{"id":4001,"date":"2013-06-25T11:46:34","date_gmt":"2013-06-25T11:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asm-aetna.com\/blog\/?p=4001"},"modified":"2013-06-25T11:46:34","modified_gmt":"2013-06-25T11:46:34","slug":"history-competition-won-with-hartford-circus-fire-project-featuring-aetna-ambulance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/history-competition-won-with-hartford-circus-fire-project-featuring-aetna-ambulance\/","title":{"rendered":"History Competition Won with Hartford Circus Fire Project featuring Aetna Ambulance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in 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decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/history-competition-won-with-hartford-circus-fire-project-featuring-aetna-ambulance\/attachment\/005\/'><img width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/005-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/history-competition-won-with-hartford-circus-fire-project-featuring-aetna-ambulance\/attachment\/032\/'><img width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/032-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/history-competition-won-with-hartford-circus-fire-project-featuring-aetna-ambulance\/attachment\/038\/'><img width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asm-aetna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/038-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">HARTFORD \u2013 Up-and-coming historian Sam Porcello has won several awards with a project on the Hartford Circus Fire that incorporated the birth and early days of Aetna Ambulance Service. <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p3ioVt-19c\">(Click here for more about Aetna and the Circus Fire).<\/a> Attached\u00a0are pictures of the exhibit during National History Day at the Museum of American History (The Circus Fire exhibit was selected to represent Connecticut).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The physical display, as shown, contains a panel on Aetna Ambulance. \u00a0The project started life at the Regional History Day competition on March 9th at Torrington High School and was visited by Grady daughter Dianne Evans and her daughters. Sam then advanced to the State Competition at Central Connecticut State University on April 27th,\u00a0where the exhibit earned first place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0On June 13, the exhibit won the\u00a0silver medal\u00a0at the National Competition in Maryland where the judges were fascinated by canvas squares with information from the survivors and Aetna Ambulance.\u00a0 The origins of Aetna was read and appreciated by many hundreds of people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sam says, \u201cDuring the interview at Nationals, the judges asked about what surprised me the most about the project, and I told them about the beginnings of Aetna Ambulance, including how the Grady&#8217;s tried to conceal their ownership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The exhibit will be at Connecticut&#8217;s Old State House in July, along with many other state entries.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HARTFORD \u2013 Up-and-coming historian Sam Porcello has won several awards with a project on the Hartford Circus Fire that incorporated the birth and early days of Aetna Ambulance Service. 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