Willy Frankfort, curator and re-enactor of the Log House at the Enoch Wright House.
The Peters Creek Historical Society meets on the fourth Monday of the month, February through November, at 7:30 p. m. in the social room of Wright’ s United Methodist Church, located at 788 Venetia Road.
Peters Creek Historical Society Officers
Betty Amato, President Len Marraccini, Vice-President Liz Bollinger, Secretary Claire Ahearn, Treasurer
Peters Creek Historical Society Board Members
Jim Amato Richard Gaetano Willy Frankfort Rev. Richard Roberts Patti and Keith Korintus
Vaughn Dailey and his students in various rooms of the Enoch Wright House. The students have been a vital asset to the society ' s Soup and Stroll since its inception in 2007, and their assistance as waiters and busboys has been immeasurable under the direction of Dailey.
Storytelling re-enactors.
The Peters Creek Historical Society welcomes the public to visit its historic home, the Enoch Wright House located at 815 Venetia Road, for a special anniversary celebration titled“ Celebrating History in the Village of Venetia” on Saturday, May 20, and Sunday, May 21, from noon to 5 p. m. The log house will be staffed with re-enactors on both days, and the door will be open for all to step back in time and take pride in the community’ s heritage! For more information, visit peterscreekhistoricalsociety. org.
Township’ s history and a visible testament to a pioneer family whose roots began in the township circa 1764 and have spanned generations.
“ The Peters Creek Historical Society welcomes the public to attend monthly meetings featuring speakers who focus on a variety of historical subjects,” says the society’ s publicist, Ruthann Seraly. Additionally, the doors of the Enoch Wright House are opened each December for the annual“ Soup and Stroll” fundraiser where students, under the supervision of retired Peters Township history teacher Vaughn Dailey, act as servers and busboys for a fun community event.
Scheduled tours of the house are available upon request, and invitations for society members to speak at schools or clubs are welcome.
In addition to the“ Soup and Stroll” fundraiser, the historical society is funded by membership dues, donations from scheduled tours or speaking engagements, and in stipends courtesy of the Giant Oaks Garden Club, whose members comprise a gardening team that plants and maintains the gardens on the Enoch Wright House property.“ The society depends on the goodwill of its members and the community at large to meet the monetary challenges known to most nonprofit organizations,” notes Seraly.
For more information, visit peterscreekhistoricalsociety. org or call 724.746.3203. n
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