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June 25
Heinz History Center — 6:00 PM

History After Hours: America 250

Event Details

Event Calendar

  • June 26

    Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village – 9:30 AM

    Weeding Party

    Help Meadowcroft’s historic demonstration gardens flourish this season!

    Tickets Required

  • 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

  • July 1

    An adult helps a small child touch a large interactive light board. Other children play nearby in a colorful, indoor museum setting. *AI generated alt text
    Heinz History Center – 10:00 AM

    Little Historians Storytime: America’s 250th

    Calling all little history makers!

  • 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

    An illustration of a USA-labeled rocket in space above the moon with three astronauts and text: Aluminum: Out of This World!. *AI generated alt text
    Heinz History Center – 10:00 AM

    Aluminum: Out of This World!

    Join museum educators for a hands-on activity that’s out of this world!

  • 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

  • July 4

    Children and adults at Fort Pitt hold a large American flag overhead during a Civic Season event, with trees and crowds in the background. *AI generated alt text
    Fort Pitt Museum – 11:00 AM

    Fourth at the Fort

    Join the Fort Pitt Museum to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary!

  • July 4

    Fort Pitt Museum – 12:00 PM

    Cannon Firing

    Hear the boom of history at the Fort Pitt Museum!

  • July 4

    Heinz History Center – 1:00 PM

    Honoring America: Fourth of July Flag Folding

    Celebrate the Fourth with a special flag folding ceremony!

  • July 9

    Heinz History Center – 6:30 PM

    Hidden History Trivia Night

    It’s a trivia night in Pittsburgh!

    Tickets Required

  • July 10

    Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village – 9:30 AM

    Weeding Party

    Help Meadowcroft’s historic demonstration gardens flourish this season!

    Tickets Required