Volume 22 • No. 2 • Summer 2013 MAKING HISTORY The Newsletter of the Senator John Heinz History Center In Association with the Smithsonian Institution

N ew Exhibition Highlights Pennsylvania’s Role in Civil War

The History Center takes an in-depth look at Pennsylvania’s significant contributions during the In This Issue Civil War as part of the new major exhibition, Pennsylvania’s Civil War, presented by Mylan.

Pennsylvania’s Civil War Pennsylvania’s Civil War showcases Many of the artifacts featured in Programs and Publications Pittsburgh’s role as the “Arsenal of the the exhibit are drawn from the Page 2 Union” and the impact that Western History Center’s collection, as well Pennsylvanians had on the war both as private collectors, including noted on the battlefield and on the home Civil War author Kenneth Turner. front, including highlighting the state’s Mark Your Calendars: contributions to important conflicts Highlights include: Summertime Events such as the Battle of Gettysburg. The • A tintype camera and portable Page 3 exhibition is a key component in a printing press on loan from series of History Center programs and the Smithsonian Institution; PRESENTING SPONSOR publications developed in partnership • Glassware, weapons, and Sports Museum Highlight: with Pennsylvania Civil War 150, the military goods produced History of the Pirates statewide initiative to commemorate in Pittsburgh factories and Page 4 the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. across Pennsylvania; • Militia drum, fife, bugles, 19th SPONSORS Pennsylvania’s Civil War features century board games, and other more than 150 artifacts, including materials used by soldiers in camp; Bozzone Family Foundation The Buncher Company 21st Annual History Makers items on loan from the Smithsonian • A bullet-shot forage cap worn by The Dietrich Foundation Award Dinner Recap Institution, the State Museum of a Pennsylvania Reserves soldier The Eberly Foundation Page 5 Pennsylvania, and the National Civil at the Battle of Antietam; Beverlynn & Steven Elliott War Museum, along with rare archival • “Old Iron City” camp fiddle Fountainhead Foundation images, six life-like museum figures, retrieved by the members of the 193rd The Heinz Endowments Museum Conservation Center and immersive settings. The exhibition Pennsylvania Regiment and inscribed Ann & Marty McGuinn Set to Open this Fall helps bring to life the personal stories with the names of each of the soldiers; Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation of those impacted during the four-year • Personal mementoes and gifts Richard King Mellon Foundation Page 6 war, including soldiers, women, given to soldiers as they headed Millcraft Industries, Inc. African Americans, and children. off to war, such as a sewing kit, Dan & Bonnie Sandman a needle case, and a Bible; Snee-Reinhardt Charitable Foundation Bruce & Barbara Wiegand Fort Pitt Museum Debuts The History Center utilized an innovative • Original Civil War recruitment Colonial Cannon 3-D printing process to create a massive posters from communities Page 7 26-foot-long, nine-ton smooth bore across Pennsylvania, including Rodman Cannon, underwritten by Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Blairsville, Dan and Bonnie Sandman. The original Lock Haven, and Meadville; and cannon, built in 1864 at the Fort Pitt • Mourning jewelry, accessories, Foundry in Pittsburgh’s Strip District, and costumes. weighed nearly 90 tons. The cannon could shoot a 20-inch cannonball 4.5 For more information, photos, and a miles and was designed and cast using schedule of public events, please visit > FLIP TO PAGE 2 FOR more groundbreaking technology developed www.heinzhistorycenter.org/civilwar Pennsylvania’s Civil War by Thomas Jackson Rodman. and www.pacivilwar150.com. Event Calendar Publications Bring the Civil War to Life Hero Dogs of Western Pennsylvania In conjunction with the Pennsylvania Civil War 150 initiative, the History Center Sun., Aug. 4 • 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. recently launched two new statewide publications related to Pennsylvania’s Discover the history of combat canines and meet dogs from local certified therapy and service organizations. Learn the story of critical role during the Civil War, with another book to be released this fall. Dog Jack, a companion dog from the 102nd Pennsylvania Volunteers

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S Experience American The African Allegheny Arsenal – A Civil Catastrophe African Americans were active participants in their quest for freedom, nationhood, and self-determination before, during, and after the Civil War.

