The Project The many, large windows
posed a problem for events at
the Pump House […]
Latest Postings
2019 Press Releases Labor History Events
in August to Focus on Legacies
of Martyred Labor […]
Press Releases
BHF member Millie Beik has composed
a timeline pointing out important dates
and events of […]
TIMELINE OF SELECT EVENTS CONCERNING THE HISTORY OF CARNEGIE STEEL ...
David P. Demarest (November 9, 1931
– October 15, 2011). One of
the founding members […]
Out of This Furnace ~ The Walking Tour
St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in
Millvale is the site of a
national treasure – […]
Preserving the Vanka Murals
“The murals were created by Maxo
Vanka, an artist with a spiritual
sense of social […]
Maxo Vanka Murals, St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Millvale
A multimedia exhibit featuring influential women
leaders in the Pittsburgh region’s labor
movement during the […]
HARD HATTED WOMEN – an Exhibit
From dramatic strikes, to the formation
of the AFL, the CIO, and
the AFL-CIO, Pittsburgh’s […]
Pittsburgh’s Labor History Sites ~ an Interactive Map
We had a great gathering on
August 25, 2016, at The Pump House
with 58 people […]
Health Effects of Fracking
On July 6, 2017, we
will mark 125 years since
the Battle of Homestead […]
125th Anniversary of the Battle of Homestead
On April 21, 2016 we dedicated
a new plaque outside the Pump
House to give […]
New Memorial Plaque Dedicated
“Homestead: A Complete History of the
Struggle of July, 1892, between the
Carnegie Steel Company, […]
Recommended Reading
As a journalist and novelist, John
Hoerr has written mainly about labor,
industry, and politics […]
John Hoerr
In Memoriam David P. Demarest The
Battle of Homestead Foundation feels heavily
the loss of […]
David P. Demarest
In Memoriam Russell W.
Gibbons Born October 14, 1931; Died
September 24, 2010 Russ […]