Weekends through Mid-September 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Step back into the past at Braddock’s Battlefield History Center! Every weekend from May 3-September 14, 2025, experience Pathways to the Past—our new educational program featuring historical tradespeople, artisans, and interpreters demonstrating the lives of everyday people in the mid-18th century.
“Pathways to the Past” is included with regular BBHC admission fees.
Check out these living historians and demonstrators on select Pathways to the Past weekends:
June 21 - 22, 2025 - 18th Century Nursing and Medicine See educator Hannah Hillegas demonstrate 18th century nursing techniques and hear the stories about how women cared for the sick and wounded on military campaigns like the Braddock Expedition. June 28 - 29, 2025 - Rivers of Steel: Working the Blast Furnace This weekend’s Pathways to the Past program features our friends from Rivers of Steel who will demonstrate the safety gear of iron and steelworkers at a blast furnace. Rivers of Steel interpretive staff will provide examples of the raw materials used to make iron and steel, and showcase imagery and artifacts related to Pittsburgh's steel industry.
July 5 - 6, 2025 - Animals on the Frontier Featuring Ravenwood Farms
July 12 - 13, 2025 - French Soldiers
July 19 - 20, 2025 - Stone House History
July 26 - 27, 2025 - Canadian Milice Fur Trade
August 2 - 3, 2025 - 11th PA Civil War Group
August 30 - 31, 2025 - Penny River Millinery & Mantua Makers Shop
September 6 - 7, 2025 - British Army Engineer portrayed by Bob Nipar
Americana Corner is an online resource dedicated to sharing the incredible story of our country’s founding era through its formative first century. By fostering collaborative partnerships through the Preserving America Partners program, Americana Corner aims to reinforce the legacy of our nation’s past while inspiring future generations to engage with history in meaningful ways.