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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

'Dormont Memories' Collection Growing at Historical Society

Dormont Historical Society is collecting Dormont Memories—essays from residents past and present—through Sept. 1.

  • THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
  • Erin Faulk
  • Wednesday, February 27

When Dormont Historical Society began collecting "Dormont Memories" earlier this year, its members were hoping to get a look at the way Dormont used to be, and how residents are enjoying it now. They have, but they're still looking for more to fill an anthology the organization hopes to publish professionally next year. Organizer Carrie Samarin left the following comment on the Dormont-Brookline Patch event listing for the project: I believe we have about 30 writings so far. These are valuable memories that will forever be part of Dormont History via the Historical Society. Some of the memories that I've enjoyed reading include: a power outage at a KO Football game in 1969/70; buying a first home in Dormont, that interesting line called …

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Dormont Municipal Center, Historical Society Collecting ‘Dormont Memories’, and Dormont Memories

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.

  • THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
  • Erin Faulk
  • Monday, January 28

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: …

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Hollywood Theatre and Dormont Municipal Center

Carrie Samarin

7:57 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Get busy writing, Dormonters! It's a fun walk down memory lane once you start writing.   more ›

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