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Donora Historical Society and Smog Museum announced the following March events.

Eldorado Park

ELDORA PARKWALKING TOUR

Our second annual Eldora Park Walking Tour is scheduled for Saturday, March 24 and/or March 31 at noon. The tour will start at the Smog Museum in Donora with a photo and newspaper article presentation on Eldora Park. The presenter will be Smog Museum curator and archivist Brian Charlton. We will then drive the three miles to conduct the walking tour portion in the Eldora section of Carroll Township on the historic Wickerham farm.

This tour is only held once a year and is scheduled after the winter has lessened the forest’s undergrowth. Two hiking routes can be taken, one more demanding than the other. You may do as much hiking as you’d like to see the ruins and understand where the park amenities existed. Guides will be on hand to answer your questions. Appropriate dress and footwear is required due to potentially wet and muddy conditions. Hiking poles are also encouraged.

The cost is $10 per person and you should allow two hours for the presentation and walking tour. Please contact the Historical Society to RSVP as space is limited. You will be contacted to confirm the date(s) of the tour(s).

EVERY DARK CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING

Inspired by the Netflix series “The Crown,” especially Episode 4, titled “Act of God,” which mentions Donora and the 1948 Smog, Philadelphia author Andy McPhee visited the Donora Historical Society and Smog Museum early in 2017 to do research for his new book project. 

While McPhee’s book project is far from complete, his meticulous and exhaustive research has already paid dividends for the Historical Society with newly found information about the history of Donora, as well as the Smog event itself. McPhee is proving to provide as much information for the Historical Society as we've provided for him.

As McPhee continues to research his larger project, he’s already started to share some of his stories via his new blog, titled “Silver Lining - Clean Air and the Tragedy of a Pennsylvania Mill Town,” that deals with people, objects, and events related to the Donora Death Fog of 1948, a tragedy that led directly to the nation’s first Clean Air Act.

Please consult our website to see McPhee’s work. Go to the “Links” page and then scroll down to find “Silver Lining.”

SPRING CEMENT CITY HOME AND WALKING TOUR DATE SET

Our spring Cement City Home and Walking Tour and your chance to see Thomas Edison’s solution for worker housing created 101 years ago in 1917 is scheduled for Sunday, April 22 at 1 p.m. If Sunday sells out, Saturday, April 21 will be the overflow date. The cost of the tour is $13/person and space is limited. Call or email to get your name added to a signup list to be contacted when the tour date gets closer. If you have any questions about Cement City or one of our Home and Walking Tours, please consult our website and click the “Cement City” tab, or contact the historical society.

ADDITIONAL INFO

If you have additional questions or an interest in volunteering, stop by on Saturdays or by special appointment (with at least a week’s 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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