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Volume 22 • No. 1 • spring 2013 MAKING HISTORY The Newsletter of the Senator John History In Association with the Smithsonian Institution

Totally Groovy! Visitors Flock to 1968 Exhibition The year 1968 represented a watershed in American history, a turning point for the nation and its people. From assassinations and conflicts, pop culture and free love, civil rights and women’s rights, the convergence of events in 1968 sent shockwaves across the country, including right here in Western Pa.

Sports Artifact Spotlight: Time is running out for visitors to examine • Janis Joplin’s bellbottoms and The Pipers this pivotal year as part of the Senator John feather boa, and other items Page 2 Heinz History Center’s new exhibition, from counterculture icons. 1968: The Year That Rocked America, • Interactive stations where presented by UPMC Health Plan. The visitors can cast their vote in the 8,000 square foot traveling exhibition from 1968 presidential election, test their 21st Annual History Makers the History Center closes on knowledge of ’60s music, or design Award Dinner Preview May 12. their own psychedelic album cover. Page 3 • A special timeline which shows 1968: The Year That Rocked America how the transformative events takes visitors on a journey through the throughout the nation affected 1968: THE YEAR THAT Upcoming Exhibition: peak of the Vietnam War, assertions life here in Western Pa. ROCKED AMERICA The Civil War in of Black Power at the Olympic Games, the national launch of “Mister Rogers’ Admission to the exhibition, which Page 4 PRESENTING SPONSOR Neighborhood,” stardom for musicians includes access to all six floors of the Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, and the History Center, is $15 for adults, Fort Pitt Museum to assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. $13 for seniors (age 62+), $6 for students SPONSORS Fire Colonial Cannon and Robert F. Kennedy. with a valid ID and youth (age 6-17), and free for children (age 5 and under). Page 5 Exhibition highlights include: History Center members get in free. • The original set and several puppets from “Mister Rogers’ For additional exhibit information, Mark Your Calendars: Neighborhood,” on display for the including artifact photos, videos, and BOZZONE FAMILY FOUNDATION Upcoming Programs and Events first time outside of the WQED studios. updated event information, please visit Page 6 • A 20-foot Bell UH-1H “Huey” www.heinzhistorycenter.org. For Steven & Beverlynn Elliott helicopter used in the Vietnam details on upcoming exhibit-related War, the largest item ever displayed public programs, see page 6. Earn Tax Credits inside a History Center exhibition. Through EITC • Video footage from Dr. Martin The History Center partnered with The national traveling exhibition is funded by Luther King Jr.’s last public several institutions to bring the 1968 Page 7 the National Endowment for the Humanities. speech and items from King’s exhibition to Pittsburgh, including funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church. the Minnesota History Center, the • Apollo 8 mission artifacts on loan Smithsonian Institution, the Atlanta from the Smithsonian’s National Air & History Center, the Chicago History Space Museum, along with a life-size Museum, and the Oakland Museum of 15-foot replica of the lunar module. . Additional items are on loan • The torch from the 1968 Olympics from the National Hall of Fame, in Mexico City and a game-used the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the Watch a 1968 exhibit video tour: football from II. Experience Music Project Museum. YouTube → Heinz History Center Sports MUSEUM Spotlight Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett Among Five Honorees 2013 History Makers The Pittsburgh Pipers at 21st Annual History Makers Award Dinner Honorees include:

