Western Pennsylvania History Magazine Winter 2023-24
The Winter 2023–24 issue of Western Pennsylvania History magazine includes feature articles on:
- The founding of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s first children’s department
- Combustible engine collections preserved and displayed at The Greenberg Cadillac Museum and Coolspring Power Museum
- How Hamilton Realty and Frederick G. Scheibler Jr. Changed the Look of Pittsburgh’s East End
As well as columns about:
- Two French-made 18th-century cannons that served the Revolutionary cause displayed at the Fort Pitt Museum
- Football player Bill Fralic, known for his talent and his physical size
- The Gaddie-Truman Family Papers and Photographs
- Architect Maximilian Nirdlinger
- Donora Historical Society and Smog Museum
- Egyptian Revival influences within historic cemetery landscapes
- Ice Capades performers Irma Thomas and Orrin Markhus
- African dance and cultural icon Mama Kadiatou Conte-Forte
- The Eagle Hotel in Waterford, Erie County

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The Winter 2023–24 issue of Western Pennsylvania History magazine includes feature articles on:
- The founding of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s first children’s department
- Combustible engine collections preserved and displayed at The Greenberg Cadillac Museum and Coolspring Power Museum
- How Hamilton Realty and Frederick G. Scheibler Jr. Changed the Look of Pittsburgh’s East End
As well as columns about:
- Two French-made 18th-century cannons that served the Revolutionary cause displayed at the Fort Pitt Museum
- Football player Bill Fralic, known for his talent and his physical size
- The Gaddie-Truman Family Papers and Photographs
- Architect Maximilian Nirdlinger
- Donora Historical Society and Smog Museum
- Egyptian Revival influences within historic cemetery landscapes
- Ice Capades performers Irma Thomas and Orrin Markhus
- African dance and cultural icon Mama Kadiatou Conte-Forte
- The Eagle Hotel in Waterford, Erie County











