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Volume 22 • No. 4 • Winter 2013 MAKING HISTORY The Newsletter of the Senator John History Center In Association with the Smithsonian Institution

Visit ’s Civil War Before the Final Bugle Sounds

Don’t miss the Senator John Heinz History Center’s major exhibition showcasing the state’s IN THIS ISSUE impact on the Civil War. The Pennsylvania’s Civil War exhibition closes Sun., Jan. 5, 2014.

New Enhancements Added The Pennsylvania’s Civil War exhibit, Also included in the exhibit is a tintype New publications commemorate Civil War: to From Slavery to Freedom presented by Mylan, explores ’s camera and portable printing press on loan Copies are available for purchase in the Page 2 role as the “Arsenal of the Union” and the from the Smithsonian Institution, along History Center’s Museum Shop or e-store significant contributions that Western with war material produced in Pittsburgh at www.heinzhistorycenter.org/estore. Pennsylvanians had on the war, both on factories, personal items from soldiers, • History Center members receive a 15% the battlefield and on the home front. Civil War-era costumes and accessories, discount on Museum Shop purchases. 22nd Annual History Makers and original recruitment posters from Award Dinner Honorees The exhibit helps bring to life the communities across Pennsylvania.

The Civil War in Pennsylvania: “The Civil War in lac nns lvanians B Pe  Page 3 personal stories of those impacted These strikingly original essays on people of African descent in Penn- sylvania in the Civil War Era are Pennsylvania: The both accessible to the general reader and indispensable to specialists in- during the four-year war through more Enthusiasts won’t want to miss additionalterested in the most recent research on black emigration, the United States Colored Troops, and the early African American photographic record of people of African descent.

~ Daryl Scott than 150 artifacts, including items on Civil War areas located in severalPresident, of Association the for the Study of African American Life and History

The African American Experience American The African Experience” S loan from the Smithsonian Institution, History Center’s long-term exhibitions,African Americans were active participants in their quest for freedom, nationhood, Sports Museum Spotlight: and self-determination before, during, and This new 240-page after the Civil War. the State Museum of Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh: A Tradition e Civil War in Pennsylvania: e African of American Experience goes beyond the battlefi eld or usual Civil War Bowled Over history with essays from eight scholars of civil rights, emigration, abolitionism, armed resistance, service in book features essays the war, and more. It treats the war with circumspection the National Civil War Museum, and Innovation on the second floor,from a point of view that defi ned the confl ict as a war over slavery and the opportunity to liberate the masses of Africans from bondage.  at view did not see the BLACK Page 4 war as an opportunity to restore the Union but to written by national build a new Union that included liberty for all the Kenneth Turner Collection, along From Slavery to Freedom on – the enslaved and free. S with rare archival images, six life-like fourth floor, and the Falk Collection experts on African American life during museum figures, and immersive settings. Center on the fourth floor, which NEW! $29.95 $2 Million Donated to features the Monongahela House bed the Civil War. Museum Support Center Exhibit highlights include exact replicas that Abraham Lincoln slept in during Page 5 of the largest and smallest cannons used his only visit to Pittsburgh in 1861. “The Civil War in during the Civil War – a massive 26-foot- Pennsylvania: A long, 90-ton smoothbore 1864 Rodman The Pennsylvania’s Civil War Photographic History” Holiday Shopping at the Cannon created at the Fort Pitt Foundry exhibit is a key component in a series The 312-page book and a comparatively pint-sized 575-pound of History Center programs and History Center Museum Shop features 475 rare and 1859 Mountain Howitzer gun. publications developed in partnership unpublished images that Page 6 with Pennsylvania Civil War 150, the depict Pennsylvania’s Six life-like museum figures bring a face statewide initiative to commemorate $34.95 role in the Civil War. to the conflict, including Martin Delany, the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Calendar of Upcoming a Pittsburgh abolitionist and the highest The exhibit is included with regular The Civil War in Public Programs ranking African American in the Civil museum admission: $15 for adults, Pennsylvania magazine: Page 7 War; Kate McBride, a young worker at $13 for seniors (age 62+), $6 for students the Allegheny Arsenal; Jacob Funk, a and youth (age 6-17). Children under Pennsylvania Heritage, corporal from Fayette Co. who helped to 5 and History Center members get in Pennsylvania Legacies, save the regimental flag; Strong Vincent, free. For more information, visit & an attorney from Erie, Pa., who rallied www.heinzhistorycenter.org/civilwar History. Various Civil Union troops at the Battle of Gettysburg; and www.pacivilwar150.com. War topics are covered Tillie Pierce, a 15-year-old who helped $10.00 in this collaborative comfort the wounded at Gettysburg; and Presenting Sponsor statewide publication. Dog Jack, a mixed bull terrier who served as the mascot of the 102nd Pa. Volunteers. New Enhancements Added to the exhibits From Slavery to Freedom Exhibition

Visitors will experience new highlights Upcoming Exhibition to as they journey through the History Reveal Treasures from Center’s award-winning exhibition, From Slavery to Freedom, presented the Steamboat Arabia by BNY Mellon and funded by the U.S. Department of Education Underground Railroad (URR) Education and Cultural Program.

