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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…
It’s Not Your Average Weekend
Demonstrator Dana Knezevich shows visitors how to process plants into fibers for cordage. Participants are set, additional overflow parking lots are ready, and final preparations are being made – Meadowcroft…
The Vultures of Meadowcroft
Let’s be honest. Do you have a positive response when you hear the word vulture? Among the nearly 10,000 species of living birds, vultures may have the biggest need for…
Vintage Base Ball at Meadowcroft
The great pastime of American baseball has a long history. With apologies to Abner Doubleday, the game actually evolved from earlier games such as cricket and rounders. The rules of…
Transportation Through Time
Western Pennsylvania’s Trails to Trains The new Trails to Trains exhibit at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village transports visitors through time, exploring the evolution of transportation in Southwestern Pennsylvania using…
Albert Miller: Renaissance Man
Born June 20, 1911, Albert Miller was a farmer, naturalist, avid outdoorsman, and local historian. As an amateur archaeologist, he made the discovery of the Meadowcroft Rockshelter in Avella, Washington…
How do they do it?: Recreating and Maintaining a Prehistoric Indian Village
From approximately 1050 to 1650, the Monongahela Indians sought out suitable ridges, saddles, and knobs among the Upper Ohio and Monongahela River drainages to establish their villages. Never the site…