THE SOCIETY
NEWS
All the latest information
on the Monroeville
Historical Society.
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By Robert Elms
A Year In Review—
Monroeville Historical
Society’s President’s
Report 2017
T
he Monroeville Historical Society is a
community organization of volunteers
dedicated to the preservation of
Monroeville’s past. The Society has two
general missions: (1) to help preserve our
community’s heritage and (2) to educate the
public as to our common history. I believe
that the following activities were driven by
our mission objectives.
Old Stone Church
Twenty-seven events were held at the
Old Stone Church in 2017. These included
22 weddings, three church services, one
Tree Lighting
funeral and the annual Community Tree
Lighting, co-hosted with the Monroeville
Chorus. The annual Monroeville Parks and
Recreation tour of the church and cemetery
was conducted by the MHS historian, Louis
Chandler, in June. Thus in 2017, about 3,000
people visited the Old Stone Church. When
fees are collected for church rentals, this
revenue is used to fund events, pay expenses
and maintain the historical buildings.
Historical Homes Site
Two events were hosted this year: an
Antique Appraisal and the annual
Heritage Day Festival. At this year’s Heritage
Day, organized by event chair Mary Lou
Span, over 200 adults and children had
opportunities to paint pumpkins, ride a
pony, build a scarecrow from scratch, meet
a donkey and enjoy other crafts and fresh-
cooked food.
Heritage Festival
Fourth of July Parade
Community-Wide Events
Members of the Historical Society
participated in Monroeville’s Fourth of July
Parade. We also had a booth at “Celebrate
Monroeville” where a video documenting
the dismantling and reconstruction of the
McCully Log House was shown. Books on
Monroeville history were given to interested
visitors, and Frontier re-enactor Henry
Bowden had a display of period articles.
Property Maintenance
Building gutters are cleaned annually in the
fall to prevent water backup damage to the
historical buildings.
The McGinley house was the focus of
building maintenance in 2017. The over
40-year-old McGinley house roof was
replaced. Also, windows and doors of the
house were scraped, primed and painted.
Funds were allocated to replace the badly
deteriorated stone wall in front of the
historical homes.
Society meetings, open to the public, are
held in the Monroeville Public Library at
7 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month.
For more information about the
Monroeville Historical Society, visit
monroevillehistorical.org, e-mail
[email protected] or
call 412.856.1000.
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