Several new features have recently been added to the long-term exhibit, which chronicles more than 250 years of African American history, including the anti- slavery movement, the Underground Railroad, and Visitors to the From Slavery to Freedom exhibition the impact of 19th century activism on the modern will experience five touch-screen interactives that quest for civil and human rights in Pittsburgh. show Underground Railroad safe houses throughout Western Pennsylvania. Life-like audio/visual enhancements, interactive stations, and new artifacts have been added throughout the exhibit, including: • Five touch-screen interactives that encourage visitors to explore the 19th century Underground Presenting Sponsor Railroad safe houses throughout Western Pa.; • Newly installed iPads that allow visitors to scroll through digitized copies of manumission, indenture, and freedom papers discovered by the The exhibit is co-sponsored by PPG Industries Foundation, Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds Office that the University of Pittsburgh, The Pittsburgh Foundation, help to tell previously untold stories about slave and The Double Eagle Foundation. ownership and freedom in Western Pa.; and • A new life-like museum figure of Civil War For more information, contact Samuel W. Black, director soldier Alexander Kelly, who lived in Allegheny of the African American Program at the History Center, City and was awarded the Congressional Medal of at 412-454-6391 or [email protected]. Honor for saving the colors of his company in 1864 For additional details, photos, and events related to during the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm in Virginia. the exhibit, visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org.

The History Center will unearth a rare time capsule of American Poptastic! The Art history as part of a new exhibition of Burton Morris that opens Sat., April 26, 2014 focusing on the Steamboat Arabia, Brighten up a winter visit with the new a riverboat built in Western 3,000-square-foot exhibition that Pennsylvania during the 1850s. chronicles Burton Morris’ career and As explorers, hunters, soldiers, and settlers poured his impact on the Pop Art movement. into the vast territory opened by the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, Pittsburgh and neighboring Poptastic! The Art of Burton Morris, presented by towns supplied boats and goods for the western Dollar Bank, is the first retrospective of Morris’ career trade. The Pittsburgh/Brownsville-built and features more than 100 works of art, including early Steamboat Arabia was heading up the Missouri drawings from Morris’ childhood, signature paintings, River in the fall of 1856 when it struck a tree snag product lines, sculptural work, and interactive art and sank just north of Kansas City, Mo. developed in conjunction with the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University. The Steamboat Arabia’s cargo hold was full of one million objects, some as small as pickles and some The Pittsburgh native’s bold, high-energy artwork as large as prefabricated homes, bound for general has been featured on the hit NBC series “Friends” stores and pioneer settlements in the West. As the and commissioned by the 76th Academy Awards®, years passed, the river changed course and left the Paris World Cup Soccer Games, 38th Montreux Jazz Arabia buried deep beneath a Kansas cornfield until Festival, 2004 Summer Olympic Games, and it was excavated in 1988 by a group of modern-day international brands including Absolut Vodka, adventurers, who uncovered the boat’s magnificent Chanel, Pop Tarts, and H.J. Heinz. cargo – fine dishware, clothing, and even bottled food all preserved in remarkable condition. Poptastic! is on display in the History Center’s fourth floor Community Gallery through Feb. 23, 2014. For In partnership with the Steamboat Arabia Museum more information, including a gallery of Morris’ in Kansas City, the History Center’s Steamboat artwork and a series of behind-the-scenes videos, Arabia exhibit will showcase more than 750 items visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org. drawn from the vast Arabia collection. Using artifacts, period images, recreated spaces, and Watch video tours of the Poptastic! exhibit interactive experiences, the exhibit will examine and interviews with Burton Morris: frontier life, the steamboat era, and the importance YouTube → Heinz History Center of the rivers during a key period of exploration in American history. Presenting Sponsor For more information on the Steamboat Arabia exhibition, visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org.

2 The Newsletter of the Senator John Heinz History Center 412-454-6000 | www.heinzhistorycenter.org SAVE THE DATE: Fri., May 9, 2014 Heinz Donates 22nd Annual History Makers Award Dinner John Kane Painting

The 22nd Annual History The 2014 honorees include: The H.J. Heinz Co. generously Makers Award Dinner will honor donated “Crossing the Junction,” Philanthropy distinguished individuals for their the largest and final painting created Nadine E. Bognar exceptional contributions to our Chairman and CEO, by John Kane that depicts a local region, our nation, and the world. Bognar and Company, Inc. railroad scene, to the History Center During the past 21 years, more than 100 recipients earlier this fall. have earned the History Makers award, including sports As one of America’s first folk painters to be community leaders such as David McCullough, recognized by a major museum, the self-taught , , , and Kane is well known for his landscape paintings Michael Keaton. Former Pittsburgh Steeler and Pro Football Hall of Famer of industrial Pittsburgh in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, Kane’s works are featured The History Center will once again pay tribute in major museums across the U.S., including the to Pittsburgh’s finest on Fri., May 9, at the Business & Industry Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of Westin Convention Center. The black-tie event American Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of is presented by BNY Mellon and Citizens Bank Jack B. Piatt Art. For more information on donating artifacts to and is co-chaired by Donald J. Heberle, Chairman of the Board, the History Center, please contact Emily Ruby at president, BNY Mellon of Pennsylvania, and Millcraft Investments 412-454-6350 or [email protected]. Daniel K. Fitzpatrick, president of Citizens Bank, PA/NJ/DE Mid-Atlantic Regional Executive for RBS Citizens of Pennsylvania. community service Milton A. Washington Patron tickets are $500 each and include an Chairman, Allegheny Housing invitation to a private reception and preferred Rehabilitation Corporation (AHRCO) seating. Friend tickets are available for $250. Cocktails begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. Nancy D. Washington, Ph.D. Faculty Emerita, University of Pittsburgh All contributions benefit the educational programs and services of the History Center. Arts & Entertainment

To purchase a sponsorship or your ticket to this Special Guest year’s event, please contact Erin Engel at To Be Announced 412-454-6321 or [email protected]. Stay Tuned “Crossing the Junction” by John Kane circa 1933.

History Uncorked Give the Gift of History! Fri., Feb. 21, 2014 • 7 p.m. Support the History Center this season.

