For readers who would like to learn more about
Boalsburg and the history of the Heritage Museum

Sarah Catherine Myers (Meyers) Sweet, my grandmother, lived for nearly a century.  Born in 1884, when most people traveled by horse and buggy, she lived until 1983 when mankind had traveled to the moon in a rocket.  Grandma survived in the rapidly changing world with tenacity, strength and grace. Though gentle and kind, Grandma Sweet was a strong and independent woman, long before it was commonplace in American society.  Sarah was the last resident of the home at 34 East Main Street, Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, before it became The Boalsburg Heritage Museum.

This is the life and times of Sarah Catherine Myers.  Her spirit and strength embodied the characteristics of the ideal grandma.  Sometimes people ask about her life and times, so let me tell you about my grandmother.  This is her legacy to the Boalsburg Heritage Museum.   This is Sarah’s Story.

By Janice Sweet McElhoe, Ph.D.
Author, Sarah’s Story

 

      

       Available at two locations:   

• The Boalsburg Heritage Museum, 34 East Main Street,  Boalsburg, PA 16827
• Crandall Publishing, 673 Crandall Drive, State College, PA 16803