March 21, 2026 2:00 PM –3:30 PM
Ken Kobus Presents: Generations at Work: One Family's Steel Working History
Join local historian and author Ken Kobus for a presentation on three generations of steel working heritage at the Pittsburgh plant of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Company. Focusing on J&L’s Pittsburgh facilities, located on the South Side and Hazelwood, attendees will learn how the mill worked from an “inside the walls” perspective of three generations of the Kobus family. Kobus is the author of several books, most notably, City of Steel: How Pittsburgh Became the World’s Steelmaking Capital During the Carnegie Era.
Advance registration encouraged; walk-up tickets can be purchased in the Frick Art Museum while space is available. Exhibition admission not included.
