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March 19, 2009

Heritage Center Seeks MASD Alumni Memories

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OK, you Tigers. Dust off those thinking caps. McKeesport Heritage Center is collecting memories of alumni for a future oral history exhibit.

Although the Heritage Center, located near the arboretum in Renziehausen Park, already has an extensive collection of memorabilia from McKeesport Area School District --- including trophies, photos, uniforms and "Yough-a-Mon" yearbooks --- it doesn't have many stories from former students and graduates.

Any student who attended any school in the McKeesport Area School District is invited to participate. The Heritage Center is seeking memories of favorite (and not-so-favorite) teachers, teaching methods, classes (current and defunct), recess games, parties, picnics, dances and athletics.

Even subjects as esoteric as school clothes, obsolete methods or technology, lunchtime habits and "writing on the blackboard" are of interest.

The ultimate goal will be to preserve for future generations the "sights and sounds" of area schools from the 1920s and '30s through the present.

The questionnaire is available as a PDF.

Completed questionnaires should be emailed to mckheritage@yahoo.com or sent via U.S. Mail to McKeesport School History Project, McKeesport Heritage Center, 1832 Arboretum Drive, McKeesport, PA 15132.



Disclaimer: The writer is a member of McKeesport Heritage Center. However, opinions expressed at Tube City Online are not those of McKeesport Heritage Center, its board, staff or management.






Your Comments are Welcome!

Jason,

Thanks for this infromation. I have a million fond memories of Mckeesport Senior High (then known as South Hall).

With no offense to the many fine teachers we had there, I would suspect many would honor the recently retired Ken Mitchell.

I’ll certainly write to the heritage center in my copious free time.

Speaking of Mckeesport History, have you ever done a piece on St. Stephen’s R.C. (Hungarian) Church on Beacon St. in Mckeesport?

Built in 1900AD, the church has been closed since the passing of Father kato and literally raped of much of its sartorial splendor.

Please give me a call sometime and we can discuss a story idea that won’t only review the long history of the church but also may encourage some local resident or group to do something with the church before it falls completely intoo disrepair.

best,

Councilman Shelly
Paul "Sluggo" Shelly (URL) - March 20, 2009



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