Pass It On Bob Swain

Charles Robert Swain was born May 23, 1926 on what was then called Church Street, now Potomac Street, in Boonsboro, MD.   His family lived in a few houses around town, including next to the old schoolhouse on Potomac Street until he was a teenager at which time they...

Pass It On Sara (Zimmerman) Sweeney

Scroll down to listen to interview excerpts Sara Ann (Zimmerman) Sweeney of Boonsboro was born March 3, 1941 to Jean Smith (Shank) and Alfred Cook Zimmerman.  At the time, her family lived at 27 N. Main Street (next to Pete’s Barbershop) in a home owned by Dr....

Janice Gantz – 95 years Growing Up in Boonsboro

Scroll Down to Listen to the Interview Excerpts We interviewed Janice Gantz in 2018 at age 95 in her kitchen at 202 Potomac Street. Her neice, Karen (Snyder) Cunningham who calls her by her nickname “Peck”, sat with us during the interview, helping to...

Pass It On – Eleanor Lakin Retired Architect

Eleanor Virginia Lakin was born in July 3, 1937 in Boonsboro. She grew up at 331 S. Main Street. Her Lakin ancestors came to this region in the 17th century, settling in Jefferson, Maryland. Her great-grandfather, Abraham Lakin, owned a dental practice in the 1850s at...

Pass It On – Edgar Green – Boonsboro Farm Life

Edgar Green, born in 1912, grew up on a farm just outside of Boonsboro. His daughter, Luana, reads an account of his memories of farm life in the early -1900s.   Hog butchering, neighbors helping neighbors, and more. Listen by clicking the track below. On an iPad? If...

Pass It On – Ruann Newcomer – Shopping

Ruann Newcomer George, born 1945, talks about growing up in Boonsboro, places to shop and eat such as Warrenfeltz. Other things mentioned: Piano teachers Gladys Thomas and Hilda Clopper. Dr. Wade and Dr. Secondary. The Baby Contest held at the park in August of 1946...