Collectors of political buttons, badges, ribbons and related ephemera will meet in Titusville, N.J., on Saturday, Feb. 12, to sell, trade and display memorabilia from political campaigns throughout the centuries. This annual gathering is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Union Fire Co., located at 1396 River Road (Route 29), along the Delaware River. Ample free parking is available. Attendees can expect to see a wide variety of political items, ranging from modern era presidential campaign buttons to items from popular former presidents such as Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Dwight Eisenhower. The gathering will be hosted by the local Big Apple Chapter of the American Political Items Collectors (APIC), a national nonprofit hobbyist association dedicated to preserving political history. Our meetings offer a great opportunity for young and old alike to see and learn about real artifacts used by candidates throughout our nations many elections, says Tony Lee, a Titusville resident and president of APICs Big Apple Chapter. Most political items dont survive the elections in which they were used, so to see an I Like Ike apron or a Ronald Reagan cowboy hat or a clothing button worn at George Washingtons inauguration and inscribed with Long Live the President is a great experience for students of political history at any age. Admission to the event will be $3 for each adult. Any child 12 years or younger will enter free of charge. To encourage a lifelong love of political history and collecting, each child will receive assorted buttons, free of charge, to start his or her own personal collection. Free appraisals will be offered for all political items brought in by members of the general public. The public may also bring items for the groups auction, for a sellers commission rate of 10 percent. For additional information, contact Tony Lee at 609-310-0817 or tonylee08560@gmail.com.