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Hereafter Regional Juried Exhibition 2024 - OPEN CALL
Craft objects have long been a vehicle for processing and understanding emotions, celebrating life, and invoking memory. For this exhibition, Contemporary Craft invites artists working with craft media, (including but not limited to wood, metal, fiber, glass, ceramic, found object, and paper) to respond to themes of grief, loss, joy, healing, and mourning.
History Center announces second annual "Civic Season"
The Senator John Heinz History Center – the Smithsonian’s home in Pittsburgh – is joining fellow leading civic and history organizations across the United States this month to launch the second annual Civic Season, in partnership with the Made By Us coalition.
First archeological dig in three years set for Meadowcroft
This month, the Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, part of the Senator John Heinz History Center’s family of museums, will host a new archaeological excavation of the Rockshelter under archaeologist Dr. James Adovasio, who led the first excavation of the National Historic Landmark back in 1973.
Washington County Historical Society Seeks Volunteers
Over the past two years events at the Washington County Frontier History Center has been limited due to the ongoing pandemic. But now it is time to get back to it!
Before we can do that though, there is work to be done. That is where you come in! We are looking for people who aren't afraid to get their hands dirty to volunteer at the Frontier History Center. From replacing aging roof shakes, to trimming up fallen trees, there is work for all ages!
Meadowcroft Rockshelter opens May 1st
Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, part of the Senator John Heinz History Center family of museums, will open for its 2022 season on Sunday, May 1. Just an hour’s drive from Pittsburgh, Meadowcroft is a National Historic Landmark in Avella, Washington County, Pa. Visitors of all ages can explore the Rockshelter, an archaeological wonder where the region’s earliest inhabitants dwelled more than 19,000 years ago.
Washington County Historical Society surpasses fundraising goal of $20,000
I want to express my deepest gratitude to you for caring so much about preserving the history of Washington County. Champions of history and preservation, such as yourself, have made our 2020 Annual Fund drive a success and helped us surpass our goal of $20,000.
Meadowcroft to Extend Free Admission for Kids through October
Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, part of the Senator John Heinz History Center’s family of museums, will offer free admission for kids ages 17 and under throughout October, presented by Washington Auto Mall.
Visitors of all ages can throw tomahawks in the site’s 18th-century frontier area, learn to use an atlatl (a prehistoric spear-thrower) in a 16th-century Monongahela Indian Village, and explore the prehistoric Meadowcroft Rockshelter – a National Historic Landmark recognized as the oldest site of human habitation in North America.
Meadowcroft to Offer Free Admission for Kids in September
Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, part of the Senator John Heinz History Center’s family of museums, will offer free admission for kids ages 17 and under throughout September, presented by Washington Financial Bank and Alex E. Paris Contracting.
Meadowcroft Rocks: Free Admission for Kids in August
Four presenters took what many of us know of as a regional conflict which we call the “French and Indian War” involving the British and French Empires, as well as several indigenous nations and confederacies, and opened our eyes to a wider world conflict.