The Civil War in Pennsylvania: Sat., Sept. 21 • 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. The African American Experience goes beyond the battlefield or usual Civil War history. It treats the war with circumspect from a point of view that defined the conflict as a war over slavery and the opportunity to liberate the masses of Explore Lawrenceville’s Allegheny Arsenal explosion with Africans from bondage. That view did not see the war as an opportunity to restore the Union but BLACK to build a new Union that included freedom for all – $10.00 $34.95the enslaved and free. coming soon History Center Ambassador Sue Morris and author Mary S Frailey Calland as they look through the eyes of the 78 young lives lost and discover how the city mobilized in the wake of this tragedy. The Civil War in Pennsylvania: “The Civil War in Pennsylvania: “The Civil War in Pennsylvania: O ne Book, One Community: Civil War Author Talk Commemorative Edition A Photographic History” The African American Experience” Sat., Sept. 28 • 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. of Pennsylvania Heritage, This 312-page book features This fall, the History Center Join authors Michael Kraus, David Neville, and Kenneth Turner Pennsylvania Legacies, and a collection of 475 rare and will launch a new book, featuring for an engaging discussion on their book, “The Civil War in Western Pennsylvania History unpublished images that essays written by national experts Pennsylvania: A Photographic History.” The authors will share The History Center collaborated highlight Pennsylvania’s on African American life during the stories behind the photos and artifacts in the book, many of with the Pennsylvania Historic role on the battlefield and on the Civil War. This publication which are on display in the Pennsylvania’s Civil War exhibition. and Museum Commission the home front. Many of the will debut in time for the (PHMC) and the Historical photos and artifacts featured History Center’s annual “Books Saturday Speaker Series: Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) in the book are included in in the ’Burgh” book fair on Dec. 7. Behind the Scenes of Pennsylvania’s Civil War to publish a statewide edition of the Pennsylvania’s Civil War exhibition at the History Center. Sat., Nov. 9 • 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. the History Center’s quarterly Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Pennsylvania’s Civil War magazine that focuses on various with History Center curators, designers, and builders. Civil War topics, including the Discover how the museum staff located rare artifacts and Allegheny Arsenal explosion, All publications are available at the History Center’s digitally designed immersive settings for a realistic experience. women in the Civil War, and Museum Shop or online at www.heinzhistorycenter.org/estore the Sanitary Fair movement. Frozen in Time: Tintype Photography in the Civil War Sat., Nov. 16 • 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Study the science and history of this once ground-breaking technology with tintype photography expert Jason Snyder. View a tintype camera from 1860 in the exhibit, on loan from 1: civil war compass the Smithsonian, and have your own tintype image developed. This fully functional compass Books in the ’Burgh • Sat., Dec. 7 • 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in a brass-hinged wood case Stroll through the History Center’s 12th annual book fair and includes a card featuring chat with more than 50 local authors who will sign copies of educational text about Civil their books. As part of the Books in the ’Burgh event, the War troop navigation ($15.00). History Center will also launch its latest book, “The Civil War in Pennsylvania: The African American Experience.” Events are free with museum admission and 2: Civil War KEPI free for History Center members. For more No soldier’s uniform is information, please visit the Events page complete without a standard at www.heinzhistorycenter.org/civilwar or issue Kepi hat ($9.95). contact Sarah Rooney at 412-454-6373 3: “civil war or [email protected]. pittsburgh: forge of the union" Reporter Len Barcousky draws on the next-day reporting of his predecessors at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to craft a gripping and insightful view of the region during the Civil War ($19.99).

4: Abraham Lincoln t-shirt 5: civil war RIFLE Movie star. Vampire hunter. & DRUMSTICK pen Legendary president. Make some noise with these After exploring the Pennsylvania’s Civil War exhibition, Abraham Lincoln has never Civil War novelty pens shaped stop by the History Center’s award-winning Museum Shop been more popular, so show like a 9.5” miniature firearm to take home a memory of your visit. The Museum Shop is your love for the nation’s ($4.00) and drumstick ($3.50). open to the public with no admission fee. To shop online, 16th President with this hip Drum lessons not included. visit our e-Store at www.heinzhistorycenter.org/estore. t-shirt (S-L; $26.00).

2 The Newsletter of the Senator John Heinz History Center 412-454-6000 | www.heinzhistorycenter.org America’s Favorite Historian to Be Honored CM O ING UP with Bridge Renaming and Special Reception

The 16th Street Bridge in Pittsburgh’s historic Strip District will be renamed in honor of David McCullough.

Sun., July 7 the founders of the History Center, providing Join the History Center inspirational leadership during the museum’s as we salute America’s relocation from Oakland to the Strip District in 1996. In honor of David McCullough’s achievements, He is a recipient of the History Makers Award and favorite historian and the History Center will offer free admission for served as the keynote speaker for the Pittsburgh all visitors throughout the day on Sun., July 7. 250 History Makers Gala in 2008. Pittsburgh native Following Allegheny County’s official renaming “It is extremely fitting that the 16th Street Bridge be David McCullough at a ceremony at the 16th Street Bridge, McCullough renamed in honor of David McCullough,” said Andy will greet History Center visitors at a free Masich, president and CEO of the History Center. special reception celebration with live music in the History Center’s “As a longtime supporter and one of the architects first floor Great Hall at 3 p.m. of the History Center, David has championed our commemorating his mission to preserve and interpret American history McCullough will then reflect on his Pulitzer with a Western Pennsylvania connection for the past 80th birthday and the Prize-winning books and storied career as part 20 years. He, more than anyone, understands the renaming of the of a special ticketed talk at 4 p.m. in the amazing influence Pittsburgh has had on the world.” History Center’s Mueller Education Center. 16th Street Bridge as the Visit www.showclix.com/event/McCullough McCullough earned Pulitzer Prizes for both to purchase event tickets and stay tuned to “David McCullough Bridge.” “Truman” and “John Adams,” and is one of www.heinzhistorycenter.org for more information.

R aid Your Attics for Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures

Sun., Aug. 25 • 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. from the Smithsonian Institution will be on hand to provide tips on how to preserve your treasures.

The History Center’s sixth annual “Pittsburgh’s In conjunction with the History Center’s Hidden Treasures” event with KDKA-TV welcomes Pennsylvania’s Civil War exhibition, this year’s local residents eager to know the monetary value or event will feature Civil War re-enactors, appraisers historical significance of their family heirlooms. with expertise in the era, and other fun activities.

