(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

Making history, collecting history, reinventing history…if it’s got to do with history, then it’s on the list for the New Brighton Historical Society.

Mike Spratt joined Matt Drzik on the May 6 edition of A.M. Beaver County to talk about the NBHS, an organization that has been preserving the history of the borough for several decades. “There’s probably over 1,000 different pieces,” Spratt said in regards to how many pieces of New Brighton history, which he says are coming in from all different parts of the world.

One of the biggest projects currently being handled by the Historical Society is the renovation and restoration of the Irish-Townsend House; a project with over a century’s worth of history behind it. Spratt says that the intention for the NBHS is to turn the Irish-Townsend House into a gathering place for events and future meetings–including those of the Historical Society themselves.

For now, the NBHS meets monthly at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in New Brighton at 7:00 PM on the final Tuesday of the month. The meetings are open to the public, and citizens can become members by paying membership dues of $15 per year for an individual and $25 per year for a family membership.

To listen to the full interview, click on the player below!