As we are all painfully aware, in the last three weeks our world has drastically changed. Most of us are confined to our homes practicing social distancing, a necessary but repugnant protocol opposite from our social values. I fervently hope you and your loved ones...
On August 26, 1919, Fannie Sellins, organizer for the mine workers’ union was brutally murdered by Coal and Iron Police outside a mine entry in Natrona Heights when she attempted to intervene in the beating of a picketer. Born Fannie Mooney, Sellins was a garment...
The 2018 PLHS Conference was held September 22, 2018 at Community College of Allegheny College -Pittsburgh Campus. This year’s program was entitled ‘Vietnam: A Working Class War’ and featured panel discussions and presentations regarding Vietnam War activism and...
The Pennsylvania Labor History Society recognized four labor activists at their 2018 Annual Banquet for their lifelong interest in preserving the history of working men and women and their commitment to advancing the interests of working families. We are proud to...
The 2018 theme was Conflict and Compromise in History. A group exhibit in the Junior category became one of the most rewarded entries using the Battle of Homestead as the topic. Students Robyn, Sophia, and Amelia, eighth-graders at Peters Township Middle School,...
