Meet the Author: Shalercrest: A Defense Housing Project by George Kruth, Sunday, October 13, 2:00pm

Shaler resident and local author George Kruth recently completed and published his book on Shalercrest. This 349 page book is a history of how the federal government provided housing to World War II defense workers in a specific community in the Shaler Township suburban community. After the war, these projects were sold by the government to individual residents as a co-operative organization with individual ownership by the residents of the project.

Come hear George discuss local history, his research on this topic and how he put the book together for publication.

Copies of the book will be available to purchase. $24.95.

Free and open to the public. Register online HERE or call 412-486-0211.