Alle-Kiski Chronicle (Ep05) – Kevin Farkas

09/08/16 • 27 min

Kevin Farkas | Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative

On episode 5 of the podcast, curator Jamie Stoner of the Allegheny-Kiski Valley Historical Society and Heritage Museum talks with Kevin Farkas, founder and executive producer of the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative–a nonprofit educational organization whose mission is to capture, preserve, and share the stories of veterans with a Western Pennsylvania connection.

This episode was recorded August 13, 2016 in Tarentum, Pennsylvania. Host: Jamie Stoner. Guest: Kevin Farkas, Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative. Audiography: Kevin Farkas, Bryan Chemini. Music: Siren (“Let You Know”), Shoreline (“Weeks”), Alexander White (“What We Saw”), Metaphonique (“Mahanoro”) available at Soundcloud.com. ©2017 Alle-Kiski Chronicle Podcast/TSVP. All rights reserved.

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Kevin Farkas | Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative

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Alle-Kiski Chronicle (Ep04) – Jack Devando and Nick Mottillo

Jack Devando and Nick Mottillo | Tour-Ed Coal Mine and Museum

On episode 4 of the podcast, curator Jamie Stoner of the Allegheny-Kiski Valley Historical Society and Heritage Museum talks with Jack Devando and Nick Mottillo, former coal miners turned public historians and tour guides at Tour-Ed Coal Mine and Museum in Tarentum, Pennsylvania.

Present-day Tour-Ed Mine began as early as 1850, feeding coal to the region’s iron and steel industries. In the 1970s, mine owner Ira Wood closed the mine and devoted its existence to local industrial history education. Since the mine became an interactive museum, it has accommodated more than a million visitors.

This episode was recorded August 13, 2016 in Tarentum, Pennsylvania. Host: Jamie Stoner. Guest: Jack DeVando, Nick Melito. Audiography: Kevin Farkas, Bryan Chemini. Music: Siren (“Let You Know”), Shoreline (“Weeks”), Alexander White (“What We Saw”), Aleksey Chistilin (“Sunday”), Walker Winn (“I Am A Pilgrim”) available at Soundcloud.com. Other sound: Roadtrippers.com (“At the Tour-Ed Coal Mine Museum you’ll descend half a mile underground”), available on YouTube.com. ©2017 Alle-Kiski Chronicle Podcast/TSVP. All rights reserved.

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Alle-Kiski Chronicle (Ep06) – Andrew Madeyski

Andrew Madeyski | Polish Immigrant

On episode 6 of the podcast, we present our first community member profile, featuring 96 year old Andrew Madeyski of Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania–Polish immigrant and veteran of the Warsaw Uprising.

This episode was recorded March 11, 2017 at the Allegheny-Kiski Valley Historical Society and Museum, Tarentum, Pa. Audiography: Kevin Farkas, Eric Rood. Music (available on SoundCloud.com): Siren (“Let You Know”), Alexander White (“What We Saw”), Weeks (“Shoreline”). Other sounds: WW II Polish partisan song (“Rozszumiały się wierzby płaczące.) ©2017 Alle-Kiski Chronicle Podcast/TSVP. All rights reserved.