Expedition Team: Dave Miller, Jacque Kelly
Date: May 13, 2026
Latrobe is the hometown of TV star Fred Rogers, whose children’s show ran for 33 years. A statue of him sitting on a park bench in downtown Latrobe wearing his famous sweater and gym shoes. Engraved in the circular walkway is “You Are Special”. We took turns getting our photo taken sitting next to the statue. We then visited his mausoleum at the Unity Cemetery. Next door at St. Vincent College, the institute houses over 22,000 personal artifacts of Mr. Rogers.
