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The Avonworth Historical Society fosters interest in the history of the Avonworth area and surrounding communities.

10/21/2026

The November issue of our quarterly newsletter, The Chronicle, will be mailed to our members shortly. Stirring tales of Polish orphans sent to Holy Family Institute in Emsworth during the 1920s will be recounted in the feature articles. Become a member today to receive our newsletter! Learn more about our local communities and former residents while supporting local history! Go to www.avonworth-history.org or the link in our bio to join!

10/14/2026

Thank you to Jay Amon for volunteering to keep the Dickson Log House property looking top notch! We appreciate all your mowing, weeding, mulching, trimming and planting! Your contribution of time and hard work represents volunteerism that gives back to the community and beautifies the neighborhood!

10/13/2026

Join us this evening for a fascinating talk on our areas ties to the United Kingdom! 🇬🇧 the event is FREE & will take place at 7pm!

09/19/2026

September 19, 2026 marks the 20th anniversary of the massive landslide at the former Dixmont State Hospital site. Close to 600,000 cubic yards of dirt and stone slid across Ohio River Boulevard and 3 tracks of the adjacent Norfolk Southern railway in Kilbuck Township. The pile stood about 30 feet high on Route 65. Traffic was halted for about two weeks.

09/01/2026

Our FREE public lecture series is back exactly one week from today! Don’t miss this one—especially if your family has been in Pittsburgh for generations.

📍 Anchor & Anvil Coffee Bar 🗓️ Tuesday, September 8th ⏰7pm

City Archivist and sixth-generation Pittsburgher Charles Succop leads an illustrated tour through Pittsburgh’s digitized archives — from historic property records to Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire footage from the 1970s—and shows attendees how to search the collections themselves, plus a preview of what’s coming up next for the archives.

07/27/2026

The August issue of The Chronicle will be mailed to our membership soon! It features an article about the John Dean family, one of the earliest families to build a house in what would become Ben Avon! They also had a fascinating connection to British history! Make certain your membership is up to date to receive your copy!

Not a member? Then go to avonworth-history.org to sign up now or the link in our bio to sign up now! Don’t miss this amazing newsletter issue!

07/12/2026

There was a huge turnout this evening by the Dickson Log House and the Emsworth Locks and Dams to see the Union Pacific’s Big Boy Steam Engine. People were lined up along the tracks for as far as one could see! And the visitors to the log house were nonstop!

07/04/2026

Happy 250th America!!! 🇺🇸

From the front page of the City & Suburban Life weekly newspaper on July 2, 1926 celebrating America’s 150th anniversary!

06/27/2026

“Ben Avon Cyclists Get Safety Cards"

"Seventy-three boys and girls of Ben Avon have sworn to obey all traffic regulations while riding bicycles, and thus have been awarded membership cards in the Ben Avon Safe Riders' Club."

May 11, 1940 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

06/13/2026

Come on down to Community Church today for the El Sabor food truck til 2pm, see rare artifacts from Vinegar Hollow* and buy some yard sale stuff!

*the butter churner is not an artifact, just holding down the display copy of The Chronicle!

But other items are old camping pan with .22 holes in it from target practice at the scout cabin in the 1940s!

Address

300 Camp Horne Road
Pittsburgh, PA
15202

Telephone

+14127480104

Website

http://www.avonworth-history.org/support

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