Volunteers play a key role in making the History Center one of the finest cultural organizations in the U.S. By donating time and talents, volunteers assist with many facets of the organization. Over the next few months, the History Center is highlighting a few of the diverse volunteers that help our museums succeed.
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March 29, 2019
Five Frontier Women
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Fort Pitt Museum recognizes five women essential to early frontier history.
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March 13, 2019
Lord Dunmore’s War
What is Lord Dunmore’s War? It’s the war everyone would know if there had not been an American Revolution.
Occurring at the same time as the Intolerable Acts and the First Continental Congress, Lord Dunmore’s War is an event thrown into obscurity. Lasting barely 10 months, the war centered around land disputes and ended with the further cession of American Indian lands.
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