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Marianne Harbaugh Davis

Monday, January 28, 2013

Historical Society Collecting ‘Dormont Memories’

Dormont Historical Society is collecting memories of Dormont for an anthology the groups hopes to publish next year.

Do you remember watching movies at Dormont’s Hollywood Theater … in the 1950s? Where did you hang out after the bell rang at Dormont High School? What do you love about the borough now? Dormont Historical Society wants to hear your story. The historical society is collecting “memories from Dormont” for an anthology the organization hopes to publish professionally next year. “This is consistent with our mission to collect and preserve,” said Marianne Harbaugh Davis, a historical society member who serves on the editorial board for the anthology. “As you can see, our space here is full of beautiful things, but we like to collect memories, too.” In 2008, the historical society worked with Arcadia Publishing to publish Images of America: …

Carrie Samarin

7:57 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013

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