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Reset5 Questions with Blacksmith Dewayne Curry
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…
5 Questions with Interpreter Lisa Maust
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…
5 Questions with… Interpreter Sarah Kizina
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…
5 Questions with… 19th-Century Schoolmaster Gary Ford
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…
Q&A with Re-enactor Jeremy Turner
On Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, the Fort Pitt Museum will commemorate the 240th anniversary of the Delaware Treaty. Negotiations for the treaty took place at Fort Pitt in 1778,…
5 Questions with Dr. Adovasio
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,…
Q&A with Re-enactor Floyd Dierker
From muskets and blacksmithing to cooking and laundry demonstrations, 18th century life at Fort Pitt roars to life on select summer weekends in Point State Park. Re-enactors (also called…
Q&A with Living Historian Elizabeth Hobbs
The Fort Pitt Museum proudly presents living history programs in Point State Park throughout the summer, where re-enactors demonstrate daily life at Fort Pitt during the 18th century. The…
Curator Q&A: Leslie Przybylek and American Spirits
Meet Leslie Przybylek, lead curator for the new American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition exhibition, on display beginning Saturday, Feb. 10. Leslie has been hard at work bringing…