To Pittsburghers, the story of Roberto Clemente’s life and tragic death is as familiar as any other bit of modern history. But when Vince Mariotti told that story last week at a Bridgeville Area Historical Society event, it was almost like hearing it for the first time. With the verve of a veteran raconteur, the… [Read More]

One-hundred years ago next month, an otherwise quiet day in Castle Shannon became a bullet-riddled bloodbath as a bank robbery gone bad spilled into the streets and into the countryside. “The Great Castle Shannon Bank Robbery” is a tale of gun fights, suicide, and vigilante justice in a quiet town that, at the time, didn’t… [Read More]

Nearly 200 years ago, the newly incorporated city of Pittsburgh built its first bridge, which linked Smithfield Street to Mt. Washington. Today, of course, Pittsburgh is famous for its many bridges. That transformation from new city to City of Bridges was the subject of February’s Bridgeville Area Historical Society presentation. Author Todd Wilson, who co-wrote the… [Read More]

The Bridgeville Area Historical Society hosted a lecture on Sunday examining one of World War II’s most fascinating, and flawed, characters—Admiral William Halsey. Guest speaker Dr. Jack Aupperle, a retired Methodist preacher, made the case that “a hero does not necessarily have to be perfect.” Halsey was a great Naval leader, but also a controversial… [Read More]