Western Pennsylvania History Magazine Winter 2020-2021

The Winter 2020-21 issue of Western Pennsylvania History includes feature articles on:

• Playwright August Wilson’s inspiration from the art of Romare Bearden
• Ron Donoughe’s experiences painting scenes from Pittsburgh’s 90 neighborhoods
• Sister Cyril Aaron’s decades of service caring for the poor in the Hill District

As well as columns about:

• Tracing women’s roles in trade through an 18th-century trade ledger, part 2
• Pittsburgh’s Polar Bear Club, the water warriors of winter
• Architectural photo collection of H. Miller & Sons’ prolific building projects
• The Mellon mansion’s influence on the landscape of today’s Mellon Park
• Spotlight on HCAP: Oakmont Carnegie Library
• Charlie McCollester’s online program to highlight local historic labor sites
• A holiday turning point for Gene Kelly, Perry Como, and Lena Horne
• African Americans saving lives: the Freedom House Ambulance Service
• The story of an unfinished quilt in the aftermath of a tornado in Sharon, Pa.