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Joseph Boggs Society for Historical Preservation

Historical Society to preserve and promote the history of Boggstown and Sugar Creek Township of Shelby County, Indiana. Click on "About" for more information. 1.

This is our only internet site for everyone to share information. The Joseph Boggs Society for Historical Preservation, Inc. also goes by other informal names of Joseph Boggs Society, Boggs Society, JBS, Boggstown Historical Society, and Boggstown Museum. Look to us for Boggstown history.

2. Our meeting house is in an 1887 Seventh-day Adventist Church building at 2616 N Sand Creek Road Boggstown,

IN 46110-9752, on the internet at Facebook.com/Boggstown, and contact us at [email protected].

3. Our free Quarterly Meetings are open to the public, and include a short business meeting, a program usually about history, and ending with refreshments while we talk with others and look at our museum displays. The 2026 Quarterly Meetings are:
a. February 22, 2026 - Sunday 2pm
b. May 20, 2026 - Wednesday 7pm
c. August 19, 2026 - Wednesday 7pm
d. November 18, 2026 - Wednesday 7pm

4. Our free local history museum is open during quarterly meetings and other events, about once a month as posted on Facebook, and upon request. Allow 1 to 2 hours to see displays that include Boggstown High School, the Red Mill, local "Ma Kettle" actress Marjorie Main, the Boggstown Resolutions to secede from the Union, Whetzel's Trace for settlers, pioneer cemeteries we have restored, Civil War Union Major General Ambrose Burnside and our railroad he owned, and Assessors books from 1858 to 1921 to see who owned property. You will be surprised by our history.

5. We have memberships to support our mission and volunteer for offices and functions. 2026 membership dues are $15 for an individual and $25 for a family.

6. Since 1999 we have created and sold local history $10 calendars, to raise funds and promote our history. We also have older $5 calendars to complete your collection.

7. We are an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and welcome donations for our operations, our endowment fund, and for specific projects.

8. 2026 Officers:
a. President - Ken Gardner
b. Vice President - Tom Sherer
c. Secretary - Jill Sanders
d. Treasurer - Mike Shaw
e. Historian - open
f. Director - David Champa
g. Director - Terry Morgan
h. Director - Lori Neafus
i. Director - Debbie Shonk
j. Director - David Witham

05/31/2026

This is the "June" page from the Joseph Boggs Society's 12th annual fund-raising Boggstown history calendar of 2010. PLEASE SHARE this with your friends to promote our community.

BOGGSTOWN PARK FLOOD - JUNE 7, 2008
As with the Blizzard of '78, our community will long remember the floods of 2008. June was rainy with 5" on the 4th, and another 6" early on the 7th, showing here the resulting rare flood of the Boggstown Park. The water came from the east across Boggstown Road, through the park and its south side, across a yard, and into the Joseph Boggs Society yard. Both rainy days flooded the crawlspace of the Boggs Society meeting house, and we had to replace the damaged duct work.
The flooding in the park forced the postponement of that day's Boggstown Park Sale held by the Sugar Creek Garden Club. We decided to combine it with our annual Boggstown Park Concert on June 28th.
Credit: Joseph Boggs Society Archives from Ken Gardner

See other months' pages in our 1999-2010 Calendar Photo Albums at our Joseph Boggs Society for Historical Preservation along with other local Photo Albums.

Let us know if you have photos of local people, places, or things that might be good for our local museum collection and calendars.

We have our $10 2026 calendars for sale, and 1999-2025 $5 calendars to add to your collection, plus $3 each if mailed, so to order use the membership form on our Joseph Boggs Society for Historical Preservation or email [email protected].

Please consider becoming a member and volunteer to support our purpose to collect and preserve materials concerning the history of Boggstown and Sugar Creek Township, and to disseminate such information in any and all proper ways.

05/30/2026

REMINDER the Joseph Boggs Society free local museum is open 1-4pm on Sundays May 31 and June 14 - check us out at 2616 N Sand Creek Road in Boggstown.

05/22/2026

The May 20, 2026 Joseph Boggs Society quarterly meeting program was by Marcia Gascho, about the 100 Years of Route 66. She showed photos of its history and years of traveling the Mother Road with her husband Bruce. There are festivals all along the route this year to celebrate its history.

05/16/2026

REMINDER about the 7pm May 20th Joseph Boggs Society quarterly meeting with a program about the 100 years of Route 66 - WHAT ELSE better is there to do in Boggstown on a Wednesday night, or anywhere else???

REMINDER to visit our free local museum on Sunday May 31st at 1-4, at 2616 N Sand Creek Road in Boggstown - there's a lot more to see than what we have on Facebook.

04/30/2026

This is the "May" page from the Joseph Boggs Society's 12th annual fund-raising Boggstown history calendar of 2010. PLEASE SHARE this with your friends to promote our community.

