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Wait For It: Hamilton in Pittsburgh
Alexander Hamilton. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. The last time Hamilton came to Pittsburgh, he wasn’t quite as popular. In fact, he was arguably one of the most…
Your Ticket to the Inauguration
For additional presidential inauguration artifacts in the History Center’s collections, please visit The Presidents in Office, an exhibit as part of Google Arts and Culture. Invitation to the presidential…
Pennsylvania Women and the Vote
On the Centennial of the 19th Amendment Today marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which made it illegal to deny…
Exploring Images of John Brown
John Brown, by Anton Hohenstein after Martin Lawrence, published by John Smith, lithograph on paper, 1866. Currently on display in the exhibition Smithsonian’s Portraits of Pittsburgh: Works from the…
Resilience in Ruffles: A New Look at Pittsburgh’s Suffrage Shirtwaist Ball
As the History Center explores the theme of resilience as part of its “History’s Helpers” initiative, it is a good time to revisit an event that has been discussed…
Treatment of the Portrait Miniature of Ebenezer Denny
This blog was originally posted at Art Conservation Etc. The original post can be found online here. Thank you to the following contributors: Ana Alba, Alba Art Conservation LLC;…
Nicholas Cresswell’s Journey on the Ohio in 1775
Benjamin Henry Latrobe, View from the Packet Wharf at Frenchtown Looking Down Elk Creek. Though painted years later and many miles to the east, this watercolor provides a good…
Who is There to Mourn for Logan?
During the days preceding April 30th of 1774, a brutal massacre of American Indians was being plotted by about two dozen frontier malcontents roughly 40 miles northwest from Pittsburgh.…
Rules of Civility and Social Distancing
Statue of Washington and Guyasuta on Mt. Washington. Courtesy of Lynne Squilla. When George Washington was a boy, he copied into his notebook over one hundred Rules of Civility…
The Riot of Cliftonville
Saledka Mine of Cliftonville after the Battle. A&M 2139, Lee Collection, courtesy of the West Virginia and Regional History Collection, West Virginia University Libraries. The area that was once…