Work Day at Potts Inn

     Early Saturday will find most of us sleeping in.  A few of us might brave the aisles of Wal-mart just to get a jump on the weekend rush.  But few of us are volunteering to preserve our local history.  That is just what a group of Pottsville Citizens did a couple of weeks ago.  A handful of dedicated citizens cleaned, raked, clipped and mowed the buildings and grounds of Potts Inn Museum in readiness for the summer season.

     I enjoyed a personal tour from one of the board members who proudly showed me the progress that was being made in the converted caretakers cabin/office. I was privy to a tour of the newly acquired Pottsville Grocery Building where Mrs. Margaret Motley, Potts Inn Board Member, shared future plans for the building and for the historic downtown area. Big changes are on the way for the museum and I'll share a few of those here!

This is the sign on the Caretaker's Cabin.  The cabin once housed an onsite full-time caretaker.  Now the cabin will house an office and gift shop.  The upstairs will be an area for museum archivists to preserve atrifacts.

Inside the newly rennovated office/giftshop, rough logs are exposed on the walls.

Souvenirs will be available for purchase from this corner of the Office.

The entry to the Pottsville Grocery Building.  The list denotes donors who made its purchase possible.

List of donors who made the purchase of the Pottsville Grocery Building possible.

Inside the Pottsville Grocery Building, Mrs. Motley shares the vision for rennovating/restoring the store.

Members of the Pottsville Community like Mr. George Woolf spent their Saturday cleaning, clipping, and cutting on the grounds of Potts Inn Museum.

Mr. Van Tyson and Mrs. Pam Scarber pause in their groundskeeping tasks.

The Grocery Building promotional ad.