Andrew E. Masich
Andrew E. Masich is the President and CEO of Senator John Heinz History Center a Smithsonian affiliate, Pittsburgh’s oldest cultural institution, and Pennsylvania’s largest history museum. The Heinz History Center includes the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, Fort Pitt Museum, and Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village. He is also Chairman of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission[1]. A leader in the field of public history, he is known internationally for his lively history presentations; his Emmy-winning historical documentaries; and his award-winning books on American Indians, the Civil War, and sports history.
Masich has forged strategic partnerships with organizations such as the Smithsonian Institution, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Allegheny Conference for Community Development, Boy Scouts of America, VisitPittsburgh, and American Association for State and Local History[2].
He is an adjunct history faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University teaching American History and Public History courses[3]. His lively lectures on subjects ranging from American Indians to American innovation have entertained and educated audiences from coast to coast. A recognized authority on the preservation and creative interpretation of history, he has been a faculty member of the prestigious Seminar for Historical Administration and served as an American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Accreditation Commissioner (2004-2015). His popular presentations include “Unknown Stories of the Civil War,” “History of Innovation,” “Young George Washington,” “Lighten Up!” (humor therapy for directors and other humor impaired museum professionals), and “History Museum Vampires: How to Suck the Life Out of Your Museum.” He makes regular television appearances on KDKA (CBS), including the popular “Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures” programs[4], and WQED (PBS), where he has won Emmys for his historical documentaries[5], and as an expert for a variety of national media outlets.
Books by Andrew E. Masich
- Cheyenne Dog Soldiers: A Ledgerbook History of Coups and Combat, with David F. Halaas, et al., University Press of Colorado (1997).
- Halfbreed: The Remarkable True Story of George Bent: Caught Between the Worlds of the Indian and the White Man, with David F. Halaas, DaCapo Press (2004).
- Civil War in Arizona: The Story of the California Volunteers, 1861-65, University of Oklahoma Press (2006).
- Dan Rooney: My 75 Years with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL, with David F. Halaas and Dan Rooney, DaCapo Press (2007).
- Civil War in the Southwest Borderlands, 1861-1867, University of Oklahoma Press (2017).
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