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The Boynton Theatre
Meteorologists predict temperatures may reach 100 degrees this week in the Palm Beaches. What do people do when the temperature climbs to uncomfortable heights? They head for the refreshing...
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Unity and Patriotism
This 911 tribute is written by guest blogger Michael Landress of the Boynton Beach Fire Department. 911 Tribute September 11, 2001 happened to fall on “B” shift for the men and women of the Boynton...
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Happy 100th Birthday to the Boynton School!
1st Permanent Schoolhouse in Boynton, ca. 1907 It is hard to imagine a Boynton Beach without a schoolhouse. In 1895, only a handful of people lived here, and for most of those, formal education was...
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Jungle Fire: History of Boynton Beach Fire Rescue
For this blog we are pleased to have a another Boynton Beach Fire Department history installment from our resident guest blogger, Michael Landress of the Boynton Beach Fire Department An interesting...
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Palm Beach County’s First Automobiles
1905 – Florida requires automobile registration Florida Memory – Early Auto Registrations, 1905-1917In 2015, the State Archives of Florida digitized the first two volumes of motor vehicle registrations...
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Boynton Beach Memories
“What’s your earliest Boynton Beach memory?” If one asked that question on the street, the beach, at the mall or even on Facebook, it’s likely there’d be dozens, if not hundreds or thousands of...
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Early Boynton Beach Leaders: Horace B. Murray
Horace Bentley Murray Bailey, Michigan native Horace Bentley Murray, his wife Mary Smith, and their three children, Florence, Clyde and Glenn travelled by train, steamboat and launch to a tiny Florida...
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Happy 100th Birthday Town of Boynton!
Happy 100th Birthday Town of Boynton! June 14th, 2020 commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Town of Boynton’s incorporation. We couldn’t let this significant date in history pass by without...
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Polio Vaccination at the Delray Drive-In Theater: A Spoonful of Sugar Made...
Memories Sparked In a recent email to the Boynton Beach Historical Society, Robin Raborn described how she and her brother would go with her dad, Dr. Robert (Bob) Raborn to the Delray Drive-In Theater...
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Ward Miller’s Briny Breezes at Shore Acres: The Early Years
Wintering in Boynton In November 1920, Mr. and Mrs. Ward B. Miller arrived to spend the winter in Boynton. Accompanying Miller and his wife Agnes was their daughter Ruth, son Howard and his new bride,...
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