CARLOS AND CAROLYN GRAY'S FLY-IN - AUGUST 14, 1983

Carlos and Carolyn Gray hosted two fly-ins at their home just north of Boggstown. At this second event were several ultra-lights, two bi-planes, other two and four seat airplanes, and even a hot-air balloon. Hours of food, fun, and fellowship centered around a love of flying.

Local pilots attending included Carlos Gray, Zarrell Gray, Ed Shaw, Tim Shaw, George Gardner, Harold Weaver, Carroll Craig, and Bill Gray. Ray Ives owned one of the bi-planes and was a cousin of actor Burl Ives. He stopped at the Shelbyville Airport on his way home to New York and asked for a place to eat, so they suggested flying to Carlos' and join the fun, and he even stayed the night with Carroll and Evelyn Craig.
Credit: Carlos and Carolyn Gray

See other months' pages in our 1999-2010 Calendar Photo Albums at our Joseph Boggs Society for Historical Preservation along with other local Photo Albums.

Let us know if you have photos of local people, places, or things that might be good for our local museum collection and calendars.

We have our $10 2026 calendars for sale, and 1999-2025 $5 calendars to add to your collection, plus $3 each if mailed, so to order use the membership form on our Joseph Boggs Society for Historical Preservation or email [email protected].

Please consider becoming a member and volunteer to support our purpose to collect and preserve materials concerning the history of Boggstown and Sugar Creek Township, and to disseminate such information in any and all proper ways.

04/29/2026

1. The next free Joseph Boggs Society quarterly meeting is Wednesday May 20th at 7pm at 2616 N Sand Creek Road in Boggstown. After a short business meeting, the program will be about the 100 years of Route 66, by a couple who have travelled it for years. Please join us for what should be a fun evening, see your friends and neighbors, our local history displays, and some refreshments.

2. Our free local museum will be open 1-4pm on Sundays May 31st and June 14th, at 2616 N Sand Creek Road in Boggstown. Please come and bring a friend.

04/21/2026

We are very saddened by the passing of Dick Hanahan on April 17, 2026, at age 93. He and Linda were longtime members of the Joseph Boggs Society. This is his Boggstown High School 1950 graduation photo.

His obituary is below and at
"https://www.freemanfamilyfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/james-hanahan"

James Hanahan Obituary
James Richard "Dick" Hanahan, 93, of Shelbyville, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2026, at the Willows of Shelbyville.
He was born on September 21, 1932, in Shelbyville, the son of Elmo and Mary (Slifer) Hanahan. On June 25, 1960, he married his wife of 65 years, Linda Stang, and she survives.
In addition to Linda, Dick is survived by his children, James Patrick Hanahan and wife, Ruth, of Providence, Rhode Island, Elizabeth Wortman of Long Lake, Minnesota, and David Charles Hanahan of Indianapolis; brother, John Patrick Hanahan of Wi******er, Virginia; grandchildren, Mary Lynn Hanahan and Shane Robert Hanahan; and several nieces and nephews.
Dick was preceded in death by his parents; brother, George Michael Hanahan; and sister-in-law, Sarah Hanahan.
He graduated from Boggstown High School and continued his education at Purdue University obtaining his bachelor's degree in 1954.
Dick was a U.S. Army veteran serving from 1954 to 1956.
He was a member of Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church.
Dick was a farmer, retiring in 1988.
He formerly served on the Triton Central School Board from 1972 to 1980.
Dick was a member of the Shelbyville Lions Club and Knights of Columbus.
A gathering of friends and family will be at 12:00 pm, Friday, April 24, 2026 at Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 4218 E. Michigan Road, in Shelbyville.
Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 1 pm with inurnment at Saint Vincent Catholic Cemetery in Shelby County. Father Mike Keucher will officiate.
Memorial contributions may be made to Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 4218 E. Michigan Road, Shelbyville, Indiana 46176 or Cancer Association of Shelby County, PO Box 844, Shelbyville, Indiana 46176.
Online condolences may be shared with Dick's family at freemanfamilyfuneralhomes.com.

04/19/2026

JOSEPH BOGGS SOCIETY EVENTS

A. On Sunday April 26th, 2026 at 3pm, we are having a rededication ceremony for two pioneer cemeteries we restored, like we did for the first four, and we're now working on the last one.
1. We will learn about the cemeteries, what was done, and honor those buried there with a short ceremony by Pastor Roger McDaniel of the Boggstown Presbyterian Church.
2. We will meet at Hoover Cemetery, where in 2024 we restored the single large gravestone. Go on 100N to 1/4 mile west of Academy Road, and south on a long driveway to the headstone by a tree in the field.
3. Then we'll go to Sandhill Cemetery where we finished restoring the 66 gravestones in 2025. From Hoover, go east 2 1/2 miles on 100N, south on 600W for 1/4 mile, and park in the driveway on the east side of the road. Due to the hill, be very careful parking, and walking to the cemetery surrounded by trees on the west side. Sandhill has the grave of William Daniel, the only known Revolutionary Veteran buried in our Sugar Creek Township. THIS PHOTO is the sign we added with names on the back of the people buried there.

