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The Swansea Historical Society is a non profit organization dedicated to preserving, collecting and researching historical information and items. The society also takes pride in creating ways to help future generations understand their heritage and the history of Swansea.

Founded January 23^rd, 1941 the Swansea Historical Society celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2021!

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SHS Temporary Storage

The Swansea Historical Society would like to thank Dave Thompson from Go Mini's Portable Storage for helping us put a storage unit on the grounds of the Luther Store while we address some structural issues with the second floor.

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Luther Store Update

The next step in the restoration /repair of the Luther Store was to take down the 1st floor plaster ceiling and inspect & repair the 2nd floor joists that have been damaged from Powder Post Beetles. The ceiling is not original to the building and the SHS will decide in the future if it should be replaced. The ceiling was added by J.G. Luther, Jr. to brighten the space and help his store better compete with the the new Eddy Store. The Eddy Store was bright and white inside.

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SHS Family Research - The Helen Pierce Collection

The Swansea Historical Society has a collection of local family files compiled by Helen Pierce. Please check our Resources page for a list of available names to aide in your research.

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Swansea Historical Society Store

Please check out the items available in our SHS store. They make great holiday gifts!

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Joseph Case High School Yearbooks Available

The SHS was gifted with many copies of the Joseph Case High School Yearbook. With permission from the gifter, we are selling the extra copies to help with the cost of repairs to the Luther Store.

Yearbooks are $15 each and can be purchased by contacting Cheryl Bogle at 508-496-9564 or integracrete2@gmail.com.

These are the available years:

• 1946 - 2 copies
• 1948 - 2 copies
• 1949 - 1 copy
• 1951 - 1 copy
• 1953 - 3 copies
• 1954 - 2 copies
• 1955 - 1 copy
• 1956 - 3 copies
• 1957 - 1 copy
• 1958 - 1 copy
• 1959 - 1 copy
• 1960 - 2 copies
• 1961 - 2 copies
• 1962 - 3 copies
• 1963 - 2 copies
• 1964 - 1 copy
• 1965 - 1 copy
• 1966 - 3 copies
• 1967 - 1 copy
• 1968 - 1 copy
• 1969 - 2 copies
• 1970 - 1 copy
• 1971 - 1 copy
• 1972 - 2 copies
• 1973 - 1 copy
• 1974 - 1 copy
• 1977 - 1 copy
• 1978 - 1 copy
• 1981 - 1 copy

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Swansea Historical Society Items Available

Look at all these great SHS items now available! Download the order form and send along with your payment and we will arrange for local pick-up of your items. Click here for more info.

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Swansea Historical Society 2022 Family Recipe Cookbook is still available!

Please contact Cheryl Bogle (508-496-9564) or Sandy Clark to purchase a Swansea Historical Society Family Recipe Cookbook or fill out and order form (see link on the right) and mail to the SHS with your payment.

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Luther Store Issues & Repairs

Swansea Luther Store from Swansea Community Network on Vimeo.

WBZ Radio Interview:

"For centuries, Swansea residents have patronized and loved the J.G. Luther Store on Old Warren Road. Time takes its toll on buildings like this, but the Swansea Historical Society has been able to keep up - until COVID hit. Now, they're scrambling to try and fix massive structural and pest problems in hopes of saving this beloved historical landmark. Cheryl Bogle from the Swansea Historical Society has details on what happened, and how you can help them get the store back to good."

NOTE: The SHS interview is the second half of the podcast."

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