading, PA on January 18, 2026. The meeting starts at 10 am.


PARKING: Please utilize the stone trailer parking lot across from the front of the museum, enter from the South Fifth St side, please do not park along the side of the building where the loading platforms are.

March Meeting

Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting

The UHFS March Meeting will be held on March 21, 2026 at the Battalion Chief John Mcgrann Fire Museum located at 627 DeKalb St. Norristown, PA. The meeting starts at 10 am.

June Meeting

Annual Meeting

June Meeting

Date and Location TBD

2026 UHFS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

President - Elizabeth (Butch) Tickner - uhfs1975@gmail.com

Vice President - John Trimble

Treasurer - Donna Tickner  

Correspondence Clerk - Vicki Freund - secretary.uhfs@gmail.com

Membership Administrator - Cheryl D'Arcangelo- membership.uhfs@gmail.com

Sergeant at Arms - Jeff Stauffer

Historian - Lee Ryan



Director - Tom D'Arcangelo

Director - Lavere Edens

Director - Ken Synder

Past President - Joe Landy 

UHFS dues

Membership and Dues

Why should I become a member?  

  • Help support the ongoing mission of UHFS 
  • Meet and network with others in your area of interest
  • Participate in the  Allentown Spring Melt and other fire service related events
  • Attend local meetings at fire departments and museums 
  • Receive a newsletter called "The Register" by email with news and up coming events *
  • Share your passion for the preservation of  fire service history


Types of Memberships:

  • Individual  $15/year
  • Family  $25/year
  • Associate $35/year (Fire Department or other fire related organizations)
  • Life Members
  • Honorary Members


 Life Members and Honorary Members  DO NOT pay dues.


* If you would like to receive a hardcopy of  "The Register" by mail, please add an additional $10 to cover expenses.  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Membership Dues can be paid by a  check or money order payable to the UHFS and mailed to:  

627 DeKalb St, Norristown, PA  19401-3943  Please include your name, address, phone number and email if you are a new member.


If paying with a credit card, please use the form below.

CONGRATULATIONS to our newest LIFE members!

Hal Fillinger III

Hal Fillinger III

Hal Fillinger III

Member since 1999

Lee Ryan

Hal Fillinger III

Hal Fillinger III

Member since 1999

Larry Meyer

Hal Fillinger III

Members since 1998

Member since 1999

Members since 1998

Members since 1998

Members since 1998

  • R. Perry Blevins 
  • John Calderone 
  • Bruce Krizan
  • Joe Landy
  • Michael McDowell
  • Glen Miller
  • Raymond O'Connell
  • Stan Zukowski

Members since 1997

Members since 1998

Members since 1997

  • Hank Bergson
  • Tom D'Arcangelo
  • Skip Lawyer
  • James Murray
  • Harry Rosenblum
  • Joseph Sznyter 

contact information

Union Historical Fire Society

Mailing Address:  627 DeKalb St., Norristown, PA  19401-3943

Email:   uhfs1975@gmail.com 

Phone:  (484) 452-4160 (leave a message) 

FACEBOOK @unionhistoricalfiresociety https://www.facebook.com/unionhistoricalfiresociety

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