Pittsburgh History is all about who we are and where we came from. Some of the information conveyed here may have been heard before while other stories are unknown and obscure. Either way, this blog is packed full of drama, intrigue, mystery, comedy, tragedy, and romance. The history of Pittsburgh has all of these elements and so does this blog Pittsburgh History!

Daniel J. Burns is a retired police officer and freelance writer specializing in local history. He has published the books Duquesne, Pittsburgh's Rivers, Bedford and Its Neighbors and Homestead and the Steel Valley. An instructor at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh teaching the class "Undiscovered Pittsburgh," Daniel also speaks at community organizations, schools and historical societies on just about everything Pittsburgh.