In the News
The talented volunteers
and activities of the Beaver Area Heritage Foundation and
Museum regularly are in the news and make news. If you are
a journalist and would like more information, or to request
an interview, please contact info@beaverheritage.org.
2013
June 13, 2013 - "Beaver's 1897 Train Station Ready to Start New Life" - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [ link ]
June 5, 2013 - In a guest column in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, headlined "Dad Was a Veteran of Both a World War and Solid Local Life," author Fran Tunno of Los Angeles writes of escorting her father to Beaver's 2012 Memorial Day Parade and says Beaver is "a perfect town with just the right number of grassy parks and historic monuments." [ link ]
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College Square Elementary student field trip at the museum's log house |
May 29-30, 2013 - F Learn more about the museum's educational outreach to local schools.
May 27, 2013 - Beaver's annual Memorial Day Parade, sponsored by the Heritage Foundation, features members of the Tuskegee Airmen organization, World War II Battle of the Bulge veterans and the Revolutionary War-era Fort McIntosh Garrison and Civil War-era 163rd Pennsylvania Regiment re-enactment groups. At the memorial program at Beaver Cemetery, keynote speaker and Beaver County District Attorney Anthony Berosh gives remarks, and Beaver Area High School senior Nicholas Knapesky recites the Gettysburg Address.
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Above, Memorial Day honorees include veterans representing the Tuskegee Airmen, Battle of the Bulge, Vietnam War and Beaver firefighters. Below, women pioneer re-enactors and the annual ceremony of remembrance at Beaver Cemetery. |
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Author Ken Turner |
Civil War in Pennsylvania |
May 21, 2013 -
Historian, author and business owner Kenneth Turner of Ellwood City speaks about his book The Civil War in Pennsylvania: A Photographic History, published by the Heinz History Center as part of Pennsylvania Civil War 150, a statewide coalition of historical
organizations commemorating the sesquicentennial. (The book contains a very rare image of Beaver's Col. Richard Roberts, killed at Gettysburg.) His co-authors are Michael Kraus, curator of collections of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and
Museum in Oakland, and David Neville, a military historian
specializing in the Civil War and publisher of Military Images magazine. Turner also is a researcher for the Time-Life, an appraiser for militaria for Channel 2-KDKA TV's Pittsburgh's Hidden Treasures.
May 19, 2013 - "Foundation Closes on Train Station" - Beaver County Times [ link ]
May 17, 2013 - Beaver Borough Officials reach a closing agreement with the Beaver
Area Heritage Foundation for the purchase of "Beaver Station" -- the former railroad passenger station property
on East End Avenue, according to Michael Deelo, President of Beaver Borough
Council. [ more ]
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| Rotary greeters Harry Kunselman and Alicia Field |
May 4-5, 2013 - The Heritage Museum is a proud participant in the weekend's Beaver County History Celebration on the theme of "The Home Front: After the Civil War." The event, organized by the Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation, promotes more than 15 Beaver County historical sites which will be
open to encourage students and adults to experience the vast history of the region. For more information, visit this link.
April 28, 2013 - Members Alicia Field and Harry Kunselman serve as greeters during Rotary Club of Beaver Day at the Heritage Museum, one of four such days this year that Rotarians will greet visitors as part of their commitment to community service. Field is an officer with Hancock County Savings Bank, and Kunselman is a partner with the Strassburger McKenna law firm. This is the local Rotary Club's third consecutive year of partnership with the museum.
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| Museum trustee Chuck Copeland with the tri-color beech dedicated in his name |
April 27, 2013 - In observing its 17th annual Arbor Day Celebration, held in Beaver's Irvine Park gazebo, Mayor Thomas Hamilton reads an Arbor Day proclamation, and a tri-color beech tree is dedicated in the name of longtime Heritage Museum trustee and Beaver Borough Manager Charles Copeland "for his years of community contributions" and as an "encyclopedia of information about the town of Beaver." Poetry readings, a student poster contest, prizes and refreshments are part of the celebration event.
April 25, 2013 - "Exhibit
Takes Train Lovers on Trip to Past" - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - with quotes from volunteers Robert Frederick, John McLaughlin Jr. and Mark Miner [ link ]
 April 21, 2013 - "The Great (Miniature) Railroad" - Beaver County Times - montage of photographs of the "Trains, Trains, Trains!" exhibit at the Heritage Museum.
April 13, 2013 - At a special dinner honoring
Beaver Area School District students who are members of the Junior
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC), President Carl Neely of the
Heritage Foundation presents a special "Citizenship Award" and certificate to Katie Stark in
recognition of her community service endeavors.
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Geneva College history majors help with spring cleanup on the museum grounds |
April 13, 2013 - Six History Club members
from Geneva College assist in a spring cleanup at our museum and log
house campus to fulfill a college requirement for performing a service
project. The history majors rake, haul, weed, trim, sweep
and clean for several hours, followed by pizza, cookies, legal
beverages and a warm fire in the log house. Museum volunteers overseeing
the work are Jean Lloyd, Bob O'Dell, John McLaughlin, Judy Reiners
and Midge Sefton.
