Donora Historical Society and Smog Museum

Welcome to Donora.We've been waiting for you.

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

UPCOMING EVENTS and LATEST NEWS (as of 04/27/25)

CLOSING EARLY - Saturday, April 26 at 1:00 pm - Due to an Eldora Park Walking Tour.

SMOG MUSEUM HOURS

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

or by appointment

When the SMOG MUSEUM is CLOSED...

We can still be reached daily by email - donorahistoricalsociety@gmail.com.
All voicemail messages will be returned within a few days.
Any research inquiries can still continue electronically.
Any merchandise orders can be placed by email.
Artifact donations can be arranged by email.

Facebook Update

Our Facebook page is having issues and is currently blocked by Facebook. Hopefully the issue will be resolved soon.

The next Eldora Park Walking Tour dates for 2025 are scheduled for:
Saturday, April 26 at noonSunday, April 27 at 1:00 p.m.
Please email donorahistoricalsociety@gmail.com or call 724-823-0364 to RSVP. Space is limited. Click Eldora Park Walking Tour to learn more.

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 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.

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

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