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Allegheny Valley: Its Industry and Its Railroads

October 6, 2017 Lindsay Leave a Comment

Join us for the second lecture of our Fall 2017 Series Keneth Kobus, author on Steel and Railroad History, will present “Allegheny Valley, Its Industry and Its Railroads” Ken Kobus is author of the 2015 book “City of Steel: How Pittsburgh Became the World’s Steelmaking Capital During the Carnegie Era“. More about Ken Kolbus’s research into Pittsburgh steel industry: Bethel Park writer Kobus lives and breathes Pittsburgh’s steel industry – Tribune Review, May 14, 2015 Men of Steel: Three Generations of Mill Workers NPR’s Storycorps, September 1, 2006 All Lectures are Free and Open to the Public… Read the rest

Tagged With: author, East Liberty Valley Historic Society, History, ken kobus, lecture

Meet the Author of From Animal House to Our House: A Love Story

June 5, 2012 Lindsay Leave a Comment

When I think about how I would really love to spend my time – I think I would love to restore old buildings.  I have absolutely no home improvement skills – but I think we need to do more to save and restore old buildings.  It is interesting that we have so much technology and lots more sophisticated tools, but most new buildings just don’t seem to have the detail and the character of structures from 75 years ago. So the email about this event struck a chord with me.  I recieved and email about an event with Ron Tanner… Read the rest

Filed Under: Books N'at Tagged With: author, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, ron tanner

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