The world’s largest steel-producing plant is
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Patricia M. DeMarco, a BHF Board
member, is a native of Pittsburgh, PA.
with a doctorate […]
Earth Day 2018 – A View of Hope from the ...
Seniors Brooke Batyi, Ricci Wright, Paige Mooney,
and eighth grader A’Ja Morant received cash
prizes for writing […]
Steel Valley students recognized for their outstanding contributions to the ...
The Battle Of Homestead Foundation (BHF)
received a $20,000 DCNR grant to conduct
a feasibility study […]
Feasibility Study Funds Approved!
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
Songs of Protest and the Working
Class Thursday, May 10 @ 7:00
pm – 9:30 pm Free […]
Live Music at the Historic Pump House!
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
Upcoming Programs commemorating 50 years ago
when the United States was marked by
several major historical […]
1968: The Heart of the Matter
Pittsburgh Post, July 8, 1892
In an interview yesterday afternoon
with Mr. George N. […]
Henry Clay Frick and “Fake News.”
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 works of Charlee Brodsky, Robert
Qualters, Peter Oresick and Jennifer Rempel
encompass many aspects […]