HCEA Announces Membership Drive

To get into the back-to-school spirit, the Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA) is offering its own history lesson designed just for construction equipment enthusiasts. The HCEA is holding its 2010 International Convention and Old Equipment Exposition at the Washington County fairgrounds in Richmond, R.I., September 10-12.

The show features demonstrations and displays of horse-drawn, gas- and diesel-powered antique construction machinery, cable and hydraulic shovels and cranes, hit-and-miss engines, antique trucks and tractors, and displays by the Quonset Air Museum and the Navy Seabees Museum. It is open to the general public, and hours are Friday, 8 to dark; Saturday, 8 to 5; Sunday, 8 to 3. Admission per person 12 or over is $5.00 daily or $10.00 for a weekend pass.

The HCEA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history of the construction, dredging and surface mining equipment industries, and it operates the National Construction Equipment Museum and archives in Bowling Green, Ohio. For more information, visit www.hcea.net.