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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…
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…
Eight Days of Hanukkah
The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah is here, and the Rauh Jewish History Program & Archives of the Heinz History Center has prepared eight days of treats from the archives. Day…
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…