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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 85th anniversary in 2026!

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Visiting the Store

From Swansea Historical Society president Cheryl Bogle:
Hello everyone,
Myself and the SHS Executive Board members of the Swansea Historical Society would like to share some good news.
Our contractor will be starting on the remainder of the structural repairs as well as the replacement of several window frames and door frames. We also have to replace several shutters and the shutter hardware. There are several shutters that are so rotted out that we're not able to restore them. The same holds true for several sets of hardware on the shutters.
There are structural issues with the building that will be taken care of and we will be finished with structural repairs after this phase. This doesn't necessarily mean that everything with the building will be taken care of now. We still have an extensive list of items that will need our attention. Those will be done when funds become available.
Unfortunately, we have to close the store until this work is completed.
We plan on opening up again in September, October and November. Those dates are to be determined. We will post them as soon as we have a schedule.
Thank you for your patience.

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Available for Purchase Soon

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Join Us for Our Upcoming Events

 

A Talk by SHS Presedient Cheryl Bogle on 18th Century Shoe Making

August 19, 2026
11:00 at the Swansea Community Center/COA
The SHS has an extensive array of shoemaking tools from Henry Luther's shoe making business.

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POSTPONED
A Talk by Brandon Travers on luxury liners of the 1800s and early 1900s

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the talk on The Ocean Liners scheduled for Wednesday, August 19th at the Swansea Community Center has been postponed.

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Pumpkin Patch Vendors
Our Annual Pumpkin Patch event will be held in October. New this year will be a limited number of Vendor/Crafter spaces, $25 per space. Vendors will be responsible for their own tables, chairs and tents.
Please contact SHS President Cheryl Bogle at 508-496-9564 to reserve your space now. Space is limited.

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Swansea Historical Society Commemorative Coin

The Swansea Historical Society is pleased to offer these new commemorative coins for purchase. The coins are available for $20 each and can be purchased at the Luther Store, when it is open to visitors, or by contacting SHS President Cheryl Bogle at 508-496-9564.

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Luther Store Signs

1-23-26: Today, the Executive Board of the Swansea Historical Society had the JG and JB Luther signs removed from the building. These signs are deteriorating and they are original to the Luther Store. They will be cleaned, sealed and they will then be hung inside the Luther Store where they will be protected from the weather. We are having replicas made of resin. We are doing this so the original signs will last for generations to come.

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Swansea Historical Society Elections

Congratulations to the newly elected Swansea Historical Society Officers and Executive Board!

Officers:
    President - Cheryl Bogle
    Vice President - Karen Bowen
    Treasurer (acting) - Karen Bowen
    Acting Secretary - Brandon Travers

Executive Board:
    Patricia Redfearn
    Diane Luther Silvia
    Ruth Ann Ligget
    Robert Alford II
    J. Whitney Bowen II
    Kathleen LeBlanc

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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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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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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
• 1951 - 1 copy
• 1953 - 3 copies
• 1954 - 2 copies
• 1955 - 1 copy
• 1956 - 3 copies
• 1958 - 1 copy
• 1959 - 1 copy
• 1960 - 3 copies
• 1961 - 3 copies
• 1962 - 3 copies
• 1963 - 2 copies
• 1964 - 1 copy
• 1965 - 1 copy
• 1966 - 5 copies
• 1967 - 1 copy
• 1969 - 1 copy
• 1970 - 2 copies
• 1971 - 1 copy
• 1973 - 1 copy
• 1977 - 1 copy
• 1978 - 1 copy
• 1981 - 1 copy
• 1985 - 1 copy
• 1986 - 3 copies

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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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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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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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