| 1765 - A very busy year here and there |
Rev. Richard W. Davies looks at some of the
"taxing" events leading up to the American Revolution and
Whiskey Rebellion
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| 1978 Restoration |
A photo of some of the people who helped restore Old St.
Lukes
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| 2001 - Unveiling of OSL's
Roadside Marker
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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Historical and Museum Commission officially recognizes the significant
role of Old St. Luke's Church in the history of Western Pennsylvania
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| A Brief History of OSL's
Buildings |
Rev. Richard W. Davies traces the edifice of Old
St. Lukes, from the 1790's Frame Church to the restored structure of
today
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| A Pittsburgh Benefactor |
The story of John H. Shoenberger, an early
industrialist and philanthropist in Pittsburgh, as told by Rev.
Richard W. Davies
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| American
Coinage and Church Pews |
The financial health of the Pittsburgh area was often
affected by a variety of foreign coinage in the early days of the
country. Rev. Richard W. Davies traces coinage, and the
financial health of the local church
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| Before
and After the Naming of Pittsburgh - 1758 |
In this 250th Anniversary year of the British occupation
of the site of Ft. Duquesne, Rev. Richard W. Davies writes a
short history lesson, describing the founding of Pennsylvania through
what life was like in the Ohio valley
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| Brackenridge, Hugh
Henry |
A look at the life of one of Pittsburgh's most endearing
characters of the early Federal period - an article by Richard R. Gideon
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| Brackenridge on
Efforts to Form a New State |
Hugh Henry Brackenridge's role in quashing efforts to
create a new state from western Pennsylvania and Virginia; an effort he
later regretted. From the book "Law Miscellanies," and
edited by Richard R. Gideon
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| Brigadier
General John Neville 1731 - 1803 |
An article by Rev. Richard W. Davies from the Old
St. Lukes Newsletter of July, 2003 in commemoration of the 200th
Anniversary of the death of General John Neville
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| BURIAL GROUND
AND GARDEN |
Cemetery listings, showing names and locations (where
known) of those buried in the grounds of Old St. Luke's. A
genealogical resource.
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| CEMETERY GRAVESTONES |
Examples of CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY's ground-breaking
scanning technology in use at OLS to recover gravestone inscriptions
lost to time
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| CEMETERY LISTING - SEE BURIAL GROUND AND
GARDEN
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Cemetery listings, showing names and locations (where
known) of those buried in the grounds of Old St. Luke's. A
genealogical resource.
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| Christopher
Gist, pioneer; and Sequoyah |
From the March, 2007 newsletter, Rev. Richard W. Davies
assembles information from the Jones family concerning their interesting
relatives, one of whom developed the Cherokee alpahbet
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| Clergy - The Call for Independence |
From the March, 2003 newsletter, Rev. Richard W.
Davies traces the role of the clergy in framing the Declaration of
Independence.
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| Colonial Care of
the Poor |
Rev. Richard W.
Davies provides insight into a time when the "established
church" provided civil services
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| Dramatis Personæ |
Notes about some of the principals of the Whiskey
Rebellion - compiled by Richard R. Gideon
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Early Postal Service and
Lea the Postmaster
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A look at the early postal system in the United States
from 1787 to 1906 - From the November, 2005 newsletter by Rev. Richard W.
Davies
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French and Indian War
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Information concerning the French and Indian War, and
activities coincident with the war
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| "Fee Tail" 200 Years Ago
this Year |
Traces the lineage of Old St. Luke's Church to the
"Fee Tail" will of Maj. William Lea. An article by Rev.
Richard W. Davies
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| General Daniel Morgan -
Sharpshooter |
Rev. Richard W. Davies looks at the life of Gen.
Daniel Morgan, patriot and Federalist, and his connection to the Whiskey
Rebellion
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| Health in Pittsburgh |
A table showing the decline in death due to a variety of diseases
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| Historic
Site Marker |
A pictorial of the events surrounding the unveiling of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Historic Site Roadside Marker
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| History and Incidents of Old St.
Lukes
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A selection of vignettes from the days when St. Lukes had
an active congregation
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| Holmes Jr., Obadiah (1760 - 1834) |
From Doddridge's "Notes on the Settlement and Indian
Wars," Obadiah Holmes Jr. (who is buried at Old St. Lukes) and
his role in the Moravian Indian massacre.