Bring your prized possessions and meet with “Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures” is free with professional appraisers as KDKA-TV’s Ken Rice and museum admission and free for History Center History Center President and CEO Andy Masich roam members. Members also receive special early access the museum with cameras. The most unique items will from 9 to 10 a.m., before the event opens to the be featured as part of KDKA-TV’s special programming. general public. For more information, please visit Nearly 50 appraisers from a variety of disciplines www.heinzhistorycenter.org. will assess the historic significance of your items and provide a verbal assessment of potential monetary Don’t miss this season’s final episode airing on value. In addition to the appraisers, expert conservators KDKA-TV → Mon., July 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Dig In at the Hometown–Homegrown® Food Expo

Sat., Sept. 7 • 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Hometown-Homegrown features activities throughout five floors of the History Center, including “Pittsburgh’s Best Pierogi” contest, scavenger hunts, fun historical Celebrate the region’s passion for food at the trivia related to Pittsburgh food traditions, fitness second annual Hometown-Homegrown®, a fun and activities in the SmartSteps exhibition, and much more. flavorful food expo at the History Center presented in partnership with GoodTaste! Pittsburgh. Hometown-Homegrown is free with museum admission and free for History Center members. Sample a delicious assortment of foods from More than 1,000 visitors are expected for this second nearly 50 local vendors representing the best of annual event. For more information, including a the Burgh’s neighborhoods and swap recipes with complete list of Hometown-Homegrown vendors, the region’s culinary experts. Featured vendors please visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org. include Pittsburgh staples like Schneider’s Dairy, a family-owned business that has served the region Enter our “Pittsburgh’s Best Pierogi” contest since 1935, and the Original Oyster House, the 143-year-old Market Square seafood landmark. Facebook → Heinz History Center this summer

In Association with the Smithsonian Institution Summer 2013 Making History 3 Sports MUSEUM Spotlight What’s In a Name? Early History of the Bucs

BYCHAN NED S O, co-director, Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum Pittsburgh is home to one of the nation’s oldest and most successful professional baseball franchises. But while fans root, root, root for the Bucs, the original home team played under a different name.

Professional baseball in Pittsburgh dates back to the Visitors to the Western Pennsylvania Sports United States centennial in 1876. While the earliest Museum can stand side-by-side with a life-like Pittsburgh teams were run as businesses and the figure of Bill Mazeroski hitting his legendary Sat., Aug. 17 • 1 – 7 p.m. players received salaries, the barnstorming squads walk-off home run in the 1960 World Series. were not necessarily affiliated with organized leagues. Throw down the pallino for a worthy cause at the History Center’s Fourth Annual Bocce Tournament That changed in 1887 when a Pittsburgh team known and Festival on Sat., Aug. 17. This all-day event, as the “Alleghenys” joined the National League. The organized by Jack Mascaro of Mascaro Construction team’s nickname referred to the location of its home Co., features a competitive bocce tournament with field in Allegheny City, today’s North Side. delicious Italian food, beverages, and more. Live entertainment will be provided by Pure Gold, Vito During the 1890 season, most of the Alleghenys’ best DiSalvo & Daniella Pasquini, and Jimmy Sapienza’s players left the team to join the Pittsburgh Burghers Five Guys Named Moe. Visitors can also try their hand of the fledgling Players League. After posting its playing bocce on two specially designed public courts. worst record in franchise history, the owners of the Pitching rubber from the 1960 World Series. Alleghenys turned the tables by signing several players Admission is free for all spectators. All proceeds benefit from rival American Association teams, including the Italian American Endowed Fund, which is dedicated the Philadelphia Athletics’ star second basemen to preserving the history and culture of Italian Americans Lou Bierbauer. The Philadelphia team loudly in Western Pennsylvania. Last year’s event attracted protested this move, complaining to league officials more than 1,000 visitors and raised nearly $92,000. For that the Alleghenys’ actions were “piratical.” more information about the festival or to sponsor a tournament team, please contact Mark Burnett at Although the Alleghenys were never found guilty of 412-454-6405 or [email protected]. any wrongdoing, the team became informally known as “the pirates” before officially renaming themselves the “Pittsburgh Pirates” for the 1891 season.

Ticket from the first World Series in 1903. A dozen years later, the Pirates went on to compete in the first World Series against the Boston Americans in 1903. The Buccos experienced several other World Series firsts in the years to come, including the first walk-off homerun courtesy of Bill Mazeroski in 1960, and the first nighttime game in World Series history against the Baltimore Orioles in 1971.

The franchise has won a total of five World Series titles in 1909, 1925, 1960, 1971, and 1979. Visitors to the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum can see an extensive collection of artifacts, uniforms, and memorabilia related to the storied history of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise. Forbes Field mural in the Sports Museum.

As part of an ongoing partnership, the Western History Center’s Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) recently announced its 2013 Hall of Fame class at the 10th Annual Celebrity Sports Museum. A number of honorees attended, including from left: Madalyn Gottschalk-Rogers, Golf Tournament Jack Fullen, Kathy Krebs-Keller, Kurt Wolfe (Courage Mon., Sept. 23 Awardee), Christine Meyer-Grabowski, Gene Klein, Karen Hall, Kimberly Schrieber-Rothwell, Donna Richey, Join Celebrity Golf Tournament honorary chairs Jack McCurry, Mary Ann Barth (spouse of inductee Arnold Palmer, Steve Blass, Jerry MacCleary, Don Barth), Lindy Lauro (daughter of inductee Carol Semple Thompson, and Mike Wagner for the Lindy Lauro), Lou “Bimbo” Cecconi, and Don Woodward. History Center’s Celebrity Golf Tournament, presented by BNY Mellon, on Mon., Sept. 23 at the WPIAL Hall of Fame inductees are part of a permanent historic Allegheny Country Club in Sewickley. display in the Sports Museum’s Kaiser Trophy Room.