Get ready for a Poptastic! time at History Uncorked, With your generosity, the History Center is able to Pittsburgh’s premier party for young professionals. offer visitors a dynamic museum experience, including This year’s event, chaired by Nathan Boxx and Megan exhibitions such as Pennsylvania’s Civil War and Chicone Boxx, will celebrate the History Center’s educational programs such as National History Day. Poptastic! The Art of Burton Morris exhibition. As one of the city’s most popular annual events, History Membership: It’s the best gift-giving value in the Uncorked is your chance to become involved with the region! Enjoy all the benefits of the History Center History Center’s mission, mingle with up-and-coming museum system and membership to the Smithsonian entrepreneurs, connect with colleagues, and build a Institution, including unlimited admission, invitations broader professional network. Proceeds from the event to members-only events, and special discounts on benefit the programs and services of the History parking, programs, and Museum Shop purchases. Center and Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum. • Holiday Deal: History Center members will receive For more information and tickets, please visit 25% off gift memberships. Non-members can buy one www.heinzhistorycenter.org or contact Angela Ford membership and get half off the second membership. at 412-454-6405 or [email protected]. Discount will be applied to the less expensive membership. This offer expires Dec. 31, 2013. To purchase a membership, visit the History Center Museum Shop or contact Shirley Gaudette at 412-454-6436 or Annual 1879 Founders’ [email protected]. Membership Circle Dinner discounts are not available for purchase online. Earlier this fall, more than 100 guests attended the Planned Giving: Leave behind a legacy of caring History Center’s annual 1879 Founders’ Circle Dinner, that will help preserve, protect, and promote Western graciously hosted by David and Wendy Barensfeld Pennsylvania history. Your planned gift will maximize and the Compton Family. your philanthropic goals and help us showcase the Pittsburgh region for years to come. For more The event honors members of the 1879 Founders’ Circle, information, please contact Natalie Taylor at which provides vital support to help preserve the region’s 412-454-6325 or [email protected]. rich history and continue to inspire future generations. Commemorative Gifts: The History Center offers Guests enjoyed dinner and tours through the History unique ways to preserve your memories and celebrate Center’s newest exhibitions, including Pennsylvania’s loved ones. Commemorative gifts include time capsules, Civil War and Poptastic! The Art of Burton Morris. commemorative tiles, rocking chairs, and special Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum fan items. For more For more information about the 1879 Founders’ details, please contact Emma Neely at 412-454-6445 Circle, please contact Clara L. Pascoe at or [email protected] or purchase items 412-454-6324 or [email protected]. David and Wendy Barensfeld. online at www.heinzhistorycenter.org/estore.

In association with the Smithsonian Institution Winter 2013 Making History 3 Sports MUSEUM Spotlight Bowled Over By Anne Madarasz, Co-Director, Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum

Get Up & Get Active: NFL Play 60 Training Camp Sat., Feb. 1, 2014 • 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

With cold temperatures and frost covering the Washington & Jefferson in the 1922 Rose Bowl. Pitt wins the 1976 National Championship in the Sugar Bowl. playground, keeping kids active and in shape during the winter months isn’t an easy task. For more than 90 years, regional A of regional schools competed on the national stage later that decade, including Duquesne University, The Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum will schools have staked their place who defeated Mississippi State 13-12 in the 1937 Orange encourage kids to get off the couch and stay fit on Bowl, and Carnegie Mellon, who made their first major Sat., Feb. 1 for the NFL Play 60 Training Camp, on the stage – bowl appearance in the 1939 Sugar Bowl, losing to TCU sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods. cementing their claim to national 15-7. In 1956, Georgia’s governor tried to stop Pitt’s Sugar Bowl matchup against Georgia Tech when he realized Participants will enjoy five floors of fun football- championships, breaking barriers, the Panthers team featured an African American player, related activities, including: and bowling over fans with their play. Bob Grier. Pitt agreed to play only if Grier was allowed • A mini-NFL Combine on the History Center’s to compete and the sections of Panther fans were not fifth floor where young visitors can test their speed In an era of smaller budgets and looser segregated. Although Pitt lost the game to Georgia Tech 7-0, in the 40-yard dash, gauge their vertical leap, regulations, small colleges were able to compete they claimed a bigger victory for the cause of integration. and practice their accuracy passing a football; successfully against much larger programs • Demonstrations on fun and healthy food to fuel in the early part of the 20th century. While both Pitt and Penn State have sealed national the body in the Weisbrod Kitchen Classroom; and championships in bowl games, perhaps the most • A touchdown dance contest where young visitors In the 1922 Rose Bowl, Washington & Jefferson dramatic Sugar Bowl moment came in 1982 when Pitt can flaunt their best moves, sports trivia, and more! College played to a scoreless tie with the fired a 33-yard touchdown University of California. The following year, pass to tight end John Brown for a come from behind The History Center event is presented in conjunction Penn State made the journey west but lost to win over Georgia 24-20. This marked the winningest with the and NFL Play 60, the USC 14-0. The University of Pittsburgh received three-year run in Pitt history and the third consecutive ’s health and fitness campaign to invitations to play in the 1928, 1930, and 1933 post-season bowl victory for the team. encourage young fans to be active for at least 60 minutes games, but lost twice to USC and once to a day. For more information, please contact Sarah Rooney Stanford. The Panthers won their only Rose Visitors to the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum can at 412-454-6373 or [email protected]. Bowl in 1937, besting Washington 21-0. learn more about local college football bowl tradition.

