GROVE CITY — The Grove City Historical Society published its third book a couple weeks ago.

The 432-page book, called “Wolf Creek Legacy,” is a rerelease of two out-of-print books a society volunteer wrote earlier. It also includes a new section on the Underground Railroad in the Grove City area and an index of names.

The original books were compilations of articles that Lillian Reynolds Reeher wrote in the 1980s. For the articles, she spoke with people who were in their 80s and 90s about what they remember growing up.

The society covers history from the municipalities in the Grove City School District, which includes Grove City as well as Liberty, Pine, Springfield and Wolf Creek townships.

The book is available for $25 at the society’s headquarters and at different businesses downtown.

The society’s first book, “The Way We Were,” was published in 2005. It covered the borough’s general history.

Volunteers worked on the book for more than two years, often working in the society’s headquarters building, which still did not have heat.

“When we finished that book, it paid for a heating system,” Reeher said.

The second book, “Grandma Left the Light On,” was published in 2009. That book covers the area’s architectural history.

The society was founded in 1998. Several people had indicated an interest in donating historical items if there was a group that would accept them or a place to keep them. So, some people decided to form a historical society.

“There were a few people like that,” Reeher said.

In 2000, the society was able to buy its headquarters, located in the former Traveler’s Hotel at 111 College Ave., with a $65,000 donation from the borough.

The building needed some physical work and did not have heat.

The building, which was built in the late 1800s or early 1900s, has two stories and a basement.

The first floor contains the library, genealogy room, office and a model of a 1940s kitchen.

The second floor contains 12 exhibit rooms, as well as a model guest room and bathroom from the former hotel. Each room has a different theme, such as a Grove City College room, a military room and a community organizations room.

The basement contains the society’s new “aluminum room,” which features pieces from Wendell August Forge and local craftsman Arthur Armour.

The society is run by volunteers and has about 45 members.

Two members do regular genealogy work and others give tours for different groups.

Whenever the society accepts new items, they are entered in the records. The computerized system records what the item is, who brought it in and when it was given, which is important for keeping track of acquisitions.

“That’s really critical,” Reeher said.

The society also recently installed two wheelchair lifts for its staircases to the second floor and to the basement. One was donated and the society bought the other one.