Our programs have moved
Please join us in person/LIVE at the Jewish Community Center of Pittsburgh (JCC), 5738 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15217 or via Zoom on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Masks are optional. Out of respect for other members of the audience, please do not attend if you are not feeling well.
If you cannot attend our live programs, we offer a hybrid Zoom version. SHHS members will be sent a link to the Zoom program no later than the weekend before the program. If you are not a SHHS and would like the link to the program, please contact the SHHS at sqhillhist@shhsoc.org.
NOTE for Zoom participants: Our programs are recorded and archived on our website using YouTube, so please turn off your video if you do not want to appear on the recording. YouTube guidelines do not permit sending pictures of people to others without their permission.
Neill Log House 2025 Season Closed
The Neill Log House is now closed for drop-in visitation until spring. *Click on this City Parks Neill Log House link to watch for announcements about the reopening of the house for the 2026 season.
Groups may still request scheduling a visit before the 2026 reopening by clicking the CONTACT US button on our Homepage and specifying “Request Visiting the NLH” to schedule group reservations anytime weather permits.
2026 Membership Drive — To see if you have recently joined or renewed, those who have paid for 2026 may now check to see if they are currently listed on the MEMBERS PAGE. You must use your SHHS password to enter — if you have forgotten the password, send us an email or click CONTACT US from this homepage to request.
OUR NEXT PROGRAM
Tuesday, April 14th
“Rivers of Steel, Past, Present & Future”
Mary Murrin, Executive Director, Rivers of Steel, and Ron Baraff, Rivers of Steel’s Archivist, will discuss the history of Carrie Furnaces and the purpose of the Rivers of Steel organization.
Wednesday, April 22, and Saturday, April 25, 3–5 p.m.: Free
Neill Log House Pre-Season Tours
The Pittsburgh Park Rangers and Friends of Neill Log House (FONLH) will present free Neill Log House tours the week of the NFL Draft. Docents will be on hand to lead the tours. Anyone can attend. Regular visitation hours begin in May. Go to pittsburghpa.gov/Recreation-Events/Park-Facilities/The-Neill-Log-House for more information.
Friday, April 24th, 6-8 p.m.
Opening Reception, Bost Building: “Paintable Pittsburgh: The Art of Henry Koerner”
Exploring the art of Henry Koerner, one of Pittsburgh’s most original and prolific portraitists, this exhibition curated by Koerner researcher Caroline Boyce honors the artist’s passion for his adoptive home. Featuring works in a range of media, from oil paintings, watercolors, and pen drawings to posters and book jackets, the exhibition highlights this Vienna-born American painter’s restless engagement with our city from his arrival in 1953 until his death in 1991. The exhibition runs from April 24 to July 31.
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