April 10, 2013 - Margie Carver-Stuck, who retired after three
decades with the Beaver Area School District as a fourth grade science
and language arts teacher, has been elected to the board of trustees of
the Heritage Museum. A longtime resident of Beaver, she will lead the museum's educational outreach to
local public and private school districts.
April 9, 2013 - Millie Terlizzi, a 39-year employee of
Heritage Valley Health System, has joined the Heritage Museum as
director of volunteers. She retired as director of Volunteer/Auxiliary
and Employee Activities in 2010, and had broad-brush administrative
experience while at the Medical Center. Her work there included
positions in human resources, and public relations (during the original
merger of the three hospitals into the Medical Center), and she began
her career in accounts receivable. She also has board of directors
governance experience, having served on the boards of the United Way of
Beaver County and the Beaver County Tourist Promotion Agency.
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Beaver Station chair David O'Leary |
March 28, 2013 - On John Nuzzo's morning radio talk show on stations WBVP-WMBA, sponsored by Huntington Bank, Beaver Station chair David O'Leary and Heritage Museum chair Mark Miner talk about all things Beaver Station and the museum's new "Trains" display, and field a call about a historic district property in Aliquippa, PA..
 March 23, 2013 - Heritage Museum officials Edwards McLaughlin and Mark Miner are interviewed live on the air by host Rob Pratte on Pittsburgh's KDKA NewsRadio 1020 about the new "Trains, Trains, Trains!" exhibit. [ listen ]
Feb. 27, 2013 -"Old Beaver House Could Be Near Its End" - Beaver County Times - quoting Mildred "Midge" Sefton and local attorney Harold Reed Jr. [ link ]
Feb. 19, 2013 - "Heritage Foundation All Aboard Train Station Purchase" - Beaver County Times - quoting Carl Neely and Robert Smith and Beaver Borough councilman Michael Deelo. [ link ]
2012
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63rd Pennsylvania Volunteers |
Dec. 2, 2012 - From 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., the log house at the Heritage Museum -- decorated in a Civil War theme of the 1860s -- will be open for the Saints Peter and Paul Church's Annual Christmas House Tour. Re-enactors from the 63rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry will return home on furlough for the holidays, and their ladies will demonstrate hearth cooking in preparation for the Christmas feast. Enjoy a cup of hot mulled cider heated over the open fire and enjoy the sights and smells of Christmas traditions of the 19th century.
Nov. 24, 2012 - Local author Keith Shovlin will launch his
new book, the novella Life's Penance, at the Heritage
Museum. He is releasing this new title as an eBook and as the first story
of the Millennial Row series. [ more ]
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Enthusiastic members and friends at the Nov. 18 Beaver Station open house |
Nov. 18, 2012 - Several hundred members and friends, along with representatives of Sewickley's Sweetwater Center for the Arts and the Beaver County Genealogy and Local History Center, attend an open house at Beaver Station.
 Nov. 10, 2012 - Between now and Dec. 2, when the Heritage Museum closes for the year, a small model railroad display will be on display, featuring five concentric
tracks with moving miniature trains. This is a perfect venue for families with children and will be a
lead-in for the 2013 exhibit featuring a broader variety of miniature
railroad layouts with strong safety message for youngsters. The museum will re-open next year on Palm Sunday, March 23, 2013.
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Our Book by Beaver native Priit Vesilind |
November 2012 - The Heritage Museum and several of its volunteers are mentioned in the acknowledgements section of a new book written and published by retired National Geographic editor Priit Vesilind. Entitled Our Book: Growing Up in Beaver, Class of 1960, it is the definitive account of adolescent life in a small Western Pennsylvania
hometown community during the era of the 1950s, and is based on original research that the author conducted in the museum's permanent collections and archives.
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| Robert Smith, right, receives a lifetime achievement award from Carl Neely |
Oct. 27, 2012 - At the Heritage Foundation's annual "Charter
Day" dinner, Robert "Bob" Smith receives a lifetime
achievement award from president Carl Neely for his many contributions
over many decades -- creation of the award-winning museum; Streetscape;
clock tower; Beaver Town book; Beaver Station renovation; registry of
Beaver as the National Historic District; re-dedication of the Fort McIntosh site with Gen. William Westmoreland in 1978; and much, much more.
 Oct. 27, 2012 - The Heritage Foundation bestows its prestigious Harry S. Phillips Award to John and Kim Pizzella for restoration and beautification of their residence at 652 Bank Street, and to David Sebastian for renovation of his commercial property at 688 Third Street, currently occupied by Photography by James. The award, named in memory of the Heritage Foundation's founder, is "presented to individuals and organizations in the Beaver Area who have met stringent criteria for excellence in historic restoration and beautification."
