What’s going down in Boyertown? (boyertown history)

Your weekly guide to the events and happenings in and around Boyertown, PA

What to do? Where to go? Here is your one stop list of community events, music, arts, food, business specials, and historic events in Boyertown and beyond…

Being a Boyertown graduate, a real estate agent at Glocker Realty and also a proud member of Building a Better Boyertown, I have had the joy of watching our little town grow. I enjoy having any part in helping our community to move forward. I hope this weekly blog will help shine a light on all the great things happening in and around Boyertown, PA

Here is what’s going down during the week of 6/25 – 7/1/2020

BERKS COUNTY IS GOING GREEN! – This Friday hair salons, barber shops, movie theaters, and indoor seating at restaurants are opening! Those of you holding out on getting your hair chopped, the time is now to make your appointment. The State theater will be opening it’s doors with a presentation of Jurrasic Park on Friday. Also on Friday, Boyertown’s finest bars and restaurants will be opening their doors for indoor seating once again. Eat up!

SOME LIVE MUSIC! – Justin & Glenn, an acoustic duo specializing in rock & pop hits of the 90’s and 2000’s, will be performing live this Friday, June 26th at Durango’s Saloon from 5 – 8 PM

Kim and Paul of Vuja De will be performing Live this Saturday, June 27th from 5 – 8 PM outside of Durango’s Saloon and The Other Farm Brewing. Tables are available first come first serve, but feel free to bring your own chairs for tailgating. All food and beverage must be purchased from the 2 hosting venues. Nothin’ like music outdoors!

HISTORY OF BOYERTOWN – The earliest history of Boyertown is to be found in 1720, when John Salter became part owner of the Powell purchase. Other early settlers included Jonathan Rhoads, Henry Baer, the Shaner family, the Henry Boyers and the Schaeffers.

One of the oldest known settlers was Henry Stauffer, who was born several miles from Boyertown in 1725 and came to Colebrookdale, as Boyertown was known in those days.

Later on, Henry Boyer purchased a farm on the Latshaw property, near the center of town. Henry decided to build a hotel at the intersection of “Philadelphia and Reading roads” today the Boyertown Inn. Henry Boyer and his brother, Daniel, became owners of most of the land in Boyertown.

In 1835, the community was laid out in town lots, and the first attempted to incorporate was made in 1851. A second attempt to incorporate was made in April, 1866, granting Boyertown a corporate existence, named after some of its early settlers – Henry Boyer and family.

The first borough council was organized in the Union Hotel on November 19, 1866. Council members included William Fegley, Samuel Shaner, H.B. Rhoads, Philip Gabel. The town’s first burgess was Jonathan Kepler.

Events List

FRIDAY 6/26/2020

• Justin & Glenn (live music)– Durango’s Saloon 5-8PM
• Jurrasic Park – The State Theatre
• Frozen II – Sunnybrook Drive-In (Pottstown)

SATURDAY 6/27/2020

• Kim & Paul of Vuja De (live music) – Outside at Durango’s Saloon and The Other Farm Brewery
• Jurrasic Park – The State Theatre
• Rocketman – Sunnybrook Drive-In (Pottstown)

SUNDAY 6/28/2020

• Jurrasic Park – The State Theatre
• Cool Runnings – Sunnybrook Drive-In (Pottstown)

MONDAY 6/29/2020

• Jurrasic Park – The State Theatre

TUESDAY 6/30/2020

• Jurrasic Park – The State Theatre

WEDNESDAY 7/1/2020

• Jurrasic Park – The State Theatre

Well, that is all I have for this week. As businesses start engaging in a more “normal” fashion, I am assuming we will see more fun and safe activities. See you next week!