Each foursome will be matched with a local sports celebrity for a scramble-style tournament including The Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum recently team and individual prizes for the longest putt, partnered to host the second annual “Positive Athlete longest drive, and closest to the hole. All proceeds Awards,” which recognized outstanding student- from the event benefit the Western Pennsylvania athletes in Western Pa. for their positive attitudes on Sports Museum. and off the playing field. Steelers great and Positive Athlete spokesperson Hines Ward (pictured top center) For more information or to secure your spot in this joined Pirates pitcher Jeff Karstens (pictured top right) year’s tournament, please contact Mark Burnett at to help honor nearly 30 local high school athletes. 412-454-6405 or [email protected].

4 The Newsletter of the Senator John Heinz History Center 412-454-6000 | www.heinzhistorycenter.org Five Outstanding Pittsburghers Honored as History Makers

Five distinguished Pittsburghers were recognized for their exceptional contributions to the history of Western Pennsylvania, the nation, and the world at the 21st Annual History Makers Award Dinner, held on April 18 at the Fairmont Pittsburgh. The annual event has raised more than $6 million in support of the History Center’s educational programs, innovative exhibitions, and collections, including more than $300,000 this year.

Presented by BNY Mellon and Citizens Bank, the 2013 History Makers Award Dinner honored Esther Bush, George Greer, Sigo Falk, David History Center President and CEO Andy Masich (far right) with 2013 History Maker Shapira, and Tony Dorsett for their outstanding work in community co-chairs Donald Heberle (far left) and Daniel Fitzpatrick (second from right) and leadership, philanthropy, heritage, business and industry, and sports. honorees George Greer, Sigo Falk, Esther Bush, David Shapira, and Tony Dorsett.

Robert J. Cindrich and Andy Masich. Tony Dorsett and Elsie Hillman. Beverlynn and Steven Elliott. Hon. Cynthia Baldwin and Arthur Baldwin.

New Members Mr. Conrad Adomaitis Ms. Kathleen Haak Ms. Bonita O'Donnell Mr. Joseph Ahmed Ms. Kathleen Hagan Ms. Lana Onuska MARK YOUR CALENDARS Mr. Jesus Anaya Mr. Pat Hargest Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Osella Ms. Theresa Andrews Ms. Karen Harris Mr. Louis E. Ottey Mr. Kevin Anton Ms. Jean A. Hatter Mr. Richard Overmoyer Mr. Tom Ashwood Mrs. Julie Haught Mr. Alex Parrish Mr. Ervin Athey Ms. Deborah L. Heasley Mrs. Amy Pekins Mrs. Bonnie Azzara Mr. Timothy Hedum Ms. Anne P. Pennie 1879 Founders’ Circle Dinner Set for Nov. 15 Mr. Anthony Balsano Mr. Charles Helvig Ms. Theodora Petruska Ms. Lisa Barba Mr. Michael J. Herald Ms. Antoinette Piccolo Ms. Carol Bateman Mr. Robert Hester, III Mr. Adam K. Pittler Mr. Alex Bauer Ms. Susan N. Hoge Mr. Joseph A. Pope Mr. Brian Baughman Mr. Charles Hollinger Ms. Marla N. Presley Ms. Marcia Bauman Ms. Jennifer Hopkins Mr. James E. Protin, Jr. Mr. Nick Bayat Mr. Donald Hornish Ms. Nancy Radakovich On Fri., Nov. 15, the History Center will present the Each member’s annual contribution helps to provide Mrs. Valerie Bechetell Mr. Peter P. Howryla, Jr. Ms. Kimberly Rapczak Ms. Dorothy Bellhouse Mrs. Yvonne L. Potts Hudson Mr. Tim Raufer annual black-tie dinner for members of the 1879 operating support, as well as funding for educational Mr. Alberto Benzaquen Mr. James G. Humanic Mr. Jason S. Reed Ms. Katee Biby Mr. Lee Hurwitz Ms. Michelle Reid Founders’ Circle. The History Center would like to programs and collections management. Mr. Richard Binsacca Mr. Jeffrey Husted Mr. Eric Reitter Mr. Robert Bishop Ms. Patricia R. Imbrogno Mr. Noel Reyes express our sincere appreciation to the Barensfeld Ms. Diane Blanton Ms. Catherine I. Isles & Mrs. Cindy Reyes-Pabon Ms. LaVerne Bryte Ms. Jane Jandreau Ms. Hazel B. Reynolds and Compton families for their continued generosity For more information on how to become a member Mr. Thomas D. Burr Ms. Mary Janovick Ms. Ruth A. Rhue Mr. Victor Burrell Mr. Robert Jansen Mr. Jeffrey L. Rivard in sponsoring this exciting annual event. of the 1879 Founders’ Circle and attend this black tie Mr. Chris Byers & Mrs. Crystal Reed Ms. Laurie Rizzo Mr. Nicholas S. Cafardi Mr. Dennis Jett Ms. Anne R. Roach Mr. Thad Campbell Mr. Sean Johnston Ms. Jacqueline Robb event, please contact Clara L. Pascoe at 412-454-6324 Ms. Marjorie Carlson Ms. Melissa A. Kaczynski Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Roberts Ms. Barbara J. Carnell Mr. David Kaplan Mr. George B. Robinson The 1879 Founders’ Circle commemorates the year or [email protected]. Ms. Kathleen M. Carney Mr. Kevin Katchmark Mr. Bruce Rollan Mr. Peter Casillo Mr. John Katz Ms. Kathy L. Rose in which the History Center was founded. Mr. William Chan Mr. Bryce R. 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In Association with the Smithsonian Institution Summer 2013 Making History 5 History Center’s From Slavery to Freedom Exhibition Honored with National Awards

From Slavery to Freedom, which is presented by BNY Mellon and funded by the U.S. Department of Education Underground Railroad Education and Cultural Program, was recently honored with two prestigious national awards.

