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Reading the Menus
Even before reading the text on one small document, the three satiny bows binding its pages — one red, one white, one blue — suggest that its message might be…
John Brashear’s Forgotten Time Capsule
The simple box has a shallow lid and was soldered shut. Etched into the underside of the lid is the name E. Miller, likely Edward Miller, who was one of…
Of Bells and Fire: Artifacts Recall April 10, 1845
The old city hall bell as it now hangs in the Senator John Heinz History Center. Made by A. Fulton & Sons in 1866, the bell hung in Pittsburgh’s city…
New Pittsburghese Guide Helps Yinz with Local Speech
One of the most distinctive features of Western Pennsylvania is the widespread use of a dialect that we have come to call Pittsburghese. Not just the exaggerated slang heard in…
The Mystery of Pittsburgh’s “Ghost Bomber”
Illustration of the B-25 bomber over the Monongahela River. Courtesy of the B-25 Recovery Group. Sixty years ago, at the height of our nation’s Cold War frenzy, an American military…
Go Outside and Play!
The History Center supports the NFL’s PLAY 60 campaign, which encourages kids to be active 60 minutes each day. On Saturday, Feb. 6, the History Center will fill all five…
A “Great Base Ball Tournament”
The Daily Pittsburgh Gazette: September 1865. One hundred fifty years ago today, the Philadelphia Athletic Base Ball Club began a scheduled two day series of four games against Allegheny City…
A Different Kind of History
The Wah Hoo, Highlander, The Piper, The Flame. What are these names? Bygone dances? Restaurants? If you guessed local yearbook titles, you’re correct. Can you now guess which of the…
Sign of Greatness
With summer winding down and kids heading back to school, one of the great traditions of this region – Friday night high school football – is about to kick off…