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Winners of the Harry S. Phillips Awards -- 652 Bank Street and 688 Third Street |
Oct. 23, 2012 - Beaver County Times - "Benefactor Helps Foundation Save Historic Home's Features" - mentioning museum trustees Mildred Sefton (with quotes) and Charles Copeland [ link ] as well as a related video clip [ link ].
September 2012 - The Fall 2012 edition of the Brighton Township Newsletter contains a colorful article, "Heritage Foundation Launches Capital Campaign to Preserve and Repurpose Beaver Station," as well as an article about our friends with the Brighton Township Historical Society. [ link ]
 Sept. 21, 2012 - The
widely acclaimed "Beaver Tales" storytelling event
returns to the Beaver Area
with four all-new storytellers to weave their magic and share a sense of wonder and delight with audiences of all ages. This year's tellers: Oba William King, Tom Stamp, Dovie Thomason and Suzi Whaples. [ more ]
Sept. 11, 2012 - Beaver County Times - "Train Station Sale Nearing Completion" - [ link ]
July 5, 2012 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - "Century-Old Train Station Among Projects Getting Help from Grants" - quoting Robert Rice - [ link ]
 July 3, 2012 - In partnership with the Beaver Cemetery & Mausoleum, the Heritage Foundation launches a new webpage honoring all of the 356 Civil War veterans buried in Beaver, including several men killed during the conflict. [ more ]
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| Talking about the museum live on KDKA Radio, l-r: Rob Pratte, Robbie Pratte, Ted Arneault and museum chairman Mark Miner. |
July 1, 2012 - Rob Pratte of NewsRadio 1020 KDKA interviews Heritage Museum
chairman Mark Miner and Heinz History Center CEO Andy Masich about the Civil War battle of Gettysburg during "Black
and Gold Sunday" -- live for two hours from Kuhn's Market in Hopewell Township in Aliquippa -- along with Ted Arneault, former CEO of Mountaineer Casino and Race Track and Frank Dawson of the Lou Holtz Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame in East Liverpool, Ohio. [ click to listen to the audio ]
July 1, 2012 - Often compared to a "Norman Rockwell painting," the Heritage Foundation hosts its annual free patriotic concert in the park on Sunday, July 1, 2012, as part of the Fourth of July celebration. This year's evening performance is a festive "double header." [ more ]
June 29, 2012 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - "Reviving a Historic Railroad Station in Beaver" - quoting David O'Leary and Mark Miner, and mentioning Charles Copeland - [ link ]
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Beaver Station, which the Beaver Area Heritage Foundation plans to renovate and preserve as a cultural center
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June 21, 2012 - Beaver County Times - "Keystone Historic Preservation Grants Awarded Locally" - [ link ]
June 20, 2012 - The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) awards $500,000 in Keystone Historic Preservation grants to help historical and
heritage organizations, museums and local governments in 15 counties. Among these is a $25,000 grant to the Heritage Foundation to be used to replace the slae roof of the historic railroad passenger station, a key part of the group's $2.3 million project to convert the facility into a landmark cultural and events center. [ link ]
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| Left to right: Beaver Rotarians
Diana Neel, Bill Elliott and Bill Wilson |
June 10, 2012 - For the second time this year,
Rotary Club of Beaver volunteers serve as special greeters on "Beaver Rotary Day" at the
Heritage Museum as part of its
ongoing commitment to local community service. Participating on behalf of the local Rotary Club are Alicia Field, Diana Neel, Bill Elliott and Bill Wilson. Rotary also will serve as greeters later this year on Sunday, Aug. 5 and Sunday, Oct. 14.
June 9, 2012 - Rebekah Johnston, who recently received her master's degree in landscape
architecture at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, based on extensive
research she conducted at the Heritage Museum, presents her topic,
"Beaver and Its Central Public Squares," at the Beaver Area
Memorial Library. [ details ]
May 28, 2012 - The annual Memorial Day Parade is held in Beaver, sponsored by
the Beaver Area Heritage Foundation. Active and retired military veterans participate, including members of the Tuskegee Airmen
organization, Syria Mosque Drum & Bugle Corps and a flyover by the
911th TAC Airlift Group.. A
decorated bicycle contest is sponsored by Snitger’s
Bike Shop.The popular Memorial Program follows in
Beaver Cemetery, featuring guest speaker Dr. William H. Silver, Senior
Pastor, Bridgewater Presbyterian Church.
