Society board member Stan Pratt had a career in venture capitalsim and was inducted into the Dow Jones Private Equity Hall of Fame.

The Wellesley Historical Society will be holding its Spring Celebration at Wellesley Country Club on May 16 and the public is invited.

“We will be honoring someone who has been very important to the Society and a family that has had a meaningful impact on Wellesley life: Stan Pratt and the Pratt Family,” says Society President John G. Celi.

Silhouette of Mary and Thomas Pratt. Thomas (1699-1780) fought in the French and Indian Wars and was in the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill during the Revolution.

The Pratts have been in Wellesley since 1904 but the family goes back to the earliest years of the colony when Richard Pratt arrived in Boston in 1638.

The event, a major annual fundraiser for the Society, will feature historical displays, a silent auction (items include a ride in this fire engine), food stations, music and more.