The Hyde Park Museum may be small, but it’s packed with more than 2,500 local artifacts

Vintage wedding gowns from former Hyde Park residents on display at the Hyde Park Museum in the former Hope Lutheran Church at Main and Center streets.

Museum volunteer Kathy Baker holds a rendering of Hyde Park’s most infamous resident, Martha Grinder. Grinder was a member of the founding family of Hyde Park. Grinder was convicted of poisoning several relatives and residents. She went to the gallows in Pittsburgh when she was 50 years old.

Old pencils and matchbooks from former Hyde Park businesses Turner’s Tavern and Zanotti’s Market. The museum has more than 2,500 items on display in three rooms.

Museum volunteer Maria Vokish holds a Schenley Distillery uniform dress owned by her aunt Rose (Nigra) Pacchioni in the kitchen room at the Hyde Park Museum. The uniform was donated by Aldo Pacchioni.

A wooden keg from Hyde Park Brewery dates back to 1906.

Former Hyde Park business Zanotti’s Grocery Store memorabilia on display at the Hyde Park Museum.