- Last Updated on Friday, 31 July 2026 03:00
West Jefferson Hills Historical Society is delighted to announce the return of author and historian Dr. Todd DePastino on August 26 at 7:00PM.
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At our August program, Dr. DePastino will tell the story of the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion, a massive armed uprising and secessionist movement in the American West, which then included Pittsburgh. Sparked by Alexander Hamilton’s excise tax on whiskey in 1791, the rebellion was the first major test of the newly constituted federal government and is much misunderstood today. Come hear about the Mingo Creek Association, the proposed independent republic of Westsylvania, “Tom the Tinker,” and General John Neville, whose mansion was burned to the ground in the “Battle of Bower Hill.”
Dr. DePastino is founder and executive director of the Veterans Breakfast Club, a non-profit dedicated to sharing veterans’ stories with the public. He is the author of the award-winning Bill Mauldin: A Life Up Front (W.W. Norton) and other books. He has a Ph.D. in American History from Yale University and lectures widely on American History topics. His authoritative account of “The Whiskey Rebellion,” presented at 7:00 PM on August 26, 2026 in the Community Rooms of the Jefferson Hills Borough Building, promises to inspire much interest and provide new insights into this engaging piece of American history.
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