The North American Guild of Change Ringers

The Groton Chapel. (Photographer: Dianne S P Cermak, Groton)

Pulling off: Geoff, Danielle, Laura, Michael, Elizabeth. (Photographer: Dianne S P Cermak, Groton)

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Announcements Apr 22—Jeff Smith died yesterday, 20 April, at home in Kalamazoo, of a heart attack, aged 88. Their son Andrew is with Carol now, and I presume Megan will be there More... UPDATE: A memorial service for Jeff will be held at Stetson Chapel at Kalamazoo College on... Apr 17—Althought it is Holy Week this request has come from the Central Council. More... Apr 9—Cathy Booth has been interviewing bellringers for her Fun with Bells podcasts. She has just interviewed Bruce Butler. Listen to Bruce as he talks about ringing tours, ringing in America More... Jan 14—It's not too late to register for the 2019 Seven Towers Ringing Festival to be held at St. Mark's Cathedral in Shreveport, LA May 3 - 5, 2019, with a ringing More... Announcements Archives... Event Reports Handbell Weekend Sep 7–9. Edward J Futcher Orleans Ringing Camp Aug 1–3. Br Matthew Gillis WRS Outing to the Sunderlin Bellfoundry (10/28/17) Ann Martin 2017 Pittsburgh Quarter Peal Shindig Jun 2–4. Don Morrison Tenth Annual Pittsburgh Ringing Course Jul 29–31. Don Morrison Browse the archives... Highlights from Our Store The New Ringer's Book Harrison and Lewis A spiral bound book written for the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers Education Committee. An excellent resource for both student and teacher with many photos and diagrams. 157 pages Buy books, recordings, apparel, and more...	Find Ringing Near You Your location: Or browse the towers... Calendar of Events May 2–5 2019 Seven Towers Ringing Festival May 11 Memorial Service for T Jefferson Smith May 18 7th Annual Illinois Tower Bell Bash May 24–27 Québec City May Ringing Weekend June 8–9 Bells’ Birthday Barbeque Bash Full Calendar... Resources & Links Getting Started: Change ringing for newcomersUpdate About the GuildNeed Towers/Bands Contact Us Updates: AnnouncementsNeed Event reportsNeed ArticlesNeed Calendar of eventsUnplanned Photo and Video Albums Photo of the Day Peals & Quarters: This month's performance index Last week's full reports SubmitNeed Materials: NAGCR StoreNeed Public RelationsEdit Education Member services: Clapper issuesNeed Member directory Member discussionsNeed Guild DocumentsNeed Upload new contentNeed Update contact information and profileNeed This site: Customize Coming soon: Search the site More links...	Articles Steeple Keeper's Diary 1: Now with added Epilogue! Josh Burson NAG Peals Database Edward J Futcher Plus 1 response American Ringing Tour Video Kemp Brinson The Stedman Spinner Frederick DuPuy Update on Central Council Reform Bruce N Butler Browse the archives... Performances Apr 22—1260 Grandsire Triples, Alexandria Apr 21—1260 Plain Bob Doubles, Miami Apr 21—5075 Grandsire Caters, Washington Apr 18—1260 Stedman Triples, Washington Apr 18—0 Rounds and Call Changes, St Andrews Apr 18—0 Tolling, Holy Trinity Cathedral Apr 18—85 Tolling, Boston Last week's full reports... Performance index for April... The Clapper Winter 2019 Clapper archives... Photo of the Day Asher showing Joan how to handle the tail end. (Photographer: Dianne S P Cermak, Boston) More from the same album... Photo and Video Albums Spring Dinner Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA, Mar 2014 A Thomas Miller AGM 2013 Hendersonville St. James Episcopal Church, Hendersonville, N.C. , Sep 2013 Joy Franklin Sonando Cambios New York, Dec 2009 Nancy Garcia Philadelphia Spring Dinner Philadelphia, Mar 2012 A Thomas Miller New York City Area Meeting New York, Dec 2011 John Danaher Browse albums and see photos... Member Discussions Note that these discussions are only viewable by NAGCR members. Honorary Life Membership Ballot for Derek Wilsden Bruce N Butler Plus responses from Tony Micocci, Andrew Hobbis, Diana Witt, Bruce N Butler Ringing mats Sister Alicia Mitman Plus responses from B Haley Barnett Post-Hurricane news? Joshua R Burson Ballot Results Bruce N Butler Plus responses from Don Morrison NAGCR Ballot Bruce N Butler Plus responses from David Wilcox, Bruce N Butler, Helen D Haller Browse the archives... Customize This Page You can add, remove, or rearrange the information that you see on this page. Shrink any widget by clicking its icon. Click the icons under Resources & Links to add widgets. Enable Disable moving and hiding widgets. Show the banner Hide the banner at the top of the page. Reset the page layout. Member Directory Search for a member: