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American Steel & Wire - c1920s - in the mill yard inside the Sixth Street gate.

UPCOMING EVENTS and LATEST NEWS (as of 11/09/24)

SMOG MUSEUM HOURS

OPEN Saturdays - 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

or by appointment


When the SMOG MUSEUM is CLOSED... 

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Cement City Podcast - A limited-run, ten-episode docuseries hosted by award-winning journalist Jeanne Marie Laskas for Audacy Podcasts that goes inside a local election in the small Rust Belt town of Donora, Pennsylvania. "Cement City" tells the story of a broken-down town at a precipice. Donora’s population is 4,650. The town has no schools, no banks, no grocery stores, no gas stations. Laskas and producer Erin Anderson arrive at a pivotal moment: Donora has hit bottom, but there’s hope. For the first time since the steel mill left 50 years ago, something might be moving into town instead of leaving it – and there’s an unlikely cast of flawed heroes and rainy-day optimists who are determined to make it happen and save their town. Episode 1 features the Donora Historical Society and Smog Museum.
To get your copy of the new Donora book - Donora Death Fog by Andy McPhee, stop by the Smog Museum to purchase the book in person for $25 or by sending an email to donorahistoricalsociety@gmail.com to order by mail for $30 (includes S&H) or click Merchandise to learn more.
Listen to author Andy McPhee's interview on The Allegheny Front that aired on WESA radio in Pittsburgh on April 3, 2023. 
To get your copy of the new Donora book - Boxing Day by Kathleen Shoop, stop by the Smog Museum to purchase the book in person for $10 or by sending an email to donorahistoricalsociety@gmail.com to order by mail for $15 (includes S&H) or click Merchandise to learn more.
For information on the completed 2023 Schedue of Events of the 75th Anniversary of the 1948 Smog, click 1948 Smog 75th Year of Remembrance 2023 to learn more.
For the details and updates of the Stan "The Man" Musial" PHMC Plaque Dedication that occurred on July 30, 2022, click Stan Musial Plaque Event 2022 to learn more.

Facebook - find us and like us by searching on Donora Historical Society and Smog Museum. All of our upcoming presentations and events will be announced here on this website, on Facebook, and various newspapers. 

To Donate to the Donora Historical Society and Smog Museum, please use our PayPal option to the right.
If you would like to add a note along with your donation, please consider sending an email to:donorahistoricalsociety@gmail.com