James Hohman, a now-retired graphic artist
from Pitt, and a two-decades member
of the Battle […]
Videos
October, 2017 was the opening of
the Battle of Homestead art exhibit:
“Working Class Images”. […]
Working Class Images Art Exhibit
This short promotional video was commissioned
for use prior to formal fundraising
for the restoration […]
The Maxo Vanka Murals
In commemoration of the 1892 Battle
of Homestead that led to the
advancement of how […]
Ceremonial River Blessing and Water Healing Ritual
Historians discuss the importance of oral
history, and steelworkers from “Back in
the Day’ and […]
Steelworkers: Then and Now
Willa Cather, winner of the Pulitzer
Prize for literature, lived in Pittsburgh
for ten years, […]
Willa Cather in Pittsburgh
Presentation by author Trilby Busch. “Darkness
Visible: A Novel of the 1892
Homestead Strike.”, recreates […]
Our Families in the Battle Homestead
This film is a visual remembrance
of the life of William (Bill)
Beik, an eminent […]
William Beik Memorial September 17, 2017
This is a documentary film about
the July 6, 2017 Battle of
Homestead foundation event […]
Mark Rylance “Battle of Homestead Remembered”
Joe Szalanski was an immigrant steel
worker who lived in the early
1900’s. His father […]
“15,000 Miles on 48 Cents”
The Bernard Kleiman (Sponsored by the
United Steelworkers) lecture brings a speaker
each year with knowledge […]
The 2017 Bernard Kleiman Memorial Lecture: Napoleón Gómez Urrutia
The violence that erupted at Carnegie
Steel’s giant Homestead mill near Pittsburgh
on July 6. […]
The River Ran Red
In 1924 the little central Pennsylvania
town of Lilly, near Altoona, was
targeted for a […]
The Lilly Story.
BHF, in partnership with Steel Valley
School District, hosted an afternoon program
commemorating the legendary […]
Historical Plaque Dedication at the Pump House, April 21, 2016
The Wisconsin Labor History Society is
pleased to announce the availability of
a six-part video […]
American Labor History Video Series
Produced by BHF member Pauline Greenlick,
this is a 14 minute documentary
film about the […]
“Boarding the Westbound”
David P. Demarest (November 9, 1931
– October 15, 2011). One of
the founding members […]