May 23, 2012 - Beaver County Times - "Foundation Hopes to Announce Train Station Project Specs Soon" - quoting train station study group members David O'Leary, Robert Rice and Robert Smith. [ link ]
 May 5-6, 2012 - The Beaver Area Heritage Museum will join 15 other local museums and cultural institutions participating in annual "Beaver County History Weekend," on the theme of the county's role in the Civil War and the Underground Railroad, and including a geocaching scavenger hunt event, all coordinated by the Beaver County Historical Research & Landmarks Foundation. The weekend will feature open tours of participating historical sites, demonstrations and displays of Civil War artifacts, Civil War weaponry and naval vessels, an overview of wartime rail transportation, tours of homes used as safe houses, stories of celebrated abolitionists, the Harmonists' view of the war, and much more. [ Details ]
May 3, 2012 - Beaver County Times - "Group Plans to Make Beaver Train Station a Cultural, Events Center" - quoting David O'Leary, chair of the Train Station Committee, and Dan Deceder, Beaver Borough councilman. [ link ]
May 2, 2012 - Borough of Beaver Newsletter - "Beaver Station - A Multi-Use Cultural and Event Center" - about how the Heritage Foundation is taking the lead in proposing future uses for the former railroad station and Beaver County 911 Center, at the request of Beaver Borough Council. [ link ]
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| Beaver Rotary Club volunteer greeters, left to right: Jill Dehart, Bill Wilson, Diana Neel and Bryan Dehart |
April 15, 2012 - Members of the Rotary Club of Beaver serve as museum greeters as more than 125 people flock to view the "Civil War in Pennsylvania" exhibit -- the first of four Sundays duing the year that the Rotary Club will provide volunteers at the museum, fulfilling an important hands-on community service role with the opportunity to be visible to all-new audiences.
April 12, 2012 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - "Museum in Beaver Gains Interns" - Feature story quoting Mildred Sefton, director of the museum's collections and Jeff Cole of Geneva College - [ Link ]
April 6, 2012 – The Heritage Museum and "Civil War in Pennsylvania" display are mentioned frequently during an interview between Rob
Pratte of NewsRadio 1020 KDKA (Pittsburgh's largest AM station)
and Andy Masich, CEO of the Senator John Heinz History Center and chairman of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
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| Heinz History Center CEO Andy Masich speaks to 70 museum volunteers and friends at the April 5 "Civil War in Pennsylvania" reception |
April 5, 2012 - VIP guests Andy Masich and Sandra Smith of the Senator John Heinz History Center, and Rob Griffin and Jack Bechdel of local corporate sponsor Eaton Corporation, join with 70 volunteers, corporate supporters and donors at a reception launching the "Civil War in Pennsylvania" exhibit, sponsored by Peoples Natural Gas and Institute for Museum and Library Services, in partnership with Pennsylvania Civil War 150. [ Photo album ]
March 26, 2012 - Beaver County Times - "Traveling Civil War Exhibit to Stop in Beaver." [ Link ]
March 24, 2012 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - "History Center's Civil War Exhibit to Hit the Road." Feature article about the Heinz History Center's "Civil War in Pennsylvania" exhibit opening at the Heritage Museum on March 31, 2012. Mentions museum chair Mark Miner. [ Link ]
March 24, 2012 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - "History Center Hosts War Exhibit." Story about the Heinz History Center's traveling "Civil War in Pennsylvania" exhibit which opens at the Heritage Museum on March 31, 2012. Quotes museum chair Mark Miner. [ Link ]
March 23, 2012 - 90.5 Essential Public Radio - "Traveling Civil War Exhibit Debuts in Pittsburgh Before Hitting the Road." [ Links to story and podcast ]
March 22, 2012 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - "Pennsylvania Civil War 150, First Stop: Beaver Area Heritage Museum." [ Link ]
Feb. 26, 2012 – Rob
Pratte of NewsRadio 1020 KDKA (Pittsburgh's largest AM station)
interviews Heritage Museum chairman Mark Miner about plans for preserving and renovating the former Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad station building in Beaver.
 Feb. 24, 2012 - Geneva College and the Heritage
Museum have signed a formal agreement creating an internship for
history majors to receive credit hours for volunteering their work in
the award-winning museum’s archival collections. [ More ]
 Feb. 20, 2012 - In the first partnership of its kind, the Heritage Museum has teamed with Pittsburgh's Heinz History Center -- an affiliate of the Smithsonian -- to showcase the “Civil War in Pennsylvania” exhibit in Beaver. The exhibit will run locally from March 31 through Labor Day commemorating the 150th anniversary of the war. From March 31 to April 22, the display will feature three life-size historic figures, plus Dog Jack, along with modular panels describing Pennsylvania’s contributions to the war. Also included will be curriculum materials that meet Pennsylvania and U.S. social studies standards, and other hands-on educational objects, such as replicas of historic items, for students to  explore. From April 28 through Labor Day, the museum will display artifacts and exhibits from its own Civil War collections. Eaton Corporation is the local corporate sponsor of the display, which is presented by Peoples Natural Gas and supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
  
2011
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| Volunteer greeters Alicia Field and Bill Elliott from the Rotary Club of Beaver |
Nov. 23, 2011 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - "Old Photos Tell Story of Beaver County's Past" - Feature story about the museum's 2011 summer/fall display, "Beaver Valley Album." Mentions Heritage Museum volunteers Arthur Cornell, Adam Fitz, John McLaughlin, Mark Miner, Robert O'Dell and Mildred Sefton, as well as exhibit curators Kevin and Barb Cooke of Graule Studios. Link.