B. Our May 20th 7pm Quarterly Meeting program will be about the 100 years of Route 66, so come enjoy a fun evening.

C. Our free local museum will be open 1-4pm on Sundays May 31st and June 14th, at 2616 N Sand Creek Road in Boggstown.

See you there, and invite a friend!
Ken Gardner, President
B[email protected]

04/12/2026

NEW + REMINDER #2: BOGGSTOWN SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH "HOMECOMING"

1. NEW = Penny Franey plans to do a Facebook Live video for those who cannot attend, so to watch, even if you don't use Facebook, go to https://www.facebook.com/share/1KC5N1qiFq/?mibextid=wwXIfr and click on GOING or INTERESTED, so you will receive a notification before the event begins, and a reminder on Saturday morning. If you don't do the above, you can still go to the link during the event to join and watch.

2. NEW = This photo is of our back room that was added to the 1887 building in 1889 to teach school grades 1-8 until 1916, and contains many of our local history displays.

3. Here are the details from before:

1. The Boggstown Seventh Day Adventist Church was built in 1887 and used until 1993, and the building has changed very little, with the pews still being used.
2. In 1902 Boggstown Manual Training Academy was founded as a boarding school in the town by the state Seventh Day Adventists. In 1903 it moved nearby and renamed Beechwood Academy, on what is still called "Academy Road". In 1919 it moved to Cicero and renamed to the current Indiana Academy high school.
3. Our Joseph Boggs Society for Historical Preservation's local museum has been in the building since we were founded in 1997, and you can follow us at Joseph Boggs Society for Historical Preservation.
4. We are hosting a "Homecoming" open house on Saturday April 18, 2026 from 1-5pm, at 2616 N Sand Creek Road in Boggstown.
5. Boggstown residents past and present are invited to join past members of the Boggstown Seventh Day Adventist Church, as well as past and present members of surrounding SDA churches.
6. Early on we will sing some hymns from the days at Old Boggstown, share a few remembrances of Boggstown, and have plenty of time to socialize. Our museum has a few items from the church, and many displays of the history of Boggstown and Sugar Creek Township.
7. Please share this invitation with your friends, especially those who might be interested in attending.
8. For those who remember parking in the grass on the north side of the church, if it's not too soft, go ahead and park there again. Others can use our parking lot on the south side.
9. If you have photos of the church that would be good to show on 4/18, and good for our museum to have, please email them to [email protected]
10. Thanks to church member and Indiana Academy graduate Penny (Howard) Franey for helping us coordinate the homecoming.
11. We'd like to get a tentative number to expect, so drop an email if you plan to attend to [email protected], or if you have questions.Hope to see you there!

04/05/2026

REMINDER #1: BOGGSTOWN SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH "HOMECOMING"

1. Boggstown Beckons!
2. Come celebrate history in Boggstown Indiana!
3. The Boggstown Seventh Day Adventist Church (interior photo) was built in 1887 and used until 1993, and the building has changed very little, with the pews still being used.
4. In 1902 Boggstown Manual Training Academy was founded as a boarding school in the town by the state Seventh Day Adventists. In 1903 it moved nearby and renamed Beechwood Academy, on what is still called "Academy Road". In 1919 it moved to Cicero and renamed to the current Indiana Academy high school.
5. Our Joseph Boggs Society for Historical Preservation's local museum has been in the building since we were founded in 1997, and you can follow us at Facebook.com/Boggstown.
6. We are hosting a "Homecoming" open house on Saturday April 18, 2026 from 1-5pm, at 2616 N Sand Creek Road in Boggstown.
7. Boggstown residents past and present are invited to join past members of the Boggstown Seventh Day Adventist Church, as well as past and present members of surrounding SDA churches.
8. Early on we will sing some hymns from the days at Old Boggstown, share a few remembrances of Boggstown, and have plenty of time to socialize. Our museum has a few items from the church, and many displays of the history of Boggstown and Sugar Creek Township.
9. Please share this invitation with your friends, especially those who might be interested in attending.
10. For those who remember parking in the grass on the north side of the church, if it's not too soft, go ahead and park there again. Others can use our parking lot on the south side :)
11. If you have photos of the church that would be good to show on 4/18, and good for our museum to have, please email them to [email protected]
12. Thanks to church member and Indiana Academy graduate Penny (Howard) Franey for helping us coordinate the homecoming.
13. We'd like to get a tentative number to expect, so drop an email if you plan to attend to [email protected], or if you have questions.
Hope to see you there!

Address

2616 N Sand Creek Road
Boggstown, IN
46110

Telephone

+13178357215

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