Volunteers of the Year for Service in 2012


On Saturday, April 27, we held the 38th Annual Volunteer of the Year recognition program, honoring volunteers from PHMC's Pennsylvania Trails of History® for service in 2012.


Volunteer of the Year Awards, April 27, 2013 (photo by Don Giles)
Honorees were:
  • Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum: Virginia Goodrich
  • Brandywine Battlefield: Verne Weidman
  • Bushy Run Battlefield: William "Sam" Poulton, Jr., Ph.D.
  • Conrad Weiser Homestead: Robert Morris
  • Cornwall Iron Furnace: Tom Lehman
  • Daniel Boone Homestead: Diane Krueger
  • Drake Well Museum: Mary Sturgis
  • Eckley Miners' Village: Kristen Bogash
  • Ephrata Cloister: David Koch
  • Erie Maritime Museum and US Brig Niagara: Claudia Bankert
  • Graeme Park: Holly Niemeyer-Schorpp
  • Joseph Priestley House: Cheryl Snyder
  • Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum: John Spear
  • Old Economy Village:Patricia Leiphart
  • Pennsbury Manor: Thomas Turner
  • Pennsylvania Lumber Museum: Chris Gastrock
  • Pennsylvania Military Museum: Michael Williamson
  • The Pennsylvania State Archives: Joe Acri, Rick Bates, Charlie Horan, Rich Jahn, George Kusner, Bob Johnson, Bob Losse, David Rose, Neil Sardinas, and Nick Seman
  • Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: Steve Kistler and Elvin Ressler
  • Somerset Historical Center: Gary Burkett
  • The State Museum of Pennsylvania: Corrine Rebinski
  • Washington Crossing Historic Park: Tara Gallagher

Outstanding Service Awards were presented to Ruth Eleanor McCorkill, volunteer at Joseph Priestley House since 1991, and Pauline Wagner, State Museum of PA volunteer since 1986.

Congratulations and THANK YOU to all of our volunteers and staff.