born and raised

i was born and raised in bobtown i havent lived there in 17 years alot of good memory and soom i would like to forget i still have friends that live there im proud of were i came from i tell my children storys about the town and people i now live in a small town in the mnt with my husband and children we love it hope to visit soon good memory in my life bobtown and mapletown nice towns

sorry misspelled some still a great town

WHIP wrote:

i was born and raised in bobtown i havent lived there in 17 years alot of good memory and soom i would like to forget i still have friends that live there im proud of were i came from i tell my children storys about the town and people i now live in a small town in the mnt with my husband and children we love it hope to visit soon good memory in my life bobtown and mapletown nice towns

My grandparents lived in Bobtown. I would visit and vacation there in the mid 50's to early 60's.
Many of the pictures are very familiar and I'll confirm with Mom (in her 90's). Grandfather was a coalminer (name of mine,please?) They lived in company homes, poor plumbing, walked a block or so to the pump for fresh tasting water, many other memories as a small child--all positive.

my grandfather was a coalminer to and we lived and a company house i remember the foundations being bad i was told that there is nothing under the hill to support the houses and that the town well fall in oneday hope not love the town

My mother grew up in Bobtown, PA - Her name was Diana Novak. Her brother stills lives in town and we have not been back there since my grandmother passes away in December 1999. Her name was Ruby Novak. I remember going up there and spending time in a quiet little town when my sister and I could walk to the little store and get candy. I also remember the fish fry that they had every summer and the quarter games of Bingo at the Fire Hall. Does anyone remember my mom?

Angela Morris wrote:

My mother grew up in Bobtown, PA - Her name was Diana Novak. Her brother stills lives in town and we have not been back there since my grandmother passes away in December 1999. Her name was Ruby Novak. I remember going up there and spending time in a quiet little town when my sister and I could walk to the little store and get candy. I also remember the fish fry that they had every summer and the quarter games of Bingo at the Fire Hall. Does anyone remember my mom?

your mom will remember me. tell her that faith was asking about her.

Steve E: The mine was the Shannopin Mine at the bottom of the hill along Dunkard Creek, which used to run bright orange from the mine drainage.

Angela Morris wrote:

My mother grew up in Bobtown, PA - Her name was Diana Novak. Her brother stills lives in town and we have not been back there since my grandmother passes away in December 1999. Her name was Ruby Novak. I remember going up there and spending time in a quiet little town when my sister and I could walk to the little store and get candy. I also remember the fish fry that they had every summer and the quarter games of Bingo at the Fire Hall. Does anyone remember my mom?

ask her if she knew Janet Sebulsky, I believe we went to grade school and mapletown together..I was from Poland Mines .. janet

MARY GLENNVILLE GA wrote:

I LIVED IN GARADS FORT AND WANT TO MAPLETOWN HIGH LOVED LIVING IN THE AREA LEFT 24 YEARS AGO AND WOULD TELL MY KID ABOUT THE AREA TOO SO HOPE TO GET BACK THERE SOMETIME FOR IT WAS A GOOD QUIET PLACE NOT FAST LIVING WHICH IS GOOD TO BRING THEM UP IN.

I also went to Mapletown in the 60's .. there is all class reunion coming up in Sept (4th and 5th)that is for anyone and every one that ever went to Mapletown if u graduated or not.. I went the last one had a ball seeing everyone.. what a great time if interested i can scan copy of paper and email to u.. I just moved back here after being gone for 40 years,, I now live in Mt. Pleasant Pa.

My Grandparents, Anton and Elizabeth Katschinsky and my mother, Elizabeth Ryan, brought up my sister Sharon (deceased) and my brother, Sean and I, in House 402 Bobtown. I elect to remember good neighbors (McClure's, Musick's and Burless' etc.) and friends (Gasti's, Caldwell's, Moody's and Wiley's). You always felt safe playing baseball by the Little Store or basketball behind the Community Building. Christmas was special with Santa (Ham Pekar) and Halloween was marked by racking houses and trick or trating. I remember the town supported events on Memorial Day, Christmas and Easter. The Fire Dept. had fish frys during Lent and took time to put a fire out and empty a cellar of rain water. We had the "behind the schoolhouse", "double row", "circle", and other areas who assembled on Saturdays to play each other in a seasonal sport. I believe that I was fortunate to have grown up in a town where neighbors honestly cared about each other and welcomed their successes and mourned their losses. Although I occasionally drive through the town today and see the changes, I elect to remember the Bobtown of the past and thank God that I had the opportunity to grow up there.

I grew up in Dilliner and went to Bobtown School and Graduated Mapletown in '76. I've been away since 1980, but recently had the chance to bring my 2 sons down to visit my sister and brother. I was amazed at how really little the area seemed to have changed. It made me truly homesick. I now live in Baltimore and have 8 grandchildren. Isn't life great???