The Current Officers and Board of Directors are as follows:

OFFICERS

1. President           Karen Hechler
2. 1st Vice-President             Debbie Mullaney
3. 2nd Vice President                   OPEN
4. Recording Secretary                        Cloey Anderson   
5. Corresponding Secretary    Karen Hechler
6. Treasurer                           Ralph Prinkey
7. Membership                           Darcy Gates

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• William "Bill" Sechler
• Benjamin Hoffman
• Glenna Hughes
• Harry Porter (Emeritus)

Other positions that were not elected in April, 2024 but are functioning now.

●Professional Archivist - Sarah Reedy 

●Media Committee – Ben Hoffman

●Correspondence Committee – Karen Hechler

●Newletter – Pastor Ralph Prinkey, Karen Hechler

●Living Historians – Ben Hoffman

●Genealogy – Susan Lewis

●Maintenance - Bill Sechler, Debby Mullaney, Ben Hoffman

Society membership is open to all who have an interest in Connellsville and local area history. 
Yearly dues are payable in April at the annual meeting. 
Dues are payable in person at a member meeting or by mail via check or money order made payable to:

CONNELLSVILLE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
217 WEST PATTERSON AVENUE
CONNELLSVILLE, PA 15425

Dues are as follows:

  $15.00 - Individual per year
  $25.00 - Family dues including children under 18 yrs. of age.

  $50.00 - Business per year
  $150.00 - Lifetime membership for anyone over 55 yrs. old

        MAINTAIN THE CONNELLSVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Any successful organization needs the efforts and talents of its membership to maintain a high

excellence in the community that it serves. Most of the work cannot fall on the shoulders of just a few members, or they soon get weary of the many jobs. There is much talent in the membership of the Connellsville Area Historical Society. Perhaps no one has ever asked you to participate, and you feel that your skills are not appreciated. Perhaps, you are engaged fully into an organization that you value very much, and your time is limited. We all set our priorities, But, if you see anything in the following list that appeals to you, please contact me at 724-628-5344 or khistory@zoominternet.net. Here goes, if I have missed your interest also let me know.

1. Cleaning is always a need. The Gibson House gets dusty and dirty just like your own home. Dusting, sweeping, mopping, bathroom, counter tops, windows (inside), etc.

2. Writing articles for the newsletter. It comes out 2 times a year, spring and fall. The articles should have something to do with the Society or the history of Connellsville. You may have pictures of an insight into some special aspect of Connellsville history that should be shared with our readers.

3. Helping find informative history related programs for July, September, and October. June is our Covered Dish Picnic, August is our Corn Roast, November is the Pride in Connellsville Area reception.

4. Selling items that we have to the public on Saturday which is the day that we are open to the public. We have no place to set up a display of our items in town. We need the revenue that they will provide.

5. Cleaning the inside of our display cases and changing displays for the public to see our collections.

6. Providing refreshments for our meetings. We also need cookies for our Christmas Open House during It's a Connellsville Christmas.

7. There is lawn work to do. Planting in the spring, pulling weeds, maintaining plants, Taking care of removing leaves, keeping the back area free of snow so that people can enter.

8. Or if you are unable to do any of the above, perhaps you will help with the expense of

keeping our treasures, the Gibson House and the Col. Crawford Site, available to the public

and maintaining these structures. It is very costly to pay all the expenses of maintaining and

insuring what the Connellsville Historical Society owns.

We don't want people to say like they have in the past. "Why did you allow the B&O Station to be torn down?" Like we could have stopped that! But we do own the Gibson House and the Crawford site, and we are responsible to maintain this prime Connellsville history. This option is open to all.

Thank you for your consideration and help,

Karen Hechler, President