Have some soup, stroll around Peters Township’s Wright House
Harry Funk / Staff Betty Amato and Ruthann Seraly get ready for guests at the 2010 Soup and Stroll.
Kate Cunning and Willy Frankfort portray 18th-century frontierspeople in the log house on the Wright House grounds during the 2012 Soup and Stroll. This year’s event is noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Len Marraccini gives a talk in the Wright House’s Mining Room during the 2012 Soup and Stroll.
Betty Amato greets guests dressed in period clothing during the 2013 Soup and Stroll.
Ruthann Seraly greets guests dressed in period clothing during the 2013 Soup and Stroll.
Father Christmas is ready to greet guests during the 2013 Soup and Stroll.
The Wright House as of 2015
The Wright House as of 2015
The Wright House as of 2015
The 1790s-era log house at the Wright house
The 1790s-era log house at the Wright house
The 1790s-era log house at the Wright House
VENETIA – The Enoch Wright House is entering its 200th year of standing along what now is Venetia Road in Peters Township.
The reason the house still stands is the work of the Peters Creek Historical Society, which has been responsible for the upkeep of the venerable building for more than four decades.
To raise money for that purpose, the society is hosting its annual Soup and Stroll from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
The Wright House, which was built in 1815-16, will be decorated in the manner of a Colonial-era holiday, and guests are welcome to stroll around the building and grounds before or after enjoying the food being served.
Members of the historical society will cook a variety of soups – including stuffed pepper, chicken barley, pumpkin, kielbasa and, of course, vegetable – along with baking cakes and cookies for dessert. They also will bring artisan bread to sop up the soup.
“It’s all donated,” Ruthann Seraly of Peters Township, one of the event’s organizers, said about the goodies. “Nobody charges for anything.”
The house contains several historical displays, including a room full of vintage mining equipment. Finleyville historian Len Marraccini will be on hand to talk about how the equipment was put to use in local mines.
Father Christmas, the holiday predecessor to Santa Claus, will pay a visit, as will re-enactors of the area’s frontier era, stationed in the log house at the rear of the main building. The smaller structure, built circa the late 18th century, was transported from West Finley Township and reconstructed in Peters.
Assisting with the Peters Creek Historical Society in maintaining the grounds is the Giant Oaks Garden Club, which has won awards for its plantings.
Guests at the Soup and Stroll are encouraged to park across the street from the Wright House, in the lot next to the former Venetia School.
Tickets for the event are $8 for adults and $5 for children 9 and younger. For more information, call Betty Amato at 724-746-3203.