About Our Family
Neither of our properties has been in the actual Herdic family for over 100 years, but here at the Herdic House, we’ve created a family of our own, starting with our Miele-Wood-Elion family, the founders of the Peter Herdic House and owners of both properties. The Peter Herdic Inn and the Peter Herdic House, both beautifully restored Victorian mansions situated on Williamsport, Pennsylvania’s Millionaires Row, are owned and operated by Gloria Miele, her husband Jim Wood, their daughter Liz Miele, and Bob Elion and his son, Dante Miele-Elion.
Gloria is a graduate of Penn State and started the restaurant with her sister Marcia in 1984. She sets the table at the Inn and plants flowers, and can frequently be found in the evenings behind the front desk at the restaurant, greetings customers and old friends. Jim is an MIT grad who wound up in the woodworking business—but, in addition to upkeep he often does around the Inn, Jim loves meeting our inn guests and recommending great spots for breakfast and dinner around town (spoiler alert: he has a real soft spot for Liz’s cooking at the restaurant). Bob is a lawyer who graduated from the University of Iowa and spends his workweek at his law office. But his real loves are stonework and gardening–talents he often brings to bear around the Inn property. Dante, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, brings with him his experiences from great restaurants and beautiful buildings in Philadelphia.
Gloria and Jim’s daughter, Liz, is a graduate of Brown University (just like her aunt, Marcia). Liz has managed the kitchen at the Herdic House for the past 20 years, and has overseen its transition to a local foods enclave. Liz cooks and makes menus at the restaurant, tends our herb jungle and loves talking about the beauty of central PA and the awesome foods she gets from her farmers. (She also loves giving advice on the best dining and nightlife spots in Williamsport, if anyone is looking for ideas.) If you’re staying at the Inn as part of a larger group and choose to add breakfast to your stay, you’ll likely get to try Liz’s fabulous sticky buns as part of your menu!
Our innkeeper Lindsey Colegrove is new to our Herdic family—she’s been working at the Inn for about a year and just took over as our general manager in September of 2025. We’re delighted to have her onboard! With the help of her daughter Leah, Lindsey keeps the inn ship-shape and provides quick responses and kind assistance with guest inquiries. She’s already an invaluable asset to our Inn, and we look forward to watching her grow in the new role of Innkeeper.
Here in our new Herdic family, we enjoy cooking, biking, wine tasting, historic preservation, architecture, cross-country skiing, traveling—especially to Italy—organic gardening, and hospitality. And we’re excited to share those passions with you!
Members of our “extended family” speak English, Spanish, Italian and a little French, in case that can be of assistance in booking your stay.