Bob Gosda who was a member of the fire company for 51 years had taken a special interest in preserving the company’s historical records, awards, and memorabilia. He recently passed on in 2010, after a courageous battle against cancer. Gosda’s dream would be to raise enough money to restore all the handwritten documents and rare prints in our Museum.

The museum features many items in display cases which are spread over three rooms that are also filled with the scores of trophies won by the fire company during its years of service to the community.

Upon entering, one of the more fascinating items is a wooden voting box that was used until 1997 to decide if an applicant could join the fire company or not. Each member could cast either a white ball or a black square into the box – three black balls and the applicant was denied. The voting box has since been replaced by a more fair and balanced process to determine membership in the company.