2018 Ella Aderman Award Recipient

The Historical Society of Montgomery County is pleased to announce the award of the 2018 Ella Aderman Acorn Award for Preservation of Montgomery County History to Leslie Griffin.

To honor the service of the former President of our Board of Trustees, Ella Aderman, the Board of Trustees of the Historical Society of Montgomery County created this annual preservation award. This award is given to those individuals, organizations and business who have made a significant contribution towards preserving the history of Montgomery County

After reviewing the nominations, the Board of Trustees felt that Leslie Griffin’s hard work with the Worcester Historical Society deserved recognition with this award.

Griffin is a transplant from southern California and has lived in many different states due to her husband’s employment. A talented educator and researcher, Griffin has immersed herself in the history of Worcester for several years. Over her time with the Worcester Historical Society she has worked, on many different levels, to preserve Worcester’s history. She has led efforts to inventory and interpret Worcester’s Cemeteries. She also spent time over the years researching, inventorying and telling the stories of Worcester Townships one-room schools and the resources surrounding them. She is currently working with the Pennsylvania Historic and Museums Commission and the Heritage Conservancy on a Historic Structure Inventory of Worcester, inventorying over 350 sites, and structures. She also composed the content and continues to contribute to the Worcester Historical Society website. For more examples of the fruits of her hard efforts and learn more about Worcester Historical Society, please visit worcesterhistorical.org.