- Last Updated on Saturday, 02 March 2013 03:37
After a brief Christmas break, we got right back into the swing of things with our February presentation, which featured Uniontown native Joshua Scully, who presented the story of the D.L. Clark Candy Co. and their influence on the Pittsburgh region.
Joshua searched us out to do this presentation and we were most grateful for his time and effort.
For the past eight months, we have been working with Ebbets Field Flannels on a prototype of a 1938 Donora High School baseball jersey designed from vintage pictures in our archives. This is a replica of the jersey that Stan Musial wore during his playing days with the Dragons, featuring his number 16 on the back with DONORA on the front made of black and orange felt numbers and letters. Each authentic throwback jersey is handcrafted especially for you with 100% wool flannel. We do not stock these jerseys at the museum and each is made to order in your desired size from S to 4XL. You can choose from travel gray or home white. Feel free to browse our website and click on our “Merchandise” tab to see pictures of the jersey or stop by the museum to see and feel the original prototype.
For railroad enthusiasts, stop by the museum to see our revolving display on the Donora Southern Railroad. Aside from pictures and other artifacts, the two featured pieces are an original locomotive steam whistle that was donated to the museum early last year, and a newly acquired Donora Southern Railroad sponsored baseball jersey.
In January, we hosted St. Francis University from Loretto, PA, who brought 17 environmental engineering and chemistry students and their instructor to tour the museum and discuss the 1948 Smog event.
Our next presentation will be on Monday, March 4th at 7 p.m. and will feature women of Donora to honor Women’s History Month. An array of different female personalities will be discussed and their impact on the shaping of the town of Donora.
The Donora Historical Society and Smog Museum is located at the intersection of 6th and McKean in the heart of Donora and is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. or by appointment.
If you have additional questions about the subjects mentioned above, the society, museum, meetings or possibly volunteering, feel free to stop by or email us at DonoraHistoricalSociety@gmail.com or by calling 724-823-0364 and leave a message. Or visit us on the web at www.DonoraHistoricalSociety.org.
