{"id":1124,"date":"2026-03-26T16:13:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/?page_id=1124"},"modified":"2026-04-01T18:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:37:44","slug":"research-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/collections\/research-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-1124\" data-postid=\"1124\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1124 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_92su451 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_9xi5101 first\">\n                    <!-- module divider -->\n<div  class=\"module tf_mw module-divider tb_p1b7905 solid   \" style=\"border-width: 1px;border-color: #a19e02;margin-bottom: 25px;\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module divider -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a19m111   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 class=\"font_2 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">The Jasper &amp; Anna Peabody Marsh <\/span><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Research Center<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5 class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">The Fire Museum&#8217;s Library and Archives are available for research on fire-related subjects for students, scholars, or anyone interested in discovering more about our rich fire service heritage.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">With over 6,000 documents and related material in our collection, we have the ability to provide information that is not readily available through other sources. Many of our documents are not digitized or otherwise available online at the present time, and in some cases, we have items that aren&#8217;t available at the Library of Congress. Whether you are researching early fire hydrants, the construction of horse-drawn fire apparatus, steam-powered pumps, or wrench design, we have many primary documents to assist you.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Due to staff and space restraints, we generally do not allow the public direct access to our Archives. For most research requests, we are happy to find and retrieve the documents related to your research topic, for a reasonable fee. 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Many of our documents are not digitized or otherwise available online at the present time, and in some cases, we have items that aren't available at the Library of Congress. Whether you are researching early fire hydrants, the construction of horse-drawn fire apparatus, steam-powered pumps, or wrench design, we have many primary documents to assist you.<\/h5> <h5 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Due to staff and space restraints, we generally do not allow the public direct access to our Archives. For most research requests, we are happy to find and retrieve the documents related to your research topic, for a reasonable fee. If you have a research topic in mind or are just interested in finding out more about our collections, please get in touch!<\/h5>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Research-Center-The-Fire-Museum-Lutherville-1.avif\" title=\"Research-Center-The-Fire-Museum-Lutherville-1\" alt=\"Research-Center-The-Fire-Museum-Lutherville-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Research-Center-The-Fire-Museum-Lutherville-1.avif 356w, https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Research-Center-The-Fire-Museum-Lutherville-1-300x191.avif 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Research-Center-The-Fire-Museum-Lutherville-12.avif\" title=\"Research-Center-The-Fire-Museum-Lutherville-12\" alt=\"Research-Center-The-Fire-Museum-Lutherville-12\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Research-Center-The-Fire-Museum-Lutherville-12.avif 356w, https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Research-Center-The-Fire-Museum-Lutherville-12-227x300.avif 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Research-Center-The-Fire-Museum-Lutherville-3.avif\" title=\"Research-Center-The-Fire-Museum-Lutherville-3\" alt=\"Research-Center-The-Fire-Museum-Lutherville-3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Research-Center-The-Fire-Museum-Lutherville-3.avif 512w, https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Research-Center-The-Fire-Museum-Lutherville-3-300x210.avif 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">You can also explore our collection online by clicking the button below.\u00a0<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/firemuseummd.pastperfectonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Explore Collection Online <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/contact\/\" > Contact Us Regarding Research <\/a>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1124"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1145,"href":"https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1124\/revisions\/1145"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qbswebdesign.com\/thefiremuseum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}