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Zach Brodt

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Pittsburgh archivist/historian. Author - From the Steel City to the White City: Western Pennsylvania & the World’s Columbian Exposition @PittPress

Joined April 2009
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10,000s of travelers will use the PA Turnpike this Thanksgiving, but in the mid-1800s they would have used the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal. The boats were placed on special cars and lifted over the mountains using @AlleghPortNPS Portions like this engine house remain today

zbarchivist's tweet image. 10,000s of travelers will use the PA Turnpike this Thanksgiving, but in the mid-1800s they would have used the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal. The boats were placed on special cars and lifted over the mountains using @AlleghPortNPS. Portions like this engine house remain today

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💙✊ Welcome to the 2,100 Pitt grad workers who voted overwhelmingly to join our union! We’re proud to have you as a part of our union family! Check out other photos: flickr.com/photos/uniteds…

steelworkers's tweet image. 💙✊ Welcome to the 2,100 Pitt grad workers who voted overwhelmingly to join our union! We’re proud to have you as a part of our union family!

Check out other photos: <a style="text-decoration: none;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/5HWDr4g32M">flickr.com/photos/uniteds…</a>
steelworkers's tweet image. 💙✊ Welcome to the 2,100 Pitt grad workers who voted overwhelmingly to join our union! We’re proud to have you as a part of our union family!

Check out other photos: <a style="text-decoration: none;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/5HWDr4g32M">flickr.com/photos/uniteds…</a>
steelworkers's tweet image. 💙✊ Welcome to the 2,100 Pitt grad workers who voted overwhelmingly to join our union! We’re proud to have you as a part of our union family!

Check out other photos: <a style="text-decoration: none;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/5HWDr4g32M">flickr.com/photos/uniteds…</a>
steelworkers's tweet image. 💙✊ Welcome to the 2,100 Pitt grad workers who voted overwhelmingly to join our union! We’re proud to have you as a part of our union family!

Check out other photos: <a style="text-decoration: none;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/5HWDr4g32M">flickr.com/photos/uniteds…</a>

Hey, I made the list!

These @PittTweet for Lifers came as students and never left utimes.pitt.edu/news/these-pit…



A few new additions to the Pitt archives. The Columbian Exposition just keeps finding me.

zbarchivist's tweet image. A few new additions to the Pitt archives. The Columbian Exposition just keeps finding me.
zbarchivist's tweet image. A few new additions to the Pitt archives. The Columbian Exposition just keeps finding me.

Zach Brodt Reposted

Check out @JessicaMDeWitt's review of @zbarchivist's "From the Steel City to the White City: Western Pennsylvania and the World's Columbian Exposition," published in 2023 by @UPittPress; review now available @HNet_Reviews #envhist #envhum #urban h-net.org/reviews/showpd…


From the Steel City to the White City is coming out in paperback this Fall!

These @PittTweet for Lifers came as students and never left utimes.pitt.edu/news/these-pit…



If you’re free today come on out to the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. I’m on a panel with Ed Simon at 1:45 in 204 Long Hall to talk about local history.

zbarchivist's tweet image. If you’re free today come on out to the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. I’m on a panel with Ed Simon at 1:45 in 204 Long Hall to talk about local history.

I’m super excited to be on the local history panel with Ed Simon and @JanePitt at @pghbookfest on May 11.

I'm so excited to meet two of my favorites when I moderate the Local History panel for the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books featuring authors Zachary Brodt and Ed Simon on May 11. Join us for free! (Not an ad. I am donating my time.) events.humanitix.com/local-history?…

JanePitt's tweet image. I'm so excited to meet two of my favorites when I moderate the Local History panel for the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books featuring authors Zachary Brodt and Ed Simon on May 11.

Join us for free! 

(Not an ad. I am donating my time.)

<a style="text-decoration: none;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/txWiyLnQ3u">events.humanitix.com/local-history?…</a>


Tomorrow I’ll be giving a book talk for the East Liberty Valley Historical Society at Calvary Episcopal Church in Shadyside. It should be a great night!

zbarchivist's tweet image. Tomorrow I’ll be giving a book talk for the East Liberty Valley Historical Society at Calvary Episcopal Church in Shadyside. It should be a great night!