BY NED SCHANO, co-director, The History Makers Award Dinner Community Leadership Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum honors distinguished individuals for Esther L. Bush Forty five years ago, a Pittsburgh their exceptional contributions to President and CEO team brought the city its first and only Western Pennsylvania, the nation, and Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh professional championship. the world. Over the past two decades, more than 100 recipients have earned The Pittsburgh Pipers joined the fledgling American Basketball Sports Association (ABA) for the 1967-68 season as one of 11 this prestigious award, including Tony Dorsett inaugural franchises, along with such teams as the Kentucky prominent Pittsburghers such as Colonels, , and . Hall of Fame Running Back Pittsburgh Pipers, ABA Basketball Team, 1967-68 , August Wilson, Fred Rogers, and The ABA’s flashy style of offensive play and colorful , History Center President and CEO Andy Masich with 2012 Michael Keaton, and David McCullough. Sat., Aug. 17 • 1 p.m. – Dusk white, and ball provided competition for the more History Maker honorees Chip Ganassi, The Honorable established National Basketball Association. D. Michael Fisher, Jackie Evancho, Stephen Tritch, This year’s event, presented by BNY Mellon and heritage Come throw out the pallino and throw down for a Ronald Davenport, and dinner co-chair Donald Heberle. Citizens Bank, is slated for Thurs., April 18 at the worthy cause at the History Center’s Fourth Annual During the ABA’s first season, Pipers forward Connie Fairmont Pittsburgh. The event is co-chaired by Sigo Falk Bocce Tournament and Festival on Sat., Aug. 17. Hawkins led the league in scoring by averaging 26.8 Donald J. Heberle, president, BNY Mellon of Chairman points per game. The imposing 6-foot-8 Hawkins, a New Pennsylvania, and Daniel K. Fitzpatrick, president of Falk Foundation This all-day event, organized by Jack Mascaro of York City playground legend who began his professional Citizens Bank, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, Mascaro Construction Co., features a competitive career with the Pittsburgh Renaissance of the American and mid-Atlantic regional executive for RBS Citizens. bocce tournament with delicious Italian food, Basketball League and then played with the Harlem philanthropy beverages, live entertainment, and more. Visitors Globetrotters, earned the league’s regular season and Tickets can also try their hand playing bocce on two playoff Most Valuable Player honors in 1967-68. Patron tickets are $500 each and include an invitation George C. Greer specially designed public courts. to a private reception and preferred seating. Friend Chairman and President With Hawkins as the team’s star, the Pipers posted the tickets are available for $250. Eden Hall Foundation Admission is free for all spectators. All proceeds league’s best record during the regular season, going from the event benefit the Italian American Endowed 54-24 for a .692 winning percentage. Cocktails begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 7:30 p.m. Fund, which is dedicated to preserving the history Pittsburgh Pipers forward and culture of Italian Americans in Western Pa. After sweeping the three-games-to-none To purchase your tickets today, contact Mark Burnett business & industry in the Eastern Division semifinals and defeating the at 412-454-6405 or [email protected]. David S. Shapira For more information or to sponsor a team, in the Eastern Division finals, the please contact Mark Burnett at 412-454-6405 Pipers earned a trip to the first ABA Championship All contributions benefit the educational programs and Executive Chairman Dinner co-chairmen Donald Heberle and Daniel Fitzpatrick. or [email protected]. against the Buccaneers. services of the History Center. Board of Directors , Inc. The Pipers defeated the Buccaneers 122-113 in the final game — the largest margin of victory in the best-of-seven series — to earn the team’s first and only ABA Championship. In Memoriam Be a Part of the Story The Pipers played their games at the and averaged 3,200 fans per game throughout the The History Center recently lost a member of its family Preserve your memories with commemorative items season. They shared their home arena with the with the passing of Audrey Brourman. A classically from the History Center. The History Center offers expansion , who posted a trained pianist, Audrey attended the Aspen Music unique ways to help you preserve your memories and 27-34-13 record in their first NHL season in 1967-68. Institute and later helped to found the Sun Valley celebrate loved ones. Purchasing a commemorative item International Music Festival in Idaho. Realizing her ensures your place in history while supporting Despite winning a championship with respectable crowds, passion for fundraising, she started A.L. Brourman & History Center exhibitions and programming designed the Pipers moved to Minnesota later that year before Associates in 1990 as a world-class fundraising firm to teach, engage, and inspire future generations. returning to Pittsburgh for the 1969-70 season. The team and began an immediate relationship with the History couldn’t replicate the on-court or box office success from Center that would last for more than 20 years. “Audrey Standard Commemorative Items: its first season and eventually changed its name to the was a history maker – her tireless efforts coupled with • Engraved Tiles (starting at $500) . After two lackluster seasons as the uncommon grace and humility helped to build the • Rocking Chairs ($500) Adult or Youth Sizes Condors, the team folded in the summer of 1972. History Center into a national model for history • Time Capsules (starting at $2,000) education,” said Andy Masich, president and CEO. The ABA merged with the NBA in 1976 and Pittsburgh See the first ABA Championship trophy won by She is survived by her sons Ronn, Jeff, and Paul and Sports Commemorative Items: FORE! 10th Annual was left without a professional basketball team until the the Pittsburgh Pipers, along with a variety of game their families, including four grandchildren. • Trading Cards ($250) Two 2.5” x 3.5” Photographs Pittsburgh Piranhas in the 1990s and the Pittsburgh programs and trading cards, inside the Western • Puck or Baseball ($250) History Center Celebrity Xplosion in the 2000s. Pennsylvania Sports Museum at the History Center. An endowment has been established in Audrey Brourman’s • Football or Baseball Bat ($500) memory. To make a donation, contact Clara L. Pascoe at • Black and Wall Plaques ($1,500) Golf Tournament 412-454-6324 or [email protected]. Andy Masich and Audrey Brourman. Mon., Sept. 23 All commemorative items include a one-year membership to the History Center, Western Pennsylvania Sports Join Celebrity Golf Tournament honorary chairs Art of the Steelers Museum, Fort Pitt Museum, and Meadowcroft Arnold Palmer, , Jerry MacCleary, Exhibition recalls Pittsburgh’s Celebrate Mom & Dad with the Gift of History Rockshelter and Historic Village. To learn more about Carol Semple Thompson, and Mike Wagner for the commemorative items program, contact Erin Engel the History Center’s 10th annual Celebrity Golf football legends. at 412-454-6321 or [email protected]. Tournament, presented by BNY Mellon, on Looking for the ideal Mother’s Day or Mon., Sept. 23, at the historic Allegheny Country Football fans will want to rush to see Art of the Steelers, Father’s Day gift this year? Consider a use code word Club in Sewickley. an exhibit in the History Center’s fourth floor Community gift membership to the History Center. “Parents15” Gallery that features more than 50 original paintings and to receive a Each foursome will be matched with a local sports drawings from the collection of Jr., before it All memberships include free unlimited admission celebrity for a scramble-style tournament including closes to the public later this spring. The works capture to the History Center, Western Pennsylvania Sports 15% discount team and individual prizes for the longest putt, numerous greats, including “The Chief” Museum, Fort Pitt Museum, and Meadowcroft on gift memberships longest drive, and closest to the hole. All proceeds Art Rooney Sr., Joe Greene, John Stallworth, Lynn Swann, Rockshelter and Historic Village, along with through June 30, 2013 from the event benefit the Western Pennsylvania Terry Bradshaw, and Franco Harris. membership to the Smithsonian Institution and a Sports Museum. subscription to the award-winning Smithsonian For more information, visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org. magazine. Members-only events are held throughout To purchase your gift membership, For more information or to secure your spot in this the year, including a members’ day at Meadowcroft on contact Shirley Gaudette at 412-454-6436 year’s tournament, please contact Mark Burnett at Watch a video tour of Art of the Steelers: Sat., May 4 and a behind-the-scenes preview of The 412-454-6405 or [email protected]. YouTube → Heinz History Center Civil War in Pennsylvania exhibition on Wed., June 19. or [email protected]

2 The Newsletter of the Senator John Heinz History Center 412-454-6000 | www.heinzhistorycenter.org In association with the Smithsonian Institution Spring 2013 Making History 3 Upcoming Exhibition Highlights Pennsylvania’s Role During the Civil War

