History
Boston Township since 1811: people, places, the bicentennial and the minutes of two centuries.
History Articles
A Brief History of Boston Township Boston Park: The People's Park The story of Boston Township Hall Township Trustees and Clerks, 1811 through 2010 How Boston Township has Changed…
Our Town: a brief history
Alfred Wolcott of Connecticut came to Boston Township in 1805 with a surveying party to locate the lands that belonged to Simon Perkins. Among the members of the surveying party…
Boston Park: The People's Park
Clara Zelinski looked over her father’s shoulder one day, and saw men working in the triangle of land between Riverview Road and its cutoff to Boston Mills Road. “What are they…
Boston Township Hall
The Boston Township Hall served many purposes before its current use. The building was constructed in 1887 by the Peninsula Board of Education to bring together those students who…
Our Local Cemeteries
One of the first things which needed to be established in communities founded in the early days of the Western Reserve was a dedicated public burial ground. Prior to public…
How Boston Township has changed in the past 25 years
NOTE: This article was published December 2009 originally and is reprinted with the permission of the West Side Leader. By Amy Anderson, Randy Bergdorf and Gerald Ritch Editor’s…
Landmark meeting seeks solutions to Boston Township’s financial crisis
NOTE: This article was published June 1995 originally and the following article was published August 1995, and both are reprinted with the permission of the West Side Leader. By…
The Importance of Roads
Roads provide access to the outside world or the store around the corner. Roads take farm produce to market and children to school. Roads are the conduit of life's activities…
Checking History
This is a listing of warrants (checks) prepared by Township Clerks from 1917 through 1951. The list was prepared from the actual documents and supplemented by check registers, if…
For All People, For All Time
For All People, For All Time Click to view the documentary of the formation of the park by Mark and Dan Jury. Source: http://www.landrights.org/VideoForAllPeople.htm
History by the Minutes
The history of our town can be seen in our township documents. Running stories recur about the challenges of our self government and anecdotal incidents provide glimpses of the…
Township Minutes Reviewed, 1811 through 1934
The following is an annotated overview of the Township Books of Record, 1811-1934. As well as the minutes of meetings, the Books of Records contain lists of heads of households…
Township Minutes Reviewed, 1934 through 1948
The majority of township and trustee business concerned payment of bills. A sense of the flow of life can be had by following the transactions in Checking History. Road name help…
Township Minutes Reviewed, 1948 through 2009
I read through the minutes posted on the web site intending to write a synopsis of events. Instead I became engaged in the story and wrote what happened as it happened. General…
A Community History Project
When we went through the old township records we could dispose of according to our approved records policy, of course we kept samples and examples. We hope you remember or heard…
General Stores
When we went through the old township records we could dispose of according to our approved records policy, of course we kept samples and examples. We hope you remember or heard…
Garages
When we went through the old township records we could dispose of according to our approved records policy, of course we kept samples and examples. We hope you remember or heard…
Trades and Professions
When we went through the old township records we could dispose of according to our approved records policy, of course we kept samples and examples. We hope you remember or heard…
Roads
When we went through the old township records we could dispose of according to our approved records policy, of course we kept samples and examples. We hope you remember or heard…
Community Events and Projects
When we went through the old township records we could dispose of according to our approved records policy, of course we kept samples and examples. We hope you remember or heard…
Logos
When we went through the old township records we could dispose of according to our approved records policy, of course we kept samples and examples. We hope you remember or heard…
Odds and Ends
When we went through the old township records we could dispose of according to our approved records policy, of course we kept samples and examples. We hope you remember or heard…
1937 Election Results
A 1937 election news article from the Akron Times Press.
Peninsula Home and Garden Club celebrates 60 years of service
NOTE: This article was published August 1995 originally and is reprinted with the permission of the West Side Leader. By Amy Anderson Peninsula Home and Garden Club marked its…
Bicentennial News
If you would like a program from the June 18th community bicentennial celebration, you can pick one up at the Peninsula Library, 6105 Riverview, or the Township Clerk's office…
Boston Bicentennial Photographs
Photographs from the township's bicentennial celebration, June 18, 2011.
History unveiled at Boston bicentennial
NOTE: This article was published June 23, 2011 in the West Side Leader and is reprinted here with permission. By Kathleen Folkerth BOSTON — A day of celebration helped residents…
Boston plans daylong celebration of bicentennial
NOTE: This article was published June 9, 2011 in the West Side Leader and is reprinted here with permission. By Kathleen Folkerth BOSTON — Residents and visitors here will party…
Boston Kicking Off Bicentennial
NOTE: This article was published January 13, 2011 in the West Side Leader and is reprinted here with permission. By Pam Lifke BOSTON — The township will kick off its bicentennial…
Boston Bicentennial Committee Fundraisers
The Bicentennial Committee's quilt raffles and silent auction.
Vintage Quilt Block Raffle
Raffle for one of eight blocks pieced in the 1940's by the Ladies Aid Society of the Everett Church of Christ. The blocks are on display and raffle tickets available at: Tickets…
Vintage Quilt Block Silent Auction
Auction for eight blocks pieced in the 1940’s by the Ladies Aid Society of the Everett Church of Christ. These blocks will be on display for Silent Auction during the Hall…
Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt Raffle
This quilt is in the traditional memory or album quilt tradition, where blocks were made by many friends and autographed by them, then assembled into one quilt for one person…
Boston Pictures
Photographs of Boston Township, past and present.