Colonial & Revolutionary History

7+ hour, 38+ min ago   (454+ words) But inside the U.S. Custom House at Bowling Green, the New York branch of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian is being quietly whitewashed. For over twenty years, I climbed those steps to find sanctuary. It also became a…...

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1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1710+ words) Oldies concert planned at Casino Theater The Casino Theater in Vandergrift will host the Pittsburgh Doo Wop Big Band in concert at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at the theater, 154 Lincoln Ave. Hits from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s will be featured. For ticket…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (187+ words) As September draws to a close, we have only a few days left to show our support for one of our community’s most valuable and egalitarian institutions: our public library. However, maintaining these essential services requires active community backing. I…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1228+ words) At 79, Verne Petz is still pouring his time and energy into Brackenridge, the Allegheny River town he says never lost its “family first” footing and small-town pride. Petz has served on borough council for 12 years. And, now that he’s retired…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (419+ words) BERLIN — An amateur archaeologist who discovered several Roman silver coins in a field in western Germany realized he had stumbled upon something bigger when his metal detector kept beeping. Oliver Riedl called the authorities for help and a group of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (421+ words) Rick Meason has been searching for Pvt. Emer J. McElwee for years. McElwee has been buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery since the late 1890s. The exact location, however, was a mystery until relatively recently. “I knew his wife was buried here in…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (680+ words) Editor’s note: This is the latest in a series examining the amendments to the U.S. Constitution. In 1878, a chapel was built at a Santa Fe, N.M., girls school. There was attention to detail as it was modeled after a Parisian…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago   (1684+ words) Peoples Library plans annual wine fundraiser The Peoples Library Adventure with Wine dinner will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 13 at the New Kensington library, 880 Barnes St. Wines will be paired with food presented by Hoffstot’s Cafe Monaco of Oakmont. The menu…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (699+ words) The history of a Sharpsburg daughter with a famous last name will be brought to life during the Prime Stage Theatre’s Cemetery Walk. Fox Chapel native Regina Gibson will portray Catherine Heinz Mueller, sister of H.J. Heinz, who worked to…...