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Hosting the Heinz History Center's traveling Civil War exhibit for six weeks this past March and April proved to be a big success for the Donora Historical Society.

A group of students from the Ringgold Middle School participate in a scavenger hunt through the Heinz History Center Civil War Exhibit during their visit in March.

Held at the Donora Public Library's lower-level Community Room, the grand opening featured a cultural event with musical group Acoustic Shadows of the Blue and Gray. Over the first three weeks, the DHS hosted 17 school groups that totaled 470 students, teachers and chaperones, including 4th, 5th, 7th, and 8th graders, as well as special needs and home-schooled students.

On Tuesday, July 14 at 1 p.m., Smog Museum archivist and curator Brian Charlton will present Stan "The Man" Musial at the Mon Valley YMCA as part of the History Enthusiast Lunch and Learn program. Please contact the Mon Valley YMCA for more information on its presentation series.

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 tours to be held on Saturday, October 3rd and then again on Sunday, October 4th, both at 1 p.m. No Steelers games are scheduled on those days. The tours start at the museum at Sixth and McKean 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. 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.

Brian Brashear leads members of the 40th Penna 11th Reserve Co. F Infantry, an educational and re-enactment group from Brownsville, during a living history presentation in April.

Calling all volunteers! If you have an interest in history, research, archiving, fundraising, working with students of all ages, working on some amazing projects, or working with people from all over the world, we may have an opportunity for you at the Donora Historical Society. We are always on the lookout for individuals who can help promote and advance the Historical Society.

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 leaving a message. Or visit us on the web at www.DonoraHistoricalSociety.org.

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