On June 22, the History Center will The Civil War in Pennsylvania is sponsored by ABARTA/Bitzer Family, Katherine Mabis McKenna Event Calendar provide visitors with an in-depth look at Foundation, Bozzone Family Foundation, Beverlynn Pennsylvania’s significant contributions and Steven Elliott, Heinz Endowments, Richard King Eastern American Indian History Conference Mellon Foundation, and anonymous foundation. during the Civil War as part of a major Sat., April 20 – Sun., April 21 This two-day scholarly conference is dedicated to exhibition, The Civil War in Pennsylvania. The upcoming exhibit is one of several History Center examining the lives and material culture of the original programs created in conjunction with the Pennsylvania inhabitants of the region east of the Mississippi In addition to highlighting the state’s contributions to the Civil War 150 commemoration, including: River during the 17th, 18th, and early 19th centuries. Civil War effort and important conflicts such as the Battle • The Civil War in Pennsylvania: A Special Registration is now open. of Gettysburg, The Civil War in Pennsylvania exhibit Commemorative Edition of Pennsylvania The exhibit is a key component in a series of Museum Conservation will showcase Pittsburgh’s role as the “Arsenal of the Heritage, Pennsylvania Legacies, and Western History Center programs, events, and publications Colonial Chocolate Evening Union” and the impact that Western Pennsylvanians had Pennsylvania History: This summer, the History developed in partnership with Pennsylvania Civil War Fri., May 10 Center to Open Later on the war both on the battlefield and on the home front. Center will collaborate with the Pennsylvania Historic Fort Pitt Museum to 150, the statewide initiative to commemorate the Learn how chocolate was consumed during the 18th and Museum Commission (PHMC) and the Historical 150th anniversary of the Civil War. century. Enjoy chocolate the way our forefathers did, This Year Featuring encampments and other immersive museum Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) to publish a special Fire Colonial Cannon as a symbol of freedom from British rule. Presented in settings, six life-like museum figures, and more than statewide edition of the History Center’s quarterly partnership with American Heritage Chocolate. 50 artifacts, The Civil War in Pennsylvania exhibit magazine. The magazine, which will be distributed To learn more about upcoming Pennsylvania Construction is moving forward on the History Center’s will help to bring to life the personal stories of those to members of each of the three organizations, will Civil War 150 exhibits, publications, and events, Working replica of 18th century British Summer Saturdays at the Fort new Museum Conservation Center in the Dietrich Building, which is set to open this fall. impacted during the four-year war. Many of the focus on various Civil War-related topics, including visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org/civilwar or six-pounder made by local artisans. Saturdays – May 11, June 8, July 13, Aug. 10 artifacts featured in the exhibit are culled from the the Allegheny Arsenal explosion, women in the www.pacivilwar150.com. Enjoy a themed day of living history at the Located just behind the History Center at 1221 Penn Ave. History Center’s collection, as well as private collectors, Civil War, and the Sanitary Fair movement. The Fort Pitt Museum will transport visitors back to Fort Pitt Museum every second Saturday this in the Strip District, the nine-story, 50,000-square-foot including noted Civil War author Kenneth Turner. A • Also this summer, the History Center will the colonial days when it ceremoniously fires an 18th summer. The season kicks off with a food and building will allow the museum’s 50,000 artifacts to be full-size, 20-foot replica of a Rodman cannon, which was release another new book, “The Civil War in century replica cannon during special events this beverage program, and wraps up with the 250th stored under one roof for the first time. cast at the Fort Pitt Foundry, will provide an example of Pennsylvania: The African American Experience,” summer in Point State Park. Known as a “British six- anniversary of the siege of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh’s military production and prowess. featuring essays written by national experts on “The Civil War in pounder” for the size of the cannonballs it fires, the African American life during the Civil War. Pennsylvania: A weapon was a common sight at Fort Pitt during the Point State Park Fountain Reopening The History Center’s collections will move to the Museum Conservation Center this fall. The new building will be Artifact highlights will include: • The History Center’s traveling exhibition, French & Indian War and American Revolution. Fri., June 7 Photographic History” LEED certified and will provide state-of-the-art storage for • A bullet-shot forage cap worn by a Pennsylvania The Civil War in Pennsylvania, will visit five History All cannon parts were built locally, from the ironwork Celebrate the completed restoration of Point the History Center’s collections, including Smithsonian- Reserves soldier at the Battle of Antietam; Center Affiliate Program sites this year. The exhibit by Jymm Hoffman (pictured) of Hoffman’s Forge State Park’s signature fountain during the opening quality security, temperature, and humidity controls. • An “Old Iron City” camp fiddle retrieved by features four life-like museum figures, plus a companion The exhibit will also feature in Ambridge, Pa., to the barrel cast produced in of the Three Rivers Arts Festival from June 7-16. the members of the 193rd Pennsylvania and “Dog Jack,” along with artifacts, previously unseen dozens of images from Meadville, Pa., to the final assembly work completed inscribed with the names of each of the soldiers; photographs, and large museum panels describing the History Center’s new book, “The Civil War in by Heritage Reproductions in Ligonier, Pa. In early 2014, a public conservation center will open • Personal mementoes and gifts given to Pennsylvania’s contributions to the Civil War. The Pennsylvania: A Photographic History,” a collection on the first floor that will provide visitors with expert soldiers as they headed off to war, such as a Civil War in Pennsylvania traveling exhibit, which of 475 rare and unpublished images that highlight For more information on Fort Pitt Museum and The Fort Pitt Museum is the most affordable advice on the best way to preserve their artwork, sewing kit, a needle case, and a Bible; and is presented by Peoples Natural Gas and supported Pennsylvania’s role on the battlefield and on the updates regarding the firing of the new cannon, family-friendly cultural experience in the region. textiles, archival materials, furniture, and much more. • Original Civil War recruitment posters from by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, will home front. The 312-page book is available for $34.95 visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org and click on the Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, communities across Pa., including Pittsburgh, travel to more than 40 Affiliate Program institutions at the History Center’s Museum Shop or online at Fort Pitt Museum tab, or contact Andrew Gaerte at and $3 for students and children ages 6-17. Children Museum professionals with a variety of specialties will Philadelphia, Blairsville, Lock Haven, and Meadville. over the four year commemoration of the Civil War. www.heinzhistorycenter.org/estore. 412-454-6418 or [email protected]. under 6 and History Center members get in free. educate visitors on how to best care for and preserve antiques and family heirlooms.

The Museum Conservation Center will also connect the New exhibition explores the African American experience in Western Pa. public with conservators should their heirlooms require professional repair. When the new building opens, the History Center will be the first museum in the nation to More than 250 years of African American history are provide affordable conservation services to the public. chronicled in the History Center’s new exhibition, From Slavery to Freedom, which is presented by Event Calendar To learn more, please contact Sandra Smith at BNY Mellon and funded by the U.S. Department 412-454-6393 or [email protected]. of Education Underground Railroad Education and Opening Weekend: Sat., May 4 – Sun., May 5 Cultural Program. Members Day: Sat., May 4 PRESENTING SPONSOR Help kick off the season and discover 16,000 years, all The long-term exhibit highlights the history of the in one day. Watch a blacksmith forge red-hot iron and anti-slavery movement, the Underground Railroad, learn to spin wool into yarn. Walk across a covered New Exhibit Documents From Slavery to Freedom is co-sponsored by PPG Industries and the impact of 19th century activism on the bridge and take a lesson in a one-room schoolhouse. modern quest for civil and human rights in Pittsburgh. Foundation, the University of Pittsburgh, The Pittsburgh Ready to Rock the Year in Photos Foundation, and The Double Eagle Foundation. 15th Annual Atlatl Competition: Sat., June 15 Visitors to the exhibition will immerse themselves in the Meadowcroft Set for 2013 Season. Try your hand using the atlatl, a spear-thrower used evolution of the region’s African American community, by prehistoric hunters. The competition, which is open This gourd fiddle from the 1850s, on loan from the embarking on a journey that begins in 18th century From Slavery Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village was recently to all ages, genders, and skill levels, is free to enter with Africa, crosses the Atlantic Ocean on a recreated slave named one of the “Five Great Places to See Evidence of Meadowcroft admission. The annual event is held in Smithsonian Institution, was created by enslaved to Freedom Africans in America. ship, and ends in 21st century Western Pennsylvania. First Americans” by Smithsonian magazine. Located 35 partnership with the World Atlatl Association. Upcoming Program: miles southwest of Pittsburgh in Avella, Pa., the National The exhibit details the unexplored history of slavery, Historic Landmark is set to open for the season on May 4. Independence Day: Thurs., July 4 abolitionism, and the modern struggle for freedom Celebrate the spirit of 19th century rural America using artifacts, interactive museum settings, rare “Slave Routes: A Global Meadowcroft Rockshelter, the oldest site of human with old-fashioned summer games, open hearth documents, and audio-video components. Vision” Film Screening habitation in North America, features a massive, cooking demonstrations, and a pie-eating contest. Sat., April 6 • 1 p.m. 16,000-year-old rock overhang used by the region’s Exhibit highlights include: Free admission earliest inhabitants for shelter, providing a unique glimpse Insider Tours of Meadowcroft Rockshelter • Nearly 60 manumission, indenture, and Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Homewood into the lives of prehistoric hunters and gatherers. In with Dr. James Adovasio: Sat., July 6 • 10 a.m. freedom papers from the History Center’s Detre addition to ancient history at the Rockshelter, visitors can Enjoy exclusive Insider Tours with James M. At the Bakery, by Michael Henninger, July 5, 2012 Library & Archives recently discovered by the Through the compilation of images, historical narration, also step back in time at Meadowcroft’s Historic Village, Adovasio, Ph.D., who achieved international acclaim President Barack Obama looks over his options while Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds Office that and interviews with experts from around the world, the which carefully recreates all of the charming qualities of with his archeological excavation of the Rockshelter stopping to buy pie and cookies at Kretchmar’s Bakery on provide previously untold information about film “Slave Routes: A Global Vision” shows how African an Upper Ohio Valley Village from the mid-19th century. in 1973. Dr. Adovasio will present a lecture and lead a Third Street in Beaver. slave ownership in Western Pennsylvania; slaves and their descendants helped shape the modern A 16th century Indian Village allows visitors to relive what special tour of the site on July 6, Sept. 14, Oct. 12, and • Several 19th century paintings that depict world. After the screening, the film’s producer, life was like for the Eastern Woodland Indians. Visitors to Nov. 9. For reservations, contact Frances Skariot at What a year! The Year in Pictures: Images from the everyday life for African slaves, including Sheila Walker, will lead an audience discussion. Meadowcroft can also see a 1770s-era log cabin and open- 724-587-3412 or [email protected]. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 2012, a new exhibition “Slaves Waiting for Sale,” by Eyre Crow, on sided log shelter which help to spotlight the similarities loan from the Heinz Family Foundation; and For more information about this exhibition, please and differences between the everyday lives of European on the History Center’s fourth floor, captures the year’s May Hours: Saturdays, 12 – 5p.m. • Sundays, 1 – 5p.m. most poignant images from the pages of the P-G. From From Slavery to Freedom features three new life-like • Touch-screen interactive activities that contact Samuel W. Black, director of African American settlers and American Indians in the Upper Ohio Valley. allow visitors to explore Pittsburgh-area safe Programs at the History Center, at 412-454-6391 Memorial Day – Labor Day: Wed. – Sat., Noon – 5p.m. presidential visits to the Clairton football team to the museum figures, including , a prominent Martin Delany houses along the Underground Railroad, such or [email protected]. For additional For more information, call 724-587-3412 or visit Sundays from 1 – 5p.m. Admission is $12 for adults, $11 for demolition of the Mellon Arena, the photos help to Pittsburgh abolitionist and the highest ranking African as John B. Vashon’s barbershop, the LeMoyne information, photos, and events related to the exhibit, www.heinzhistorycenter.org and click on the senior citizens, and $6 for students and children ages 6-17. document the moments that became news and allow American officer in the Union Army during the Civil War. House, and the Monongahela House Hotel. please visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org. Meadowcroft tab. Children under 6 and History Center members get in free. us to see the past as it unfolded.