The American Association for State and Local History Cooking up Healthy (AASLH) selected the exhibition as a 2013 Award of Merit winner by the Leadership in History committee. Habits for the Future The AASLH Leadership in History Awards is the nation’s most prestigious competition for recognition The History Center recently added a new life-like museum Healthy Heritage Cooking Series of achievement in state and local history. In addition, figure of Civil War soldier Alexander Kelly saving the colors shares ethnic traditions with local the exhibition was also honored with a 2013 African Diaspora World Tourism Flame Keeper in Cultural of his company. Kelly, who served in the Union Army’s schools, one recipe at a time. Arts Culture Exhibit Award for showcasing an aspect Company F 6th USCT and later lived in Allegheny City, was of the African Diaspora heritage and history. awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism Presented by UPMC Health Plan, the Healthy during the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm in Virginia in 1864. Heritage Cooking Series links our region’s cuisine From Slavery to Freedom highlights the history of the and cultures with traditions from the past and anti-slavery movement, the Underground Railroad, and the healthy habits for the future. impact of 19th century activism on the modern quest for From Slavery to Freedom Public Program: civil and human rights in Pittsburgh. The exhibit details the The Culinary History of American Slavery with Throughout the school year, local chefs prepared unexplored history of slavery, abolitionism, and the modern Michael Twitty • Sat., July 27 • 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. meals that reflect the heritage and culture of ethnic struggle for freedom using artifacts, interactive museum Meadowcroft Rockshelter & Historic Village cuisines with nearly 150 students from three local settings, rare documents, and audio-video components. schools in the Weisbrod Kitchen Classroom. These Join nationally renowned culinary historian Michael hands-on demonstrations of Italian, Syrian, and From Slavery to Freedom is co-sponsored by W. Twitty for an in-depth presentation on how African Bulgarian cuisine gave students a taste of time- PPG Industries Foundation, the University of American slaves utilized certain crops, tools, and materials honored dishes and their health benefits. Pittsburgh, The Pittsburgh Foundation, and to provide for themselves and their families. Roundtrip The Double Eagle Foundation. For more information, transportation from the Heinz History Center in the Strip contact Samuel W. Black, director of the African District to Meadowcroft, which is located in Avella, Pa., American Program, at 412-454-6391 or Washington Co., will be provided. Visitors may also choose [email protected]. For exhibit-related to drive to Meadowcroft separately. For event updates, photos and events, visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org. visit the Events page at www.heinzhistorycenter.org.

Museum Conservation Center to Open This Fall

Construction is nearing completion on the History Center’s new Museum Conservation Center in the Dietrich Common Plea Earns Building, which is set to open this fall. Located just behind the History Center at 1221 Penn Ave. Top Catering Honors in the Strip District, the nine-story, 50,000-square-foot building will allow the museum’s 50,000 artifacts to be For the second consecutive year, stored under one roof for the first time. Common Plea — the History Center’s The History Center’s collections will move to the exclusive caterer — was awarded Museum Conservation Center this fall. The new “Best in Show” at the prestigious LEED certified building will provide state-of-the-art storage for the History Center’s collections, including CaterSource Conference and Smithsonian-quality security, temperature, and Tradeshow in Las Vegas. humidity controls. The Museum Conservation Center’s new bridge across Thousands of caterers and event professionals In early 2014, a public conservation center will open Mulberry Way will provide easy access to the Sigo Falk from around the world attended the conference on the first floor that will provide visitors with expert Collections Center on the History Center’s fourth floor. to share their creative culinary concepts. advice on the best way to preserve their artwork, textiles, archival materials, furniture, and much more. The Common Plea was also named “Most M useum Conservation Center Public Program: Creative” for best implementation of a theme, Museum professionals with a variety of specialties Preserve Your Italian Heritage Through Artifacts as well as “Tutera’s Pick” for the most will educate visitors on how to best care for and Sat., July 20 • 10 a.m. – noon extravagantly designed tabletop display as preserve antiques and family heirlooms. The judged by David Tutera, celebrity event planner Museum Conservation Center will also connect Join the History Center for a workshop with and host of WE tv’s “My Fair Wedding.” the public with conservators should their heirlooms Melissa Marinaro, curator of the Italian American require professional care and conservation. Collection at the History Center. Visitors will explore From small meetings and intimate gatherings, the fourth floor Sigo Falk Collections Center for a to large trade shows and wedding receptions, When the new building opens, the History Center will behind-the-scenes look at how the History Center the History Center is designed to accommodate be the first museum in the nation to provide affordable catalogues and conserves artifacts. events of every size and style. For more conservation services to the public. information about History Center facility rentals, This workshop is $15 and free for History Center members. please contact Maura Minteer at 412-454-6435 or For more information about the Museum Conservation No special admission rates apply. Space is limited, so [email protected] or visit us Center, please contact Sandra Smith at 412-454-6393 please reserve your spot by contacting Melissa Marinaro at online at www.heinzhistorycenter.org. or [email protected]. 412-454-6426 or [email protected].

