Coverage dating back to the late 1700s.
Researchers can find their ancestors, trace their paths across America,
and learn what life was like in the areas where they settled. Includes
all images and extensive indexing from the 1790 - 1930 U.S. federal
censuses.
More than 20,000 book titles, including nearly 8,000 family histories
and over 12,000 local histories. Tax lists, city directories, probate
records, and more.
This group meets at the library at 1 PM on the third Monday
of the month. They also have some very helpful links to all kinds of
genealogical information.
A good place to go when you run out inspiration or exhaust
your own expertise. This is a department dedicated to Pennsylvania, its
history and family history.
Search tens of millions of newspapers dating from 1759 to
1977. You can view, save and print full-page newspapers through this
in-library only database.
A tool for searching letters, diaries, oral histories,
memoirs, and autobiographies. With a single search, users can access
thousands of personal narratives in English from archives and
repositories everywhere.
Historic Pittsburgh is a digital collection that provides
an opportunity to explore and research the history of Pittsburgh and
the surrounding Western Pennsylvania area.
