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Clothing the Royal Americans: Part Three
Part One | Part Two | Part Three Sergeant “Adam Samm” wearing a sergeant’s uniform of the Royal American Regiment on display at the Fort Pitt Museum. In this blog…
Bound by Tradition: Prisoner Restraints in the Captive Experience
One of the most important steps for native war parties taking captives on the early American frontier was to prevent their prisoners from making an untimely escape. Tasked with the…
The Sole Surviving Colonel – Thomas Dunbar
19th century engraving of Braddock’s march for Fort Duquesne. Col. Thomas Dunbar was a career soldier who rose through the ranks and was appointed commander of the 48th Regiment of…
Hurricane Agnes and the Fort Pitt Museum
City police rescued a Fort Pitt Museum watchman last night when flood waters trapped him inside the building. They had to break a glass in the door before he could…
Mrs. Bard’s Spoon
On the morning of April 13, 1758, the home of Richard and Catharine Bard, in present-day Adams County, Pa., was attacked by a party of 19 Delaware Indians. In the…
Using Theater to Teach History
Lifelike figure of young John Brickell, who was captured in the 18th century, on display in the Captured by Indians exhibit at the Fort Pitt Museum. Indian captivity was an…
Clothing the Royal Americans: Part Two
Part One | Part Two | Part Three Galfridius Mann, whose family ran a prominent army contracting business and who received the first contract for clothing for the Royal American…
Clothing the Royal Americans: Part One
Part One | Part Two | Part Three The Royal American Regiment was founded on James Prevost’s idea that a corps of foreign-speaking immigrants already in America could be raised.…
Cleaning the Fort Pitt Diorama
The model of Fort Pitt at the Fort Pitt Museum is an original museum fixture dating to the 1960s. The museum commissioned the local Pittsburgh business Holiday Displays to create…
Volunteer Spotlight: Jack Sheehan
I’m genetically predisposed to be a docent because of my Irish background. I just love to tell stories to people about these things and get them excited about this region’s…