6 The Newsletter of the Senator John Heinz History Center 412-454-6000 | www.heinzhistorycenter.org E vent Calendar Library & Archives Collections Fourth at the Fort • Thurs., July 4 Souvenir Catalog of the War Exposition, 1918. Gift of John Axtell and Diana Ames. Celebrate the birth of our country at Pittsburgh’s Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Allegheny Country Rifle Club. Gift of Alan Gutchess. birthplace. Don’t miss children’s crafts, Declaration Ruttenbergs of Pittsburgh. Gift of Jim Ruttenberg. of Independence readings, the largest American Civil War Soldier Boy’s Diary. Gift of James Burke. flag downtown, and Fort Pitt’s replica cannon. Colonial Frontier Guns. Gift of Jim Richardson. Report on the Steel Strike of 1919. Gift of Sally Witt. Summer at the Fort • Sun., July 14 • Sat., Aug. 10 Pennsylvania at Antietam. Gift of Judith Sutton. Join the Fort Pitt Museum for a performance by Callensburg v. 1-3. Gift of Arnold Kepple. the Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps, a youth fife Temple B'nai Israel 100 years. Gift of Rodef Shalom. and drum corps on tour from Plymouth, Mich. on Pittsburgh Port to the West. Gift of Bob Fantazier. Sun., July 14 beginning at 1 p.m in Point State Park. Vietnamese Catholic Community in Pittsburgh. Gift of Audrey Heidenreich. Big Shot: Fort Pitt Debuts New Cannon Triad (Presbyterian Hospital Nursing School yearbook) 1967-1972. Gift of Presbyterian University Hospital Alumnae Association. The Fort Pitt Museum recently added a colonial cannon to its On Sat., Aug. 10, learn about the men and women Transfer from the Butler Area Public Library: historic artillery collection. The exact working replica of a mid- who defended the Fort during the “Siege of Fort United Mercantile Company of Pittsburgh Records. 18th century British six-pounder, built locally in Western Pa., Pitt” in 1763. The event will feature colonial Elizabeth Kuny: Samuel Hamilton Papers. Samuel Hamilton was the superintendent of will ceremoniously fire blank rounds during special events and re-enactors, blacksmithing demonstrations, and schools in Allegheny County for more than thirty years. The collection consists of books, primarily written or co-authored by Hamilton and speeches Hamilton wrote on a variety observances this summer. The four-foot-long cannon, which special activities throughout the day. of topics, including arithmetic, education, political, and social issues. can fire a six-pound cannonball, was a common sight at Fort Pitt Suzy Golitko: McKees Rocks Maennerchor Records. The McKees Rocks Maennerchor during the French & Indian War and American Revolution. Unconquered Exhibition Member Preview was a German social club incorporated on June 4, 1892. James Petraitis was the secretary of the McKees Rocks Maennerchor during World War II and started a newsletter to keep The cannon will be fired on select dates this summer, Fri., Aug. 9 • 5:30 p.m. their members in the service up-to-date on club news and boost morale. The collection including July 4, Aug. 9, Aug. 10, and Sept. 14. History Center members get the first look at the consists of newsletters, photographs, and correspondence between Petraitis and the club members in the service. new Unconquered exhibit. Light refreshments will U nconquered: History Meets Hollywood be served. RSVP by Fri., Aug. 2 to Terri White at PPG Industries: PPG Industries Records and Photographs. 412-454-6351 or [email protected]. Martha Van Hook: Steamboat Contract Agreement between Nathan Smith, John Snowden, In 1947, legendary director Cecil B. DeMille released and Samuel Van Hook, July 12, 1834. Samuel Van Hook of Brownsville, Pa., entered into a “Unconquered,” the first and only time Fort Pitt has earned a contract with Nathan Smith and John Snowden to build a steamboat. The steamboat was Watch a video of the cannon firing reported to have been in service on the Ohio River for a number of years. starring role in a Hollywood film. The Paramount action-adventure Dorothy McClelland: Dr. William D. McClelland, Sr. Papers and Photographs. depicts the struggles between American colonists and Native YouTube → Heinz History Center Americans during Pontiac’s Rebellion, which marks its 250th Kenneth Brooks: Edgar Thomson Works Photographs, c. 1910-1930. anniversary this year. The upcoming exhibit, Unconquered: James Richardson III: Dunlap Family Collection. The Dunlap Family owned and The Fort Pitt Museum is the most affordable operated the Dunlap and Company tin manufactory beginning in 1839, first operated History Meets Hollywood at Fort Pitt, features film memorabilia by John Dunlap and later William A. Dunlap. This collection contains material paired with original objects associated with the Siege of Fort Pitt. family-friendly cultural experience in the pertaining to both the company and the family’s scrapbooks and photo albums. Watch screenings of “Unconquered,” then see artifacts including an region. Admission is $6 for adults, Field Gather: NCAA Men's Frozen Four Tickets (2). $5 for senior citizens, and $3 for students 18th century rifle carried by actor Gary Cooper, a pair of pistols that Hillel Schwartz: Sarah Brown Mitchell Manley Household Account Notebook, 1912-1921. belonged to DeMille, and a signed pipe tomahawk made by the real and youth ages 6-17. Children under 6 and Sarah Brown Mitchell Manley was a graduate of Wellesley College in 1907 in German and math and living in Pittsburgh with her husband, Louis K. Manley, who taught math and John Fraser, a fur trader and gunsmith portrayed in the film. History Center members get in free. later history at Peabody High School.