4 The Newsletter of the Senator John Heinz History Center 412-454-6000 | www.heinzhistorycenter.org In association with the Smithsonian Institution Spring 2013 Making History 5 Second Annual Planned Giving at the History Center Support the future of the History Planned giving options include: bequests; gifts of life Hometown–Homegrown insurance; and deferred gifts, such as a charitable trust, that Center through your will or estate plan, provide income to you now and the History Center later. with benefits for you and your heirs. Sat., June 8 • 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Additionally, if you are age 70 ½ or older, you can use Library & Archives Accessions As Tax Day nears, many Americans are busy getting your IRA to make a distribution of up to $100,000 Allegheny Observatory. Gift of Betty Arenth. Sample an assortment of food from nearly 50 local Pittsburgh at the Dawn of the 20th Century. Gift of Silvia Simon. their financial house in order. As you review your (before Dec. 31, 2013) directly to the History Center Arena Football Media Guide, 1987. Gift of Mark Gorscak. vendors as part of the second annual “Hometown– Where Movies Played in Downtown Pittsburgh. Gift of James Kastner. estate plans and update your will, please consider without reporting the withdrawal as taxable income. Homegrown: A Fun & Flavorful Food Expo,” The Story of Hyeholde. Gift of Joseph D’Andrea. including the History Center in your long-term plans. Please consult your advisors before executing a gift. The Black and White (Monessen High School) 1928. Gift of Judith Rubenstein. created in partnership with GoodTaste! Pittsburgh. Gallitzen Memorial. Gift of Beverly Pollock. Your gift will support our award-winning educational For more information, contact Natalie Taylor at First Presbyterian Church Connellsville 125th anniversary. Field Gather. Join the History Center as we explore our region’s Inventions researches and writings of Nikola Tesla. Gift of Leland Anderson. Public Programs programs and exhibitions for future generations. 412-454-6325 or [email protected]. culinary history, dance to live polka music, and host Pitt football yearbook 1920. Gift of Mary Jane Wilson Inside the Igloo (Mellon Arena). Gift Pittsburgh Tribune Review. “Pittsburgh’s Best ” Contest. Schenley Journal (Schenley High School) 19 yearbooks from 1980-2011. Field Gather.

Clarence Gomberg: Clarence Gomberg Collection. Clarence “Code” Gomberg, a World War II The event will also feature special cooking veteran and Pittsburgh native, is the Allegheny commander of the Jewish War Veterans of the United Earn Tax Credits through the Pennsylvania States of America, an organization which he has been involved with since he returned from active demonstrations throughout the day in the duty in 1948. The collection includes publications, proclamations, newsletters, and other assorted History Center’s Weisbrod Kitchen Classroom. materials related to the Allegheny Council of Jewish War Veterans and Auxiliary. Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program Joan and Steve Isack: Ilkuvitz Clothing Store Records and Photographs.

Mark Stevenson Jr.: Smith-Hall Family Papers. The collection contains letters from James T. Smith to his sister during his service in the Union Army during the Civil War. Also included are an indenture from Harry Hall to James and Sarah Spencer, a property deed, correspondence by the Hall family, into which the Help your company receive valuable tax credits while Smiths married, and a photograph believed to be James Smith in uniform. simultaneously supporting the History Center’s Healthy Heritage Kerra Penn: Leland Hartman Papers and Photographs. Local animator Leland “Lee” Hartman educational programs. By giving through the produced hundreds of commercials and industrial films from the 1960s through the 1990s. Included Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit in the collection are various animation cells representing commercial work for a wide array of local businesses, ranging from the Bureau of Mines to local radio stations featuring the . Also Cooking Series (EITC) program, eligible businesses are awarded included is a collection of correspondence primarily between Hartman and Pittsburgh filmmaker significant tax credits for their philanthropic efforts. William Beal pertaining to their various artistic pursuits, which included films and short stories. EITC allows businesses to receive tax credits equal Marya Pendro-Thomson: Pendro Family Papers and Photographs. The Pendro Family immigrated to the and settled in Pittsburgh around 1890. The family had close The History Center will share traditions to 75 percent of their contribution. Tax credits are ties through employment to the Edgar Thompson Works and the Joseph Horne Company increased to 90 percent of the contribution when Department Store. This collection consists of newspaper clippings, photographs, artwork, and Vintage Pittsburgh with local schools, one recipe at a time. other printed materials pertaining to members of the Pendro family and its history. businesses commit to an identical donation to the Ann Faye Ruben: Davidson-Abelson Family Papers and Photographs. This collection contains This spring, students will gather in the 3rd floor History Center over two consecutive years. photographs and papers of the donor’s parents, Arthur Abelson and Minnie Davidson Celebrate the ’60s in style! Vintage Pittsburgh is a Weisbrod Kitchen Classroom for the Healthy Heritage Abelson; her maternal grandparents, H.Z. Davidson and Anna F. Davidson; and her paternal grandparents, Benney and Nettie Abelson. special two-day event at the History Center presented Cooking Series, presented by UPMC Health Plan. For more details, please contact Natalie Taylor at VINTAin partnershipg withE ModclothPITTSBU, Pittsburghr VintageGH 412-454-6325 or [email protected]. Martina Corbin, Metropolitan Baptist Church: Metropolitan Baptist Church Records and Photographs. A retroMixer weekend, and Yelp! At the as senAtoRpart of 1968:john heinz The histoRYYear That centeR Local chefs will prepare meals for the students that Valerie Haney: Andrew “Pooch” Puchany Photograph. A photograph of Andrew “Pooch” Puchany in his high school wrestling pose. He was the first wrestler to win four consecutive WPIAL Rocked America, presented by UPMC Health Plan. reflect the culture of ethnic cuisine and share the championships. He wrestled for Cannonsburg High School.

