Category: History

March 9, 2021
The Sinking of Pittsburgh’s Titanic
Graham’s Ferry sank on the Ohio River in 1909. Blogger Al Vrabel uncovers the details of this tragedy.

November 25, 2020
Hear the Bells Ringing
Read about Lebo’s change ringing tower, peal bells and digital carillon.

November 25, 2020
Fulton’s Farm Lives On in Memory
Longtime congressman Jim Fulton’s farmhouse was a South Hills landmark for more than 30 years.


June 30, 2020
Vintage Lebo: Fourth of July
See what our Fourth of July celebrations looked like in decades past!


December 27, 2019
The Way Things Were
G.C. Murphy’s Co. five and dime, Gardners record store and Mendell’s Drug store once had storefronts on Washington Road

November 25, 2019
Old St. Luke’s
Originally a British outpost, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church houses 234 years of history.


February 1, 2019
when hockey meets history
New Heinz History Center exhibit highlights Pittsburgh’s contributions to hockey