Top 3 Holiday Gifts for Pittsburgh Sports Fans

National League Manager of the Year Clint Hurdle joined former Steelers quarterback and more than 550 local student-athletes for the fifth annual Summit on Sportsmanship, presented in partnership with the Sports “Their Life’s Work: The “100 Things Penguins Wendell August PNC Museum and the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Brotherhood of the Fans Should Know & Park Holiday Ornament Athletic League (WPIAL). 1970s Pittsburgh Do Before They Die” Steelers, Then and Now” Bucco Fever gripped the city in 2013 Filled with traditions, records, and as the clinched Author Gary Pomerantz retells lore, “100 their first playoff berth in more than the intimate stories of the Steelers Things Penguins Fans Should Know 20 years. Celebrate the Pirates’ 2013 1970s dynasty. Get to know the & Do Before They Die” explores historic season with this aluminum

eview Wendell August ornament featuring -R personalities behind the greatest the personalities, events, and facts team in football history – Greene, every hockey fan will love. This the majestic PNC Park along the ribune . — | T | Bradshaw, Webster, Lambert, guide to all things Penguins covers $18.00

urrin Ham, Blount, Franco, Swann, and crucial information such as important M Stallworth. Rush in to the History eidi dates, player nicknames, memorable

© H © Center for an autographed copy moments, and outstanding signed by the author and a player. achievements. — $14.95 Author Gary Pomerantz (far left) joined Steelers legends — $28.00 Dan Rooney, Franco Harris, Andy Russell, and for the national book launch of “The Life’s Work: The The History Center Museum Shop is open to the public with no admission fee. To shop online, visit our e-Store Brotherhood of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Then and Now” at www.heinzhistorycenter.org/estore. History Center members receive a 15% discount on Museum Shop purchases. in front of a packed house at the Sports Museum. All proceeds from Museum Shop sales directly benefit the History Center and Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum.

4 The Newsletter of the Senator John Heinz History Center 412-454-6000 | www.heinzhistorycenter.org $2 Million Donated to History Comes to Life Museum Support Center for Local Students

Recently, the Falk Foundation generously donated Through field trips and classes, $2 million to help complete the History Center’s new Museum Support Center. Girl and Boy Scout merit badge programs, and online curriculum Located behind the History Center at 1221 Penn Ave. in the Strip District, the new nine-story, 55,000- packages, the History Center’s square-foot LEED Certified Green Building will allow educational programming engages the museum’s artifacts to be stored under one roof for the first time with Smithsonian-quality security, with a variety of specialties will educate visitors on and inspires thousands of students. temperature, and humidity controls throughout. how to best care for and preserve antiques and family Recently, more than 150 Boy Scouts brought their After moving the History Center’s collections earlier heirlooms. The Artifact Conservation Center will also sleeping bags for an overnight adventure as part of this fall, construction on the new building is nearing connect the public with conservators should their the Night at the History Museum program, where completion – including the recently completed bridge heirlooms require professional repair. historical figures came to life to share their stories, across Mulberry Way that will provide easy access to including President Abraham Lincoln, inventor the Falk Collection Center on the fourth floor. When the new building opens, the History Center George Westinghouse, and abolitionist Martin Delany. will be the first museum in the nation to provide Beginning in the spring of 2014, the Museum Support professional conservation services directly to the public. Center’s first floor Artifact Conservation Center will Stay tuned to www.heinzhistorycenter.org for open to provide visitors with expert advice on how to updated information and dates for future conservation preserve their artwork, textiles, archival materials, workshops. For details, please contact Sandra Smith furniture, and much more. Museum professionals at 412-454-6393 or [email protected].

History Meets Hollywood at Fort Pitt

Discover Pittsburgh’s history as “Hollywood on the Mon” at the Fort Pitt Museum’s new exhibition, Unconquered: History Meets Hollywood at Fort Pitt, sponsored by the Laurel Foundation. The History Center President and CEO Andy Masich donned exhibit explores the story behind the siege of Pittsburgh his Union Army uniform and portrayed Gen. Thomas following the French & Indian War and the star- Jackson Rodman, the inventor of the famed Rodman studded 1947 Cecil B. DeMille film “Unconquered.” Cannon at the Fort Pitt Foundry during the Civil War.

In the summer of 1763, American Indians participating in a broader movement known as Pontiac’s Rebellion The Fort Pitt Museum is the most affordable family- Following their tour, the Scouts watched the “Night attacked Fort Pitt and Pittsburgh. The story was made friendly cultural experience in the region and is open at the Museum” movie before setting up camp in the famous in the film “Unconquered,” which stars actors daily 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for Mueller Education Center and retiring for the evening. Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, and Boris Karloff. seniors (62+), $3 for students and children (ages 6-17). Children under 5 and History Center members get in free. This spring, more than 500 students from nearly Using rarely seen original movie props, photographs, 35 area schools will participate in the annual and costumes alongside 18th century artifacts and Please note that the Fort Pitt Museum will National History Day Competition, sponsored by documents, the Unconquered exhibit explores a turning temporarily close beginning Fri., Jan. 10, 2014 for Bayer MaterialScience. Students can compete point in American history and contrasts the historical exhibit updates and maintenance and will reopen individually or as part of a small group to produce events with the Hollywood depiction. The film, which on Sat., Feb. 1, 2014. For more information, visit dramatic performances, imaginative exhibits, premiered in 1947 at Loew’s Penn Theatre (now Heinz www.heinzhistorycenter.org and click on the multimedia documentaries, websites, and papers Hall) in Pittsburgh, is shown daily at the Fort Pitt Fort Pitt Museum tab or contact Alan Gutchess at based on research related to the theme for this Museum during the exhibit’s run through August 2014. 412-281-9284 or [email protected]. year’s competition, “Rights and Responsibilities.” National History Day is a year-long program that engages students in the process of discovery and Meadowcroft Sets New interpretation of historical topics. To register your Scout group for the next Night at the Attendance Record History Museum program, contact Nate Rodda at 412-454-6433 or [email protected]. For more information about National History Day at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, the the History Center, contact Kate Lukaszewicz at oldest site of human habitation in North America, 412-454-6314 or [email protected]. enjoyed its most successful season since becoming part of the History Center museum system in 2000.

