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MTC is an association of retired railroad and commercial telegraphers, historians, radio operators and others with an interest in the history of telegraphy

The Morse Telegraph Club is an association of retired railroad and commercial telegraphers, telegraph industry employees, historians, radio operators and others with an interest in preserving the history of telegraphy and the telegraph industry. MTC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization active in the field of historical preservation and education. MTC Chapters throughout the United States and Canada assist with the design and construction of historically correct museum exhibits, demonstrate telegraphy at historical sites and events, and present talks to historical associations, schools, and similar institutions on the subject of the history of telecommunications. Membership is open to anyone with a genuine interest in the history of telegraphy. MTC also maintains a facility for the preservation and eventual distribution of telegraph instruments and similar historic artifacts for use in the construction of museum exhibits. We also maintain a library of historical documents relating to the history of telegraphy and telecommunications.

07/29/2026

What is Morse Code podcast interview:

Episode 61: What Is Morse Code? – features James Wades, President o...

07/28/2024

A mural on the side of a building in Steubenville, Ohio:

01/02/2024

Not exactly telegraph related, but this might be of interest to many MTC members due to their past or current employment in the rail industry.

As you know, the basic mechanics of grade crossing gate mechanisms in the U.S. and Canada hasn't changed since the 1930s. This new type of gate mechanism is virtually maintenance free, extremely consistent in its mechanical operation, and it is almost maintenance-free. Check it out!

The gate mechanism used in the railroad industry is a bit like death and taxes; it never changes. Certainly, the basic design is robust and there have been improvements over the years, but the basic methodology has remained the same for the better part of a century. What would happen if someone step...

12/17/2023

The telegraph and the standardization of time are intrinsically linked. Perhaps the most common example of this relationship is seen in the once ubiquitous "Self Winding Clocks," developed in partnership with the Western Union Telegraph Company. Many examples still exist, mostly in the hands of collectors, but now and then, one can be seen in a public space. This one hangs on a wall in the electronics repair and testing shop at Signal and Communications Associates, LLC in Buchanan, Michigan.

06/19/2023

I really hope this happens when that day comes ❤️

12/03/2022

10/01/2022

The Morse Telegraph Club has completed the construction of the telegraph office at the Milwaukee Railroad depot at the Ozaukee County Historical Society Pioneer Village located near Fredonia, Wisconsin. There are still a few additions to complete, but the depot telegraph office is now fully operational and ready for visitors:

This video offers a quick tour of the newly completed telegraph office in the restored Milwaukee Railroad depot at the Ozaukee County, Wisconsin Historical S...

06/25/2022

From a broadcast transcription disk in the archives of the Morse Telegraph Club, this radio broadcast coverage of the 1948 ARRL Field Day event is an interesting look into the past: https://radio-relay.org/arrl-field-day-coverage-in-1948/

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Buchanan, MI
49107

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+12695488219

Website

http://www.morsetelegraphclub.com/

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