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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.…

Wintering in the Ohio Country with James Smith

  “Portrait of Col. James Smith,” artist unknown, c. 1800-1810. Courtesy Warren J. Shonert Americana Collection, Eva G. Farris Special Collections, W. Frank Steely Library, Northern Kentucky University. James Smith’s…

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…

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…

Portrait of a Frontiersman: James Smith

Of those captured by Indians in the 18th century, none was better adapted to life on the frontier than James Smith. Captured at the age of 18 while working on…

The Life and Myth of Simon Girty

Contemporary sketch of Simon Girty based on a 19th century engraving. Illustration by Mike Burke. In the decades following the American Revolution, no one was more universally hated by frontier…

3 Things Not to Miss This Summer at Fort Pitt

The Fort Pitt Museum, located in the heart of historic Point State Park, is gearing up for an active summer with a new exhibit, weekly Living History demonstrations and events,…