A group of people who usually serve others were thanked for their efforts during Westmoreland Historical Society’s annual Dinner for Eight, held Dec. 3 in the tavern at Historic Hanna’s Town in Hempfield.
Dinners were a core group of volunteers who assist in various ways at the ever-expanding complex, which includes WHS headquarters and a new education complex with library and gallery space, along with the historical tavern house and outbuildings.
Chef Mark Henry started dinner at his Latrobe catering facility and finished preparations over an open fire in the tavern kitchen. The menu included a melt-in-your-mouth, savory beef entree.
Playing tavern-keeper for the evening was Jim Clayton, WHS board vice chairman. Helping with preparations were WHS education coordinator Pamela Curtin and collections and interpretation manager Joanna Moyar, along with Linda Austin and Barbara Ferrier, all decked out in their finest colonial garb.