health benefits of these time-honored dishes. Three Jeanine Fallon (left) and Susie Barbour (right) of Dennis Donati: 6-Day Bike Race Official Program. ’60s Fashion Show separate programs will focus on Italian, Syrian, and First Commonwealth Bank present an EITC donation to Joanne Sharer: Charles A. Braun Photographs. This collection consists of photographs of board members Bulgarian cuisine. History Center Senior Vice President Betty Arenth. and employees from the H. J. Heinz Company circa 1911. Also included are Heinz Co. baseball team Fri., April 12 • 7 p.m. photographs, dating from around 1894. Charles Braun was an employee of the Heinz Co. 1212 Smallman St. | Strip District | 412-454-6000 | www.heinzhistorycenter.org Mod, rock, hippie, yippie. See how ’60s styles influenced Mr. Mark Greenblatt Ms. Diane M. Montgomery Ms. Melissa Neal Mr. & Ms. Mike Tindale Mr. Paul Meredith today’s trends. A cash bar and light refreshments will be Ms. Kim Haytock Ms. Vicki Montgomery Mr. & Mrs. Alan Oley Ms. Marlena Horvath Mr. Mark Tyler New Members Ms. Kristen Johnson Mr. James B. Napolean Ms. Dawn Penrod Ms. Judilynn Loeb Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Wargo New Museum Collections available at this fashion show presented in partnership Mr. David Lazo Mr. Mark Chiodo Mr. Walter Kraynek Ms. Kit Needham Ms. Megan Priore Mr. John Lutz Ms. Beth Williams Debra Bailey: Heavyhands collection Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Mares Mr. Joshua Fox Mr. & Mrs. Tim Linton Ms. Karen O’Donnell Ms. Laura Prisbylla Dr. Anne J. Robb Mr. Samuel R. Windows with Modcloth, which will showcase vintage-inspired Mr. & Mrs. Brian Kennedy Ms. Barbara Locke Mr. & Mrs. Chris Mathews Mr. & Mrs. Michael O’Malley Ms. Rebecca Reitmeyer Mr. & Mrs. William Westlake Mr. Kenneth Bombik Aurella J. Barch: Two large Monongahela Distilling Co. David McCullough Ms. Amy Work Mr. Greg Moreth Mr. Adam Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Joe Racan Ms. Karen Ross Mr. Peter Williams Mr. Terrence Gogarty whiskey crates; Overholt whiskey crate items from local designers and boutiques. Ms. Kathryn Cashman Mr. Robert P. Snopik Mr. Joe Sager Mr. Russell C. Sabo Teague Ruder Mr. Jacques W. Rhodes Mr. Donald E. Bowers Ms. Paulette Kelley Mr. Tom Speicher Ms. Diane Scabilloni Mr. Jeremy Small Mr. James Samuel Ms. Shereen Stutz Mr. & Mrs. Jon Rutter George Beck: Glass candelabras Mr. Nicholas Kujawinski Ms. Susan Whitney Mr. Scott Staroschuck Mr. James A. Spagnolo, III Ms. Ellizabeth Scarlett Mr. Gregg Behr & Ms. Yu-Ling Cheng Mr. A. Bruce Bowden, Esq. Mr. Domenic N. Marian Mr. Daniel Yolkut Ms. Karen Sweeney Ms. Nicole D. Stewart Leslie Schuch Mr. Allen Bildstein Ms. Royanne Grbach Richard L. Briggs: Westinghouse pewter plate and cups circa 1988 Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer Bridge Reception Ms. Lorena McLaren Ms. May Beamer Mr. & Mrs. G. Keith Turnbull Ms. Jackie Terranova Mr. Bryan Sferra Mr. Erik Bowman Mr. Mahesh Sardesai Ms. Rebecca Redshaw Ms. Charissa G. Bryan Ms. Kelly Walbum Ms. Ruth VanLaningham Ms. Sandy Simpson Mr. & Mrs. Daniel R. Delaney Ms. Jennifer Bushee John : U.S. Marines dress jacket, Purple Heart medal, Ms. Carol Regis Ms. Erin Carnay Mr. & Mrs. Eric Cavalliero Ms. Marcia Wallander Ms. Julia Timko Ms. Kathryn Falk Mr. Gary Byrnes and a metal booby trap spike Sat., April 13 • 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Ms. Andrea Vaughan Mr. & Ms. Jim Doncaster Ms. Denise A. Myers Mr. & Mrs. Harold Wega Ms. Lauren Wells Ms. Sandra J. Heline Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Case Mr. Mark J. Welch Ms. Darlene Durand Phipps Conservatory & Mr. Steve K. Weinheimer Ms. Renee M. Williams Mr. Robert M. Lizewski Mr. George DeGirolamo Gerard J. Clarke: Soap box derby collection of the Clarke family Shop the Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer for unique Ms. Denise Edgar Ms. Nancy Fralic Botanical Gardens, Inc. Ms. Jeanette Welsh Mr. Rich Yokel Mr. Nate Lorenzo Mr. & Mrs. William A. Goyette Sun., July 7 Mr. James Celebrezze Mr. & Ms. Dan Spaulding Mr. & Mrs. John S. Turcovsky, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. Wiegand Mr. Dan Barrett & Ms. Jenn Landefeld Mr. Thomas E. Marchewka, III Mr. & Mrs. Leo N. Hitt Betty Cook: Horne’s gloves and Boggs and Buhl stockings fashion, houseware, vinyl, décor, artwork, accessories, Mr. Richard Chesnik Mr. Eric Tomalski Ms. Sarah Abercrombie Ms. Wendy P. Witt Ms. Lisa A. Beltz Mr. & Mrs. Robert States Ms. Sabine S. Kane Mr. Craig L. Dickerson Mr. Richard Wrona Mr. Tony Aniceti Ms. Lisa Young Mr. Jaime Bender Mr. & Mrs. Bill White Ms. Cheryl Sorensen Anthony DiNardo: A collection of artifacts relating to the and collectibles. All six floors of the museum will Help us honor Pittsburgh native and Pulitzer Mr. Daniel Hart Mr. Scott Christley Ms. Renee Barrett Ms. Janet Zellman Ms. Tammie Blake Dungannon Foundation, Inc. Ms. Ari H. Stone Sons of Columbus of America Mr. Nicholas Havrilla Mr. David Kraska Mr. Ryan Bixby Ms. Paulina Zunino Mr. Claude Carson Mr. & Mrs. Shawn Reming-Couch Mr. John C. Stoner come alive with classic cars, games, DJs, retro food Prize-winning historian David McCullough on Mr. Stephen M. Hildebrand Mr. Chris Longwill Ms. Debbie Carse Mr. & Mrs. Dave Williams Mr. Jonathan Coring Mr. Christopher Costello Mr. & Mrs. David Thompson FISA: Collection of Christmas ornaments that hung on the tree Mr. Mark R. Hornak Ms. Tracy Pape Ms. Christine Chaffee Mr. Lichao Du Mr. James Corona Ms. Jenny Ashburn Ms. Aleisha N. Walton in the Harmarville Convalescent Home run by FISA demonstrations, and sessions with History Center Sun., July 7 when the Strip District’s 16th Street Mrs. Stephanie Ioli Mr. David Rankin & Ms. Jessica Petho Mr. & Mrs. Robert Clites Ms. Bethanie Greenholt Mr. Norman Davis & Ms. Nikki Turner Ms. Allison Barker Mr. Raymond Boccardi Mr. Dave Masslon Mr. & Mrs. Peter Rubinsky Ms. Theresa Cockeram Mr. William A. Griffith Mr. Brian Ferngold Dr. & Mrs. Robert Davis & Ms. Michele Stine Joan M. Greenway: Leather purse circa 1925 from the donor’s mother conservation specialists. Bridge will be renamed the “David McCullough Mr. Kenton J. McElhattan Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Shields Ms. Mary Conti Ms. Lisa Henciak-Yargzr Ms. Marla Ferrency Mr. & Mrs. Dustin Levinger Mrs. Trudi