HAWLEY, PA — The Wayne County Historical Society (WCHS) will hold its annual autumn dinner on Saturday, November 7 at 5 p.m. at Lukan’s Farm Resort. A home-style dinner will be served. A highlight will be the presentation of the Richard L. Kreitner Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be given to Albert G. Rutherford II.

Know to friends and family as “Ab,” Rutherford is a former mayor of Honesdale and former trustee of WCHS. He is well known in local theater circles, acted as a conductor on the Stourbridge Line for decades, and has chaired many boards and committees advancing various causes in Wayne County. Recently he wrote “George W. Woodward, Forgotten Son of Bethany,” and he was the United States researcher for the recent book by British railroad historian Raymond State, “The Pride and the Lion,” which tells the story of the Stourbridge Lion.

Activities for the evening include live music performed by Joanne and Dan Brinkerhoff and a silent auction with baskets and gift certificates. Raffle tickets for a framed original watercolor painting by local artist Barbara Briden will also be on sale, with proceeds benefitting the WCHS’s Lock 31 D&H Canal Park property.

Tickets cost $55 per person. Call 570/253-3240 or stop in person at the museum, 810 Main St. in Honesdale. Visit www.WayneHistoryPA.org.