On August 24, 2018 we held
our first outdoor concert at the
Historic Pump House. […]
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James Hohman, a now-retired graphic artist
from Pitt, and a two-decades member
of the Battle […]
Pump House Gang and What They Do
From the late August Wilson,
one of America’s greatest playwrights
and creator of award-winning […]
How I Learned What I Learned ~ August Wilson’s Autobiography ...
Saturday, September 1, 2018, 10 AM
– 5 PM To be held
at the Wheeling Academy-Law […]
The Reuther-Pollack Labor History Symposium II
WASHINGTON, D.C—Around the world middle and
high school students are taking their
learning beyond the […]
National History Day and the Battle of Homestead ~ Local ...
The world’s largest steel-producing plant is
gone, replaced by a shopping complex,
but those who […]
Homestead Works Remembered
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 […]
