On Becoming Neighbors by Alexandra C. Klarén

Posted by on Oct 15, 2020 in | Comments Off on On Becoming Neighbors by Alexandra C. Klarén On Becoming Neighbors The Communication Ethics of Fred Rogers by Alexandra C. Klarén University of Pittsburgh Press, 344 pp., hardcover $35 Fred Rogers is one of western Pennsylvania’s most beloved national figures. Born in Latrobe in 1928, he spent most of his professional life at WQED in Pittsburgh producing the children’s TV series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (1968–2001) for PBS. A number of...
read more

An Epic in the Making

Posted by on Nov 30, 2013 in | Comments Off on An Epic in the Making “It’s exciting. It’s moving. It’s surprising. It’s suspenseful It’s filled with men who became heroes, and women who became legends. It’s an epic 300 years in the making. It’s Pennsylvania history. Experience it. It’s too good to miss.”   Motivation is tough to describe, even tougher to define. It’s the stuff acting is made...
read more

Meet Mister Rogers, Everybody’s Neighbor

Posted by on Nov 26, 2013 in | Comments Off on Meet Mister Rogers, Everybody’s Neighbor “The greatest gift that you can give anybody,” says Fred McFeely Rogers, “is the gift of your honest self. And that’s what I try to do with the Neighborhood.” Television personality, writer, composer, and beloved neighbor worldwide, Rogers speaks of his vision for Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, the longest running program on Public Broadcasting System (PBS). But...
read more

Pennsylvania Heritage Society Newsletter

Posted by on Nov 24, 2013 in | Comments Off on Pennsylvania Heritage Society Newsletter Topics in the Spring 2006 Newsletter: Pennsylvania Heritage Society Launches Special Events Series Upcoming Signature Series Events Calendar for April – June 2006 Major Grant Goes to Old Economy Village Thank You! Renew or Join Now and Save  ...
read more

Out and About

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Out and About Soul Soldiers The Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center recently unveiled the most comprehensive exhibition ever to explore the issues of the Vietnam War from an African American perspective. “Soul Soldiers: African Americans and the Vietnam Era” tells the story of the Vietnam War’s impact on African American life and culture by examining both the war and the civil rights...
read more