{"id":7240,"date":"2017-02-16T01:00:45","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T06:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/?p=7240"},"modified":"2017-04-03T14:34:54","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T18:34:54","slug":"become-a-part-of-the-digs-add-your-story-to-pittsburghs-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2017\/02\/16\/become-a-part-of-the-digs-add-your-story-to-pittsburghs-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a part of the Digs — add your story to Pittsburgh’s history"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joseph Pampuch, left, in the doorway of his Brerton Avenue shop in Polish Hill circa 1918. With him is an unidentified employee. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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This is Anna Wagner at age 17. Her daughter, Katharina Schachner is a German immigrant who survived the Russian occupation of the former Yugoslavia after World War II. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Immigrant children play in the Hill District, circa 1924. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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This is Alexander Gilliland, who immigrated to Pittsburgh from Scotland in 1866, and eventually settled in Bellevue. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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No caption accompanied this picture. A note on the back indicates it was shot in the Lower Hill District prior to 1940. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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The Rudick family, immigrants from Romania, participate in a seder a century ago. <\/div> <\/div>
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This is a look at the historic 1936 Flood on Third Street in West Elizabeth. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Do you own a dusty scrapbook filled with old family photographs? Or a shoebox stuffed with black-and-white or color pictures of family gatherings and events from years past?<\/p>\n

If so, you can help us out.<\/p>\n

We want to expand the Digs to tell the story of Pittsburgh through the pictures of everyday people who\u2019ve lived the city\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

Maybe you have a picture of your great grandparents as newly arrived immigrants, or a faded Polaroid of your crazy uncle attending a concert at the Syria Mosque. Perhaps it\u2019s your mother setting off for work at an industrial facility during World War II, or a father holding his child\u2019s hand in the Lower Hill District.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re seeking photographs from every community, no matter whether you\u2019re new to the city or have relatives with long histories in the region. Pictures can be 10 years or 100 years old. Our goal is to explore personal and family stories that can add depth and dimension to the city\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve posted a few pictures with this blog entry give you an idea of the wide range of photographs we\u2019re seeking. Some are simple portraits — a person standing and looking directly at the camera. Others are candid shots. Some pictures show a wide view that give readers a look at nearby houses and streets and businesses. Maybe a relative once took a picture of a news event — a flood or the closing of a steel mill or a parade.<\/p>\n

Describe your pictures or send a digital version of the photo to us at digs@post-gazette.com. Please include contact information so we can get in touch with you and hear the stories behind your photographs. And check back with the Digs as we share these images and stories and create a greater understanding of who we are.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We’re seeking pictures from Pittsburgh’s past, and you may have what we’re looking for.<\/p>\n

Look at the picturesBecome a part of the Digs — add your story to Pittsburgh’s history<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1368],"tags":[980,1367,1036,1244],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DigsNew002.jpg?fit=1250%2C816&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1233,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2013\/11\/08\/how-did-you-celebrate-thanksgiving\/","url_meta":{"origin":7240,"position":0},"title":"How did you celebrate Thanksgiving?","date":"November 8, 2013","format":"gallery","excerpt":"At \u2018The Digs\u2019 we\u2019re looking for photographs of Pittsburghers celebrating Thanksgiving prior to 1985.","rel":"","context":"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/tumblr_mvx1iwsRJN1rr5swxo1_1280.jpg?fit=1200%2C889&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":448,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2014\/07\/18\/after-a-near-disaster-saving-pieces-of-pittsburgh-history\/","url_meta":{"origin":7240,"position":1},"title":"After a near disaster, saving pieces of Pittsburgh history","date":"July 18, 2014","format":"gallery","excerpt":"We faced a crisis Wednesday morning.","rel":"","context":"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tumblr_n8vcbkDnAH1rr5swxo1_1280.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4808,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2015\/01\/05\/we-built-something-new\/","url_meta":{"origin":7240,"position":2},"title":"We built something new","date":"January 5, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Today, we\u2019re launching a new version of The Digs, complete with every story and photo we\u2019ve posted on Tumblr since our August 2012 launch.","rel":"","context":"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fort-Duquesne-Bridge-construction-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C892&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8053,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2017\/07\/18\/the-digs-is-on-instagram\/","url_meta":{"origin":7240,"position":3},"title":"The Digs is now on Instagram!","date":"July 18, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Since August 2012, The Digs has been bringing you some incredible, forgotten stories from Pittsburgh's history. 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