Out & About: Candlelit ‘Dinner for 8’ thanks Hanna’s Town volunteers

Shirley McMarlin
Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 12:01 a.m. | Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 12:01 a.m.

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(From left) Servers Barbara Ferrier, Linda Austin and Joanna Moyar at Westmoreland Historical Society’s candlelight Dinner for Eight, held Dec. 3 in the Tavern at Historic Hanna’s Town in Hempfield.

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Westmoreland Historical Society board vice chairman Jim Clayton and education coordinator Pamela Curtin at a candlelight dinner for eight WHS volunteers on Dec. 3 at Historic Hanna’s Town in Hempfield.

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Chef Mark Henry prepares dinner over an open fire for Historic Hanna’s Town volunteers, guests at Westmoreland Historical Society’s Dinner for Eight on Dec. 3 in the tavern at the Hempfield historical complex.

Kim Stepinsky | For the Tribune-Review

Historic Hanna’s Town volunteers, guests at Westmoreland Historical Society’s Dinner for Eight, toast with Joanna Moyar (standing), WHS collections and interpretation manager, during the Dec. 3 candlelight dinner in the tavern at the historical complex in Hempfield.

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.