Next Reunion
The 2010 reunion will be held in Youngstown, Ohio July 15 through 17.
A block of rooms has been held for our gathering at the Hampton Inn in Youngstown; 4400 Belmont, Youngstown. You can reach
the hotel by calling
1-330-759-9555 to reserve your hotel room. Remember to ask for Anthony to make arrangements. The Hampton Inn
does not have a restaurant so everyone will be "on their own" for meals away from the hotel.
Thursday July 15th - arrive at the hotel and get settled. There are no scheduled activities. You may join the group for
dinner at Hometown Buffet between 6 and 7 p.m.
Friday July 16th - Events pertaining to history of the area may include a visit to the Boggess Highway Marker and a
Civil War Encampment. The hospitality room will be open at the hotel from 8 a.m to 10 p.m. Coffee, hot tea and water
will be available.
Saturday July 17th - There will be a guided cemetery tour including area Civil War history including the Buffalo Soldiers.
Our annual meeting and dinner will follow the tours; place and price has yet to be determined. We will have the annual
gift exchange after the dinner. Items have been, in the past, local souveniers bought on site, handmade items with a Boggess theme, or
other handmade items as well as purchased items. Suggested value of $5.00 to $15.00. The hospitality room will be open from 8 a.m.
until we leave the hotel for dinner.
Sunday July 18th - We have been invited to attend Sunday morning services at the St. Andrew's AME Church at 521 West Earle Avenue,
Youngstown. Oscar Boggess was one of the founding members of this histoical church. AME stands for African Methodist Episcopal Church.
If you want a registration form for the reunion and/or if you want to order a t-shirt in your size to commemorate the reunion, contact
me at backhome@mchsi.com. No additional shirts for purchase will be at the reunion so you must order before May 15th.
FYI. The hospitality room is a great place to visit with Boggess "cousins", peruse the Boggess Books to learn more about your
family, and enjoy reunion scrapbooks. Share your family history and learn more about other families.
