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June 25
Heinz History Center — 6:00 PM

History After Hours: America 250

Event Details

Event Calendar

  • June 17

    Graphic with movie reels featuring images from films shown in the From Slavery to Freedom series
    Heinz History Center – 6:00 PM

    From Slavery to Freedom Film Series: “American Dignity"

    Join the African American Program for a free in-person screening of “American Dignity.”

    Tickets Required

  • June 19

    Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village – 9:30 AM

    Weeding Party

    Help Meadowcroft’s historic demonstration gardens flourish this season!

    Tickets Required

  • June 20

    A man in a green t-shirt and hat uses an atlatl to throw a spear-like object outdoors, with another person on a grassy field. *AI generated alt text
    Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village – 10:00 AM

    Meadowcroft Atlatl Competition

    Test your aim and step back in time at Meadowcroft’s annual Atlatl Competition.

  • June 20

    Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village – 10:00 AM

    Rockshelter Tour with Dr. Diane Landers

    Join archaeologist Dr. Diane Beynon Landers on a tour of the Rockshelter.

    Tickets Required

  • June 25

    A blue bandana graphic with red, white, and blue paisley and dot patterns frames text: “History After Hours—America 250,” with three stars below. *AI generated alt text
    Heinz History Center – 6:00 PM

    History After Hours: America 250

    Happy 250th birthday, America!

    Tickets Required

  • June 26

    Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village – 9:30 AM

    Weeding Party

    Help Meadowcroft’s historic demonstration gardens flourish this season!

    Tickets Required

  • June 27

    Fort Pitt Museum – 12:00 PM

    Cannon Firing

    Hear the boom of history at the Fort Pitt Museum!

  • June 28

    Three men in vintage attire pose for a black-and-white portrait. A blue banner with a red tree and event text covers the lower portion. *AI generated alt text
    Heinz History Center – 11:00 AM

    Croatian Genealogy Workshop

    Join genealogy expert Robert Jerin for the History Center’s first Croatian Genealogy Workshop.

    Tickets Required

  • June 30

    Two people in aprons holding baking utensils stand beside a gingerbread figure. Behind them is a framed cat and obelisk on a purple wall. *AI generated alt text
    Heinz History Center – 6:00 PM

    American Icons: Legends and Truths

    How are the stories of American icons told through art?

    Tickets Required

  • July 3

    Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village – 9:30 AM

    Weeding Party

    Help Meadowcroft’s historic demonstration gardens flourish this season!

    Tickets Required

  • July 4

    A group of adults in burlap sacks race toward a finish line held by two children on a grassy field, while other people watch. The scene is surrounded by trees and buildings during an Independence Day celebration.
    Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village – 10:00 AM

    Independence Day Celebration

    Join Meadowcroft for an Independence Day celebration!

  • July 4

    Folk-style painting of steamboat New Orleans on a river, people on deck, smokestack with black smoke, hills and houses behind.
    Heinz History Center – 11:00 AM

    History Talk: The Two Revolutions of 1776

    Learn how Pittsburgh was forged by democratic ideals and industrial might.

    Tickets Required