Nov. 20, 2011 - The Heritage Museum proudly hosts Beaver Rotary Club Day, with local Rotarians
Alicia Field, Bill Elliott and Bill Wilson volunteering as greeters on a
Sunday afternoon. This novel partnership between the museum and Beaver Rotary not
only provides needed volunteer manpower for the museum but also gives the Rotary Club an opportunity to
fulfill a hands-on community service role and to be visible to all-new audiences.
The museum extends its gratitude to Beaver Rotary for embracing this opportunity and looks forward to
working together next year.
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| Tom Bryan and the Bryan family pose with the museum's Miner at right |
Nov. 10, 2011 - Representing the Beaver Area Heritage Museum, board of trustees chair Mark Miner accepts a $500 check from the Beaver County Foundation’s Charles "Chick" O’Data, as a donation from the Foundation’s 2011 Ben Franklin Award winner Thomas J. Bryan III, owner of Tri-State River Products. The annual award honors local
companies that best capture Franklin's pioneering and
entrepreneurial spirit. The funds are a dividend from
an original $5,000 investment by Franklin in 1790 to be
held in trust for the citizens of Pennsylvania. In 1991,
the funds matured at a value of more than $2 million and
were distributed to community foundations throughout the
commonwealth.
 Sept. 17, 2011 - The Heritage Museum hosts its first Antiques Town show on Saturday morning between 9 a.m. and noon, at the community room of the Beaver Borough building on Third Street. Members of the community brought their antiques, rarities and don't-know-what's to be expertly appraised by Sherm Hostetter of Hostetter Auctions. The entry fee of $15 benefits the museum. [ Poster ]
Sept. 16, 2011 - The
widely acclaimed "Beaver Tales" storytelling event
will return to the Beaver Area with four all-new storytellers to share a sense of wonder
for audiences of all ages. The
big event, "Ghost Tales and More," will be held
at the Gazebo in Beaver and will get underway at 7 p.m. Be
sure to bring blankets and/or comfortable lawn chairs. The
storytellers' books and CDs will be available for purchase.
All events are free. [ More details.]
Sept. 2, 2011 - The Heritage Foundation hosts the second annual "Septemberfest" -- marking the start to the Labor Day weekend with a reception on the grounds of the Heritage Museum, starting at 6 p.m. The reception features guided tours of the "Beaver Valley Album" exhibit of antique local photography, and a disc jockey playing favorite music from the past and present. Tours also are conducted at the adjacent, vacant former Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad passenger station, which also formerly housed the Beaver County 9-1-1 emergency response center. A light meal with festive beverages is served for this stand-up and mingle affair. Dress is casual -- or consider wearing your favorite costume from the past. Suggested donations are $20 for members and $25 for non-members. [ More details ]
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| KDKA Radio host Rob Pratte,
left, with museum leaders Edwards McLaughlin and Stacey
Sullivan, in a Father's Day interview. |
June 19, 2011 - Museum officials Edwards McLaughlin, Mark Miner and Stacey
Sullivan are featured for a full hour on NewsRadio 1020 KDKA-AM's
"Weekend Magazine
with Rob Pratte," describing myriad activities and
plans for the museum and acknowledging a host of key volunteers.
On his Facebook page, Pratte writes that the museum is a "great place
to take your kids. Teach them the wonders of history."
 June
18, 2011 - The County
of Beaver, PA releases the summer 2011 edition of its
popular magazine, The Bridge, featuring a front-and-back
cover story about "Beaver's Fort McIntosh" and the
ceremony recently held to dedicate the new monument at the
fort site. (See entry for May 7, 2011.)
June
17, 2011 - Heritage Museum advisor Edwards McLaughlin
appears on KDKA-TV's Pittsburgh Today Live to promote the
museum, Fort McIntosh site, central parks and all the amenities
of living and working in Beaver. Christine Tumpson, the editor
of Whirl Magazine, says that Beaver is one of the
"really fun places for poeple to go just on a day trip
or to move to permanently and to show all of the character
and charm we have in these adorable, wonderful places. We
found it all in Beaver." [ more -- be sure to click on the "Whirl Wednesday" icon
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May
24, 2011 - This year's Memorial Day parade in Beaver,
sponsored by the Beaver Area Heritage Foundation, will for
the first time feature representatives of the Tuskegee Airmen.
The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 30, 2011,
starting at Third and Beaver Streets in Beaver, followed by
the traditional ceremony of remembrance at the Beaver Cemetery.
[ more ]
May
22, 2011 - Beaver County Times - "Slice
of Local History Pops Up" - Front page photograph story
about the intention of the Braun family to donate artifacts
from the old Keystone Bakery in Bridgewater to the Beaver
Area Heritage Museum. [ link ]
May 8, 2011 - Beaver County Times - "Monumental" -
Front page photograph story about the dedication of the new
historical marker at the site of Fort McIntosh on River Road
in Beaver.
