Something we often hear from first-time visitors is that they had no idea that there was so much to do here at Meadowcroft.  We are a museum that tells…

  Dewayne Curry spends most of his summer days as a 19th-century blacksmith working in the heat of a 2,000-degree fire. He took up the craft of blacksmithing just a…

  Historical interpreters help tell the story of Meadowcroft through the centuries. Visitors exploring the site’s three recreated villages see history come to life as interpreters share information and reenact…

  Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village invites learners to get out of the classroom and experience history in action. Through its three recreated villages representing the 16th, 18th, and 19th…

  Visitors to Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village are transported back in time as they learn about rural life in Western Pennsylvania throughout the centuries. Historical interpreters are integral to…

  The Meadowcroft Rockshelter is a National Historic Landmark and a remarkable archaeological site which documents the presence of prehistoric people in Western Pennsylvania for at least the last 19,000…

  This is part four in a series about the making of Meadowcroft. Read part one, part two, and part three. “Looking back, it looks like an act of Divine…

  In 1973, Dr. James Adovasio and his University of Pittsburgh students conducted an archaeological excavation of the Meadowcroft Rockshelter site on a farm owned by Albert Miller in Avella,…

  Meadowcroft Rockshelter in 1973 prior to excavation. In June 1973, a multidisciplinary team of University of Pittsburgh students and faculty led by Dr. James Adovasio first arrived at the…

  This is part three in a series about the making of Meadowcroft. Read part one and part two. As Meadowcroft continued to develop under the leadership of the Millers, it…