- Last Updated on Saturday, 30 May 2015 23:10
The next presentation at the Donora Historical Society is scheduled for Saturday, June 1 at 7 p.m., and is titled, "Remembering the Donora-Webster Bridge."
The Donora-Webster Bridge was constructed in 1908 and will be razed in 2015. To honor the bridge, museum curator Brian Charlton will be sharing stories, showing photos, artifacts and blueprints of the 107-year-old structure that once spanned the Monongahela River joining the communities of Donora and Webster. Besides the presentation, the rotating exhibit already features a collection of Donora-Webster Bridge artifacts and is available for viewing now and through the summer months. This will be the last presentation before our summer break when we resume again in September.
After another sellout of our most recent Cement City Home and Walking Tour held on May 3rd, we are now adding people to a waiting list for our next tour(s) that will be held in October on a Sunday that doesn't conflict with a Steelers game, either October 4th or 11th. The tours start at the museum with a photo presentation on Donora's National Historic District – Thomas Edison's Cement City, as well as the showing of artifacts and original blueprints during the construction from 1916 and 1917. The presenter is Smog Museum curator and Cement City resident Brian Charlton, who authored an article in the fall 2013 edition of the Western Pennsylvania History magazine published by the Heinz History Center titled "Cement City: Thomas Edison's Experiment with Worker's Housing In Donora." A walking tour follows in the Historic District to point out various architectural details. The walk concludes by touring the interior of two homes that have a couple of rooms restored to period. 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 call or email the historical society. If you would like to RSVP for either tour, please contact the historical society by phone or email to be added to the list as they are filling up fast.
Once again the Donora Historical Society was invited back as a presenter for the Heinz History Center Affiliate Ambassador's Speaker Series held once a month on Saturdays. The Donora Historical Society is a Heinz History Center Affiliate member. On Saturday, June 13, we will be presenting Stan "The Man" Musial. The presentation is free with paid admission to the museum. Danish and coffee is served.
If you have additional questions about the subjects mentioned above, the society, museum, meetings or possibly volunteering, feel free to stop by or email us at DonoraHistoricalSociety@gmail.com or by calling 724-823-0364 and leave a message. Or visit us on the web at www.DonoraHistoricalSociety.org.
