From the Rhineland to the Hills of Western PA

On October 17, the Venango County Historical Society will dedicate Rick Sheffer’s aunt Hazel Sheffer Crawford’s historic Emlenton photography and document collection, consisting of over 2,000 photographs and hundreds of local and regional documents.

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND either in Franklin at 2:00 PM at Debence Antique Music World or in Emlenton at 7:00 PM at the Crawford Center Auditorium.

Rick Sheffer will be giving a talk entitled “A FAMILY JOURNEY…from the RHINELAND to the HILLS of WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA” (1770s - 1960s).

The talk is about Rick Sheffer’s family’s (journey intertwined with historical events that affected them, including the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and the Pennsylvania Oil Rush!

Rick will also have his book “Coming of Age in 1950,s Rural Western Pennsylvania” available for sale.