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| Isaac Craig and Pittsburgh's
First Glass Factory
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Following in the footsteps of Albert Gallatin, Isaac Craig opens the
first glass factory in Pittsburgh. An article by Rev. Richard W. Davies
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| James Fries and his dog
"Whiskey" were here in 1794
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Perhaps not as well known, the FRIES REBELLION nearly matched the Whiskey
Rebellion in terms of the government's response to the "House Tax"
protest. An article by Rev. Richard W. Davies
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| JAMESTOWN, Founding of a Nation
and the Anglican Communion |
Rev. Richard W. Davies sheds light on the beginning of the Anglican Communion
in the United States
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| Lea,
William and Nelson, Dorothy - marriage record
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From the 1774 record of marriages performed at Christ
Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| Lea, William - pay voucher |
A 1770 pay voucher for Major William Lea, who left the land
upon which Old St. Lukes was built.
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| Lesnett, Christian |
Christian Lesnett was a cabinet maker who moved to
western Pennsylvania after service in the French and Indian War.
Lesnett Road, in Upper St. Clair Township, is named for him
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| Lewis, Meriwether |
"Meriwether Lewis in Our Midst" - Rev. Richard
W. Davies describes Pittsburgh's role in the Lewis & Clark
expedition, and offers a short biographical sketch of Meriwether Lewis
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| Louisiana, or Virginia, or Pennsylvania |
Rev. Richard W. Davies traces a short history of
claims and counter-claims to the region of Western Pennsylvania
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| McFarlane, Capt. James |
A photograph of the tomb of Captain McFarlane gives
another view of General Neville. Captain McFarlane is buried in
the Mingo Creek Cemetery. The perspective is by Rev. Richard W.
Davies.
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| Militias, A Standing Army and the
Whiskey Rebellion |
Rev. Richard W. Davies describes the condition of
the army in post-Revolutionary War America
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| Miller, William |
From INCIDENTS OF THE INSURRECTION IN THE WESTERN PARTS
OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE YEAR 1794, by Hugh Henry Brackenridge, an account
of the pivotal incident that sparked the outbreak of hostilities.
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| Neville, General
John |
A ledger from the Craig-Neville plot in section 11 of the
Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh.
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| Neville - History of
General John Neville
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A short history of General John Neville, including the
names of his wife and children.
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| Nixon, Sgt. Thomas |
A letter to Sgt. Thomas Nixon (buried at Old St. Lukes), congratulating him on
firing the last shot into Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox
Court House
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| Oh! Those
Pittsburgh churches |
Rev. Richard W. Davies explores the development of
Pittsburgh church life during the period 1754 to 1805
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| Reno, Rev. Francis |
A short biography of Rev. Francis Reno (1758 - 1836),
first settled Episcopal clergyman west of the Allegheny Mountains.
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| Restoration Memories |
From the Old St. Lukes Newsletter, April, 2000.
Cleaning and restoration work in the years 1949 and 1963.
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| South, Daniel |
Daniel South served in the French and Indian War
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| Steel, David |
David Steel is responsible for establishing a garrison
fort on the land now occupied by Old St. Lukes
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| The Strategic Location of Old St.
Lukes |
A discussion of the reasons for locating Old St. Lukes
along Chartiers Creek
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| The WASHINGTON FAMILY STONE and
OLD ST. LUKE'S CHURCH
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Rev. Richard W. Davies describes how a stone from
the Washington family home in England became part of the wall of Old St.
Luke's Church
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| West Augusta County, Virginia, Court
Records
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Virginia Court records pertaining to the dates 1775 - 1778.
The BOLD faced references are those tied to Old St. Lukes.
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| West Augusta
County, Virginia, District of |
The act of the Virginia legislature creating West Augusta
County, and defining the boundaries thereof.
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| West Augusta County, Virginia, Map of |
An original map of the area of Western Pennsylvania claimed by
Virginia, and was included as part of the court records for the period
1775 - 1780
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| Westsylvania
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A short discussion of the petition attempt to create a
new state west of the Allegheny Mountains
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| The Whiskey Flags |
Vexillologist Richard R. Gideon describes the flags used
during the Whiskey Rebellion. Reprinted, courtesy of the North
American Vexillological Association and copyright holder Richard
R. Gideon
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| Why, Aaron
Burr, did you fire? |
OSL Director and Historian Rev. Richard W. Davies
recounts the events leading up to the July 11th, 1804 duel between
Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr
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