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 Gold Star Mothers find Home at Soldiers & SailorsSoldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Trust, Inc. is proud to be the main sponsor of the Allegheny County Pa Chapter of American Gold Star Mothers. The Gold Star Mothers call Soldiers & Sailors home for their chapter meetings, where space is provided to them at no cost. Click here to read more Soldiers & Sailors Announces 2010 Friend & Patriot of the YearUniversity of Pittsburgh receives the top honor.Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum is proud to announce that the University of Pittsburgh has been named as its 2010 Friend & Patriot of the Year. The award will be presented to the University at Soldiers & Sailors' Cannon Ball Centennial Celebration, October 9, 2010. Click here to read more PIECE OF HISTORY RETURNS TO MUSEUMA significant piece of local Civil War history has come home to Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum in Oakland.
Click here to read more BAYONET MISSING FROM “SOLDIER AT REST” STATUEThe day Michael Kraus, Curator at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, proposed to team up with the City of Pittsburgh in cataloging and restoring the military memorials throughout the city, Soldiers & Sailors was hit with an ironic situation. Click here to read more Planning Begins for Centennial Celebration of Historical Museum in PittsburghNovember 2009
Soldiers & Sailors Holds Kick-Off Planning Reception for 100th Anniversary in 2010 Pittsburgh, PA (October 2009) - The historic museum sits atop the hill off Fifth Avenue in Oakland, appearing almost as if it presides over the surrounding campus and hospitals - younger-bodied buildings that have more recently joined the museum on the hillside. Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum has seen many years on that hill - in fact, it will be 100 years next October. Click here to read more The Sentinel MagazineFebruary 2010 Edition
This issue of The Sentinel is dedicated to the first ten years of Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Trust, Inc.'s life as a nonprofit organization. Ron Gancas, President, reminisces about its history and the 'people' that have visited; Tim Neff, Director of Education, tells the tale of his department's creation; and curator, Michael Kraus, talks about how the exhibits have transformed over the past ten years. I hope you enjoy this issue. Please give us feedback as to what you liked and things you want to see in future issues. The Sentinel Magazine, February 2010 edition 6th United States Colored Troops Re-enactment CorpsAugust 12, 2009Recruits are wanted for the 6th Regiment United States Colored Troops Drum and Fife Reenactment Corps.
Read more about the USCT Re-enactment Corps USCT Recruitment Flyer USCT Fact Sheet Concept for Remembrance Park
Go to http://www.soldiersandsailorshall.org/remembrance-park.html for more information. Lieutenant General Christmas Inducted into Hall of Valor for Navy Cross MedalSeptember 30, 2009John McCabe, Executive Vice President & COO, is proud to announce that Lieutenant General George R.(Ron) Christmas, USMC retired has been inducted into the Joseph A. Dugan Hall of Valor for the Navy Cross Medal he received serving in Vietnam during Operation Hue City. The induction was held during a special dinner ceremony sponsored by Value Ambridge Properties, Ambridge Regional Distribution & Manufacturing Center. Click here to read more SOLDIERS & SAILORS HONORS 2009 FRIEND & PATRIOT OF THE YEARSeptember 30, 2009John McCabe, Executive Vice President & COO of Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, is proud to announce that Value Ambridge Properties, Ambridge Regional Distribution & Manufacturing Center and President Gene Pash are the recipients of Soldiers & Sailors 2009 Friend & Patriot of the Year Award. Click here to read more McGrath Brothers Restoration Project Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Trust, Inc. announces the beginning of a restoration project of a large 44"x 36" framed charcoal photographic portrait of five Civil War soldier brothers from Allegheny County. Originally titled "Five Brothers in the Civil War" the portrait was taken in 1894 of the 4 surviving McGrath brothers standing beside a vacant chair, a metaphor for a departed family member. The chair is made into an impromptu shrine to the fifth brother who fell in battle at Chickamauga Georgia in 1863. Click here to read more Memorial Day CelebrationMonday, May 31, 2010 - 10 am - 4 pmWHAT: Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Day Celebration WHY: Soldiers & Sailors will be holding its annual Memorial Day Celebration on Monday, May 31, 2010 from 10:00am to 4:00pm. This event sponsored by National Physique Committee, USA, is free to the public and is aimed at remembering the men and women who proudly serve or have served in our country's armed forces. Included during the event are free admission into the museum, live entertainment, children's activities, veteran remembrance activities and two special programs. WHEN: Monday, May 31, 2010 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (Rain or Shine) WHERE: Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, 4141 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Click here to read more Memorial Day Flyer |
Five McGrath Brothers In The Civil War
