A 215-page-book, A Dream Fulfilled: Boyer Memorial School and a History of Other Halifax Schools Throughout the Centuries, 1794 Forward, by Pearl Bretz Hane, was published in 2014 by the Halifax Area Historical Society, P.O. Box 562, Halifax, Pennsylvania 17032. The cover of the book is pictured above.
The book includes the following:
- Timeline for Building of Boyer Memorial School
- History of Boyer Memorial School, William Harris Boyer, 1846-1913
- History that Preceded Opening of Boyer Memorial School
- Halifax Public School – Early Commencements
- Halifax Gazette Newspaper Excerpts
- 1914 Boyer Memorial Programme & Speeches
- Early Pioneers Held Deep Convictions About Education of Children
- Planting Schools A Priority of Halifax Pioneers
- Thaddeus Stevens and Halifaxians: Samuel Landis and John Meetch
- Halifax Borough, Valleys, and Church Facts
- Halifax Schools As Written by Lee Noblet in 1969
- School Days at Boyer Memorial High School
- Poetry: Halifax on the Hill
Country/Rural Schools:
- Early School History of Halifax
- Schooling and Religion: An Established Side-By-Side Relationship
- High School Principals of Halifax Schools
- Adams School, Shoops School
- Small Valley School [Schmal Valley School]
- Hoffman School
- Enterline School
- Miller School
- Harten School
- Matamoras School
- Rutter School
- Baker School
- Dunkle School
- Shammo School, Funk School
- Snyder School
- Frank School
- Waynesville School [Lenker School]
- Directors and Teachers Agreement Used in 1854
- Teacher’s Monthly Report – Jackson Township Schools
- Gilbert School
- Keiter School
- Enders School
- Zimmerman School
- Fisherville School
- Country School Reports
- Urich School
- Carsonville School, Herning School, Runk School
- School Sale Posters, School Location Map
- Inglenook School
- Taylor School
- School Memories Book of 1957 Schools
Halifax Area School District:
- 1958 Groundbreaking for Ha-Wayne-Son School
- Boyer School Memories by Suzanne C. Williams
- Halifax Area Schools Merge Into One School System
- Halifax Area School Band
- Halifax Area District Campuses
- The Growth of the Halifax Area School System
- Halifax Area School District, 1958-1993
- Tribute to Willis Lebo for Interest in Preserving School History
- LouAnn [Riland] Hoffman – An Example of a Dedicated Teacher
- Tribute to Boyer Memorial High School Class of 1940
- Class of 1964 Reunion, 2014
- Halifax Area School District Overview, by Albert “Abe” Lyter
- 2014 Activity of Halifax Area School District
- Three Class of 1935 Classmates Remain Active
- Boyer Memorial School Renovated Into Apartment Complex, 1984
- Current Halifax Area School System Presses Forward
- Aerial View Halifax Area Schools
- References
- Addendum
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For information on the availability of this book, contact the Halifax Area Historical Society through their Facebook Page, or write to the address in the first paragraph of this blog post.
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