Western Pennsylvania History Magazine Spring 2026

The Spring 2026 issue of Western Pennsylvania History magazine includes feature articles on: Pittsburgh’s historical connection to professional football and the pivotal role the city played in the evolution of the NFL Draft The search for Andrew Carnegie’s hired Civil War substitute As well as columns about: The David McCullough archive Mastodons and other extinct megafauna at Meadowcroft Jessica Clarke and soap box derby racing Storagram, Kaufmann’s in-house employee magazine Lou Christie, pop and soft rock singer-songwriter known for “Lightnin’ Strikes” Duncan & Miller Glass Museum The Two Revolutions of 1776 The Rabbi Max Albert Braude Papers The remarkable journeys of Mariano Pierini and Maria Pierini Skwirut Memory and the Daughters of the American Revolution Pittsburgh’s early Greek cinemas