Gazette 2.0Sep 2, 20202 minThe Robinson Lions Club has a long history in our townBy Janet Gonter -Robinson Township Historical Society- Most people have heard of the Robinson Lions Club, but few really know much about...
Gazette 2.0Aug 19, 20206 minOn this day… August 20, 1643'Founding Mother' Anne Hutchinson killed by Siwanoy IndiansPhoto courtesy New York Public Library Digital Collections An 1800s depiction of Anne Hutchinson during her trial in Massachusetts Bay....
Gazette 2.0Aug 5, 20205 minOn this day...Aug. 6, 1945: Codename ‘Little Boy’Atomic destruction of Hiroshima sets in motion 75This map shows a ring of Nike missile bases protecting Pittsburgh from Soviet bombs. Most of the bases were decommissioned by the 1970s....
Gazette 2.0Jul 22, 20204 minCopy of On this Day… July 9, 1868: 14th Amendment ratified Systemic oppression continues long after This 1933 map produced by Home Owners’ Loan Corporation shows redlining of McKees Rocks and Stowe neighborhoods. The yellow sections...
Gazette 2.0Jul 22, 20205 minAnti-Semitism plagues Jewish existance throughout historyIn 2001, approximately 100 tombstones in the Beth Hamedrash Hagodal/Beth Jacob Jewish Cemetery in McKees Rocks were toppled. The FBI...