Mission:
The Warrior Run – Fort Freeland Heritage Society is a 501(c)(3) dedicated to the preservation, conservation, and presentation of the history and heritage of the Warrior Run and surrounding areas. In accordance with this mission, the Warrior – Fort Freeland Heritage Society has leased several Warrior Run School District buildings and surrounding acreage for its activities. The Warrior Run – Fort Freeland Heritage Society owns the Historic Warrior Run Church, cemetery and service buildings, but follows guidelines of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Historical and Museum Commission for maintenance and repairs.
Objective:
To interpret the history and heritage of the Warrior Run and Surrounding areas by means of educational programs, lectures, demonstrations, workshops, public events, and exhibits.
To encourage public interest in the history and heritage of the above area through research, interpretation, collection, and preservation.
To collect, preserve, protect, and display artifacts, books, documents, and other cultural items such as manuscripts, maps, genealogies, letters, journals, relics, furniture, tools, implements, photographs and paintings.
To purchase, lease or otherwise procure equipment and buildings for the above purposes and to maintain the same.
Board of Directors and Officers
Terms Run from January 1 to December 31
OfficersPresident – Heidi Eppenbach |
Contact UsWarrior Run-Fort Freeland Heritage Society Email: info@freelandfarm.org |
Board of Directors
| Current Directors serving 2-year term | ||
|---|---|---|
| Heidi Eppenbach | Landon Koch | Randy Watts |
| Sue Eppenbach | Cathy Metzger | |
| Doug Ertel | Mark Meyer | |
| Peggy Gelnett | Steve Moser | |
| Leon Hagenbuch | Daniel Phillips | |
| Melissa Kilgus | Al Reeves |
Committees:
America 250 – Heidi Eppenbach, Doug Ertel, Peggy Gelnett, Melissa Kilgus & Landon Koch and non-board members Val Bieber, Jennifer Rempe, Faye Shaeffer & Heather Truckenmiller
Audit/Finance – Melissa Kilgus & Cathy Metzger, non-board members, Kent Kilgus & Scott Pawling
Fundraising – Heidi Eppenbach, chair
Heritage Days – Cathy Metzger & Dan Phillips, co-coordinators
Historian – Leon Hagenbuch
Hower-Slote House property – Doug Ertel, Landon Koch & Randy Watts
Newsletter – Non-board member Karen Houser & Cathy Metzger
Nominating – Heidi Eppenbach
Publicity – Melissa Kilgus
Social Media – Non-board member, Maris Kilgus
Strawberry Festival – Cathy Metzger & Dan Phillips, co-coordinators
Warrior Run Church property -Dan Phillips, chair
Warrior Run Church Reservations – Non-board member, Traci Pawling
Warrior Run School District liaisons – Melissa Kilgus, Landon Koch & Al Reeves
Website – Melissa Kilgus
Honorary Board Members
| Janet Hause* Donna Meyer Ruth Moser Jane Shuman* |
Virginia Hartman* Hall Williams* Betty Miller* Ruth Webb* Preston Webb* Sue Whitmoyer* |
*Deceased