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| Parade by the Old Guard color
guard and fife and drum corps on Market Street in Beaver,
followed by the Junior ROTC from Beaver Area High School,
and other military re-enactor groups of the Revolutionary
War and Civil War eras. |
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7, 2011 - In only its fourth appearance in Beaver
since 1978, the Old Guard (Presidential Honor Guard) from
Fort Myer, Washington, D.C., visits Fort McIntosh and helps
dedicate the new monument donated to the town by Tom Bryan
of Tri State River Products and constructed by Boehmer Concrete
and Masonry Company. At the conclusion of the event is a fireworks
display by Zambelli Fireworks. Robert Smith serves as master
of ceremonies.
May 7-8,
2011 - The Beaver Area Heritage Foundation partners
with the Beaver County History
and Landmarks Foundation in a celebration of "Beaver
County History Day," as proclaimed by the County Commissioners,
involving 18 historic sites in the area open that day for
all to enjoy our shared heritage.
March 27,
2011 - Beaver County Times - "Museum
Obtains Decades of Old Newspapers" - Front page feature,
continued on an inside full page story, about the museum's
acquisition of Times newspapers providing "a
comprehensive record of 46 years of day-to-day life in Beaver
County, from April 1934 through December 1979," picturing
and quoting trustee Charles Copeland, and quoting trustees
Mildred Sefton and Mark Miner. [ Link ]
 March
14, 2011 - Beaver County Times - "Local
History Has a Home in Beaver" - In his weekly column,
historian Gino Piroli writes: "I especially envy one
group, the Beaver Area Heritage Foundation, because it has
had success in keeping alive the history of the town."
Unlike other local museums, he says, the Heritage Foundation
"has a permanent home near the former Beaver train station
and offers programs throughout the year as well as exhibits
and documents on different subjects related to the town."
[ Reprint ]
 Feb.
10, 2011 - The Heritage Foundation releases the Winter
2011 edition of its popular newsletter, Foundations,
featuring eight pages of articles and photographs as well
as an extensive list of recent donations to the museum's permanent
collection. Click to access. [ PDF, 1.2MB ] Click to see all past issues back to 2006.
 Jan.
20, 2011 - The Heritage Foundation launches its first-ever
eBay "Buy It Now" page as a pilot project for the
purpose of selling its award-winning Beaver Town book.
In a substantial hardcover and colorful dust jacket, this
158-page book will endure as an heirloom for generations.
Buyers will receive a mint condition copy, as originally shipped
from the printer. Proceeds benefit the Heritage Foundation
and Museum. Go
to eBay.
2010
Dec. 14,
2010 - A new page is added to BeaverHeritage.org,
entitled "Beaver's Attic," featuring the individual
collections within the museum that are available to researchers,
scholars, writers and the community. Browse.
Nov. 2010 - The Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation re-posts
the Nov. 6 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette feature article
on its website. More.
 Nov.
6, 2010 - In a major story headlined "Exhibit
Celebrates the Many Styles of Homes in Beaver," the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette highlights the museum's 2010 display and
mentions volunteers Ed McLaughlin, Mildred Sefton, Robert
Smith and Mark Miner. Writes P-G reporter Marylynne Pitz:
"Since 1802, this town 35 miles northwest of Pittsburgh
has reflected the aspirations of the bankers, doctors, teachers,
lawyres and politicians who inhabit its quaint streets and
River Road, a lovely stretch of beautiful homes that overlooks
the Ohio River. Now, this community's architectural aspirations
are on view in a concise exhibition..." Link.
Sept. 3,
2010 - More than 160 members and friends attend the
100th birthday party of the CSX Railroad bridge connecting
Beaver to Monaca, held at the museum and log house campus.
Aug. 23,
2010 - The "Roundabout" blog of the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette's Jon Schmitz highlights our upcoming 100th anniversary
party for the former P&LE (now CSX) Ohio River Railroad
Bridge, connecting Monaca and Beaver. Link.
July
2010 - The Heritage Foundation releases details about
its upcoming "Beaver Tales" storytelling event for
kids. Details.
June 1,
2010 - Beaver County Times - "Worth
Writing Home About: Beaver Museum Celebrating Architecture"
- featuring story about our new "Bricks, Mortar &
Charm" display and picturing Ed McLaughlin, Robert Smith
and John McLaughlin.
May 22,
2010 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - "Buying
Here: Beaver" - quoting Joe Forrester and Gloria Cheshier. Link.
May 11,
2010 - Upcoming spring events announced by the Heritage
Foundation. Click to access.
 April
21, 2010 - The Heritage Foundation releases the Winter-Spring
2010 edition of its Foundations newsletter. Click to access. [ PDF, 984 KB ] Click to see all past issues back to 2006.
April 19,
2010 - Beaver County Times - "Part
of Many a Boy's Life" - Front page feature about the
Centennial of Scouting exhibit at the museum, picturing and
quoting volunteer Mike Shovlin.
