Photo submitted to the Times Observer Dr. Julie Boozer is pictured at a recent 90th birthday party held at the Scandia Community Center, hosted by the Elk Township Historical Society.

SCANDIA – The Elk Township Historical Society recently honored Dr. Julie Boozer, a local historian, author and Elk Township Historical Society board member, on her 90th birthday.

The party was held at the Scandia Community Center with 80 friends and family members attending.

Boozer has called Scandia home most of her life. Born and raised in Jamestown, N.Y., she visited her grandparents on weekends and summer months as a child at their Scandia homestead.. After college, marriage, and children, she returned for regular visits to the family’s log home with her husband, Dr. Robert Boozer and their sons, Nathaniel and Wesley Boozer. They traveled from Delaware, where they made their home throughout their career years.

Upon retirement, the Boozers moved back to Scandia permanently.

Boozer has a love of all history, both her family history as well as the Scandinavian history of Elk Township. She has written a total of five books

Recently, Boozer and son, Dr. Wesley Boozer, relocated to State College, Pa., for the youngest Boozer’s position at Penn State University, though Mrs. Boozer plans to return to Scandia for weekends and summers.