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by Don Morrison

Cornwall Surprise Major is being rung at more and more North American towers. Here are some easy quarter peal callings to help encourage this good trend.

Posted Jul 28, 2010
by Sr. Alicia Mitman
Posted Jul 27, 2010
by Ed Futcher

Intensive training, including first quarter peals for seven locals.

Posted Jul 23, 2010
by Br. Matthew Gillis, CJ
Posted Jun 20, 2010
by Dianne S P Cermak

New Photo Album feature, uploading capability, and related features described.

Posted Mar 25, 2010
by Dianne S P Cermak

A rainy ringing day in Boston with photos.

Posted Mar 14, 2010
by Dianne S P Cermak

Here is a PDF of the Ringing World story of the new ring in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Posted Mar 12, 2010
by Scott Stricker

A short video of Andrew Nelson (UK) teaching ten-year-old Catherine to ring at St. Mark's Cathedral in Shreveport, LA.

Posted Feb 15, 2010
by Lyn Barnett

NAGCR Tutorial Funds helped the new ringers at St. Mark's Cathedral in Shreveport bring Andrew Nelson from the UK for an extended stay to help with training.

Posted Feb 14, 2010
by Mark Regan, Ringing Master, Worcester Cathedral

The Teaching Centre at Worcester Cathedral, which is in England just about halfway between Gloucester and Birmingham, are eager to welcome visitors and to create links with ringers in the USA and Canada. This article explains what is available there, how you might use it, and how to get in touch with the Teaching Centre.

Posted Jan 28, 2010
by Donald F Morrison

Wired magazine thinks they have much in common: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/01/alt-text-obscure-hobbies.

Posted Jan 22, 2010
by Laura Dickerson

Ringers with Red Sox trophies.

Posted Jan 11, 2010
by Barbara Sherf

We had a free lance writer, Barbara Sherf, come to St Martin's during the Barbeque Bash weekend and watch us and ask us questions about change-ringing in Philadelphia. We think she did a good job with getting her quotes right. The article was published in the Chestnut Hill Local in September.

Posted Nov 24, 2009
by Dianne S P Cermak

Second in a series of articles about this new website, this feature provides more detailed information about how to post and edit your information as well as to update and comment on postings by others.

Posted Nov 13, 2009
by Dianne S P Cermak

First in a series of articles about this new interactive website, this piece provides an overview of the site's purposes and features.

Posted Nov 12, 2009
by Sister Alicia Mitman

The ringers of Orleans describe their experiences learning to ring their brand new Whitechapel 10 as a group of more than 35 brand new learners.

Posted Oct 28, 2009
by Rosalie K. Crouch

On Tuesday, October 6th, at Grace Church in Charleston, Noah Smith, age 15, conducted his 10th quarter peal. This is an outstanding achievement for any ringer but to achieve this at the age of 15 surely sets a record for North America.

Posted Oct 09, 2009
by Laura Dickerson

Members of the Boston band have been busily working with the 35 new learners of Orleans MA since mid-August to get them ready for the celebration of their new Whitechapel ring of 10, which took place on September 27th.

Posted Oct 07, 2009
by Mira Claire Whiting

A brief discussion of various ways to knit methods.

Posted Sep 22, 2009
by Dianne Cermak

How to get automatic notices of updates to the NAGCR.org site in your email.

Posted Aug 31, 2009
by Dianne Cermak

Citations for thirty-five years worth of articles about ringing training, composing, and conducting organized by topic.

Posted Aug 27, 2009
by Lyn Barnett
It was Pentecost Eve. My fellow traveler—not a ringer but a generous and considerate friend—had arranged a day trip for us to Verona from Venice, where we were having a glorious Italian week pretending to be rich and famous, trying not to think about the inevitable personal consequences of an unfavorable currency exchange rate. In preparation for our adventure I had exchanged a few posts with George Morris in Malvern (UK) and Anna Thomson in Verona, asking permission to watch ringing...
Posted Oct 04, 2008
by Ross Finbow
Much of the process of learning change ringing can only be achieved in practice; one can theorize “until the cows come home” about how to control a bell but all that is of virtually no use until you actually get the chance to do it. Once the basics of handling have been achieved, how should an aspiring ringer make the most of limited opportunities to progress and improve his or her ringing abilities?
Posted Oct 04, 2008
by Mira Whiting
A letter sent on May 28th, 1910 by one of the most famous American change ringers of the early twentieth century, Dr. Arthur Nichols gives a fascinating glimpse into some of the history of the bells in Boston and the people who have rung them. Nichols was an important figure in the world of early twentieth century change ringing in the United States, and the New England area in particular.
Posted Oct 04, 2008