METAMORA – Storyteller Kay Saxon will entertain members and guests of the Woodford County Historical Society at their Thursday, June 14th, meeting, which will be held at 7:00 PM at the Historic Metamora Courthouse on the Square in Metamora. Ms Saxon will portray Phoebe Beuhler, the woman responsible for the establishment in the early 1930s of a home for older people.

Beginning with just 8 residents, it is now home to more than 200 at any one time. Over 1,500 people have been residents of Beuhler Memorial Home, all because Phoebe and her husband, Christian, wanted to “give back” to the community.
The Historical Society provides monthly meetings that maintain interest in the County, its heritage and history and its resources. The meetings are held at various places throughout the county on the 2nd Thursday of the month from March through December. The July 12th meeting will highlight the history of another worthy institution, the Maple Lawn Community in Eureka. The meeting will be in Memorial Hall at Maple Lawn.
For more information call Karen Fyke at 467-4525 or Barbara Bradle at 467-3106 or drop by the Society’s mini-museum and research room at 112 N. Main in Eureka on Wednesday or Friday afternoons from 1-4 PM.