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Telling Untold Tales – Unbeknownst Pittsburgh!

5 February 2009

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Image via Wikipedia I stumbled upon this event while browsing weekend activities for this weekend at ThisIsHappening.org and this looks like my kind of event – Pittsburgh story telling.  A bunch of historians from around Pittbsurgh are digging up some artifacts and stories from the Warhol Museum (I love Andy Warhol’s time capsules), The Homewood Cemetary, Pitt, Chatam [...]

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Weihnachtsmarkt this weekend is Historic Harmony

12 November 2008

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Image via WikipediaWeihnachtsmarket is German for Christmas Market.  Historic Harmony village, which is about a 25 minute drive north of Pittsburgh, is hosting their annual Christmas Market this weekend (Nov. 15-16, 2008). Now it has been a few years since I took the tour of the Harmony Museum but here is what I remember about Harmony [...]

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Fort Ligonier Days – 250th Anniversary of the Battle

9 October 2008

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Image by ryanophilly via FlickrEach year thousands of people head to Ligonier – just a quick 60 minute drive from Pittsburgh for a huge celebration that commemorates the battle of Ligonier which was one of the battles of the French and Indian War.   The fort is still there and you can even watch a reenactment [...]

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Mr. Rogers, Nancy Reagan and Jimmy Carter – Pictures of the Pittsburgh Quilt

29 September 2008

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Image via WikipediaWhat do Mr. Rogers, Nancy Reagan and Jimmy Carter have in common? They all signed the Pittsburgh Quilt along with Ronald Reagan, Mr. McFeely and 30,000 other Pittsburghers back in 1988. (Never did I think I would have a reason to write about Nancy Reagan on IheartPGH). Over the summer I wrote [...]

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All-Italian-all-the-time – Little Italy Days All Weekend in Bloomfield

26 September 2008

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Image via WikipediaFriday, Saturday and Sunday (Sept 26-28, 2008) celebrate Pittsburgh’s little Italy. Bloomfield knows how to celebrate – they will have food, music, games and festivities all over Bloomfield. The 2008 festival features free activities and entertainment for young and old. This year 12 musical groups perform on the Main Stage at Liberty and [...]

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Wheeling Through History

16 September 2008

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Image via Wikipedia This is a steal, maybe I should say steel, of a deal – plus they even have bikes and helmets for you. The Young Preservationists are a great group – looks like an awesome way to spend a Saturday morning in Pittsburgh. I like that they have 3 different tours [...]

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