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American Racing Pigeon Union History and Origin Part 4 Current Era Restrictions prohibiting the keeping of pigeons were unforeseen in 1909, when many homes had stables housing horse and buggy. Today, ordinances and other governmental restrictions are a limiting factor…

Amercian Racing Pigeon Union History and Origin Part 3 A meeting was held on August 2, 1909, in Washington, chaired by D. C. Buscall, at which an organizational committee was appointed, comprised of seven fanciers who had written articles advocating…

Origin and History of the American Racing Pigeon Union Part 2 In 1891, Fred Goldman formed a “League of American Homing Clubs” which excluded individual members. In December of 1893 the League and the Federation were reunited under a “National…

American Racing Pigeon Union | AU | ARPU The American Racing Pigeon Union or AU, ARPU as some call us is the largest organization devoted to pigeon racing. The organization has approximately 700 affiliated clubs around the country and over 10,000 members.…

The origin and history of American Racing Pigeon Union Part 1 To appreciate the reasons for the formation of the American Racing Pigeon Union, you must first know something about the history of pigeon racing in the United States. In…