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All-Out for Victory Gardens!
“Plant a Garden for Victory.” World War II poster by J. Howard Miller, for the Westinghouse War Production Co-Ordinating Committee, probably 1942. Like many Pittsburgh companies, Westinghouse encouraged their…
Camp Horne – The Perfect Summer Retreat
Brochure, “Enjoy Life at Camp Horne,” 1927. George F. Wazenegger Collection, MSS 770, Detre Library & Archives at the History Center. Camp Horne was the dream of Albert H.…
The Edible Schoolyard
In 1996, California restauranteur Alice Waters joined forces with a middle school principal to turn an acre of asphalt into the first Edible Schoolyard. Students in Berkley, Calif., cultivated…
The James A. Dorsey Story
For many people, time off from work or school is an opportunity to engage in physical activity, whether it’s hunting and fishing, enjoying swings on a playground, or a…
Reading the Menus
Even before reading the text on one small document, the three satiny bows binding its pages — one red, one white, one blue — suggest that its message might be…
Go Outside and Play!
The History Center supports the NFL’s PLAY 60 campaign, which encourages kids to be active 60 minutes each day. On Saturday, Feb. 6, the History Center will fill all five…
What’s for Dinner?
“What’s for dinner?” is the eternal lament of housewives and working people. What do you make that pleases every palate, provides needed nutrition, and, ideally, gives you leftovers to get…
Food Fights for Freedom
A Guide to Wartime Cooking. Gift of the Heinz Company. World War II brought a host of struggles to those serving on the home front. One that confronted housewives every…