New Museum Collections

Vaughn Ament: Pittsburgh Maulers seat cushion

Madelin Boots: Field cradle, circa 1870, used by donor’s family on their farm

David Brauer: Knights of Malta collection box, Fort Pitt souvenir ashtray, E vent Calendar Hotel Henry fork Kate Butler: “Yinz Can Do It” t-shirt produced by local artist Kate Butler Independence Day • Thurs., July 4 Patricia Campbell: National Valve and Manufacturing Company (NAVCO) equipment Celebrate the spirit of 19th century rural America Bob Cranmer: PNC shovel-bat, name-plate, “Bob Cranmer/Chairman” with old-fashioned summer games, open hearth and Ft. Pitt Brewing Company bottle

cooking demonstrations, and a pie-eating contest. District 7300 Rotary: Rotary Club commemorative plate

Victor D. Dozzi: Precision balance, circa 1946, Alcoa lab Insider Tours of Meadowcroft Rockshelter Gregg Ficery: Washington and Jefferson football pin (circa 1899) with Dr. James Adovasio and 23 baseball trading cards

Saturdays: July 6, Sept. 14, Oct. 12, Nov. 9 Vivian Fondy: Banner, ID Badge, access card, buttons, and protest signs

Enjoy exclusive Insider Tours with James M. Janine Giarrusso: Staples, bottle Iron Man: Meadowcroft’s Historic Blacksmith Adovasio, Ph.D., who achieved international Doug Grant: A gold pocket watch awarded to the donor’s grandfather, H. J. Grant The summer season is underway at Meadowcroft Rockshelter acclaim with his archeological excavation of the Estate of Harry and Edna Greenblatt: WWII collection and Historic Village, the oldest site of human habitation in North Rockshelter in 1973. Dr. Adovasio will present America. Located 35 miles southwest of Pittsburgh in Avella, Pa., a lecture and lead a special tour on the site. For Keith Harper: Two Indian Guide vests (father and son) and an Indian Guide jacket Washington Co., the National Historic Landmark was recently reservations, please contact Frances Skariot at Shaun Keller: Tom Barrasso game used hockey stick and Penguins street banner named one of the “Five Great Places to See Evidence of First 724-587-3412 or [email protected]. Michele Klingensmith: Bicycle decorated for the United States Bicentennial Americans” by Smithsonian magazine. Ron Kostelniuk: Paper fan from Carl W. Lemmon Mortuary

43rd Annual Covered Bridge Festival Justin Kurtz: Willie the Duck puppet and box

In addition to the Meadowcroft Rockshelter – the 16,000-year-old Sat., Sept. 21 – Sun., Sept. 22, 2013 Elaine Linkenheimer: DuBois Brewing Company “can of beer” rock overhang used by the region’s earliest inhabitants for shelter – Visit Meadowcroft’s Pine Bank Covered Bridge Seward Prosser Mellon: Overholt Whiskey bottle visitors can see living history demonstrations at the Upper Ohio during this annual celebration of covered bridges. Joseph Modispacher: Polygraph machine, “deceptograph” circa 1960 Valley Historic Village, including the popular blacksmith shop. For more information, call 724-228-5520 or Tim Murphy: American Flags from Congressman Murphy Re-enactors working in Meadowcroft’s blacksmith shop shape visit www.visitwashingtoncountypa.com. red-hot iron into 19th century reproduction tools and hardware Katherine Phillips: Carpenters Lodge Ribbon, life saving patch without the luxury of modern machinery. Visitors are transported American Indian Heritage Weekend Pittsburgh Police Historical Association: Pittsburgh Police historic collection back to the 1800s as they smell coal burning in the 2,000-degree Sat., Sept. 28 – Sun., Sept. 29 Ruth Ramage: 43rd Street bridge tokens forge and hear the ringing as the blacksmith strikes the anvil. Discover what traditional life was like for native James B. Richardson III: Two pieces of Ruby glass, two spoons, pincers, ID tag

people of the Upper Ohio Valley. Watch native Marty Rosen: Twelve trading cards

For more information, please call 724-587-3412 or visit artisans dressed like their ancestors as they Harriet and Murray Shapiro: Portrait of Honus Wagner that hung in the www.heinzhistorycenter.org and click on Meadowcroft. demonstrate everyday life skills. Explore a Honus Wagner Sporting Goods Company store wigwam, inspect carefully recreated prehistoric Estate of Harold Sperry: Kensington Ware and Tru-tone materials

View our Members Day at Meadowcroft photo gallery artifacts, learn about agriculture, and try your John W. Thwaite: Pittsburgh Bulls t-shirt, Pittsburgh Crossefire t-shirt

Facebook → Senator John Heinz History Center hand at using an atlatl, a prehistoric spear thrower. Charles R. Volk: Technical model for the Gate Vessel YNg-I built by Dravo for the United States Navy in 1941

David and Judith Yockel: Two Fort Pitt Rifle Club trophies and Wild Life League of Meadowcroft Summer Hours: Wed. – Sat., Noon – 5 p.m. Sundays from 1 – 5 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults, Pennsylvania trophy $11 for senior citizens, and $6 for students and youth ages 6-17. Children under 6 and History Center members get in free. David Yorkston: Two Pittsburgh High School, Department of Hygiene, medals

In Association with the Smithsonian Institution Summer 2013 Making History 7 Senator John Heinz History Center Board of Trustees

