It’s History!: Grove City Area Historical Society & Museum

This week on It’s History! we visit Grove City, PA to tour the museum operated by the town’s historical society. The area was highly influential in the hammered aluminum giftware industry and the museum showcases that rich history. Memorabilia and photos of the town, the people, and Grove City College are displayed in specially themed […]

PA Books: “Declaration”

In “Declaration,” William Hogeland brings to vibrant life both the day-to-day excitement and the profound importance of those nine fast-paced weeks essential to the American founding yet little known today. He depicts the strange-bedfellow alliance the Adamses formed with scruffy Philadelphia outsiders and elegant Virginia planters to demand liberty. He paints intimate portraits of key […]

PA Books: “Ike’s Bluff”

Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower set about to make good on his campaign promise to end the Korean War. Yet while Eisenhower was quickly viewed by many as a doddering lightweight, behind the bland smile and simple speech was a master tactician. To end the hostilities, Eisenhower would take a colossal risk […]

PA Books: “The Houses of Louis Kahn”

Louis Kahn (1901–1974), one of the most important architects of the postwar period, is widely admired for his great monumental works, including the Kimbell Art Museum, the Salk Institute, and the National Assembly Complex in Bangladesh. However, the importance of his houses has been largely overlooked. This beautiful book is the first to look at […]

It’s History!: Mack Trucks Historical Museum

In 1900, Jack and Gus Mack founded the Mack Brothers Company in Brooklyn, NY and in 1905, they moved the company to Allentown, PA. Over the years the company would produce iconic trucks from fire engines to highway trucks to military vehicles. Join It’s History! for a tour of the Mack Trucks Historical Museum in […]

It’s History!: The Clemente Museum

It’s History! is in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh this week to visit the Clemente Museum. In 1972, Roberto Clemente was tragically killed in a plane accident ending to short a brilliant life. Clemente played 18 season for the Pittsburgh Pirates helping them win 2 World championships. He was the MVP for the Pittsburgh Pirates […]

It’s History!: Mechanicsburg Museum Association

In this episode of It’s History!, we tour four historic building preserved by the Mechanicsburg Museum Association. Join us as we explore the 1801 Frankenberger Tavern, and three buildings construction for the Cumberland Valley Railroad: the 1866 Stationmaster’s House, 1867 Passenger Station, and the 1886 Freight Station. It’s History! airs Sunday nights at 8. Watch It’s […]

The African American Experience: The Christiana Resistance of 1851

On Sept. 11, 1851, Maryland slave-owner Edward Gorsuch arrived at the farm of William Parker in search of an enslaved person that Parker was hiding. Armed neighbors rushed to the scene and in the ensuing fight against the slave catchers Edward Gorsuch was killed. Thirty-eight men, mostly African American, were arrested, but after the first […]

The African American Experience: Black History of Scranton

In the 1850 census four African Americans were documented as residents Scranton, today the community has about 5,000 residents. Over the years African Americans have made important contributions to the city in business, culture, and politics. In this episode of the African American Experience, we talk with Black Scranton Project founder Glynis Johns about the […]

PA Books: “Bridges…Pittsburgh at the Point…A Journey Through History”

“Bridges…Pittsburgh at the Point…A Journey Through History” tells the stories of the 34 bridges that crossed the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio rivers in Pittsburgh from 1818 to today. Told through the words of engineers, architects, planners, and historians this is a story of the development of technology, the rise of a city, and the progress […]