Meetings
Our meetings are held every third Thursday of each month and start promptly at seven p.m. They are held at
St. Andrews Lutheran Church located at 500 Main Street in Boswell. The Heritage
Center is open from 1 pm to 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday, and also by
appointment.
The meeting schedule has not been published to date. The next meeting
will be March 18, 2010. In January, there was an election of officers, and all
incumbents were returned to office. T
Volume 20, Issue 1 BAHS
Newsletter
The lead article in
this issue recalls the 1950's in Boswell from the Ozog family who lived there at
the time. It is interesting to read the listings of businesses that were alive
and well. Denton Speigle also contributed his early memories of
Jennerstown and Boswell. You should also note that dues for 2010 are now
due...if you haven't yet sent in your payment please put it on your "To Do'
list!!
A
Commemorative Booklet For Sale
A new book dedicated to
the Boswell Volunteer Fire Department's 100th Anniversary is being published.
Written by Michael Sopich and Edmund Jacobs, the book it titled "A Moment in
Time", and is being used as a fund raiser for the Fire Company. It contains
information about the stories and events of Boswell, totaling 150 pages, with
over 200 photos and old advertisements. There is a fold out map showing streets
and business locations from 1901, when the town was in it's infancy, to the
present day.
Topics include the beginning of Boswell, coal
mine disasters, the Fire Company, fires in the area, churches, schools,
businesses, etc.
The book is being sold for $20, plus shipping
and handling. It may also be picked up at Rose's Country Market, Boswell
Prescription Center, Penny's Barbershop, Celeste Walker's Beauty Shop and Ickes
Insurance Agency, Inc.
You can order by mail by contacting Penny
Sopich, 909 Hower Avenue, Boswell, PA 15531. Call her for total cost before
shipment. Her phone number is (814)629-6972.
This is a must have book, if you enjoy history,
and especially, the history of Boswell!!!!
Join Now!!!
The Boswell Area Historical Society is asking for your support. If you enjoy
reading the stories here about our town and its environs, it's time to step up
to the plate and join us. Contact Dorothy Ferre at:
Boswell Area Historical Society
Dorothy Ferre
700 Center Street
Boswell, PA 15531
The cost of membership is very reasonable...following are
the individual categories of membership.
Individual $10 , Family $15 , Lifetime $150, Family
Lifetime $300
Isaac T. Kaufman House

Memorial plaque on the front of the Kaufman house. (Photo
Courtesy of Phyllis Ickes)
And It Came To Pass...
With shovels in hand and smiles in abundance to mark the gaiety
of the occasion, members of BAHS gathered to bury the proof of the town's
existence on Saturday am. A long list of items buried, include brochures,
newspapers, a Legion Memorial Day program, high school yearbooks, a map of the
town, memorabilia from the Centennial celebrations, and the list goes on.
Children from North Star High school wrote letters commemorating the event...all
to be opened in the year 2054!! The sesquicentennial year will be something to
behold by the younger generation. A granite marker was placed!!

The photo has come forth, courtesy of Richard Hardesty,
webmaster.

Boswell Area Historical Center in the Winter
Located at 326 Main Street. Visitors welcome by appointment
only. Call Dorothy Ferre at (814) 629-5945
to make necessary arrangements.(Photo courtesy of Phyllis Ickes)
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