- Last Updated on Thursday, 27 October 2016 18:25
The Donora Historical Society And Smog Museum recently made the following announcements:
Veterans Day Parade and Next Presentation
With the Veterans Day Parade returning to Donora on Saturday, November 12, the next historical presentation will take place as part of the festivities. The day will begin at 11 a.m. with a ceremony at the Veterans Memorial and then finish with the Veterans Day Parade at 3 p.m. In between those two events, the Donora Historical Society will present “Remembering Donora Veterans” at the Smog Museum at 1:30 p.m. amongst a comprehensive exhibit dedicated to Donora war veterans, starting with the American Revolution. If you like military artifacts, you will appreciate this exhibit. If you can’t make the presentation, feel free to stop and see the exhibit any Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. until December.
Dreisbach Glass Plate Negative Grant
Once again, the Donora Historical Society was awarded a 2016 Hart History Fund grant for historical preservation from the Washington County Community Foundation. The grant will be used to develop yet another portion of our Bruce Dreisbach glass plate negative collection. The resulting photos will be used for future presentations and museum exhibits. These photos have enabled us to show exactly the way Donora was 80 to 100 years ago during its early years of development. You can read more about Bruce Dreisbach and his value to telling Donora’s history by accessing our website and selecting the “Dreisbach Photos” tab.
Outreach Programs
On Tuesday, September 20, the Donora Historical Society was once again on the road as we travelled to the South Park Historical Society in nearby Library at the VFD where museum curator Brian Charlton presented “Stan the Man” Musial. Last year we presented “1948 Smog” and are expected to be back next year. If you and your group are interested in this topic or a host of others that are offered by the Donora Historical Society to be presented at your location or ours, please contact the Historical Society to make arrangements.
Our outreach opportunities will continue, as we once again visit the Lawrenceville Historical Society on Wednesday, November 16 to present “Cement City” in the historic Carnegie Library of Lawrenceville.
Additional Info
If you have additional questions about the subjects mentioned above, the society, museum, meetings or possibly volunteering, feel free to stop by on Saturdays or by special appointment (with at least 72 hours’ notice), email us at DonoraHistoricalSociety@gmail.com, call us at 724-823-0364 and leave a message, visit us on the web at www.DonoraHistoricalSociety.org, or follow us and Like us on Facebook at “Donora Historical Society and Smog Museum.”
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