Battle of Homestead Foundation - Mark Fallon Collection

This program is from the First Hungarian Reformed Church of Homestead from October 19, 2003. The program gives the order of worship for that day, a short history of the church, a dinner menu for the event, the schedule for the anniversary, the star-spangled banner, the Hungarian national anthem, and a list of notable names of donors.

This handwritten write up contains notes on the 1891 Homestead Directory, which is in the Heinz History Center Archives. The notes were taken on February 9th, 2002. The notes list the churches, their establishment dates, and rough addresses.

This document mimics a yearbook for the Homestead Junior High School. The yearbook was published in May of 1954. The yearbook contains names, articles, drawn pictures, and classes.

This document is an article titled, “A Brief Sketch of the History of the First Baptist Church of Homestead.” The article was originally published in the Golden Anniversary Booklet 1884 – 1934 published by First Baptist Church of Homestead in February 1934. The information in the article covers the history of the church spanning from 1884 to 1934. The article is marked up in red pen.

This document contains information regarding the dedication of St. Nicholas Church in Homestead, Pennsylvania in 1958. The document details the timeline of the dedication of the church as well as a message from Bishop Orestes. The information in the documents spans from 1936 to 1958. The document is from 1958.

This document contains three short histories submitted by different members of the First United Methodist Church of Homestead. These members include Mrs. Daniel John of the Woman’s Society of Chrisitan Service, Mr. James Hull writing on Sunday School, and Mr. Fred Park writing on Methodist Youth Fellowship. These histories are from October 18th through October 25th, 1953. The articles are clearly reprinted and marked up with red pen.

This document is a reprint of five different newspaper articles. The first article is from The Homestead Messenger titled, “Four-Day Services to Mark Founding of Church In ’84.” The article was published on February 12, 1944. The second article is a reprint from The Daily Messenger titled, “Baptist Church Prepares to Mark 55th Anniversary.” The article was published on February 18, 1939. The third article is a reprint from The New Daily Messenger titled, “First Baptist of Homestead Organized by 11 Charter Members.” The article was written by Sharon Walnick and published on January 27, 1968. The fourth article is a reprint from The New Daily Messenger titled, “Homestead Church Marks Anniversary.” The article was published on February 15, 1969. The last article is a reprint from The Daily Messenger titled, “Another Church Fire Destroys Homestead’s First Baptist.” The article was published June 12, 1974. The articles all overview the history of the First Baptist Church of Homestead, Pennsylvania. The articles are all marked up in red pen.

This program is from the First Hungarian Reformed Church of Homestead from November 13, 1988. The program gives the order of worship for that day and housekeeping notes on donations.

The document is a handwritten note by Mark Fallon concerning the Frist Presbyterian Church of Homestead, Pennsylvania. These notes were taken on October 10th, 2004.

This document is a booklet created in commemoration of the First United Methodist Church of Homestead Pennsylvania, which was active from 1878 to the last day of 1995. The booklet overviews the history of the church and contains pictures of the building. This was published in 1995 by Cornerstone United Methodist Larger Parish in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.