Elizabeth Township Historical Society

11/07/2024

Christmas collectibles, decorations, ornaments, tins and even Christmas trees will be for sale at the Boston U. M. Church at 6301 Smithfield Street when the Elizabeth Township Historical Society hosts this annual sale. Items may be new and others gently used.
Rev up some memories by buying CDs and VHS. TVs and and VHS players available, too. check out gift items. Enter throught the side basement door. Hours from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9 & 10. Call 412-901-9472.

10/24/2024

Polka tunes liven up log house event

Celebration of fall and harvest at the Greenock Log House will feature the joyful sounds of the “polka” by an accordion player from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 at 1235 Greenock Buena Vista Road in Elizabeth Township.
A dulcimer player and may be a fiddler will join in this tribute to the German and Slavic immigrants who settled in western Pennsylvania which is considered within the epicenter of this popular 2/4 time style.
Additionally, the 1790 log house will be open with the new barn selling crafts and holiday ornaments depicting the first form of transportation, its rivers that brought immigrants from Europe. Other items include small bottles containing original chinking with clay and horse hair that filled the cracks between the 250-year old logs.
There will be a demonstration of open fire cooking. Food and sweets will be available.
Members of the Elizabeth Township Historical Society will be dressed in 18th century clothing to host this event.
Members will then prepare this historical site for the Christmas open house with holiday decorations and treats Saturday, Dec. 7 and 14 from 4 to 8 p.m. For information, call 412-807-8452.

09/11/2024

Get ready for Apple Fest & Greenock Log House Days

Mark your calendars for these two favorite events ... the Greenock Log House Days and Apple Fest at the Greenock U. M. Church in Elizabeth Township. That day is Saturday, Sept. 28.
Start early at 11 a.m. and running to 5 p.m. to find seasonal decorations, jewelry, scents and wellness products, baked goods, hand sewn, knitted and crocheted items for gifts, wooden crafts and holiday decorations bursting from underneath local vendors tents at the Greenock Log House.

General Store & buggy, too

Find clever and historical-styled items created by members of the Elizabeth Township Historical Society in in the log house's new general store just raised this summer in the red barn.
Also, new year this will be the recently donated Amish buggy that serves as a perfect backdrop for photos along with the life-size cutouts of George Washington and Betsy Ross.
Real, real re-eanctors in full regale and dress will share their insight into early in Western Pennsylvania.
Of course, the 1790 log house will be open for tours showcasing the third upstairs bedroom complete with authentic rope bed. Check out one of the bedrooms staged as a classroom with the original water jug from the old Greenock School.
Baked goods and hot dogs will be available at this fund-raising event for the log house.

Apple Fest for good eating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Catch a whiff of that chicken and pulled pork cooking over the hot embers of aged wood and step into the line for a great outdoor fall meal from noon to 5 p.m. next door at the Greenock
U. M. Church.
Arrive early to be one of the lucky ones to get those famous apple dumplings in the church basement.
But, never to worry apple pies, cakes, cookies and other homemade sweets will fill the tables at the church house, too.
Many gluten free items will be sold too.

Meet your neighbors & new friends

Rubbie Greenwald will sing and play guitar to fill the air with music for these perfect fall events where neighbors and strangers from the tri-state area gather.
Where?
Just check your google maps for 1213 or 1235 Greenock Buena Vista Road in McKeesport that's really Elizabeth Township.

07/21/2024

Challenge your family to 18th Century Games

Round up the kids for fun and games as you experience life as an 18th century family right here in Elizabeth Township.
Families were a working unit with the children having chores like feeding the chickens, milking the cows and watching their brothers and sisters. In their “spare time” they played many of the games still popular today.
Greenock Log House is lucky to have volunteers who created wooden toys that were used way back then. (No plastic!)
Spread the word to friends and family to create your own teams. Scout troops may try their skills.
DO NOT forget to bring the grandparents. You might be surprised the skills they still have.
Greenock Log House is located at 1235 Greenock Elizabeth Township

05/17/2024

Celebrate and learn about your history at the Greenock Log House in Elizabeth Township. Family activities will be held the fourth Saturday of the months throughout the summer and early fall.
No need to gas up the car. Just load the car with the kids and head to 1235 Greenock Buena Vista Road,
Members of the Elizabeth Township Historical Society will be there in 18th century attire to reflect when the two-story log home was built around 1790. Check out the new-to-us mini barn and the new-to-us Amish wagon.
Sweet treats to taste and to learn about early settlers, their sustainable lives, their gardens/crops and skills to survive using everything and wasting nothing.
Individuals with any interest in any period of history are invited to join the historical society which meets the second Thursday of months at 6:30 p.mm. at the Coates House at 5811 Smithfield Street in Elizabeth.
Or, just come to the log house or call 412-807-8452.

05/11/2024

03/14/2024

Historical society learns ways to cut litter

“Litter along the roads. Trash dumped over a hill. What I can do about it?”
Allegheny CleanWays will try to answer that question when a representative comes to speak at the Elizabeth Township Historical Society Thursday, March 14.
The speaker will talk about volunteer events to eliminate illegal dumping and litter in the county at the meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. in the historical society’s headquarters museum and office at 5811 Smithfield Street in Elizabeth Township.
CleanWays, a non-profit group, sets up volunteer days to clean riverfronts, alleys and neighborhoods as a way to celebrate birthdays or other holiday.
Alson, individuals interested in getting involved in the summer activites at the 1790 Greenock Log house should attend as well as anyone interested in membership. For details, call 412-807-8452.

CleanWays pNote: Photo shows a group of volunteers clean tires from a river bank