Busha-Smith Mr. & Mrs. John Moore Ms. Carole Vankirk Mr. Timothy Donovan Ms. Adina Holland Ms. Megan Gerson Mr. Vernon Simmons Mr. Artilio F. Campisano, IV Naomi Horner: Paper hand fan commemorating the sale of Bridge.” Following the bridge renaming ceremony, Mr. Theron Myers Woodmere Foundation L. Dudzinski Ms. Catherine Jones Ms. Bridget Gillespie Ms. Jennifer Yates Ms. Ellizabeth A. Connor Westinghouse Electric Company to Toshiba Corporation in 2006 Mr. & Mrs. John Tarpey Ms. Jennifer Mahinski Mr. Doug Gaus Mr. James Kardeu Ms. Melissa Hardy Mr. Donald Wagman Mr. William Denson, III the History Center will hold a special public reception Ms. Arlene Kasenic Mr. & Mrs. James Maruca Mr. Michael Green Dr. & Mrs. C. E. McChesney Ms. Linda Iddings Mr. Jim Amato Mr. James L. Fisher Dr. Edward E. & Mrs. Joan B. James: A portrait of Mr. Raymond J. Kofmehl, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ed Reedy Ms. Jill Harris Ms. Kristine Peebles Mr. John F. Ingham Ms. Jennifer A. Anderson Ms. Winifred H. Ilic Joan B. James, a white lab coat of Dr. James with left breast for McCullough in honor of his 80th birthday. Mr. William Lenart Ms. Patricia Seibel Ms. Wendy Janocha Mr. Daniel J. Seman Ms. Paulette Kisiday Mr. Kerry Beardsley Mr. Russell P. Milliken pocket embroider “Edward E. James, D.O.,” a stethoscope Mr. Chris McAneny Mr. Jack Wahl Ms. Stephanie Kelley Ms. Cheryl Taylor Mr. Bryan Kyle Ms. Connie Carden Mr. John Spitznagel and Coraopolis Health Center sign Cultural Bodies: McCullough during History Center construction circa 1995. & Ms. Melissa Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Michael Yanchak Ms. Andrea Kinney Ms. Anissa Tekelenburg Ms. Karen Laner Mr. Joe Coalter Mr. Nate Terrang Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Popovic Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Meharey Ms. Joanne Kirin Mr. William Adamiak Mr. Jeffrey Lawson Ms. Michele Creps Mr. Michael A. Wickline Dr. & Mrs. Edward W. Jew Jr.: Two invalid feeders For more details, visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org. Ms. Valerie M. Roberts Mr. Richard Warner Ms. Lynn Klauss Ms. Samantha Bennett Ms. Kelly Lohr Mr. Allen Doerr Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Colcombe used by the donor’s mother during her nursing career Mr. Fred G. Zangaro Ms. Paula Sikora Mr. & Mrs. Dallas Knight Ms. Debbie Combes Mr. Frank Longo Mr. & Mrs. Peter Huntress Mr. Kevin B. Conner Ms. Nancy Choate Ms. Dianne Beck Ms. Laurel Madden Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Cukauskas Ms. Holly McCoy Mr. Jeff Johnson Mr. Russell J. Boehner Keystone Wing of Commemorative Air Force: America and the 1960s Ms. Patricia Corbin Mr. John Bender Mr. Dean Marshall Ms. Meghan W. Fisher Ms. Michelle Mendicino Mr. Chris Lang Ms. Carolyn D. Duronio, Esq. Patch from the Keystone Wing of the Commemorative Air Force Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Gavlak Ms. Susan Burgess Mr. & Mrs. Arthur McAra Ms. Aubrey Henderson Ms. Delina Notaro Mr. Ronald L. Shawver Mr. Jeremy D. Feinstein Ms. Evelyn Gussenhofen Mr. Ronald Chleboski Mr. Pat McDevitt Ms. Donna Hubert Mr. & Mrs. Ron Painter Mr. Michael Shepard Ms. Lisa P. Means Andy Kortyna: Fruit crate from Catalano-Purpura Fruit Co. Mr. Wulf Knausenberger Mr. & Mrs. Tim Davis Mr. Tyler McGuigan Ms. Steffanie Jasper Mr. Tracy Pierce Ms. Nancy Slater Mr. Alan K. Sable & Ms. Elisabeth Crago Mr. & Mrs. Jim Dilmore Mr. Bob McMaster Ms. Mary Klinger Mr. Gennaro R. Piraino, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David Strassburger Ms. Madonna Tatano Ron Lach: Clarinet played by his grandfather in a local Sixth Annual Pittsburgh’s Mr. Otis E. McAliley Mr. Michael Flores Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. McNulty Mr. Michael Lopez Ms. Mia Rayman Mr. Sean M. Sullivan Mr. Bill Taxay Sharpsburg Polish polka band Thurs., April 25 • 6 p.m. Ms. Nancy Metkler Mr. Scott Frederick Gen. Payne Ms. Susan Marcinko Mr. Tom Scanlon Ms. Audrey Tarr Ms. Beverly B. Boggio Ms. Sally J. Snyder Mr. Bryan D. Giles Mr. & Mrs. Brian Pinkerton Mr. Ryan McDonough Ms. Randi Shaw Mr. Louis Wagner Ms. Joyce H. Brandon Barbara Liberati: Dapper Dan pin & Staisey-Foerster, “The Builders” pin Mr. Joe Waskiewicz Mr. Eric Hiser Ms. Britt Roteman Mr. Robert Paskowski Mr. & Mrs. Charles Smith & Ms. Karen Urbanek Ms. Stacey A. Etherson Join Minnesota History Center curator Ms. Julie Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Sean Hohman Ms. Charissa Rychcie Ms. Amy Resetar Ms. Dawn Smith Ms. Christina Wertz Ms. Angela Fabbrini Nancy Longnecker: Wedding dress, shawl, and evening bag Hidden Treasures Ms. Kristel Moritz Mr. Jeffrey Irwin Mr. Keith Sekera Ms. Jennifer Riegler Ms. Donna Sonnett G.L. Ervin Ms. Nancy L. Frioni passed down through the donor’s family Brian Horrigan to explore the major shift in Ms. Jodie Welge Ms. Jane Liscio Mr. James Sestock Ms. Sue Sloan Ms. Jennifer Threats Mr. William F. Fabrizio Ms. Barbara Goldstein Ms. Ruth Kiefer Ms. Laura Martin Ms. Mary Pat Shanahan Mr. & Mrs. David Wingenroth Ms. Linda Trader Ideal Integrations Mr. Timothy Hogan Rich LoPresti: Chuppa and sign from Lubin & Smalley flower shop understandings and representations of the human body Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Schneider Mr. & Mrs. Patrick McElfresh Mr. Brian Slencak Ms. Baubara Yekel Mr. & Mrs. Adam Vozza Mr. Jeffrey F. Mohr Ms. Linda Jolly Ms. Regina M. Brinza Ms. Michele Mckee Mr. & Mrs. Steve Spolar Mr. Albert Anderson Mr. George Ward Ms. Karen Puff Ms. Kelli Jones McKeesport Heritage Center: Collection of buttons that cover in art, culture, science, and medicine during the 1960s. Ms. Allison Haley Mr. Michael Minder Ms. Amy Strawbridge Mr. Garr Baker Mr. Ryan Washlaski Mr. Bart Roberts Ms. Christina T. Kralic Pittsburgh’s economic, social, and political history Sun., Aug. 25 • 10 a.m. Mr. Brian J. Hutchinson Mr. Jacoui Pressley Ms. Joanne Tayman Mr. Mark Belasco Mr. Sean Welsh Ms. Shelly Williams Mr. Douglas J. Masters Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cochenour Ms. Jo Anne Reed Mr. William Trexler Ms. Karen Claus Mr. James Whitaker Ms. Sarahbeth Abalos Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Mianzo Jane Freeland Ogren & Gretchen Freeland Dent: Mr. Richard D. Ernst Ms. Joy Shelley Mr. Robert E. Trostle