The Maytown Historical Society will serve up comfort food at a fundraiser later this month. A chicken and waffle dinner will be held at the society's museum, 4 W. High St., Maytown, on Saturday, Sept. 30, from noon to 5 p.m. The meal will be available for takeout or to enjoy outside in the yard behind the museum.

In addition to homemade chicken and waffles, the dinner will include green beans, coleslaw, desserts, coffee and water.

This is the first time the historical society has held a chicken and waffle dinner, said Linda Good, vice president of the society, but the group members were inspired by a breakfast they organized earlier this year.

"That was very well received, and everything worked well with the breakfast, so we thought we'd try another meal," Good explained. "We have some really great cooks who are part of the historical society, and Janie Garber is our head cook for this. She makes delicious chicken and waffles."

Proceeds from the meal will help the society with ongoing projects, including raising funds to expand. The group is looking to either build onto its existing site or move to a larger space in Maytown.

"We have so many wonderful things we'd like to display, but we just don't have the room to display them," Good explained. "We want to be able to show off what we have."

The chicken and waffle meal also serves another purpose, she noted. "It's a way for us to share what we do with the community and maybe get some young people involved," she said. "We want to become a more active group and reach out to more people in the community."

Good shared that a group of volunteers works weekly on digitizing, recording and storing artifacts and documents that come into the museum. She encourages anyone with an interest in Maytown's history to consider joining the historical society.

"We are a group of people who are concerned about preserving our history," she said. "We want to promote and save all the history that's happened in Maytown."

The Maytown Historical Society's biggest fundraiser of the year is Mayfest, a daylong celebration held in May. Good noted that organizers are already planning next year's Mayfest, which she promises will be bigger and better than ever.

The historical society also holds public programs throughout the year. The next program will be held on Thursday, Oct. 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the East Donegal Township building, 190 Rock Point Road, Marietta. The organization will host a Christmas Gala at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 14. The location of the gala is to be determined.

Tickets for the chicken and waffle dinner may be purchased by calling Janie Garber at 717-940-0037. Advance tickets will be sold for a discount until Saturday, Sept. 23. Tickets will also be available at the door. There is no charge for children under age 5.