Get swept up within the enjoyable of historical past on the newest episode of the Kidsburgh Podcast

Andy Masich was a younger boy when he fell in love with historical past. One summer time, he started rummaging within the attic of an outdated Victorian home the place his grandparents lived. It was an area stuffed with mud, cobwebs and even some bats, nevertheless it additionally held treasures from as way back because the Civil War. Soon, he was accumulating Civil War memorabilia of his personal and even utilizing popsicle sticks to construct fashions of the Monitor and Merrimack battleships. 

In our Kidsburgh Podcast interview, Masich will get children and grownups enthusiastic about discovering world, native and their private historical past. And he shares in regards to the exceptional issues they’ll discover on the Heinz History Center, the place he serves as government director. 

“Pittsburghers really love their history,” Masich tells our hosts. “They love knowing more about their neighborhoods and their family traditions. Because in Pittsburgh, people have lived here for generations.”

To honor that curiosity, Masich was glad to come back to the Heinz History Center: “I worked with the people of Pittsburgh to develop exhibits that were meaningful to them for kids and their families and grandparents.”

Learn all about that in Season 3, Episode 3 of the Kidsburgh Podcast. You’ll additionally study how one can tour the historic Lawrence Mansion, situated inside Hartwood Acres park. And  our Tea with Teens workforce interviews native excessive schoolers about how they join with their very own private historical past. 

You can take heed to your entire dialog on Apple Podcasts, Pandora and Spotify, on the SLB website, or pay attention proper right here:

S3 Ep3: Visit the historic Lawrence Mansion, get swept up in history with Andy Masich of the Heinz History Center, and hear teens discuss how they connect with their own histories 

The pleasure you’ll hear in Andy Masich’s voice is simply one of many delights on this episode of the Kidsburgh Podcast. Adults and children will get swept up in Masich’s love of historical past and his ideas on how households could make historical past come to life. During our “hidden gem” phase, you’ll be able to take a peek contained in the exceptional Lawrence Mansion, tucked inside the woods of Hartwood Acres park. And pay attention because the “Tea with Teens” reporters ask different college students in regards to the methods they really feel related to historical past. Come pay attention with our hosts – Melissa Rayworth, Kristine Sorensen, and Yu-Ling Cheng.

Links: Heinz History Center, Hartwood Acres Lawrence Mansion 

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Our podcast is hosted by the Kidsburgh workforce — Kristine Sorensen, Melissa Rayworth and Yu-Ling Cheng — and recorded by SLB Radio Productions. Get all the small print right here.

Photo at prime of story courtesy of the Heinz History Center/RAD.