Fueled by popular events such as the Atlatl Competition and American Indian Heritage y 2013 Weekend, the National Historic Landmark drew y more than 17,000 visitors from 17 different hotograph countries and 41 states during the 2013 season. d masser ones P © E y J Recently named one of the “Five Great Places to tac

See Evidence of First Americans” by Smithsonian Visitors to Meadowcroft’s 16th century Eastern © S magazine, Meadowcroft is located in Avella, Woodland Indian Village can step inside a wigwam, Washington Co., Pa., and features a massive, pound corn into meal, or try their hand at throwing The American Association for State and Local History 16,000-year-old rock overhang used by the the atlatl, a spear thrower used by prehistoric hunters. (AASLH) selected the From Slavery to Freedom exhibition region’s earliest inhabitants for shelter. and “The Civil War in Pennsylvania: A Photographic History” Meadowcroft will officially kick off its new season book as 2013 Award of Merit winners, the organization’s Traveling forward through time, Meadowcroft on Sat., May 3, 2014. A special Members’ Day event is offers visitors the chance to experience what slated for Sat., June 7, 2014. For more information, top honor. Pictured (left to right): Lynne Ireland, AASLH everyday life was like for Upper Ohio Valley visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org and click on the Chair; Samuel W. Black, director of the African American inhabitants over the past 400 years. Meadowcroft tab or call 724-587-3412. Program; and Terry Davis, AASLH President and CEO.

In association with the Smithsonian Institution Winter 2013 Making History 5 ’Tis the Season: Holiday Shopping at the History Center Museum Shop

lac nns lvanians The Civil War in Pennsylvania: B Pe  These strikingly original essays on people of African descent in Penn- sylvania in the Civil War Era are 3 Burton Morris both accessible to the general reader and indispensable to specialists in- terested in the most recent research on black emigration, the United POPTASTIC! States Colored Troops, and the early photographic record of people of THE ART OF BURTON MORRIS African descent. Poptastic! Poster ~ Daryl Scott President, Association for the Study of African American Life and History

S Experience American The African African Americans were active participants in their quest for freedom, nationhood, and self-determination before, during, and after the Civil War. Celebrate the colorful e Civil War in Pennsylvania: e African American Experience goes beyond the battlefi eld or usual Civil War history with essays from eight scholars of civil rights, History Centeemigration, abolitionism, armed resistance,r service in History Centethe war, and more. It treats the war with circumspectionr pop art on display in the from a point of view that defi ned the confl ict as a war over slavery and the opportunity to liberate the masses of Africans from bondage.  at view did not see the BLACK war as an opportunity to restore the Union but to build a new Union that included liberty for all – the enslaved and free. Poptastic! The Art of S holiday Burton Morris exhibition with this commemorative print. 36” x 24.” — $35.00 1 September 15, 2013 − February 23, 2014 “The Civil War in All Artwork © 2013 Burton Morris Pennsylvania: The African American GGififtt GGuıuıddee 4 Fridge Phrases – Experience” Book Fridge Phrases Pittsburgh Edition Whether you are gift shopping for This new 240-page RUN and get a parking chair Express yourself like a true a born-and-bred Pittsburgher or a book, recently published Pittsburgher with more by the History Center newbie to Western Pennsylvania, than 200 local phrases. in conjunction with Tailgate With andy the igloo the History Center Museum Shop AT The word magnets work Pennsylvania Civil War 150, great on any magnetic has the perfect present this year. features essays written by surface and the possibilities national experts on African Browse the Museum Shop or e-Store for gifts Pi�sburgh Edition are endless! — $18.95 that highlight more than 250 years of Western American life during the Pennsylvania history, including books, Civil War. — $29.95 posters, retro toys, unique jewelry, Heinz 57 items, and Terrible Towels. 5 Black ’n 2 Heinz Ketchup Pittsburgh Skyline The History Center Museum Shop is open Bottle Ornament to the public with no admission fee. Feel the pride of Pittsburgh To shop online, visit our e-Store at Savor America’s favorite with local prints created by www.heinzhistorycenter.org/estore. condiment with this glass artist Johno Prascak, who History Center members receive a 15% ketchup bottle ornament. paints each piece by mixing discount on Museum Shop purchases. Gift box with the slogan enamels and Mon sand, All proceeds from Museum Shop sales “Ketch-up on the Holiday creating an unusual texture. directly benefit the History Center. Spirit” included. — $15.00 30” x 25.” — $50.00 Italian American Tune in to “Pittsburgh’s Collection to Host Hidden Treasures”

