A two-hour DVD, Coming Together-Interviews with Special People from a Very Special Kind of Place-Boyertown, PA, included with Boyertown's second pictorial history book, compiles interviews of 16 men and women of Boyertown's past and present.

Farms and orchards, civic and service organizations, and a focus on volunteers who have devoted countless hours to the betterment of the community since it was chartered in 1866 became the core of the vision for the second book along with off -Main Street businesses, everyday life, and scenes of the area not included in the first book.

Chapter titles featured in the 169-page volume are Main Street Revisited, Scenes of the Area, Area Farms and Orchards, Civic Organizations, Off-Main Street Businesses, Renowned Citizens, and Celebrations. Each chapter, authored by different individuals, provides a variety of "voices" and writing styles to the effort.

The interviews included the participants' memories of Boyertown's past; the people they knew and admired whose leadership, vision, and energy formed the character of the community; thoughts and reflections about the unique characteristics which led to its strengths and successes; and hopes and plans for the community's future.

Copies of the pictorial history book and DVD are available at the following locations: Bause's Super Drug Store, 42 East Philadelphia Avenue; Crown Card and Gift, Gilbertsville Shopping Center; Twin Turrets Inn, 11 East Philadelphia Avenue; Gracefully Framed, 135 East Philadelphia Avenue; Studio B, 39A East Philadelphia Avenue; and the office of Building a Better Boyertown, 12 North Reading Avenue.

Please contact Building A Better Boyertown's Main Street Manager, Heather Oxenford manager@boyertownpa.org 610-369-3054 to receive your copy of the book and DVD through the mail.
Soft-cover + DVD--$31.79;
Hard-cover +DVD-- $52.99
(prices include tax, please add $10.35 for shipping and handling).