- Last Updated on Thursday, 02 May 2019 15:09
Hike Through History: How Donora’s Killer Smog Gave Birth to Cleaner Air
On Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. the Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP,) Venture Outdoors and the Donora Historical Society are teaming up to take hikers on a trek through the past, present, and future of air quality in Southwestern PA.
We’ll walk along the Monongahela River in the footprint of what was once Donora’s mighty Zinc Works, then visit the Donora Smog Museum to learn more about the 1948 Smog event that took the lives of over 50 people and helped spur on the clean air movement in the United States. The total hike is roughly two miles.
‘Living Legends Of Donora Football’ – An Afternoon Of Storytelling
We will assemble a group of Living Legends from the 1940s and 1950s to tell stories about their experiences of growing up in Donora, playing for the Donora Dragons, playing in college and coaching football. This roundtable discussion will be held in the downstairs Community Room of the Donora Public Library at 510 Meldon Avenue on Saturday, June 1 at 1:00 p.m. Allow two hours.
*(See accompanying article in the SPORTS section of this issue of the Messenger).
Spring Cement City Home and Walking Tours Date Set
Our spring Cement City Home and Walking Tours and your chance to see Thomas Edison’s solution for worker housing created 102 years ago in 1917 and the inspiration for the featured addition to the Carnegie Science Center’s Miniature Railroad & Village are scheduled for Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5 at 1:00 p.m. The cost of the tours are $15/person and space is limited. It is encouraged to choose a date, then call or email to get your name added to a pre-RSVP signup list to be contacted when the tour date gets closer. If you have any questions about Cement City, one of our Home and Walking Tours or our project with the Carnegie Science Center’s Miniature Railroad & Village, please consult our website and click the “Cement City” tab, or contact the Historical Society.
Additional Info
If you have additional questions about the historical society, museum, presentations or possibly volunteering, feel free to stop by on Saturdays or by special appointment, or email us at DonoraHistoricalSociety@gmail.com, or call us at 724-823-0364 and leave a message. You can also visit us on the website at www.DonoraHistoricalSociety.org or follow us and ‘Like Us’ on Facebook at “Donora Historical Society and Smog Museum.”
