Andy Janicki | Legionville ABOUT THIS EPISODE On episode 4 of the Little Beaver Historical Society Podcast, we talk with master model builder Andy Janicki about his historic 1792 rendition of Legionville, the first established basic training facility of the United States military, located near Baden, Pennsylvania. For more about Legionville, listen to Episode 9: …
Richard Williams | The Pennsylvania Mainline Canal On episode 11 of the podcast, history educator Richard Williams discusses the Western Division of the Pennsylvania Mainline Canal, from Pittsburgh to Johnstown. This episode was recorded August 13, 2017 at the Allegheny-Kiski Valley Historical Society and Heritage Museum, Tarentum, Pennsylvania. Host: Kevin Farkas. Guest: Richard …
LBHS Podcast (Ep03): The Social Voice Project – Podcasting Local History <img width=”300″ height=”105″ src=”https://thesocialvoiceproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/USE-HEADPHONES-FOR-BEST-LISTENING-V2-300×105.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” sizes=”100vw” /> <img width=”950″ height=”950″ src=”https://thesocialvoiceproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/LBHSP03-COVER-ART-V2-1024×1024.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” sizes=”100vw” /> On episode 3 of the Little Beaver Historical Society Podcast, host Dave Holoweiko talks with Kevin Farkas and Bryan Chemini of The Social Voice Project about using podcasting …
John Nichols | Uncles at War On episode 10 of the podcast, historian John Nichols presents his book, Uncles at War, detailing the family histories and WWII experiences of three uncles–Eldred Gray , Gerald Gray, and William Nichols. This episode was recorded May 24, 2017 at the Allegheny-Kiski Valley Historical Society and Heritage …
Frank W. Wicks | Playwright <img width=”950″ height=”950″ src=”https://thesocialvoiceproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/COVER-ART-LBHS02-1024×1024.jpg” alt=”” loading=”lazy” sizes=”100vw” /> <p style=”text-align: left;”>On episode 2 of the Little Beaver Historical Society Podcast, we talk with renowned playwright Frank W. Wicks, creator of Soldier, Come Home, a Civil War drama recently produced by the Little Beaver Historical Society.</p> This episode was recorded …
Carleton Young | Voices From the Attic On episode 9 of the podcast, historian Carleton Young of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania presents his book, Voices From the Attic: The Williamstown Boys in the Civil War–a fascinating account of discovering family letters from the Civil War and retracing American history through eye-witness accounts by his ancestors. This …
Dave Holoweiko | Soldier, Come Home ABOUT THIS EPISODE On episode 1 of the Little Beaver Historical Society Podcast, we talk with LBHS board member Dave Holoweiko about the society’s presentation of Soldier, Come Home, a play written by Frank W. Wicks based on the Civil War letters of his great-grandparents, Philip and Mary Pringle of …
Stefano Ballini | Monte Sole Landing Memories On episode 8 of the podcast we present the American film screening of Monte Sole Landing Memories, a documentary by Italian filmmaker Stefano Ballini, featuring Pittsburgh-area WWII veterans of Italian decent: Frank Gervasi, Michael Vernillo, and Vittorio Zippi. Note: The film is not presented here, but it …
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