- Last Updated on Thursday, 29 June 2017 23:49
The Donora Historical Society recently released the following schedule of events.
Donora Dragons Football Game Film Event
Due to the excitement generated from our ongoing game film project, our first “game film event” to show and relive Donora Dragon football games from the 1960s is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, September 23, 2017. The event will host former coaches, players, cheerleaders, band members and fans and will be a “Return to Glory” at the Croatian Club (Cro Club) in Donora, 329 Castner Ave.
The games will be shown in the club hall with food and drinks available for purchase from the Cro Club. The event is free but donations will be gladly accepted. We encourage audience participation by sharing your stories or memorabilia and welcome your ideas or volunteer time before September. Please RSVP or share with your ideas or interest in volunteering by contacting the Donora Historical Society by phone or email.
Prior to the event, visit the Smog Museum, 595 McKean Ave., to see our rotating exhibit titled “History of Donora Dragon Football” that will feature photos, game balls and programs, lettermen’s jackets, and leather helmets. Hear stories about Coach Jimmy Russell, Jake Kovalcik, Dan Towler, Larry Crawford, Ken Griffey and many others.
Follow the “Donora Historical Society and Smog Museum” and the “Donora Cro Club” on Facebook for future updates.
If you have any questions on exactly which games we have and which have already been converted to DVD, please view the full list on our website under the “Game Films” page or consult the Historical Society by voicemail or email (see below). Orders for DVD copies will also be taken on that day. We will only have a few games at point of purchase, as games are made to order.
Fall Cement City Walking Tour
Our fall Cement City Home and Walking Tour is scheduled for Sunday, October 15 at 1 p.m. The Steelers play at 4:15 p.m. that day so the game should not conflict with your desire to see Thomas Edison’s solution for worker housing created a century ago in 1917. If the fall tour is as popular as the spring tour, we will schedule Saturday, October 14 as our overflow date. It is encouraged to call or email to get your name added to a pre-RSVP signup and reminder list to be contacted when the tour date gets closer. If you are flexible to do Sunday or Saturday, please tell us that to give us some scheduling flexibility. If you have any questions about Cement City or one of our Home and Walking Tours, please consult our website and click the “Cement City” tab, or contact the historical society.
Second Eldora Park Walking Tour
Next year’s tour will be held on a Saturday in late March or early April at noon in the wooded footprint of the original park on the old Wickerham Farm to see where people once picnicked and enjoyed all the amenities of an amusement park a century ago. The tour will start at the Smog Museum in Donora with a photo and newspaper article presentation. We’ll then drive the three miles to conduct the walking tour portion. We are now accepting names, phone numbers and email addresses that will be added to a pre-RSVP signup and reminder list. Eventually we’ll contact you by phone or email once we select a definitive date.
Additional Info
If you have additional questions about the subjects mentioned above, the historical society, museum, presentations or possibly volunteering, feel free to stop by on Saturdays or by special appointment (with at least a week’s notice), email us at DonoraHistoricalSociety@gmail.com, call us at 724-823-0364 and leave a message, visit us on the web at www.DonoraHistoricalSociety.org, or follow us and like us on Facebook at “Donora Historical Society and Smog Museum.”