Scholar-in-Residence Set your channel to KDKA-TV on select Monday nights throughout the year for the sixth season of “Pittsburgh’s This January, the History Center Hidden Treasures,” presented by Dollar Bank. will host Poet Laureate of North Hosted by KDKA’s Ken Rice and History Center Carolina, Joseph Bathanti, as a President and CEO Andy Masich, the 30-minute Scholar-in-Residence. special programs highlight the collectibles, heirlooms, and other prized possessions that History Center A professor of creative writing at Appalachian State members and visitors brought in for appraisals at the University in Boone, N.C. and a Pittsburgh native, museum’s one-day event in August 2013. Bathanti will produce an original body of work inspired by his research in the History Center’s Don’t miss “Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures” broadcast on KDKA-TV the following Monday evenings Italian American Collection, which consists of beginning at 7:30 p.m.: Jan. 6, 2014 • Feb. 24, 2014 • March 10, 2014 • April 14, 2014 several hundred artifacts, thousands of archival records, and more than 300 oral histories. As part of his residency, the History Center will host two programs with Joseph Bathanti: Begin Your History Here “Where You Live: Writing About Yourself and Your Family” The History Center is consistently Sat., Jan. 25, 2014 • 1 – 4 p.m. At the History Center Detre Library & Archives named one of the top wedding venues Learn the art of memoir writing in this workshop in Pittsburgh. We invite you to begin with Scholar-in-Residence Joseph Bathanti. Visitors your history here, in a place created will come away with a story – a memoir – about where they and their families live and have lived. to honor extraordinary Pittsburghers with rooms built for special memories. Joseph Bathanti Reading & Book-Signing Fri., Jan. 31, 2014 • 8 p.m. The History Center’s unique setting features At Chatham University breathtaking views, award-winning catering from Meet the History Center’s Scholar-in-Residence at a The Common Plea, and a full-service event staff to special book reading and signing. This public program help you host a wedding that won’t soon be forgotten. is sponsored by the History Center and Chatham University’s Department of Creative Writing. For more information about facility and event rentals, please visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org For more information, please contact Melissa Marinaro or contact Maura Minteer at 412-454-6435 or at 412-454-6426 or [email protected]. [email protected].

6 The Newsletter of the Senator John Heinz History Center 412-454-6000 | www.heinzhistorycenter.org The Mayor, the Mogul, and the Musician Sat., Dec. 14, 2013 • 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. New Library & Archives Accessions Join the Lawrenceville Historical Society’s Tom Powers at the History Center for a special presentation on the Tim Breslin: Conquering the Alleghenies. Field gather: Tesla: Master of Lightning. famed composer and Pittsburgh native Stephen Collins Field gather: Celebration of Franciscan Spirit. Foster. Powers will present the little known story of Susan Gaca: Slovak American Cookbook. how Pittsburgh mayor William McNair and automobile Jacob Katz: Omicron 1944 (Oliver High School). Elizabeth Martin: Iron City Fishing Club. pioneer Henry Ford attempted to obtain artifacts from Daniel Moniot: History of Harbison Walker. Foster. Visitors will also experience a realistic portrayal Eileen O’Toole: Steelers Fight Song. of Civil War life in Western Pa. with re-enactors from Raymond Outlaw: Fifth Avenue (High School) Life, 1939-42, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1973. Join the History Center for a Saturday Speaker Series Richard Peterson: Pops: the Story. the 9th Pa. Reserves in the Pennsylvania’s Civil War presentation about America’s pre-eminent songwriter, Lachalle Scarlato: Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio River Charts. exhibition. The public program is free with regular Richard Story: Robinson Township Bicentennial. Stephen Collins Foster (right), involving Pittsburgh mayor museum admission and free for History Center William McNair (left) and auto mogul Henry Ford (middle). members. For more information, contact Sandra Baker Stanley Bard: Temple Beth Israel Records, Sharon, Pa. Sal Crisanti: Photographs of the Grotto at St. Peter’s Apostle Church. at 412-454-6412 or [email protected]. Donald Duff: Hezekiah Nixon Duff papers and photographs. John Flannery, Jr.: A. D. Riley photograph albums. Alan Glaser: Glaser’s Bakers and Ice Cream Makers collection. Vincent Kolo and Joseph Kolo, Jr.: Joseph W. Kolodoychak papers. Sylvia Robinson: American Friends of the Israel War Disabled records. Genealogy Weekend Robert Spencer: Ottie Cochrans and Pleasant Valley Athletic Club Old Time Reunion photograph. Michael Thoma: American Protective League, Pittsburgh Chapter records. Sat., Feb. 22 – Sun., Feb. 23, 2014 Edward Thornton: Arthur Thornton Photographic slides. Discover how to utilize the best resources to research your family history as part of Genealogy Weekend, New Museum Collections

which will feature two special workshops in the Ancient Order of Hibernians of Allegheny County: Two Ancient Order of Hibernians History Center’s Detre Library & Archives. The delegate badges/pins. Saturday program will cover general genealogy Anonymous: Painting/drawing of William Still. research methods for multiple ethnicities while the Alfred Berk: 1936 University of Pittsburgh class ring. Sunday program will focus on researching Jewish Pam Cherubin: 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates autographed baseball. Eleanor Coleman (in memory of Michael L. Coleman): Collection of Wear-Ever family roots during interactive sessions taught by coffee pots, teakettles, and cookware.

experts from the Rauh Jewish Archives. Carol Condron: Two silver cups from the Oliver Building water fountain and a 50th anniversary Oliver Building paperweight.

Melinda Hays Evans on behalf of the Beedle and Hays Families: Medical supplies of Dr. James Genealogy Weekend is part of a series of family Glenn Dickson, c. 1850, ticket booth, tickets, and posters from Alhambra Theater in Canonsburg.

history-focused events hosted by the Detre Library Gregg Ficery: 1911 Mecca Double Folder Tommie Leach/ George Gibson Pirates trading card & Archives throughout the year. Stay tuned to and four sports pennants. U.S. Certificate of Naturalization, dated 1912, of Albert Cazen, www.heinzhistorycenter.org for event details. Michael Flournoy: Collection of items related to the donor’s service in the Vietnam War. owner of Cazen’s Meat Market, who had immigrated in 1902. For more information, please contact Sierra Green John Frey for L.P. Aero Plasters Inc.: Windshield for a Cessna aircraft. James G. Getty: Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Norris McCombs and a drawing of the at 412-454-6361 or [email protected]. Homewood estate in Squirrel Hill.

Jane Dilmore Harvath: Lace wedding dress and chemise.

