Building Your Family Tree – History Center to offer FREE Workshops in on Researching African American and Jewish Family Histories

Building Your Family Tree – History Center to offer FREE Workshops in on Researching African American and Jewish Family Histories

February 22, 2012 · by Lindsay · in ,

Nowadays we can log on to ye olde Facebooks and keep tabs on our cousin and in many families Grandma and Grandpa are using the Facebooks to keep in touch.  But if you want to find out about previous generations…

The Nina, The Pinta Make a Pilgrimage to Pittsburgh

November 12, 2009 · by Lindsay · in ,

Image by matneym via Flickr Last week the Nina and the Pinta sailed into Pittsburgh, well okay not the original ships that Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue with but the reproductions of The Nina and The Pinta. The two…

Some Park and Parking History & Friday is Park(ing) Day in PittsburghParking

September 16, 2009 · by Lindsay · in , ,

Image by JessyeAnne via Flickr This is a neat event that is another creative way to think about our city, transit and how cars fit into the urban landscape.   It fits well into the conversation we have been having about…

The History of Local Trails

February 4, 2009 · by Lindsay · in ,

Image by katherine of chicago via Flickr I saw this event on the Venture Outdoors blog today and I think this will be a really interesting talk about the history of the trails system in Pittsburgh. The parks and trails…

Fort Ligonier Days – 250th Anniversary of the Battle

October 9, 2008 · by Lindsay · in ,

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…

Links Worth a Look for August 25, 2008

August 26, 2008 · by Lindsay · in

Here are three things that are worth a look: Good night, states and summer – A rave review of the Good Night States show at Gooski’s”After the party, I caught a local 3 bands/$5 show at a dive bar. What…

History Mystery Run

January 17, 2008 · by Lindsay · in , ,

Pittsburgh’s Hash House Harriers (aka PGH H-3) refer to them selves as “the drinking club with a running problem.” What is Hashing? You have just stumbled upon an International phenomenon, where a group of people, “Hashers”, follow a cryptic trail…