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Early Upper St. Clair—A Bridgeville Area Historical Society Presentation

May 30, 2018 By Tim McNellie

Marjorie Dolanch Stein, of the Bridgeville Historical Society, discusses the early history of Upper St. Clair on May 29, 2018 at a Bridgeville Area Historical Society event.

 In 1788, Allegheny County consisted of just seven townships and one city: Moon, Fayette, St. Clair, Mifflin, Elizabeth, Versailles, and Plum, plus Pittsburgh. Last night, the Bridgeville Area Historical… [Read More]

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Bridgeville Historical Society: Cement City, PA

May 3, 2018 By Tim McNellie

Photo of homes in Cement City, Donora, PA.

 When Thomas Edison’s name is mentioned, most people think of electric light bulbs, phonographs, or motion picture cameras. Maybe even stock tickers or mechanical voting machines. Edison’s less glamorous endeavors… [Read More]

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Preserving History With Metal Detectors—A Bridgeville Historical Society Presenation

March 29, 2018 By Tim McNellie

Rob Hilt discusses metal detecting American history at the Bridgeville Area Historical Society on March 27, 2018.

 Standing in front of display boxes full of centuries-old coins, weathered war relics, and other artifacts, Rob Hilt explained how a simple metal detector can help unearth buried history…. [Read More]

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Bridgeville Historical Society—Hollywood, WWII & The Movies

February 26, 2018 By Tim McNellie

Screen captures from the Frank Capra created "Why We Fight" series of propaganda films

Four days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hollywood film director Frank Capra enlisted in the U.S. Army. Fresh off of the success of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,… [Read More]

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Bridgeville Historical Society—Theodore Roosevelt: A Lion in the White House

January 29, 2018 By Tim McNellie

Theodore Roosevelt, pictured in 1918.

In 1912, a mentally ill bartender rushed Theodore Roosevelt outside of a Milwaukee hotel and shot the Progressive Party Presidential nominee in the chest with a .32 caliber revolver. Though… [Read More]

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Bridgeville Historical Society: The U.S. Brig Niagara

December 1, 2017 By Tim McNellie

A photo of the USS Niagara

During this Nov. 28, 2017 Bridgeville Historical Society presentation, Edd Hale, a volunteer crew member on the USS Niagara, discusses the ship’s colorful history, including its role in the Battle… [Read More]

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Bridgeville Historical Society – Origins of World War II

October 30, 2017 By Tim McNellie

Glenn Flickinger discusses the origins of World War II at a Bridgeville Historical Society event on Oct. 24, 2017.

Glenn Flickinger discussed the origins of World War II at this Bridgeville Historical Society event on Oct. 24, 2017. On November 28, the Historical Society welcomes Edd Hale, who will… [Read More]

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Bridgeville Historical Society Launches 2017-18 Program Slate With Tales From the Rails

September 25, 2017 By Tim McNellie

A sketch of a locomotive of the type that would have used the Little Saw Mill Run Railroad circa 1897.

Updated with full presentation video At the beginning of the 1850s, Pittsburgh was on the verge of becoming the “workshop of the world.” The Little Saw Mill Run Railroad’s three… [Read More]

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Bridgeville Historical Society: It’s About Time

June 29, 2017 By Tim McNellie

The main clock at Grand Central Station in New York City

Our country may be divided politically these days, but back in the 19th century, Americans couldn’t even agree on what time of day it was. Trains throughout the nation operated… [Read More]

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Bridgeville Historical Society: Letters From The Civil War

June 19, 2017 By Tim McNellie

Author Carleton Young discusses letters his ancestors wrote from the front during the Civil War

Imagine clearing out your family attic and discovering hundreds of letters written during the Civil War. Faced with that situation, and not knowing why his family had the letters, Pittsburgh’s… [Read More]

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