Ten miles SE of here, on the other side of State College, is beautiful Boalsburg. Founded in 1808, Boalsburg has preserved many of its original buildings. I know, you’ve seen picturesque, but Boalsburg raises picturesque to its own level, and reminds me of the small towns in the Shennandoah Valley in Virginia.
I really wanted to find a house in Boalsburg when we were house hunting. Alas, it was not to be.
Boalsburg is home to the Pennsylvania Military Museum, and claims to be the birthplace of Memorial Day:
In 1864, three women from the village Boalsburg walked to the village cemetery to decorate the graves of loved ones who had died in the Civil War. This simple act of remembering, which then became a local tradition, ultimately became the national holiday of Memorial Day.
Whether this is true or not, Memorial Day in Boalsburg — and by extension, Centre County — is far more than it is in most places, sadly. Here is the full schedule of events for the Memorial Day celebration in Boalsburg. That’s where we’ll be tomorrow. I’ll post pictures.
Now, if more towns and cities would take Memorial Day as seriously as the locals here do, we would have a stronger nation.
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