Baltzer Meyer Historical Society

11/25/2022

An incline ride in 1926.

11/24/2022

Thanksgiving 2022

https://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/history-of-thanksgiving#thanksgiving-traditions-and-rituals
Some of the History of Thanksgiving in America from the History Channel
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States, and Thanksgiving 2022 occurs on Thursday, November 24. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn’t until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November.
Thanksgiving at Plymouth
In September 1620, a small ship called the Mayflower left Plymouth, England, carrying 102 passengers—an assortment of religious separatists seeking a new home where they could freely practice their faith and other individuals lured by the promise of prosperity and land ownership in the "New World." After a treacherous and uncomfortable crossing that lasted 66 days, they dropped anchor near the tip of Cape Cod, far north of their intended destination at the mouth of the Hudson River. One month later, the Mayflower crossed Massachusetts Bay, where the Pilgrims, as they are now commonly known, began the work of establishing a village at Plymouth.
During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress designated one or more days of thanksgiving a year, and in 1789 George Washington issued the first Thanksgiving proclamation by the national government of the United States; in it, he called upon Americans to express their gratitude for the happy conclusion to the country’s war of independence and the successful ratification of the U.S. Constitution. His successors John Adams and James Madison also designated days of thanks during their presidencies.
In 1817, New York became the first of several states to officially adopt an annual Thanksgiving holiday; each celebrated it on a different day, however, and the American South remained largely unfamiliar with the tradition.

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States, and Thanksgiving 2022 occurs on Thursday, November 24. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and the

11/22/2022

Thank you Missy Greenberg for your three years on the board as Recording Secretary and all the help for many of our events. You will be missed.

11/19/2022

This Saturday, Nov 19th, will be the last planned day of the year for the library being open to the public. 10-3! If you'd like to make an appointment after the 19th, contact Lori! [email protected] and weather permitting, she can help you!

11/11/2022

Photos from GO Laurel Highlands's post

11/07/2022

Two photos from our Eisaman Photo collection. Both photos the the 1930's . first photo is of the Old Zion Lutheran Church, now our center. The second one is marked as a new Eisaman grave with the Harrold # 8 school in the background, when it was the woodshop for Harrold Jr High School . Both photos have been digitized by our Digitizing Work committee at Baltzer Meyer Historical Society, Greensburg, PA

11/02/2022

Attention to all members of the society. There will be a members only meeting for nomination of officers and board members. The nomination committee is having a meeting Nov 22nd at 6:00 to accept nominations of officers from the floor.

10/31/2022

Greengate Mall, Greensburg, PA

10/30/2022

Mary Webberking Obituary (1944 - 2022) - Greensburg, PA - Legacy

It is with deep sadness we have received notice of Mary Alice Weberking's passing. We are thankful for her volunteering to the society and her time spent as the Recording Secretary.

View Mary Webberking's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

10/28/2022

Some of our planned future for the Baltzer Meyer Center, in Greensburg, PA. in 2019 we had these perspective drawings made for the upgrade of the center. This includes a new area for the Paul Miller Ruff Library. Renovation of the existing garage area into a meeting room and storage of artifacts. Move the operations offices to the existing library area. Restore the church area into a Community Room, with the renovation of the rear addition into new bathrooms, small prep kitchen and storage area for tables and chairs. The exterior is planned to have a porch to view the mountains in the distance, with the ability to dine on this porch. Replace all the windows and doors, clean and seal the brick. This is the plans to help Baltzer Meyer to become self sufficient in the future while still preserving our family and local history for future generation.

10/27/2022

Heading to the Greensburg Night Market tonight? Here's some street closure and parking info!

As a reminder, the Greensburg Night Market opens at 5:30. Arriving early makes it difficult for final vendors to get in and many vendors are not ready to sell until we open at 5:30. It is also a safety concern to have people wandering the streets before the street is closed and the market opens. We’ve had people show up at 4:45 trying to shop, IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN TO HAVE PEOPLE ON THE STREETS DURING SET UP. Again, the market opens at 5:30.

Four blocks of South Pennsylvania Avenue will be shut down for the Greensburg Night Market.

We ask that anyone in Greensburg to move their cars or to not park after 3:30pm on the blocks that will be shut down (marked in RED in the graphic below) in preparation for street closure.

South Pennsylvania Avenue will close to through traffic at 5:00pm and will reopen for through traffic at 9:15pm.

West Otterman Street, West Pittsburgh Street, West 2nd Street, West 3rd Street and West 4th Street will remain open during the entire market and will not be shut down at all.

STREET CLOSURE SCHEDULE
No Street Parking S PA Ave After 3:30pm
Vendor Set Up: 3:30-5:15pm
Street Closure: 5:00pm
Night Market Opens: 5:30pm
Street Reopens: 9:15pm

PARKING
All City owned flat parking lots in downtown Greensburg and all street parking is free after 4pm. The Bell Garage is a paid garage but has 400 spots located in it. There will be NO street parking on the blocks that will be closed down on South Pennsylvania Avenue during the market (marked in RED in the graphic below.) Buncher Parking Lot S PA Ave entrance will be closed, please use the W 2nd St entrance. Please take note of any private lots or church lots that do not allow parking.

Link to parking locations in Greensburg --> https://www.downtowngreensburgpa.us/parking-map/

Learn more about our dog policy, bathrooms and other Attendee Info --> http://greensburgnightmarket.com/attendee-faq/

October Vendor List --> http://greensburgnightmarket.com/october-night-market-vendors/

10/23/2022

Out & About: Westmoreland Historical Society presents annual preservation awards

We received the Arthur St. Clair award at Rizzo's in Crabtree from the Westmoreland County Historical Society.

At its 22nd annual Arthur St. Clair Historical Preservation Awards Dinner, the Westmoreland Historical Society recognized two groups that have been key to its mission of developing, managing and sharing the area’s abundant historical resources. Honorees at the event held Wednesday evening at R...

10/20/2022

Becky and I at the WESTMORELAND County Historical Society’s award dinner.

10/20/2022

10/18/2022

Items from the bottom shelf are on loan to BM.

10/18/2022

Contact https://westmorelandhistory.org/.../arthur-st-clair.../
to see the details of this award dinner.

10/18/2022

A display of some of our collection to be a part of the future Plischke Memorial Museum. See how many of the items you can identify.

10/16/2022

The start of todays program .

10/15/2022

Due to loss of internet, BMHS library is closing for the rest of the day. Will be open again on the 5th is Nov. Or by appointment. Contact [email protected].

10/14/2022

10/14/2022

The Dog Knows...🐶
📸Althea Mae Astorga

10/14/2022

This is the wonderful hairstyle my niece did for the brides wedding 'do'. The flowers are from our host's yard.

10/14/2022

For those of you who asked, this is 'the groom'. My daughter's hubby!

10/12/2022

Tis so true ...