{"id":1972,"date":"2018-12-19T19:47:19","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T19:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/?p=1972"},"modified":"2025-05-24T21:41:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T02:41:38","slug":"mike-dixon-named-to-national-fire-heritage-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/mike-dixon-named-to-national-fire-heritage-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Cecil County Man Named to National Fire Heritage Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mike Dixon of Elkton, MD has been named to the Board of Trustees for the National Fire Heritage Center.&nbsp; The <a href=\"https:\/\/fireheritageusa.org\/\">National Fire Heritage Center<\/a> is the nation\u2019s archive for historic documents, and other perishables related to fire protection.&nbsp; <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These perishables include:&nbsp; art and artifacts, audio, books, charts and graphs, documents, maps, <g class=\"gr_ gr_3 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del\" id=\"3\" data-gr-id=\"3\">photography<\/g>, reports, and video<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dixon is a historian, adjunct professor, and writer whose research and teaching focuses on community studies and social history.&nbsp; He has served as a consultant for public television documentaries, Smithsonian Museum on Main Street Exhibits, and local government commissions.&nbsp; He has appeared on The Today Show, Maryland Public Television, the National Geographic Channel, and National Public Radio Shows.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dixon joined the Singerly Fire Company of Elkton as a teenager in the late 1960s.&nbsp; Today, he chairs the company\u2019s museum committee and is the editor of the Maryland State Firemen\u2019s Association newsletter, the <em>Volunteer Trumpet.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He holds graduate and undergraduate degrees in history and behavioral science from St. Joseph&#8217;s University (Philadelphia), Washington College (Chestertown), and Wilmington University (Delaware).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMichael Dixon\u2019s unique combination of being a historical scholar and his combat firefighting experience makes him an ideal member of our Board of Trustees.&nbsp; He has a built-in appreciation for what we are doing and why we are doing it.\u201d Says NFHC President Bill Killen.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"1084\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/dixon-scan-0021a.jpg?fit=661%2C1024\" alt=\"Singerly Fire Company Capt. 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