HOPE TO SEE YOU....
June 29, 2023
Anthrocon
Convention Center, Pittsburgh
5:30 pm
Join me and History Center staff for a whirlwind PowerPoint show through Kennywood Park and Kenny Kangaroo history.
July 9, 2023
Kennywood Day
Heinz History Center, 11 am – 4 pm
THe History Center will be hopping with games, food, speakers, and special reveals to celebrate the park's 125th anniversary.
August 10, 2023
McKeesport Regional History and Heritage Center, 6:30 pm
Sue Morris and I will explore the history if Bettis Field and the daredevil women and men of early aviation in Pittsburgh.
HOPE YOU MADE IT....
May 13, 2023
Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books, East Liberty
A fun PowerPoint show about Kennywood Park and other books from the Heinz History Center.
March 1, 2023
Society for Commercial Archeology
Zoom, 8 pm
Come along as we cross the US to trace the route and history of the Lincoln Highway. Sponsored by the Society for Commercial Archeology.
July 21, 2022
Tyler History Center
Bites and Bits of History program
Youngstown, Ohio, 12 noon
Talking Isaly's & Klondike
June 26, 2022
Baltzer Meyer Historical Society
SW of Greensburg, 2 pm
Talking Isaly's & Klondike
May 4, 2022
Annual Meeting, Allegheny City Society
Chapel Shelter, Riverview Park, 6 pm
"Telling Our Stories" about local history
May 14, 2022
Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books
Bakery Square, East Liberty, 10 am
Kicking off the event with a discussion of Isaly's and other books from the Heinz History Center
April 19, 2022
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Natrona Heights, 6 pm
Talking Isaly's & Klondike
March 30, 2022
Mt. Lebanon Library
Zoom, 7 pm
“Lincoln Highway and Isaly’s, with a side of Pittsburgh History”
March 27, 2022
Pittsburgh Humanities Festival
Trust Arts Education Center, 805 Liberty Avenue
12–1 pm
Talking Kennywood with Rick Sebak
March 5, 2022
Mt. Ararat Baptist Church, Homewood
Talking Isaly's (and eating Klondike bars!) at the Pittsburgh Books "Taste of Festival"
February 9, 2022
Zoom, 8 pm
Get ready for a Roadside-O-Rama of fun and adventure. Sponsored by the Society for Commercial Archeology. More info at
https://sca-roadside.org/brian-butko/
Thursday, November 18, 2021
7:00pm – 8:15pm
History Connections: Harvey House History and
the Old Lincoln Highway
Westmoreland Museum of American Art
Monday, April 26, 2021
7:30pm – 8:15pm
Kennywood History
Doors Open Pittsburgh
Monday, April 19, 2021
7:30pm – 8:15pm
I Shall Always Love You Isaly's
Doors Open Pittsburgh
Learn more about the beloved regional dairy, maker of chipped ham and inventors of the Klondike bar.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
RESCHEDULED AS A FB LIVE EVENT
www.facebook.com/lunchwithbooks
Noon – 1 pm
We'll be talking Kennywood, Isaly's/Klondikes, Lincoln Highway, and Roadside Attractions.
Ohio County Public Library, Wheeling WV
Saturday, October 19, 2019
8:30 – 9:45 am
Editors Roundtable
Annual Meeting, Pa Historical Assn
Indiana University of Pa, Indiana PA
Friday, September 27, 2019
8 – 10 pm
Tea Fundraiser
South Park Township Library, South Park PA
Powerpoint about my books and Pgh history
Saturday, August 10, 2019
11 am – 5 pm
Grand Marshal!
Pleasant Hills Community Day
Lead the parade in a cool vintage fire truck, then sign books at the fairgrounds
Saturday, August 3, 2019
Noon – 2 pm
"Amusement Parks Panel" with 4 speakers
Barnes & Noble, Waterfront, Homestead PA
Regional parks discussion & signing
Saturday, July 22, 2019
11 am – 1 pm
"Read Local/Eat Local"
Peter Township Public Library, McMurray PA
25 authors and 3 food trucks
Friday, June 21, 2019
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Barnes & Noble, Waterfront, Homestead PA
Lincoln Highway discussion & signing
Sunday, May 17, 2019
2 – 4 pm
Baltzer Mayer Historical Society, Greensburg PA
Lincoln Highway PowerPoint & signing
Saturday, April 27, 2019
10:30 – 10:45 am
Kennywood Park, West Mifflin PA
Historical Marker Garden dedication
Presentations and unveiling Ingersoll marker