David Hughes: Anti-Vietnam war banners from the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Cheryl Kerish: Cup and Smith American Glass paperweight. “The Smithsonian’s Ann McFeatters Koepke: Sampler done by Jane Glenn in 1827. Raymond Lake: Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center opening History of America in commemorative crock. Toni Luvara: A collection of hair salon supplies used at Josephine’s Beauty Salon in Bloomfield.

Charles Naggy: Portrait and Civil War medal of William Schultz and a portrait of 101 Objects” Book Talk Elizabeth Schultz. Samantha Parish: Olde Frothingslosh beer can.

Sat., March 22, 2014 • 11 a.m. George Paulick: Copy of an etching of the George Westinghouse Bridge, c. 1942. Join the Smithsonian’s Richard Kurin and History Perroz for Valley team: PIAA Class AAA Championship medal for softball. Center President and CEO Andy Masich for a public Howard Pettibon (in memory of Robert Digby): Blue Kopp vase. James Richardson: Collection of iron nails, iron ox, cannonball, ox shoe, mortar shell program about the new best-selling book, “The fragments, and iron grape .

Smithsonian’s History of America in 101 Objects.” Deek Scott: Auto racing trophy and flag for 500th win and checkered flag.

Kurin and Masich will discuss the iconic artifacts in Mike Takos: Two Happy Dental Honor patches.

the Smithsonian collection that reflect key moments Mrs. M. Tatarska: Two Polish fraternal badges and a Polish delegate badge.

in American history, including President Lincoln’s Lt. Colonel Patricia Tucker: Nurse uniform worn by Lt. Col. Patricia Tucker in the stovepipe hat, George Washington’s sword, Dorothy’s U.S. Army Reserve. ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz,” and Neil Francesca Walls: Souvenirs from Lithuania collected by the Franciscan nuns in Whitehall. Kathleen Washy: Safety goggles used by the Sisters at the Divine Redeemer Academy in Armstrong’s spacesuit from his famous landing on the their science labs.

moon. Learn how Kurin and his team determined which Marjorie H. Weaver: Collection of clothing and accessories worn by Eleanor and objects made the cut for the book and which ones have Valerie McKee Craig. ties to Western Pa. Following the talk, Kurin will be on Janice Wyrostek and June Cyprych: Heinz soup can bank. hand to sign copies of the book, which will be available Mrs. Wladyslawa Zalewska: Polish fraternal badge, 1890. for purchase in the History Center’s Museum Shop. New Members Mr. Jerry Andres Mr. Joseph Huwe Mr. & Mrs. Bruce M. Sexton & Mr. Victor Tiberie Ms. Dianne Iorio Mr. Roni Shwaish Ms. Elena Antonova Mr. & Mrs. Michael Jacobs Ms. Rosalie Sinagra Mr. & Mrs. Robert Baltos Mr. Harry Keefe Mr. Matthew Sinclair Ms. Cynthia Berger Mr. Joe Kelly & Ms. Adriene Bere Vintage Pittsburgh Mr. & Mrs. Dale Bertucci Mr. Dick King Mr. & Mrs. Kyle Smith Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bracken Mr. & Mrs. Josh Knauer Mr. Michael Smith Mr. & Mrs. Yashodhar Burgula Mr. & Mrs. Ken Lanham Mr. & Mrs. Dan Smith Sat., April 12, 2014 Mr. & Mrs. Steve M. Calva Ms. Georgiana Likar Ms. Erica Snyder Ms. Claire Capes Mr. & Mrs. Cory Maloney Ms. Melissa Sokulski & Ms. Joyce Nowak Mrs. Sandra Mansmann Mr. Eric C. Springer Celebrate Pittsburgh history in style at the History Mr. & Mrs. Duane H. Carter, Jr. Ms. Lori Markey Mr. & Mrs. David C. Stevenson Mr. & Mrs. Pierre Combemale Ms. Brenda Martinez Mr. & Mrs. David Stoner Center’s second annual Vintage Pittsburgh event. Mr. Mark P. Conroy Mr. Philip A. Maye Mr. Charles Suggs Mr. Chris Copsey Ms. Patricia McCaffrey & Ms. Katherine Powers Shop the Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer for dozens of local Ms. Debra Crisafio Ms. Beverly Mcgrath Ms. Regina G. Tarquino Mr. James R. Curry Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Mclaughlin Ms. Rebecca Tickner vendors selling vintage fashion, housewares, vinyl, Mr. & Mrs. Paul Delfine Mr. & Mrs. David McLead Mr. John Tobin Ms. Connie DeVore Mr. Paul Miller Mr. Frank Torres décor, artwork, accessories, and collectibles. Then Ms. Kathleen S. Echement Mr. Joshua Mooney Mr. & Mrs. John Toth Mr. & Mrs. Brian Fernandes Mr. Thomas D. Muzzey Mr. Joe Tusa check the History Center’s six floors of exhibition Mrs. Gina Fisher Mr. Rob Oelschlager Ms. Tammy Vargo Ms. Rosemary Futrovsky Mrs. Lisa Olszak Zumstein Mr. Thomas Wagner space to explore how the past influences the present. Mr. Mark Gibbons Mr. Robert Patterson Mr. & Mrs. Darell Waller Lee Goldfarb Mr. Ronald Poropatich Ms. Susanne Warden Last year’s Vintage Pittsburgh event attracted nearly Mr. John & Dr. Winna Gorham Mr. & Mrs. Colin Raymond Ms. Kristin Westerhoff Ms. Elizabeth Hammerlee Mr. Roy E. Roper Mr. Jimmy Wolter 2,000 visitors, so don’t miss out this year! Stay tuned Ms. Judith L. Harris Mr. & Mrs. Nick Rymarchyk & Ms. Sarah Baker Mr. & Mrs. Rob Hoaglund Mr. Michael T. Ms. Anita Wurthner to www.heinzhistorycenter.org for event details. Mr. & Mrs. Leon Hoffman & Mr. Michael Saparito Ms. Melinda T. Young Ms. Barbara Hromiko Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Schaal Mr. Jack Zacharias For more information, please contact Sarah Rooney at Mr. Andrew K. Hromyak Mr. Brian Schmella & Mrs. Rita Licnerski Mr. Leo L. Hsu Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Schultz 412-454-6373 or [email protected]. Ms. Wilma D. Hutchings Ms. Erika Selby

