Past Reunions & Memorabilia Project

As you may have seen if you visited our past reunions section or our memorabilia gallery(coming soon) it is apparent we have a number of items and pictures that add to our Boyer histories. There are also a number of gaps to be filled which means there is always room for more that will provide further context to the information on this website. We are looking for the following categories of items:

  • Memorabilia – reunion buttons or ribbons, Boyer crest merchandise, other Boyer items
  • Photos – photos from past reunions (people, location, other)
  • Reunion programs – These would be programs handed out at a reunion.
  • Newspaper Clippings – Either an announcement of an upcoming reunion or review of a reunion found in a newspaper
  • Postcards – For many early reunions only postcards of the parks exist to give a taste of the location

We are not looking for you to send these to us unless you would like to donate them and subsequently they would be added to the Association’s collection. A high resolution digital picture would be great to allow us to potentially include some of this these into our Boyer books.

The table that follows shows locations of reunions and time frames that we are interested in for memorabilia, photos or postcards.  As information is obtained we will update this table accordingly. What you may think of as simple family photos at a reunion are actually a treasure as they add so much to what it was like to be there.

ParkLocationCountyTime Ranges
Bean Soup GroveMcClure, PASnyder1953
Black Bear ParkReading. PABerks1908
Boyertown Commuity ParkBoyertown, PABerks1990s, 2000s
Carsonia, ParkReading, PABerks1915, 1921
Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, PACumberland2004
Christ Mertz ChurchDryville, PABerks1905, 1906, 1929, 1931
Coleman ParkLebanon, PALebanon1950s
Edgewood ParkShamokin, PANorthumberland1914
Elizabeth Borough ParkElizabethville, PADauphinearly 1950s
Flagstaff ParkMauch Chunk, PACarbon1917
Gettysburg ParkGettysburg, PAAdams1998
Hershey ParkHershey, PADauphin1927
Island ParkSunbury, PANorthumberland1925
Knoebels AmusementElysburg, PANorthumberland2000s, 2010s
Kutztown ParkKutztown, PABerks1907, 1916, 1924, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Lehigh Community ParkFogelsville, PALehigh1932, 1935, 1940
Long ParkLancaster, PALancaster1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Manilla GroveTamaqua, PASchuylkill1911
Maple GroveLancaster, PALancaster1930
Mt. Gretna Mt. Gretna, PALebanon1910
New GoshenhoppenE. Greenville, PAMontgomery1934, 1936
Paxtang ParkHarrisburg, PADauphin1923
Pine Grove ParkYork, PAYork1955
Ringing Rocks ParkPottstown, PAMontgomery1913
Rocky Springs ParkLancaster, PALancaster1918
Rolling Green ParkSunbury, PANorthumberland1912
Salem Church GroveSelinsgrove, PASnyder1980s
Sanatoga ParkPottstown, PAMontgomery1926
Schuylkill ParkPottsville, PASchuykill1922
Twin GroveLickdale, PALebanon1933
Valley Forge ParkValley Forge, PAChester1919
Waldheim ParkAllentown, PALehigh1909, 1920, 1928

The next table is a list (updated as needed) of buttons/ribbons, programs, mailers, etc. that the Association is searching for to complete our collection. Please note we are not 100% sure if a button, program, or mailer existed for a particular year. If others were created around a missing year then likely they do exist. Buttons in particular show up from time-to-time on eBay and have been found at flea markets in Pennsylvania (sometimes mixed in with political buttons). We will also update this table as items are added to our collection. We are also interested if you see something, but may not be able to purchase it. If so, the Association has some funds available to procure items if need be. We will be glad to acknowledge any items found or presented to the Association. Lastly, even if we may have an item that you have and you still would like to donate it we would be glad to include it in the collection as you may have one in better condition.

Reunion Year Location What is Needed
1905
Christ Metz Church, Dryville, PA
Button, Program, Mailer
1906
Christ Mertz Church, Dryville, PA
Button, Program, Mailer
1907
Kutztown Park, Kutztown, PA
Program, Mailer
1908
Black Bear Park, Reading, PA
Button, Mailer
1909
Waldheim Park, Allentown, PA
Button, Program, Mailer
1910
Mt. Gretna Park, Mt. Gretna, PA
Mailer
1911
Manilla Grove, Tamaqua, PA
Button, Mailer
1912
Rolling Green Park, Sunbury, PA
Program, Mailer
1914
Edgewood Park, Shamokin, PA
Mailer
1915
Carsonia Park, Reading, PA
Button, Mailer
1916
Kutztown Park, Kutztown, PA
Program, Mailer
1917
Flagstaff Park, Mauch Chunk, PA
Mailer
1918
Rocky Springs Park, Lancaster, PA
Program, Mailer
1920
Waldheim Park, Allentown, PA
Button, Program, Mailer
1921
Carsonia Park, Reading, PA
Program, Mailer
1922
Schuylkill Park, Pottsville, PA
Mailer
1923
Paxtang Park, Harrisburg, PA
Mailer
1924
Kutztown Park, Kutztown, PA
Mailer
1925
Island Park, Sunbury, PA
Button, Program, Mailer
1926
Sanatoga Park, Pottstown, PA
Mailer
1927
Hershey Park, Hershey, PA
Mailer
1928
Waldheim Park, Allentown, PA
Button, Program, Mailer
1930
Maple Grove, Lancaster, PA
Program, Mailer
1931
Christ Mertz Church, Dryville, PA
Mailer
1932
Lehigh Community Park, Fogelsville, PA
Mailer
1933
Twin Grove, Pine Grove, PA
Button, Program, Mailer
1934
New Goshenhoppen, E. Greenville, PA
Button, Mailer
1935
Lehigh Community Park, Fogelsville, PA
Button, Program, Mailer
1936
New Goshenhoppen, E. Greenville, PA
Button, Program, Mailer
1937
Kutztown Park, Kutztown, PA
Button, Program, Mailer
1938
Kutztown Park, Kutztown, PA
Button, Program, Mailer
1939
Kutztown Park, Kutztown, PA
Button, Program, Mailer
1940
Lehigh Community Park, Fogelsville, PA
Button, Program, Mailer
1941
Kutztown Park, Kutztown, PA
Button, Program, Mailer
1946
Kutztown Park, Kutztown, PA
Button, Program, Mailer
1947
Kutztown Park, Kutztown, PA
Button, Program, Mailer
1948
Kutztown Park, Kutztown, PA
Button, Program, Mailer
1949
Kutztown Park, Kutztown, PA
Button, Program, Mailer
1950
Kutztown Park, Kutztown, PA
Program, Mailer
1951
Kutztown Park, Kutztown, PA
Program, Mailer
1952
Kutztown Park, Kutztown, PA
Program, Mailer
1953
Bean Soup Grove, McClure, PA
Program, Mailer
1954
Elizabethville Borough, Elizabethville, PA
Program, Mailer
1956
Elizabethville Borough, Elizabethville, PA
Program, Mailer
1957
Elizabethville Borough, Elizabethville, PA
Program, Mailer
1958
Coleman Memorial Park, Lebanon, PA
Program, Mailer
1959
Coleman Memorial Park, Lebanon, PA
Program, Mailer

If you find any of this project interesting  or have something to share then let us know by clicking HERE for the contact form, choose “Volunteer” and let us know in the Subject line that you are looking to help with the Past Reunion & Memorabilia Project.

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