April 18,
2010 - Beaver County Times - "Bridge's
Life Spans 100 Years" - Front page feature about the
upcoming 100th anniversary of the construction of the Pittsburgh
and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge, still in use today for CSX
Corporation. The story quotes Robert Smith and uses bridge
photos provided by the Heritage Museum.
Spring 2010 - The Bridge Magazine of the County
of Beaver, PA - Back cover pictures our log house blanketed
in winter snows.
April 11,
2010 - Beaver County Times - "Pour
Pour, Flip Flip" - young Jacob Zilailis pictured in costume
with the Fort McIntosh Garrison.
Feb. 10, 2010 - The Heritage Foundation launches its new page on Facebook. Link.
Jan. 24,
2010 - Museum trustee Mark Miner is interviewed for
25 minutes on NewsRadio 1020 KDKA-AM - "Weekend
Magazine with Rob Pratte," describing upcoming exhibits
at the Beaver Area Heritage Museum. Pratte
calls the museum "a national destination... that's how big
this thing has become."
2009
 2009
- The Heritage Foundation and several of its volunteers
are named in the book Bridgewater, authored by Valentine
J. Brkich.
Sept. 24,
2009 - Beaver County Times - "Gather
Round" quoting Shirley Pow and mentioning Beaver
Tales storytellers Alan Alvine, Lyn Ford, Dan Keding,
Bil Lepp, Mary Morgan Smith and Joe Wos, as well as the late
Blanche Edwards Shaw whose philanthropic gift served as inspiration. Click for webcast.
Aug. 22, 2009 - NewsRadio
1020 KDKA-AM - "Weekend
Magazine with Rob Pratte" - Heritage Foundation president
Edwards McLaughlin is interviewed about the museum's "Early
Days on the Farm" display and "Beaver
Tales" storytelling initiative as well as Beaver's
ongoing charm as a top neighborhood in the region.
June 2009 - ThisOldHouse.com - "Best Old House Neighborhoods 2009
- Beaver, Pennsylvania." Details.
May 23,
2009 - Beaver County Times - "27 Taken
By War to Be Honored Six Decades Later" - front page
Memorial Day weekend feature quoting Ralph "Buss"
Morton. Click for a list
of Beaver Area servicemen who gave their lives in World War
II.
 May
15, 2009 - Philadelphia Examiner - "Beaver, Pennsylvania, a Real Mayberry, R.F.D. Right
in Our Own Backyard." Details.
May 21,
2009 - "Beaver Heritage Museum Draws 20,000th
Guest" - click for details
April 12,
2009 - Beaver County Times - "Greener
Acres: Exhibit Celebrates When Farm Livin' Was the Life"
picturing museum trustees John McLaughlin and Mildred Sefton
and also quoting Pat and Jean Haffey and museum trustee Edwards
McLaughlin.
 2008
Nov. 9,
2008 - Beaver County Times - "Righteous
Might: Local Veterans Bring World War II Back to Life
in Vivid Detail in Beaver Area Heritage Foundation Documentary"
- full page feature quoting or mentioning Arthur Cornell,
David O'Leary, Thomas Dowlin, Eric Cooper, Dale Karger, Bob
Reader, Jack Davis, Fred Knott, Ray Custard, Edy Ealy, Ruth
Mulcahy, Don Portman, Elmer Hulick, Calvin Williams, John
Francis and Walt Tettenburn.
 Oct.
15, 2008 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - "Dale
E. Karger: Auto Parts Store Owner, Firefighter, Flying Ace
in World War II" quoting Thomas Dowlin
Sept.
27, 2008 - Beaver County Times - "Veteran
Leads Charge to Fix Monument" quoting Ralph "Buss"
Morton
Sept.
15, 2008 - WDUQ-FM - "Fort McIntosh" -
interviews with Arthur Cornell and Joe Churm.
Aug.
28, 2008 - Beaver County Times - "Campaigns
No Stranger to Area" - about presidential election campaign
appearances in Beaver by Barack Obama (2008) and George W.
Bush (2000).
July
3, 2008 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - "Beaver
County Museum Preserves Veterans' Memories" quoting
David O'Leary and Tom Dowlin.
May
23, 2008 - Beaver County Times - "Memorial
Day - Local Events"
May
22, 2008 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - "Events
Set to Honor Sacrifices of War"
March
28, 2008 - Lawyers Journal, Allegheny County
Bar Association - "U.S.
District Court Portrait Collection Nearly Complete." Click for more.
March
14, 2008 - KTRK-TV, Houston, TX: "Richmond,
Texas: Mayor Moore"
March
14, 2008 - Beaver County Times - "Commander
Works to Return the Garrison to Its Former Glory" - quoting
Joe Churm
March
13, 2008 - YouTube.com - "Our
Local Heroes" - video clips of the Heritage Foundation's
oral history recordings of local World War II veterans.
