Here, in the northeast corner of the Greater Pittsburgh region, we are surrounded by a land whose story of great things long ago is obscured by the fogs of time. Here heroic men and women made something great out of nothing. They carved roads through a wilderness, invented revolutionary building materials, helped birth the gas and oil industries, provided warriors to fight—and win—one of the nation’s bloodiest battles for freedom, and made a way for a newborn nation to preserve its food supply. Presidents, celebrities, entertainers and Very Important People all came to see and appear before those who came before us here a century ago.

Over the past two years, Alle-Kiski Today has chronicled many of these tales of greatness. You can find them on our website in the Our Local Heritage column. But we have also gone to these locations and videoed many those who tell the story of our heritage and help keep our region’s legacy alive. Now that many people have access to broadband speeds, we encourage you to go to www.alle-kiskitoday.com/webcasts/archive/78 and watch these for yourselves. Here are brief looks at them:

Vaudeville In Vandergrift It's the story of Vandergrift's majestic centerpiece, the Casino Theatre and visits there by Vaudeville players--many of whom are today household words. Enjoy a trip of exploration with your tour guide, Casino Theatre President, Allan Walzak. You might just find out what famous Hollywood legend used to visit there quite often in his youth, as well as what ex-president visited. http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/webcasts/1691

It Was Going to be Lost Take a journey into the early days of Lower Burrell and New Kensington / Arnold schools with Our Local Heritage as we go on location to where local education all began. Find out where local school names came from, as well as about schools no longer there. Special guest includes Reid Stewart, whose family gave its name to one of Burrell's schools and shopping centers. http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/webcasts/1718

A Saltsburg Christmas at the Haddens Victorian Ladies and Gentlemen, Christmas carols, Holiday cards nearly a century old, and Professor Foster's Amazing Picture Book made for a nice evening at the Saltsburg Area Historical Society's Hadden House Stone Museum in Saltsburg. It was a cold snowy night at the Society's Light-Up Night Festivities but we were made warm and welcome inside the Hadden House. I think you will be warmed too in this 20-minute brief look at the Stone House Museum and Saltsburg Historical Society. http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/webcasts/1624

A Civil Matter Two key Civil War regiments came from the Alle-Kiski region. They fought in major battles that determined the destiny of this country. Today men and women honor their memory in Civil War re-enactments at festivals. Discover who those heroes are and meet some of the re-enactors who represent them, here in this edition of Our Local Heritage. http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/webcasts/1570

A Plum Harvest Day At The Carpenters' Winter weather blues starting to set in? Take a break and join the Heritage team as we visit the Plum Harvest Festival, sponsored by Allegheny Foothills Historical Society and held at The Carpenter Log Home in Boyce Park in Plum Borough. It was a beautiful day and we think you'll enjoy meeting people who actually lived in the log cabin a long time ago, as well as visiting with soldiers and an Indian maiden. We'll even take take a look at what life was like down home on the farm in Plum, enjoy some music from HomeFront, and talk to some of the people behind Festival scenes. Come on, it'll be fun! http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/webcasts/1593

See the Land That Time Forgot at: http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/webcasts/archive/78

Mickey's Mill It was a real, live working flour mill up until the 1960s. People all over the area ate bread made from it. It dates back to the early 1800s. Today, dedicated men and women in Freeport preserve it and open it up for the public. Take a tour with us as we explore this old mill. You’ll be amazed to see what people had to go through just to make bread back then. http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/webcasts/1737

George Washington's Road George Washington slept here! Really! This is an interview done with Tom Whanger and Garry Rogers whose legwork has verified the existence of a road built by George Washington's army in today's Boyce Park. They take us to some of the actual sites where the road was back then, and explain just how our first President did it. http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/webcasts/1750

Intense Indianola Interest Our Local Heritage visits with Karen Sue Haley in Indianola and discovers how Indianola's early industry came about. And, in this episode, Sue Haley reveals the part the Internet played in the French Connection. http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/webcasts/1504

Heritage of a City: Above the Ordinary The heritage of this city, located near Lower Burrell and Plum, may be seen in these stories of extraordinary people and events. Our Local Heritage takes you through different locations where unique and outstanding events occurred, many of which helped shape a nation. You probably drive right past these sites all the time. See if you can guess what the city is from the clues that are given. http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/webcasts/1461

A Strawberry Summer Day At The Burtners' Step back in time for a visit to a Strawberry Festival at the historic Burtner House. Visible from Rt. 28 on Burtner Rd. outside Natrona Heights, the home is nearly 200 years old and among the region's oldest surviving homesteads. We meet a famous president and take a close look at a cabin, inside and out, which was almost bulldozed in the 1960s. http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/webcasts/1444

Survival: The Story of Massey Harbison This is one of our first video excursions into a land where a great heroine lived. She survived a serious Indian attack but lost several children in the massacre; her name lives on today in Natrona Heights. Hers is a tale of incredible bravery and fortitude in a lone woman on the edge of the frontier. We go off road to where the original cabin was located, with a special guest, Dr. Reid Stewart, who saw the site decades ago as a child. http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/webcasts/1049

Prize Inside The Box A beautiful ballroom exists inside Tarentum, one of the most gorgeous in the region. Today it also houses a great treasure trove of local artifacts. Find the Prize Inside The Box in this tour of the AK Heritage Museum. http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/webcasts/1233

The Spring and the President's Cousin What happened when the President's cousin came to town...Near Saltsburg is a place that was once a prestigious resort, visited by national luminaries. But before it was a resort, however, it was home to the relatives of a famous movie star. Today it is a well-known prep school training young men for tomorrow. We brave the sub-Artic temperatures (at least it felt that way) to take you here. http://www.alle-kiskitoday.com/webcasts/1107