This story was originally written for the Titusville News-Journal
l
l
The Titusville area shined this past week in the historic preservation category. Area folks were bringing back hardware, or at least certificates and state representative and senate proclamations in fancy folders.
Oil Region Historic Preservation Awards were presented last week for an old dilapidated bridge that found new life and purpose, an educator extraordinaire who does a pretty fine Ida Tarbell impersonation and a music conservancy restoration at the Christ Episcopal Church in Oil City.
Oil Region Historic Preservation Awards were presented last week for an old dilapidated bridge that found new life and purpose, an educator extraordinaire who does a pretty fine Ida Tarbell impersonation and a music conservancy restoration at the Christ Episcopal Church in Oil City.
On top of the list was Carole Hall, who has been a Drake Well educator for years and who started the docent program there. She has also, on several occasions, portrayed the famed journalist muckraker Ida Tarbell and started a scholarship in her honor. “She is an energetic, optimistic, and encouraging volunteer who exemplifies dedication to education, civic duty and investment in future generations through her work with the Titusville Historical Society, the Oil Region Alliance, Drake Well and other organizations and efforts,” the blurb in the program said.
Other awardees included the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 1 for their work to transform the long forgotten Messerall Truss bridge, that was closed for decades near Titusville, into a historic restoration project with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. They completely moved and restored the historic structure to another part of the county where it will be used by bicyclists and pedestrians for years to come along the trail as they cross a little creek in Linesville. Read more about the project here.
The Rocsato Conservancy of Music was also recognized for its recent renovations.
The Rocsato Conservancy of Music was also recognized for its recent renovations.
Other awards were given to the St. Joseph’s Church renovations in Oil City, the Deep Harbor Properties renovations of the Lamberton Building in Franklin, to Chris and Jen Morrison who fixed up the former Salvation Army building in Franklin, Vintage Wings for their efforts with the WWII error plane the “Beach City Baby, and to Bob Billingsley and the late Carolee Michener for their tireless efforts on the World War One memorial in Venango County.
RSS Feed