Welcome to the Borger Centennial Stories Blog!
As we approach Borger's 100th birthday in 2026, we invite you to help us celebrate a century of community, resilience, and history. This blog is dedicated to collecting the stories, memories, and moments that make Borger, Texas, the unique place it is today. We'll review the stories you add and possibly feature them in our upcoming Centennial book!
Whether you've lived here your whole life or have cherished memories from a visit, we want to hear from you! Share your stories about the people, events, and places that have shaped Borger over the years. From tales of the boomtown days to quiet moments in our neighborhoods, your insights will help us honor the rich legacy of our city.
Comment below with your stories, photos, or even just a fond memory. Let’s come together as a community to preserve Borger’s past for future generations. Every story counts—yours included!
Thank you for being a part of Borger’s history—and its future. 🎉
As a retired hitory professor/musuem director, I'm gearing up for these events s best I can from a distance; through the writing of a histor of "The Great Texas Panhandle Oil & Gas Field." Am also negotiating with the Hutchinson County Museum about donating my large artifact collection to it. If this goes through, I hope to return to Borger to live out my final days, for Borger will always be my hometown!
ReplyDeleteI was too young to remember, but the time period would have been between 1948 - 1952. My Mother told me this story several times. When it came close to Easter, the March of Dimes would start their campaign for donations. The City of Borger asked the Borger residents to come together and make it the biggest and best. They started a line of dimes at the courthouse and as people walked by shopping or just strolling, they would stop and lay as many dimes as they had in their pockets, down on the sidewalk connecting each dime. This went on for a whole week. What she thought was fascinating was that nobody stole the dimes, not morning, noon or night. We are still in awe of how tempting in may have been for some, but the heart was bigger than the temptation. I don't know how much money they collected for the March of Dimes but she said it was a lot of money for that time period and being from such a small town. Makes me proud to be from Borger, Texas. Karan Hall Smith
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