Revision History (What's New?)

August 10th, 2010

• Authentication and classification chair Paul Greaves has put together a detailed report on E.C.& M.s including the skirt embossed group.

August 4th, 2010

• Show report for the 2010 National!
• Updated NIA contact list

August 1st, 2010

• Announcing the 2011 National show to be held in San Jose, CA on July 8-10!

May 31st, 2010

• Added a section on the history of the NIA commemoratives thanks to pictures from Wesley Lirette and information from John and Carol McDougald!
• Announcement that the NIA has now been approved as a qualified 501c3 Charitable Organization
• Added a report on the 1989 Allentown National thanks to pictures provided by Mike Guthrie & Kevin Lawless.

May 3rd, 2010

• Announcing the 2010 NIA Commemorative -- Thanks to the McDougald's now for the benefit of the NIA!!

April 3rd, 2010

• Added a new entry to the "is your item an insulator" section

March 6th, 2010

• Added a report on the 1994 Houston National thanks to negatives supplied by John & Carol McDougald
• Updated the Drip Points archive with additional issues

January 10th, 2010

• Announcing the 2010 Central regional to be held in Columbia City, IN May 14-15

December 26th, 2009

• Added a report on the 1986 Saratoga Springs National including the "seldom seen display" thanks to negatives supplied by John & Carol McDougald
• Added a report on the 1988 Houston National show thanks to negatives supplied by John & Carol McDougald.
• A new patent added to the Timeline covering CD 186.1

November 18th, 2009

• 20 new pictures added to the identify your insulator pages
• A new CD added to the North American Pintypes!

August 16th, 2009

• The 2009 National show report  Overview of the show, insulators, people and displays!

July 25th, 2009

• The 2010 National show announced!  To be held July 16th-18th 2010 in Boxborough, MA.

July 2nd, 2009

• A newly assigned CD added to the  "Identify your threaded glass insulator" section
• Additional patents and events added to the insulator timeline.
• Updated quick reference to CD & U Numbers! thanks to Ben Caldwell.
• Updates to the 40th National Insulator Show and Convention in Coralville, IA -- July 10-12, 2009 - only one week to go!!!

June 14th, 2009

• Important news -- Proposed bylaw changes to be voted on at this year's National Show

February 23rd, 2009

• 2 new insulators added to the "Identify your threadless glass insulator" section
• New archive of past Greater Chicago Insulator Club Newsletters thanks to Rick Soller
• A new CD added to the foreign glass insulator section thanks to Barrett Nicpon

December 27th, 2008

• 12 new insulators added to the  "Identify your threadless glass insulator" section thanks to permission from Dwayne Anthony  photographs.
• Updated note on the recent insulator theft including the inventory of glass stolen

October 19th, 2008

• Significant additions to the  "Identify your threadless glass insulator" section thanks to permission from Dwayne Anthony for key photographs.

September 28th, 2008

• Notice that Butch Haltman's truck was stolen Thursday evening, September 25th, 2008 at the Marriott Hotel in Albuquerque, NM along with many rare insulators.

August 16th, 2008

• Ben Caldwell provided a really neat app for quick reference to CD & U Numbers!
• Two new groups added to the identify your insulator section:
  • Odd & Unusual glass insulators.
  • porcelain aerial spacer insulators.
• Updated pictures and information in the glass radio strains in the identify your insulator section

August 11th, 2008

• New group added to the identify your insulator section on porcelain cleat insulators.
• NIA show host guide now available in pdf form to assist in National & Regional bids.

July 22th, 2008

• The last missing CD added to the  "Identify your North American threaded glass insulator" which completes all the known threaded styles!!

July 19th, 2008

• 2008 Portland National Show Report Make sure to check the display & show hall pages
• 8 new CD's added to the  "Identify your North American threaded glass insulator" section thanks to John & Carol McDougald and Bill Ostrander!
• Updated NIA Contact List

July 12th, 2008

• Announcing the 40th National Insulator Show and Convention in Coralville, IA -- July 10-12, 2009
• Totally revamped "Identify your threadless glass insulator" section
• 6 new CD's and many pictures added to the  "Identify your North American threaded glass insulator" section.
• 4 new U numbers added to the "US Threaded pintype porcelain insulator" section.

June 18th, 2008

• Over 50 pictures added to the "Identify your North American threaded glass insulator" section 
• Only 2 weeks until the 39th National Insulator Convention in Portland, OR

April 10th, 2008

• Announcing the 2008 Central Regional Show!  The Western Reserve Insulator Club is pleased to host and cordially invite you to make plans on attending The 2008 National Insulator Association Central Regional Show in Richfield, Ohio on July 19-20, 2008.

January 19th, 2008

• Porcelain unipart section updates nearly complete with the following additional sections

  • U-228 through U-376

  • U-277 through U-435

  • U-436 through U-699

  • U-700 through U-861

  • U-862 through U-914

  • U-922 through U-964

December 26th, 2007

• Totally revamped porcelain unipart section with better pictures and information. This section will continue to be developed over the next months.
  • U numbers 1 through 190
  • U numbers 191 through 225

November 25th, 2007

• Significant update to the NIA logo products!  New pictures and items

September 2nd, 2007

• 19 new pictures added to the "Identify your insulator" section
• Updates to the 2008 National Show - link to show webpage

June 30th, 2007

• Fully electronic membership and renewal now available using Google Checkout!
• 2008 National Show announced!  Portland Oregon, July 4-6, 2008
• 2007 Orlando National Show Report

May 13th, 2007

• Updates to the 2007 National page Mini-helmet commemoratives by the hosts!
• New CD added to the North American Pin-types pages

January 6, 2007:

• Updates to the 2007 National page printable dealer and exhibitor forms
• New 2007 National Logo Shirts available!

December 10, 2006:

• Update to the NIA contacts page Mike Guthrie has taken over as Ethics Committee Chair.  Thanks to Charles Bibb for his service as the previous chair.
• Two CDs added to the identify your insulator section:  CD 111  &  CD 365
• Updated screen printed T-shirts added to the NIA Logo products.

November 12, 2006:

• 2006 Austin, TX National show report

August 27, 2006:

• Updated information on the 2007 National Show
• Additional Drip Points added to the on-line archive

July 11, 2006:

• Announcing the 2007 National Show!
• Updated NIA Contact Information
• The North American Threaded Pintype Insulator section.  Added CD 178.5

June 25, 2006:

• Updates to 2006 Austin Texas National Show Information
• The North American Threaded Pintype Insulator section.  Additional CD's

March 4, 2006:

• Major update to the altered insulator color pages by Dwayne Anthony
• Updates to 2006 Austin Texas National Show Information

Link to update history archive (1998-2005)

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