If you’re in the North Hills on Saturday come say hi at the @northlandlib author fair

zbarchivist's tweet image. If you’re in the North Hills on Saturday come say hi at the @northlandlib author fair

Zach Brodt Reposted

Explore the Robotics Project at @CMULibraries University Archives in "Completing the Circuit." Learn how the archive helped inspire character artists at Disney! americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2024/03/01/boo…

amlibraries's tweet image. Explore the Robotics Project at @CMULibraries University Archives in "Completing the Circuit." Learn how the archive helped inspire character artists at Disney! <a style="text-decoration: none;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/5Sn2Whyvpz">americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2024/03/01/boo…</a>

This looks like an amazing event for anyone interested in baseball and Pittsburgh history

zbarchivist's tweet image. This looks like an amazing event for anyone interested in baseball and Pittsburgh history

And let’s not forget, 1892 Homestead Steel Strike participant journals.psu.edu/wph/article/do…

Mark Baldwin. Pitcher. 154-165 W-L. 3.37 ERA. 346 G. 328 GS. 295 CG. 2802.1 IP. 1349 SO. 1887-1888 Chicago NL. 1889 Columbus AA. 1890 Chicago PL. 1891-1893 Pittsburgh NL. 1893 New York NL.

ActsBaseball's tweet image. Mark Baldwin. Pitcher. 154-165 W-L. 3.37 ERA. 346 G. 328 GS. 295 CG. 2802.1 IP. 1349 SO. 1887-1888 Chicago NL. 1889 Columbus AA. 1890 Chicago PL. 1891-1893 Pittsburgh NL. 1893 New York NL.


Zach Brodt Reposted

It's the last episode of our series today; time flies when you're having #dpworkflows fun! HUGE thanks to our speakers yesterday for another super session! Join us at 1400 UTC to hear from: Ciaran Purdome @AcadiaU Kari May + Zach Brodt @PittTweet @clairenn1 @UkNatArchives 👋

Registration is now open for the #DigitalPreservation Workflow Webinar Series 2024 #dpworkflows24, from 5 - 8 February 2024! Join us to hear from members of the #digipres community as they share how THEY do dp. Free to attend and open to all, sign up now: dpconline.org/events/eventde…

dpc_chat's tweet image. Registration is now open for the #DigitalPreservation Workflow Webinar Series 2024 #dpworkflows24, from 5 - 8 February 2024!
Join us to hear from members of the #digipres community as they share how THEY do dp.
Free to attend and open to all, sign up now: <a style="text-decoration: none;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/Xufc0XF6Qz">dpconline.org/events/eventde…</a>


Great event at the City-County Building tonight celebrating Freedom House Ambulance. I had the pleasure of selecting some items from @PittArchives for the exhibit and got to hear original EMT John Moon talk about the importance of Freedom House today

zbarchivist's tweet image. Great event at the City-County Building tonight celebrating Freedom House Ambulance. I had the pleasure of selecting some items from @PittArchives for the exhibit and got to hear original EMT John Moon talk about the importance of Freedom House today
zbarchivist's tweet image. Great event at the City-County Building tonight celebrating Freedom House Ambulance. I had the pleasure of selecting some items from @PittArchives for the exhibit and got to hear original EMT John Moon talk about the importance of Freedom House today
zbarchivist's tweet image. Great event at the City-County Building tonight celebrating Freedom House Ambulance. I had the pleasure of selecting some items from @PittArchives for the exhibit and got to hear original EMT John Moon talk about the importance of Freedom House today
zbarchivist's tweet image. Great event at the City-County Building tonight celebrating Freedom House Ambulance. I had the pleasure of selecting some items from @PittArchives for the exhibit and got to hear original EMT John Moon talk about the importance of Freedom House today

Thanks for covering Tuesday’s event @ThePittNews !

A new book by Pitt archivist and alumnus Zachary Brodt focuses on Pittsburgh’s connections with the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. pittnews.com/article/185053…



Zach Brodt Reposted

🆓event for folks interested in #PittsburghHistory! Local author @zbarchivist will discuss his new book "From the Steel City to the White City." More info/register: fb.me/e/1I4RHBy5M To buy the book @UPittPress: upittpress.org/books/97808229… #Localhistory #WorldsFair

WestViewHub's tweet image. 🆓event for folks interested in #PittsburghHistory! Local author @zbarchivist will discuss his new book "From the Steel City to the White City."

More info/register:
<a style="text-decoration: none;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/HBaP3DJS4l">fb.me/e/1I4RHBy5M</a>

To buy the book @UPittPress:
<a style="text-decoration: none;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/rxzfcUulLk">upittpress.org/books/97808229…</a>

#Localhistory #WorldsFair

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