March 6, 2024
Wednesday, March 6th, 2024 Allegheny City Society Book Club 6:30PM at The Parador Inn, 939 Western Ave Pittsburgh Rising: From Frontier Town to Steel City, 1750-1920 by Edward K. Muller & Rob Ruck Over 170 years, Pittsburgh rose from remote…
February 7, 2024
Note Location Change! Meet with us at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at the hip Modern Cafe, 862 Western Ave, Pittsburgh, PA to discuss: Kaufmann’s: The Family That Built Pittsburgh’s Famed Department Store “Journalists Marylynne Pitz and Laura Malt…
January 10, 2024
From the Steel City to the White City Zachary L. Brodt Join us as we restart (!) the ACS Book Club at Calvary United Methodist Church at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, January 10th to discuss Zachary L. Brodt’s From the…
November 29, 2023
Join the Allegheny City Society and the Allegheny Historic Preservation Society for a joint event featuring Zachary L. Brodt for a discussion of his new book and its little known facts about Pittsburgh at the Columbian Exhibition! Calvary United Methodist…
July 30, 2023
Our Jewish Roots in Allegheny City — A Bus Tour SUNDAY, JULY 30, 2023 AT 1 PM – 4:30 PM Starts and Ends at Calvary United Methodist Church, 971 Beech Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15233 The Jewish Communities of Pittsburgh have…
June 14, 2023
Riverview Avenue Walking Tour – Wednesday, June 14th Join us for a walking tour of historic Riverview Avenue in Observatory Hill at 6:30 on Wednesday, June 14th. Sites will include: – Former Watson Presbyterian Church – Ss. Cyril and Methodius…
May 10, 2023
Join us for a walking tour of Perry Hilltop on Wednesday, May 10th at 6:30PM as we explore some of the history of the area over the decades. We will gather in the parking lot of One Perry Plaza at…
April 12, 2023
Happy Hour –Casual Gathering to Talk History! Hey Allegheny City and North Side history folks — lets get together for a casual social time where we can all chat about history and get to know each other! Lets gather at…
August 30, 2022
Join the Allegheny City Society as we explore the historic boundary between Fineview and the old Third Ward and celebrate the recent opening of the Fountain Street Overlook. Meet at NavusHouse 1515 Boyle Street at 6:30PM. $5.00 Suggested Donation TUESDAY,…
August 6, 2022
Allegheny City Society Walking Tour Learn about Negro League Baseball heritage, the former Pleasant Valley, and more! Saturday, August 6th 11:00AM Meet at the Negro League Murals on “The Corner of Hope” Wilson at Burgess Street in Perry Hilltop $5…
June 11, 2022
Ever wonder what family stories are found behind those artful tombstones in West View Cemetery? This well-maintained “city of the dead ” on Cemetery Lane was established by Rodef Shalom Congregation in 1880. Allegheny City’s Jewish history is found here…
May 4, 2022
Gathering 6 pm Refreshments 6:30 pm Meting 6:45 pm Presentation of the 2022 Rimmel Award “Telling Our Stories” by Brian Butko, Author and Director of Public Relations at the Senator John Heinz History Center. Please RSVP by April 22 to…
February 11, 2021
The Allegheny City Society Book Club has been on COVID-19 hiatus. In early 2021 we plan to try Zoom discussions. Once meeting in person is safer we hope to get back to having in person discussions. In the meantime: happy…
March 12, 2020
Come to the fourth meeting of the Allegheny City Book Club! Based on Pittsburgh’s North Side, we read and discuss local history and local authors with gatherings on the 2nd Thursday every other month. For our March discussion we’ll…
January 9, 2020
Allegheny City Book Club Come to the third meeting of the Allegheny City Book Club! Based on Pittsburgh’s North Side, we read and discuss local history and local authors with gatherings on the 2nd Thursday every other month. There are…
November 14, 2019
Second meeting of the new Allegheny City Book Club! Based on Pittsburgh’s North Side, we’ll be reading and discussing local history and local authors with gatherings to discuss on the 2nd Thursday every other month. Our November 14th discussion…
November 30, 2019
Charles Avery The Project We are raising funds with our partners at ioby to honor and perpetuate the memory of Charles Avery and The Avery Institute as a major institution created for the education of Africa-American leaders in the United…
October 19, 2019
Exposition Park in 1905, Library of Congress. As World Series excitement approaches, please join us for a walking tour highlighting historic baseball sites on the North Shore. You’ll have an opportunity to stand in the exact spot where Roberto Clemente…
July 30, 2019
Join the Allegheny City Society for our walking tour of the East Commons Park on Tuesday, July 30th. We will meet at the new fountain across from AGH at 7:00 PM, and we’ll walk and talk all the way south…
May 19, 2019
Come join the Allegheny City Society for the first-ever tour of the Behind Every Wall black and white murals alongside Route 28 at the foot of Troy Hill. These images cut into the surface of the retaining wall are the…
