The violence that erupted at Carnegie Steel's giant Homestead mill near Pittsburgh on July 6. 1892, caused a congressional investigation and trials...
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The Lilly Story.
In 1924 the little central Pennsylvania town of Lilly, near Altoona, was targeted for a massive Ku Klux Klan demonstration because local coal mines...
Historical Plaque Dedication at the Pump House, April 21, 2016
BHF, in partnership with Steel Valley School District, hosted an afternoon program commemorating the legendary resistance of Homestead steelworkers...

American Labor History Video Series
The Wisconsin Labor History Society is pleased to announce the availability of a six-part video series, “An Historical Overview of Labor Unions in...
“Boarding the Westbound”
Produced by BHF member Pauline Greenlick, this is a 14 minute documentary film about the life of Joseph Szalanski, a steelworker from East...
Out of This Furnace ~ The Walking Tour
David P. Demarest (November 9, 1931 – October 15, 2011). One of the founding...