Grave Site of Stephen C. Foster

Referred to as the "Father of American Music," Stephen Collins Foster was born in Lawrenceville Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, on July 4, 1826.

Highly educated and influenced musically by both the minstrel shows of the day and classical composition, ...

Information Engineering Technology, Bldg. 70

By providing systemic, integrated, and evolutionary support for the creation, storage, and dissemination of information within an organization, information engineers are critical to achieving an organization's mission and goals. Our alumni are involved in a variety of high-tech fields.

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Sunset Strip

During the 1920s and 30s, many stars of Hollywood's burgeoning film industry found solace in the Hollywood Hills.

During this period, officials in Los Angeles began cracking down on gambling and alcohol within the city limits and many casinos and ...

Captain Thomas H. Stokes-St. Michael's Cemetery

Captain Thomas H. Stokes was born on March 1, 1856 in Apalachicola, Fl to John and Elizabeth Stokes, both of whom were immigrants from Ireland. In 1867 the family moved to Pensacola due to the political and economic pressures of ...

Captain Joseph P. Fish-St. Michael's Cemetery

Captain Joseph P. Fish was born in Noank, Connecticut on March 1, 1857 and, as a boy, he was exposed to the maritime industry of Noank. In the late 1800's, Fish moved to the Gulf Coast due to the profitable ...

Capt Christian Pharo-St. Michael's Cemetery

It is unknown when Captain Christian Pharo and Styrman Gunner Andresen were born. What is known is that they were both from Norway. They were merchant sailors who most likely participated in the once booming lumber industry around Pensacola. It ...

Bergin Children-St. Michael's Cemetery

The second child of Daniel Bergin (1858-1915) and Susie Bauer Bergin (1860-1955), Daniel Conway Bergin (1883-1888), was born on May 19. Daniel Conway died from a tricycle accident on Valentine's Day when he was only five years old.

Daniel Matthew Bergin ...

Bauer Brothers-St. Michael's Cemetery

Kaspar and Dora Bauer immigrated to the United States in 1853 from Bavaria. They settled in Pensacola a few years later and established a retail grocery enterprise on Baylen Street where the Escambia County Courthouse currently stands.

The Bauer's had three ...

Lower East Side Tenement Museum

Recreating life in the tenements in its restored building with apartments typical of the turn of the century, the museum also offers exciting tours, dramas, "urban explorations," children's programs and exhibitions. Note: Admission tickets, gallery and gift shop at 104 ...

Russ and Daughters

Russ and Daughters has been a Lower East Side staple for over 100 years. Beginning as a food cart, the establishment has been recognized as a critical component to the development of the Lower East Side my groups such as ...