March
2008 - Connections - Beaver
County Chamber of Commerce - "Congratulations"
regarding the Heritage Foundation's Pittsburgh 250/Community
Connections grant.
Jan.
20, 2008 - Beaver County Times - "From
Fort Pitt to Fort McIntosh"
2007
Dec.
23, 2007 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – "Retracking
History: New DVD Offers a Look at Revitalized Local Train
Stations"
Dec.
20, 2007 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – “Sprout
Funds Helps Out City's Birthday”
Dec.
19, 2007 – Allegheny Conference on Community Development
- "Pittsburgh
250 Community Connections Awards $1 Million to Community Projects"
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Pittsburgh 250 grants -- celebrating are, l-r: WQED Communications CEO George Miles, Mildred Sefton
of the Heritage Foundation, Allegheny County Chief Executive
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Dec.
3, 2007 – KDKA-TV – "Dave Crawley's KD Country"
- interview with Robert Smith
 Nov.
1, 2007 – Beaver County Times – “Heritage
Group Gets Letter by McIntosh”
Sept.
27, 2007 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – “Writer,
Editor Has Story to Tell in Museum Display” - quoting
Priit Vesilind and Mark Miner
June
3, 2007 – Beaver County Times – “Priit Vesilind;
Refugee, Beaver Resident and World Chronicler”
May
24, 2007 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – “Parades,
Ceremonies Scheduled as Towns Eye Memorial Day”
2006
December
2006 - Pittsburgh Magazine - "Historical
Sites and Popular Attractions"
 Nov.
26, 2006 – Beaver County Times – “Come in
for Some Cheer”
Sept.
18, 2006 – Beaver County Times – "Cannon
Fire to Rededicate Fort McIntosh in Beaver”
Sept.
7, 2006 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – “Beaver
Athletes on Display” - quoting John Skorupan and Mark
Miner
May
27, 2006 - WBGN-TV - The Front Page - "Memorial
Day in Beaver"
April
14, 2006 - Beaver County Times - "Freeze
Frame: New Photography Exhibit Opens at Museum."
2005
Dec.
2, 2005 – Beaver County Times – “Home Sweet
Homes”
December
2005 – Pittsburgh Magazine - "Beaver"
- mentions Tom Dowlin
 Sept.
24, 2005 – WBGN-TV - "Beaver Area Historical Museum"
Sept.
18, 2005 – KDKA Radio 1020 - "Rob Pratte Show" - interview
with Mark Miner
Aug.
20, 2005 – Beaver County Times – “Historical
Museum Pays Tribute to Local Talent”
Aug.
12, 2005 – KDKA Radio 1020 - "Morning Show" - interview with
Mark Miner
May
5, 2005 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – “West
Briefs” - mentions Mayor Robert Linn
March
22, 2005 – Beaver County Magazine - "Tribute to Firefighters"
March
18, 2005 – Beaver County Times – “Williams
Was a Caring Man, Friends Recall”
March
6, 2005 – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – "The
History of Beaver” - excerpting the Beaver Town book
2004
Dec.
22, 2004 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – “Historic
Cartoons of Beaver County Politician Donated to Museum”
- quoting James Kehl
Oct.
16, 2004 – Beaver County Times – “Grant
Awarded”
July
30, 2004 – KDKA-TV Morning Show – "Hometown
Beaver" - interviews with Robert Smith and Sarah Foster
 July
19, 2004 – People Magazine – "The Amber Museum" quoting Mark Miner.
July
14, 2004 – Beaver County Times – “Amber's
Wedding Plans – Sun, Sand and No Bugs”
June
27, 2004 – Beaver County Times – “Amber
Artifacts – Brkich Helps Firefighters Draw Attention to Museum”
May
17, 2004 – Beaver County Times – “Exhibit
Captures the Firefighting Experience Through Times”
May
12, 2004 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – “Rings
a Bell” - quoting Mark Miner
April
7, 2004 – Beaver County Times – “Quay Celebration”
March
19, 2004 – Beaver County Times – “Beaver
Museum Shifts Focus to Local Firefighting History”
2003
Oct.
24, 2003 – Beaver County Times – “Foundation
Grant”
June
25, 2003 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – “The
Lessons of Beaver's Log House" - quoting Charles
Copeland and Robert Smith
June
18, 2003 – Beaver County Times – “College
History Lesson – Former Beaver College, Now Arcadia University,
Celebrates 150 Years”
June
15, 2003 – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – “Beaver
History Traced to Formal Firing of Pistols” - quoting
Robert Smith and Mark Miner and mentioning David Williams
June
13, 2003 – Beaver County Times – “It's All
About Art at Garrison Day"
April
17, 2003 – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – “Laree
D. Riley/Spunky Beaver County Teacher, Women's Center and
Museum Advocate”
2002
June
9, 2002 – Beaver County Times – “Garrison
Day Draws a Crowd”
March
17, 2002 – Beaver County Times – “Beaver's
Tale Told in Book”
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