Our programs have moved!
Please join us in person/LIVE at the Jewish Community Center of Pittsburgh (JCC), 5738 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15217 or via Zoom on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Masks are optional. Out of respect for other members of the audience, please do not attend if you are not feeling well.

If you cannot attend our live programs, we offer a hybrid Zoom version. SHHS members will be sent a link to the Zoom program no later than the weekend before the program. If you are not a SHHS and would like the link to the program, please contact the SHHS at sqhillhist@shhsoc.org.

NOTE for Zoom participants: Our programs are recorded and archived on our website using YouTube, so please turn off your video if you do not want to appear on the recording. YouTube guidelines do not permit sending pictures of people to others without their permission.

The Neill Log House 2026 Season runs from May through September 
The Neill Log House is now open on scheduled days and hours for drop-in visitation (normal days and hours are Sundays and Mondays, 11-2, but check the city schedule as these may change). Click on this City Parks Neill Log House link to see the weekly schedule.

Groups may still request scheduling a visit on different days and times and such requests will be accommodated as rangers and other docents are available. Go on the above site to post such requests..

Petition to Reopen Serpentine Drive to Cars:  The SHHS board has submitted a petition to City Council to hold a public hearing to discuss reopening Serpentine Drive in Schenley Park to cars when repairs are finished.  (Trucks are not allowed in the park, and bikes can use vehicular roads.)

To view our fact sheet that gives the reasons why the SHHS board requests that Serpentine Drive be reopened to cars, click here. The reasons involve safety, historicity, cost, and esthetics.

To view the petition, click here. If you’d like to add your name to the petition, please download it, print it, sign it, and send it to SHHS, PO Box 8157, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. Keep in mind that by signing it, you agree to appear at the hearing when it is scheduled. You will be notified when the date for the hearing is set. 

OUR NEXT PROGRAM

Tuesday, May 12th
“The Swisshelm Park Solar Array” 
Lilly Freedman, Senior Manager of Development Projects at Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh will describe the purpose and progress of the Swisshelm Park solar array planned for the brownfield above Nine Mile Run.