Making History Blog
Meadowcroft’s Own Groundhog Day
Albert Miller and Dr. Adovasio at the Meadowcroft Rockshelter. Nov. 12 is Meadowcroft’s own Groundhog Day, marking the day that Meadowcroft’s founder, Albert Miller, first peered into prehistory through a…
What’s for Dinner?
“What’s for dinner?” is the eternal lament of housewives and working people. What do you make that pleases every palate, provides needed nutrition, and, ideally, gives you leftovers to get…
Tic Toc, the Arcade Bakery, & Kaufmann’s Department Store
Started in 1871 as a men’s tailoring and ready-to-wear shop on Carson St. on Pittsburgh’s South Side, Kaufmann’s expanded both in size and in the variety of merchandise it carried…
Book Reviews: Fall 2015
The Soldier in the Attic By Carolyn Wilson Word Association Publishers, Tarentum, 2015 123 pages, 8 drawings, 1 map, bibliography $16.95 paperback A packet of letters in her late father’s…
How To Care for Textiles
Experts at the History Center’s Museum Conservation Center are often asked questions about caring for textiles, including quilts, wedding gowns, military uniforms, or other items. Some of these items have…
The Miller One-Room School House
Miller School at its current location at Meadowcroft, 2015. In 1834, Pennsylvania passed “An act to establish a general system of education by common schools.” This law designated each county…
Spotlight on the Sherman
Tank owner John Tippins and History Center President and CEO Andy Masich with the Sherman tank on display outside the History Center. Photo by Rachellynn Schoen. Pittsburgh’s contributions to World…
An In-Depth Look at the Italian American Program
The Italian American display of the fourth floor Special Collections Gallery highlights only a fraction of the History Center’s Italian American Collection. The Senator John Heinz History Center’s Italian American…
American Archives Month at the History Center
Safely preserved behind the doors of the History Center’s Detre Library & Archives are countless stories of the past. The essence of these stories can be found in the historical…
#AskaCurator: Part 2
On Wednesday, Sept. 16, the History Center participated in #AskaCurator day on Twitter, an international event with over 1,000 participating museums from over 50 countries. The questions were fantastic and…