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

William M. Lambert Gerald F. MacCleary Chairman, Board of Trustees James C. Martin, Esq. Beverlynn Elliott Tom McMillan Vice Chair, Board of Trustees Sandy Mellon Joe W. Trotter, Jr., Ph.D. Paul O’Neill, Jr. A Program of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania Vice Chair, Board of Trustees Daniel Onorato Alvaro Garcia-Tunon Robert N. Peirce, Jr., Esq. Treasurer, Board of Trustees Jack B. Piatt Sigo Falk, Robert P. Randall 1212 Smallman Street Secretary,Board of Trustees The Honorable Andrew E. Masich, II Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4200 President & CEO, Dan D. Sandman Senator John Heinz History Center Lynne Schmidt Carol Semple Thompson Arthur L. Baldwin The Honorable Matthew Smith Susie Barbour Margaret Snavely David E. Barensfeld Stephen R. Tritch Charles W. Bitzer H. Woodruff Turner, Esq. Nadine E. Bognar Mike Wagner J. Bracken Burns, Sr. The Honorable Kim Ward Robert Cindrich Dennis A. Watson Steven H. Cohen Bruce Wiegand Dr. Verna Corey, ScD Dennis Yablonsky The Honorable Jay Costa, Jr. Anne Zacharias The Honorable Frank Dermody The Honorable Brian L. Ellis Emeritus Trustees Laura Ellsworth & Honorary Trustees The Honorable D. Robert Barensfeld The Honorable Rich Fitzgerald John F. Bitzer, Jr. Daniel Fitzpatrick Frank V. Cahouet Shawn Fox Joseph Calihan Floyd “Chip” Ganassi, Jr. John P. Davis, Jr. Stan Geier Teresa Heinz* Laurence Glasco, Ph.D. Maxwell King Chuck Hammel William C. King Matthew Harbaugh Robert B. Knutson* Franco Harris The Honorable Frank J. Lucchino Donald J. Heberle David McCullough Diane Holder Martin G. McGuinn Torrence Hunt The Honorable Tim Murphy Judy Linaburg Ambassador Dan Rooney Catherine Loevner * Honorary Trustee STAY CONNECTED Making History is the newsletter of the Senator John Heinz History Center. Associates of the History Center include the Western Pennsylvania Sports www.heinzhistorycenter.org Museum, the Thomas & Katherine Detre Library & Archives, Meadowcroft Visit our website for a full listing of upcoming exhibits and events. 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 Facebook → Senator John Heinz History Center part by the Allegheny Regional Asset District and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Connect with the museum and other Western Pa. history buffs.

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Calendar of Events Exhibitions

Saturday Speaker Series: The Mayor, “Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures” FIRST FLOOR the Mogul, and the Musician & Civil War on KDKA-TV NEW! Pennsylvania’s Civil War (through Jan. 5, 2014) Living History Demonstrations Mon., Feb. 24, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. UPMC SmartSteps Sat., Dec. 14, 2013 • 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. See page 6 for details. Senator John Heinz: A Western Pennsylvania Legacy See page 7 for details. Kidsburgh (mezzanine) “Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures” Vintage Vehicles “Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures” on KDKA-TV on KDKA-TV Mon., March 10, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. SECOND FLOOR Mon., Jan. 6, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. See page 6 for details. Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation See page 6 for details. Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum “The Smithsonian’s History of America “Where You Live: Writing About Yourself in 101 Objects” Book Talk THIRD FLOOR and Your Family” with Joseph Bathanti Sat., March 22, 2014 • 11 a.m. Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum Discovery Place Sat., Jan. 25, 2014 • 1 – 4 p.m. See page 7 for details. Rediscovering Lewis & Clark: See page 6 for details. Vintage Pittsburgh A Journey with the Joseph Bathanti Reading & Book-Signing Sat., April 12, 2014 Prine Collection of Woodworking Planes Outdoor Advertising Fri., Jan. 31, 2014 • 8 p.m. See page 7 for details. See page 6 for details. “Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures” FOURTH FLOOR NFL Play 60 Training Camp on KDKA-TV NEW! Poptastic! The Art of Burton Morris (through Feb. 23, 2014) Sat., Feb. 1, 2014 • 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Mon., April 14, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. NEW! From Slavery to Freedom See page 4 for details. See page 6 for details. Heinz 57 16th Annual History Uncorked: Poptastic! Steamboat Arabia Exhibition Opening Glass: Shattering Notions Falk Collection Center Fri., Feb. 21, 2014 • 7 p.m. Sat., April 26, 2014 See page 3 for details. See page 2 for details. FIFTH FLOOR Genealogy Weekend 22nd Annual History Makers Clash of Empires: The British, French, & Indian War, 1754-1763 Sat., Feb. 22 – Sun., Feb 23, 2014 Award Dinner See page 7 for details. Fri., May 9, 2014 See page 3 for details. SIXTH FLOOR Wrought Metal Treasures from the Blum Collection

For detailed event and exhibit information, please visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org