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Below are some links relating to Lawrenceville.

Lawrenceville United
Creating a community of creative people, artists, artisans, writers, woodworkers, potters, painters, sculptors, leaded glass artists, and other creative professionals.

Lawrenceville Branch Library
Serves the neighborhoods of Lawrenceville, Bloomfield, Garfield and the boroughs of Shaler, Etna, and Millvale. A small, dedicated staff eagerly and efficiently serves the patrons who visit the branch

Lawrenceville Corporation
A nonprofit community and economic development corporation governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.

Cemeteries in Lawrenceville and Other Places
Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions and/or Contributed Records Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Walkng Tour of St. Mary's Cemetery
Walking Tour of St. Mary's Cemetery Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)

S.P.U.D.S.
The official home page of the SPUDS, a rare group of very peculiar musicians born in, raised by, and playing to the wonderful people in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Father Scott Seethaler
A Franciscan priest who has an office in the Our Lady of the Angels Ministry Center located in Lawrenceville.

Political Graveyard
This site lists the burial places of politicians. There is a link within the site that takes you to a list of some politicians buried in Allegheny Cemetery.

Allegheny Cemetery
This is the official web site for Allegheny Cemetery.

Center for American Music - Stephen Foster page
This is site is maintained by the University of Pittsburgh's Center for American Music. It is the best site we have discovered on Stephen Foster.

The Church Brew Works
The Church Brew Works is one of the most popular restaurants in Lawrenceville. It is located at the site of the old St. John, the Baptist, Roman Catholic Church on Liberty Avenue.

Burtner House
While this site is not in Lawrenceville, the Burtner House is recommended to anyone who is interested in local history.

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Although this site is not Lawrenceville based it provides information on various museums and historical records. It is recommended for the history student/professional who takes his hobby/job seriously.

Art All Night
Art All Night is one of the most successful events ever held in Lawrenceville. This annual event displays the work of hundreds of artists and draws thousands of visitors to the neighborhood.

The Lawrenceville Hospitality House Tour
The Lawrenceville Hospitality House Tour invites the public into the homes of one of Pittsburgh's hottest neighborhoods.

People have come from numerous states, including as far away as California to participate in the tour.

Doo Dah Days
This is festival is a joint effort of the Lawrenceville Historical Society, Allegheny Cemetery Historical Association, and DUQ Radio.

It is held in honor of Stephen Foster to celebrate the man and his music.

Our Lady of the Angles Parish
Located in the Lawrenceville. You will find contact information, including phone numbers, email addresses and maps for our various locations throughout their web site.

Historic Pittsburgh Project
You'll need to do a little navigating on this site to find information on Lawrenceville, but the information is there. In fact, this is one of the best websites for old Lawrenceville history, maps, and photos.

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Stephen Collins Foster (1826-1864)

Born on July 4, 1826, while the country celebrated its 50th anniversary of independence, Stephen Foster has become Lawrenceville’s most famous native son. He was the son of William Barclay Foster, founder of Lawrenceville and Eliza Tomlinson. Foster’s parents moved to Allegheny City (now Pittsburgh’s North Side) when Stephen was very small.

He developed a love for music at a very tender age of about three or four, and from that point forward there was no stopping him. Foster is considered by many to be the world’s foremost composer, and is the only person to have written two state songs – “My Old Kentucky Home” (Kentucky) and “Swannee River” (Florida). A third song “Oh! Susanna” was considered by the state of California as being their state song, but it was rejected.

Today he is considered the founder of “Pop Music” and his works are played throughout the world. There are many books written on Stephen Foster and the University of Pittsburgh maintains the Stephen Foster Memorial Center in his honor. It is located in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh close to the Cathedral of Learning.

 
   

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