Robert J. Cindrich, Tom McMillan Chairman, Board of Trustees Sandy Mellon Beverlynn Elliott, Paul O’Neill, Jr. Vice Chair, Board of Trustees Daniel Onorato Joe W. Trotter, Jr., Ph.D., Ralph J. Papa A Program of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania Vice Chair, Board of Trustees Robert N. Peirce, Jr., Esq. Alvaro Garcia-Tunon, Jack B. Piatt Treasurer, Board of Trustees John R. Pippy Sigo Falk, Secretary, Paul M. Pohl 1212 Smallman Street Board of Trustees Robert Randall Andrew E. Masich, The Honorable Luke Ravenstahl Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4200 President & CEO, Art Rooney II Senator John Heinz History Center Dan D. Sandman Lynne Schmidt Arthur L. Baldwin Carol Semple Thompson Susie Barbour The Honorable Matthew Smith David E. Barensfeld Margaret Snavely Charles W. Bitzer Stephen R. Tritch Nadine E. Bognar H. Woodruff Turner, Esq. J. Bracken Burns, Sr. Mike Wagner Steven H. Cohen Dennis A. Watson Dr. Verna Corey, ScD Bruce Wiegand The Honorable Jay Costa, Jr. Dennis Yablonsky Charles J. Dougherty, Ph.D. Anne Zacharias The Honorable Brian L. Ellis The Honorable D. Mike Fisher Emeritus Trustees The Honorable Rich Fitzgerald & Honorary Trustees Dan Fitzpatrick Robert Barensfeld Shawn Fox John F. Bitzer, Jr. Kathleen Gallagher Frank V. Cahouet Floyd “Chip” Ganassi, Jr. Joseph Calihan Stan Geier John P. Davis, Jr. Laurence Glasco, Ph.D. Teresa Heinz* Chuck Hammel Maxwell King Matthew Harbaugh William C. King Franco Harris Robert B. Knutson* Donald J. Heberle The Honorable Frank J. Lucchino Torrence Hunt David McCullough William M. Lambert Martin G. McGuinn Judy Linaburg The Honorable Tim Murphy Catherine Loevner Ambassador Dan Rooney Gerald F. MacCleary * Honorary Trustee James C. Martin, Esq.

Making History is the newsletter of the Senator John Heinz History Center. Next time you visit the History Center, Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, Fort Pitt Museum, or Meadowcroft Associates of the History Center include the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, the Thomas & Katherine Detre Library & Archives, Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, snap a few photos and share them with us via Twitter or Instagram. Rockshelter and Historic Village, and Fort Pitt Museum. The History Center operates legally as the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. The History Center is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution and funded in part by the Allegheny Regional Asset District and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

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Calendar of Events E xhibitions

Independence Day Celebrations Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures FI RST FLoor Thurs., July 4 Sun., Aug. 25 • 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. NEW! Pennsylvania’s Civil War (through Jan. 5, 2014) See page 7 for details. See page 3 for details. UPMC SmartSteps Senator John Heinz: A Western Pennsylvania Legacy Insider Tour of Meadowcroft Rockshelter Hometown–Homegrown® Kidsburgh (mezzanine) with Dr. James Adovasio Sat., Sept. 7 • 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Vintage Vehicles Sat., July 6 • 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. See page 3 for details. See page 7 for details. S ECOND FLoor Insider Tour of Meadowcroft Rockshelter Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation Summer at the Fort: Plymouth Fife & Drum Corps with Dr. James Adovasio Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum Sun., July 14 • 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sat., Sept. 14 • 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. See page 7 for details. See page 7 for details. THI RD FLoor Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum “Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures” on KDKA-TV Saturday Speaker Series: Discovery Place Mon., July 15 • 7:30 p.m. Allegheny Arsenal – A Civil Catastrophe Rediscovering Lewis & Clark: See page 3 for details. Sat., Sept. 21 • 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. A Journey with the Rooney Family See page 2 for details. Prine Collection of Woodworking Planes Preserving Your Italian Heritage Through Artifacts Outdoor Advertising Sat., July 20 • 10 a.m. – noon 43rd Annual Covered Bridge Festival See page 6 for details. Sat., Sept. 21 – Sun., Sept. 22 F OurTH FLoor See page 7 for details. NEW! From Slavery to Freedom The Culinary History of American Slavery NEW! The Year in Pictures: Images from the with Michael Twitty Celebrity Golf Tournament Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 2012 Sat., July 27 • 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Mon., Sept. 23 Heinz 57 See page 6 for details. See page 4 for details. Special Collections Gallery Glass: Shattering Notions Hero Dogs of Western Pennsylvania O ne Book, One Community: Sun., Aug. 4 • 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Civil War Author Talk FIFTH FLoor See page 2 for details. Sat., Sept. 28 • 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Clash of Empires: The British, French, See page 2 for details. & Indian War, 1754-1763 Unconquered Exhibition Member Preview Fri., Aug. 9 • 5:30 p.m. American Indian Heritage Weekend SIXTH FLoor See page 7 for details. Sat., Sept. 28 – Sun., Sept. 29 Wrought Metal Treasures from the Blum Collection See page 7 for details. Summer at the Fort: The Siege of Fort Pitt Sat., Aug. 10 • 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Insider Tour of Meadowcroft Rockshelter See page 7 for details. with Dr. James Adovasio Sat., Oct. 12 • 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Bocce Tournament & Festival See page 7 for details. Sat., Aug. 17 • 1 – 7 p.m. For detailed event and exhibit information, See page 4 for details. please visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org