Mr. James Cusick Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Whitney Mr. Charles Poulain Mr. James J. Mraz Two-piece dress, worn by Elizabeth (Betty) Davis Pease Bring your most prized possessions to the History Center Ms. Carma Lamm Ms. Jacki Stucke Kerry Turner Ms. Samara Egan Ms. Kristie Bachor Mr. & Mrs. Ken Cline Mr. & Mrs. Jay Mutschler Ms. Ilona Weyers Mr. Rick Suprak Ms. Karen Vujevich Ms. Joy Giel Mr. Thomas Bajorek Mr. & Mrs. James Dusch Mr. Eric G. Ober Shirley Page: Three commemorative plates from Rodman and meet with nearly 50 professional appraisers at the Mr. Daniel A. Cook Mr. Kevin Van Scyoc Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Webster Mr. Brian Johns Ms. Barbara Bauer Mr. Sager McDill Mr. & Ms. Andrew J. Piccoli Street Baptist Church anniversary celebrations in 1954 Mr. & Mrs. Jared DeShields Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Walters Ms. Susan White Ms. Susan Judy Mr. Robert Bergman Mr. Evan Adelstein Mr. Gerry Schumacher Veteran Memories “Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures” event with KDKA-TV. Ms. Cynthia S. Guthrie Ms. Kristie Zoller Ms. DeEtte Whiteman Mr. & Mrs. Jeremiah Lott Mr. Albert Bruno Ms. Diane E. Baxter Mr. & Mrs. Joe Ditch Andrea Pasquarelli (in memory of Joanne Pasquarelli): Collection Ms. Heather Healy Ms. Margaret Gordon Mr. Scott Auman Terry Magnelli & Ms. Penny Edwards Ms. Lauren Ellery Ms. Leigh M. Yoho of Pittsburgh sports memorabilia owned by the donor’s late mother Appraisers from a variety of disciplines will assess the Mr. Clifford Majors Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Hill Mr. Gregory Baranowski Ms. Jill Mellinger Ms. Michelle Cammerata Mr. Jacob A. Gibson Mr. Victor Burrell Ms. Julia A. Nauman Mr. James Lesczynski Ms. Melissa Bell Mr. William E. Narr Mr. Louis Cancelmi Mr. & Mrs. Brad Regner Ms. Amy E. Arner Katherine Phillips: Three athletic pins and a hygiene award historic significance of visitors’ items and provide a Mr. R. Greg Szrama Ms. Trisa A. Lesczynski Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brehm Ms. Kerri Schneider Mr. Eric Carelli Mr. & Mrs. Paul Rosenberg Ms. Karen Dixon medal given to Elizabeth Winkler Ms. Terri M. Zorn Ms. Catherine Morgan Mr. Gary Calleja Ms. Heather Slinger Mr. Paul Chambers Mr. Joseph Scalise Mr. Ronald W. Drach Sat., May 11 • 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. verbal assessment of potential monetary value. The most Ms. Lori DeChellis Mr. & Ms. David J. Panasiuk Ms. Russellyn S. Carruth Mr. & Mrs. Brad Smith Ms. Serena A. Cornell Mr. Keith Vogelsang Mr. & Mrs. Larry Falter Delores Richardson: Hardhat and mine whistle that belonged Mr. & Mrs. Patsy Hatzimbes Mr. Joseph Paviglianti Mr. & Mrs. James M. Clayton Ms. Melanie Voss Mr. & Mrs. Scott Detwiler Mr. Ken Aichner Mr. Albert Gentile to the donor’s husband Lloyd Richardson unique items and stories will be featured on the popular Mr. Justin Lostetter Ms. Melissa Stump Mr. Ronald J. Datovech Ms. Michelle Warga Mr. David Foremsky Mr. Robert A. Bartz Mr. Scott Herring Engage in a panel discussion with former veterans Mr. John Osuch Mr. John Zinn Ms. Christine Dejidas Mr. & Mrs. Brian White Mrs. Cynthia Lesesne Mr. Dean & Ms. Elizabeth Sutherland Mr. & Mrs. James Hines Ken Stackawitz: St. Canice booster ribbon “Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures” program on KDKA-TV. Ms. Iris M. Samson Mr. & Mrs. Mike Nease Ms. Francine Fischer Ms. Gina Bittner Mr. Mark Mlynarski Mr. Robert Barrett Ms. Beverly Hunger from major U.S. military conflicts during the past Mr. Charles R. Sestini Mr. Harry Deitzer Ms. Carla Forgenie Ms. Emily Conrad Ms. LuAnn Mudrak Mr. Jeffrey Keim Ms. Caroline Isachsen Joanne F. Todaro: ticket box taken from the last game day Ms. Kelly Weinheimer Mr. Christopher Allen Ms. Suzanne Foster Mr. Richard Darr Mr. & Mrs. Steve Nelms Ms. Deborah Mariano Mr. Harmon Leonard at the stadium, a doubleheader versus the on June 28, 1970 60 years who will discuss their wartime memories, Ms. Linda Newberg Ms. Maureen H. Anderson Mr. Joseph Hale Mr. Gregg Duane Mr. Shane Siciliano Mr. & Mrs. Frederic B. Sargent Ms. Carolyn C. Meigs Don’t miss “Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures” on KDKA-TV: Mr. & Mrs. Frank C. Chiprich Mr. & Mrs. Earle Ashbridge Mr. Mark Heinlein Ms. LuAnn Eaton Mr. Brian Soudant Ms. Kristen Bell Ms. Joan Moff Woodruff H. Turner: Blairsville National bank memorabilia, focusing on the nation’s attitudes and emotions Ms. Tara M. George Ms. Mary Ann Blair Ms. Julia Johnson Mr. David Fish & Ms. Faith Dolegowski Ms. Catherine Thompson Mr. Marc Birckbichler Mr. Byron Parkins Amen Corner corkscrew and toothbrush, rubber stamp during 1968 and throughout the Vietnam War. Mon., April 22 • 7:30 p.m. Ms. Rubbie A. Greenwald Ms. Lynne Bogolin Mr. James W. Kane Ms. Heather Gold Mr. & Mrs. John Todd Mr. Charles Black Ms. Susan B. Scott Ms. Candy Lafko Mr. John P. Bowers, III Ms. Diane Kerr Ms. Nina Higgins Mr. Robert Westgren Mr. Michael Bradwell Mr. & Mrs. William J. Stewart Katharine Venezia: Flag with Purple Heart and bronze star Mr. & Mrs. Major A. Mason, III Mr. Thomas Crowley Mr. William Lane Ms. Kirsten Hiltz Mr. Charles Wolf Mr. & Mrs. William Cooper Ms. Natalie Taylor Mon., May 13 • 7:30 p.m. Mr. & Mrs. John Murdoch Mr. Richard Ekstrom Mr. Robert Leff Ms. Dorothy Holliday Ms. Christie Depner Mr. & Mrs. Daniel A. Curry Ms. Michele Thomas Jean Woods: Textile collection, various outfits belonging to Mr. John Flynn & Ms. Debra Parfitt Mr. Haywood El Mr. Jason R. Luhn Mr. Owen Kelly Ms. Rachel Gray Mr. Regis A. Dusch Mr. & Mrs. Joe Walko, Jr. donor’s mother, grandmother, and family friends For a detailed list of public programs and events Mon., June 17 • 7:30 p.m. Ms. Laurie Sweeney Ms. Joyce A. Fink Ms. Andrea J. Michalski Mr. William J. Kent, III Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hawk Ms. Alyshia Inks Ms. Ann Williams Mr. Matt Stokes Ms. Felicia Fisher Ms. Sandy Miller Jamie Lebovitz Dr. & Mrs. Barry D. Moskowitz Mr. & Mrs. Walter E. Lannis Mr. & Mrs. John Wotus Bruce Williamson: “In Memoriam” GAR commemorative ribbon Visit → www.heinzhistorycenter.org Mon., July 15 • 7:30 p.m. Mr. Daniel T. Albano Ms. Elizabeth Fox-McManus Ms. Jessamine Montero Mr. Ed Lockman Ms. Lynn Perla Mr. Barry L. Levine Ms. Cindy Wright for Apollo Post No. 89

