Fall 2018 News From The Donora Historical Society And Smog Museum

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 October 2018 11:38

‘MEMORIES OF DONORA’ - New Book For Sale

Sidney Mishkin was raised in Donora, Pennsylvania and has a lot of fond memories of growing up there.

New Sidney Mishkin Book

A 1955 graduate of Donora High School and a retired lawyer from Indianapolis, Indiana, Mishkin has returned to Donora over the years for class reunions and visits to family. After a visit to the Smog Museum in 2017, rummaging through the Museum's collections brought back many of his memories of growing up in Donora and the realization that those memories should be preserved in a book.

His love for Donora and his pride in being from Donora are evident from the very first pages of his book - "Memories of Donora - Growing up Jewish in a Western Pennsylvania steel town." As Mishkin writes, "This book will perhaps allow me in some small way to bring the Donora I knew back to life, so that I can tell people who can never know the Donora I knew about a truly remarkable place.

The softback 123 page book sells for $20 at the Smog Museum or can be ordered by email and shipped with additional S&H. Thanks to Mr. Mishkin’s kind generosity, all proceeds benefit the Donora Historical Society and Smog Museum.

10th ANNIVERSARY OF THE SMOG MUSEUM

In conjunction with the 60th anniversary of the Donora Smog incident of 1948, the current home of the Donora Historical Society and Smog Museum was opened in 2008 and has been flourishing ever since. 2018 marks our 10th anniversary.

Located in the heart of Donora at the corner of McKean Avenue and Sixth Street, the museum has permanent exhibits related to the founding of the town, town life, steel mills, the 1948 Smog tragedy, Donora schools and sports, social clubs and organizations, and a rotating exhibit whose artifacts change three to four times a year.

To eliminate any confusion, the Donora Historical Society and Smog Museum are one in the same entity. The artifacts within the Smog Museum are the property of the Donora Historical Society. The Smog Museum is just the name of our museum. We’ve had visitors from 44 states (including Alaska), Washington, D.C. and from foreign countries on five different continents.

Stop by and visit us on Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. or by appointment.

ADDITIONAL INFO

If you have additional questions about the historical society, museum, presentations or possibly volunteering, feel free to stop by on Saturdays or by special appointment, or email us at DonoraHistoricalSociety@gmail.com, or call us at 724-823-0364 and leave a message. You can also visit us on the website at www.DonoraHistoricalSociety.org, or follow us and Like Us on Facebook at “Donora Historical Society and Smog Museum.”