BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.somersethistoricalcenter.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreat or 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:e2e08bfe-e0db-47e7-ae8a-23a4a66e0e04 X-WR-CALDESC:The Heinz History Center has one of the best collections of re gional glass in the country. Learn about the archival treasures in the His tory Center's collection that were made by Mount Pleasant companies Bryce\ , Lenox and E.L. Smith. \n\nFREE Admission courtesy of our generous sponso r\, The Fraternal Order of Eagles Somerset Aerie #1801. Light refreshment will follow the program.\n\nWestern Pennsylvania’s reputation as an intern ational center for steel making is known and acknowledged both in the nati on’s consciousness and in the historical and scholarly literature on indus trial history. Less known and appreciated is the role that region played a s the national center for innovation in the production\, design\, and mark eting of glass from 1830 until 1950. By 1920\, 80% of all the glass made i n America was made in Western Pennsylvania\, eastern Ohio\, and West Virgi nia with Pittsburgh serving as the capital headquarters for the industry. At the same time\, more than one quarter of all the sales transacted for t he year in glass tableware occurred at the manufacturer’s trade show held for two weeks in downtown Pittsburgh every January. With two major factori es in operation\, Mount Pleasant’s fortunes and history were intertwined w ith that of glass.\nThe Senator John Heinz History Center has collected\, researched\, and interpreted the industry broadly since the 1950s and hold s one of the best regional collections of both objects and archival materi als related to glass\, including the Bryce/Lenox collections\, in the coun try. Madarasz’s Power Point lecture will focus on the glass history of Mou nt Pleasant and share the extraordinary and the everyday products manufact ured at the Bryce\, L.E. Smith\, and Lenox glass factories.\n\n\nAnne Mada rasz has been at the Heinz History Center since 1992 and currently holds t he titles of Curatorial Division Director\, Chief Historian\, and Director of the Western PA Sports Museum. A graduate of Trinity College in Hartfor d\, Connecticut\, she completed the coursework for her PhD. at the Univers ity of Pennsylvania. She served as Project Director and Curator for “Glass : Shattering Notions” and authored the accompanying catalog. She was award ed a Richards Fellowship for research from the Corning Museum of Glass and lectures and writes frequently about Pittsburgh glass\, regional industry \, and the history of Pittsburgh sports. Anne serves as the President of t he National American Glass Club\, was a founding Board member for the Pitt sburgh Glass Center and served on the board of the Mount Pleasant Glass Mu seum. X-WR-RELCALID:0d7ac6cc94975f5cf96a1e82e5d56bcb X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20191103T020000 RDATE:20201101T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20200308T020000 RDATE:20210314T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7cc6c840-37bf-41bc-b928-a4f1fa638bf3 DTSTAMP:20260428T204011Z DESCRIPTION:The Heinz History Center has one of the best collections of reg ional glass in the country. Learn about the archival treasures in the Hist ory Center's collection that were made by Mount Pleasant companies Bryce\, Lenox and E.L. Smith. \n\nFREE Admission courtesy of our generous sponsor \, The Fraternal Order of Eagles Somerset Aerie #1801. Light refreshment w ill follow the program.\n\nWestern Pennsylvania’s reputation as an interna tional center for steel making is known and acknowledged both in the natio n’s consciousness and in the historical and scholarly literature on indust rial history. Less known and appreciated is the role that region played as the national center for innovation in the production\, design\, and marke ting of glass from 1830 until 1950. By 1920\, 80% of all the glass made in America was made in Western Pennsylvania\, eastern Ohio\, and West Virgin ia with Pittsburgh serving as the capital headquarters for the industry. A t the same time\, more than one quarter of all the sales transacted for th e year in glass tableware occurred at the manufacturer’s trade show held f or two weeks in downtown Pittsburgh every January. With two major factorie s in operation\, Mount Pleasant’s fortunes and history were intertwined wi th that of glass.\nThe Senator John Heinz History Center has collected\, r esearched\, and interpreted the industry broadly since the 1950s and holds one of the best regional collections of both objects and archival materia ls related to glass\, including the Bryce/Lenox collections\, in the count ry. Madarasz’s Power Point lecture will focus on the glass history of Moun t Pleasant and share the extraordinary and the everyday products manufactu red at the Bryce\, L.E. Smith\, and Lenox glass factories.\n\n\nAnne Madar asz has been at the Heinz History Center since 1992 and currently holds th e titles of Curatorial Division Director\, Chief Historian\, and Director of the Western PA Sports Museum. A graduate of Trinity College in Hartford \, Connecticut\, she completed the coursework for her PhD. at the Universi ty of Pennsylvania. She served as Project Director and Curator for “Glass: Shattering Notions” and authored the accompanying catalog. She was awarde d a Richards Fellowship for research from the Corning Museum of Glass and lectures and writes frequently about Pittsburgh glass\, regional industry\ , and the history of Pittsburgh sports. Anne serves as the President of th e National American Glass Club\, was a founding Board member for the Pitts burgh Glass Center and served on the board of the Mount Pleasant Glass Mus eum. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191012T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191012T160000 LOCATION:Somerset Historical Center SUMMARY:Heinz Lecture Series: 'Mount Pleasant Glass' END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR