The Wisconsin Labor History Society is pleased to announce the availability of a six-part video series, “An Historical Overview of Labor Unions in the United States.” Each segment is heavily illustrated and takes us through the struggle to organize from centuries past...
With all the talk about the flag in 2017, how about what happened in 1892? ” I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to this Republic for which it stands – One Nation, Indivisible – with Liberty and Justice for all.” The original Pledge of...
Produced by BHF member Pauline Greenlick, this is a 14 minute documentary film about the life of Joseph Szalanski, a steelworker from East Vandergrift, PA. His son, Joe Szalanski, a BHF member, wrote a book, “Boarding the Westbound” about his father who was born into...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8hNBZ6DXv4&feature=youtu.be David P. Demarest (November 9, 1931 – October 15, 2011). One of the founding members of the Battle of Homestead Foundation, Dave tirelessly advocated for preserving this region’s immigrant culture,...
St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale is the site of a national treasure – the murals of Maxo Vanka, painted in the 1930s and 1940s. Hurricanes Ivan and Frances roared through Millvale in 2004 and caused damage, as water had seeped in quietly, and...
