Historic Pittsburgh hosts fair at Carnegie Library
By Siddhi Shockey / For The Pitt News
November 7, 2017
Filed under Culture, Top Stories
Rick Sebak, a native Pittsburgh filmmaker and producer, held a “Pittsburgh Changes the World” sign above his head, eliciting nods from the audience at the Historic Pittsburgh Fair. Sebak and many of the audience members reminisced over Pittsburgh’s greatest historical contributions, ranging from wo...
Revisiting history: students travel to slave plantation
By Sid Lingala | For The Pitt News
September 28, 2017
Filed under 2. Featured, News
According to Rob Windhorst, the colonial kitchen at the Woodville Plantation was “one of the most disgusting” locations in the house. Windhorst, a tour guide at the restored plantation, said the head chef was a slave who was expected to work long hours in the cramped space, cook large meals for...