6 The Newsletter of the Senator John Heinz History Center 412-454-6000 | www.heinzhistorycenter.org In association with the Smithsonian Institution Spring 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. 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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“Slave Routes: A Global Vision” Film Screening Summer Saturdays at the Fort FIRST FLOOR Sat., April 6 • 1 p.m. Sat., May 11 NEW! 1968: The Year That Rocked America See page 4 for details. See page 5 for details. (through May 12, 2013) UPMC SmartSteps Vintage Pittsburgh: ’60s Fashion Show Veteran Memories Senator John Heinz: A Western Pennsylvania Legacy Sat., April 12 • 7 p.m. Sat., May 11 • 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Kidsburgh (mezzanine) See page 6 for details. See page 6 for details. Vintage Vehicles

Vintage Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer “Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures” on KDKA-TV SECOND FLOOR Sun., April 13 • 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Mon., May 13 • 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh: A Tradition of Innovation See page 6 for details. See page 6 for details. Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum

21st Annual History Makers Award Dinner Point State Park Fountain Reopening THIRD FLOOR Thurs., April 18 • 6:30 p.m. Fri., June 7 Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum See page 3 for details. See page 5 for details. Discovery Place Rediscovering Lewis & Clark: Eastern American Indian History Conference Hometown–Homegrown A Journey with the Sat., April 20 – Sun., April 21 Sat., June 8 • 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Prine Collection of Woodworking Planes See page 5 for details. See page 6 for details. Outdoor Advertising

“Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures” on KDKA-TV Summer Saturdays at the Fort FOURTH FLOOR Mon., April 22 • 7:30 p.m. Sat., June 8 NEW! From Slavery to Freedom See page 6 for details. See page 5 for details. NEW! Art of the Steelers (through March 31, 2013) NEW! The Year in Pictures: Images from the Cultural Bodies: America and the 1960s Meadowcroft Atlatl Competition Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 2012 Thurs., April 25 • 6 p.m. Sat., June 15 Heinz 57 See page 6 for details. See page 5 for details. Special Collections Gallery Glass: Shattering Notions Meadowcroft Members Day “Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures” on KDKA-TV Sat., May 4 Mon., June 17 • 7:30 p.m. FIFTH FLOOR See page 5 for details. See page 6 for details. Clash of Empires: The British, French, & Indian War, 1754-1763

Meadowcroft Opening Weekend The Civil War in Pennsylvania SIXTH FLOOR Sat., May 4 – Sun., May 5 Member Exhibition Preview Wrought Metal Treasures from the Blum Collection See page 5 for details. Wed., June 19 Visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org Colonial Chocolate Evening Fri., May 10 The Civil War in Pennsylvania See page 5 for details. Exhibition Public Opening Sat., June 22 For detailed event and exhibit information, Visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org please visit www.heinzhistorycenter.org