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PA Vital Records

Allegheny County Vital Records
This page contains information about
where to obtain copies of Pennsylvania vital records, such as birth & death certificates, marriage licenses & divorce decrees. To obtain the forms needed,
go here and page down.

What township is on what  CENSUS ROLL?

War of the Rebellion
Complete Series online

Digital newspapers at Penn State,
 including Pittsburgh Civil War era papers. 

Family Genealogy pages

Pennsylvania Adoption Search Menu

PITTSBURGH HISTORIC   
Search Full Text (Click "Historic Pittsburgh")

Explore PA History

Orphanages in Pittsburgh

WQED's Pittsburgh History Education
While targeted to teachers, it has a slew of good information and excellent photos on Pittsburgh - W. PA History, Rivers & Valleys, Bridges & Buildings, Creating Community, Arts, & Fun

Mt. Washington School Commencement 1900

GREAT FIRE
An account of the Pittsburgh fire of 1845, including many names and names of businesses. 

USGenWeb Project 
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA ARCHIVES

USGenWeb Allegheny County Archives
City Directories

Linkpendium (by Brian Leverich)
Allegheny County Genealogy and Family History Links

 

Posting or Reading Questions and Information RootsWeb Message Boards Formerly GenConnect

Find a listing for the Family History Center nearest you, or where   you may be traveling. This page has links to all the states. The listings give location and hours of operation. 

Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society

McKees Rocks has it's own website! 

Information about records at the 
State Hospitals

Records of the Department of Public Welfare

Norm Meinert's
Cemetery Project Pages



Over 150 Cemeteries listed!

Tombstone Inscriptions

REDSTONE ROAD IN OLDEN TIMES

Ancient Taverns and Log Houses Mutely Tell of Its Departed Usefulness - Once an Artery of Commerce

1854 Cholera Epidemic 
List of those who died

Larry MUNDEN's Family Bible

OBITUARIES



Victoria Hospodar Valentine's 
McDonald, Washington County, PA
Obituaries 1891-1898

How to order obituaries or death notices from the
Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh

Obituary archive and 
obituary search engine directory

State-by-state directory of 
obituary resources and archives

How to obtain an autopsy report: 
Coroners' Reports

Pennsylvania State Laws

pertaining to cemeteries 
and cemetery organizations

It's a Small World!

GenealogyBuff.com
Surname research tool 
searchable library of data files

Immigration Search 
Some free, some subscription

The Immigrant Ship Transcribers' Guild (ISTG)

Coal Mining
Virtual Museum of Coal Mining

COALFIELDS OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS

National Genealogical Society

North Side Catholic Church, 
now Christ Our Redeemer

Diocese of Pittsburgh Catholic Records

Norm has done it again!! 

THE PITTSBURGH PRESS 
Pictorial Section Extracts

Eve and Don
 have many Pittsburgh directories 
and other documents online

MAPS

Genealogical Resources

Allegheny County was formed from Westmoreland & Washington Counties in 1788.

Records available: 
Deeds from 1788

Wills from 1789

Marriage Records from 1885 to present. 

Birth and Death Records spotty from around 1870*[further info]
and then to the state in 1906

Naturalization Records 1798-1891
and index from 1906-present Federal located just inside the 8th floor of the Old Post Office Building

THIS IS WHERE YOU WRITE FOR THE RECORDS MENTIONED ABOVE:

Register of Wills explained 

More Sources

PA Vital Records This page contains information about where to obtain copies of Pennsylvania vital records,  such as birth & death certificates, marriage licenses & divorce decrees.

	City-County Building Allegheny County 414 Grant Street  Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2403 412-350-4188		Vital Records, State Dept of Health  P.O. Box 1528  101 South Mercer Street  New Castle, PA 16103  (724) 656-3100  Fax: (724) 652-8951
	Clerk's Office U.S. Post Office & Federal Court Bldg. 7th. Avenue & Grant Street, Room 829 Pittsburgh, PA 15219		Pittsburgh and Allegheny County  Professional RESEARCHERS
Genealogical and Historical Societies
	Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society Emily Davis, President P.O. Box 5707 Pittsburgh, PA 15208		Alle Kiski Historical Society 224 E. 7th Ave. Tarentum, PA 15084-1513 412-224-7666
	Allegheny Foothills Historical Society 445 Center-New Texas Rd Plum, PA 15239 e-mail webmaster@plumhistory.org		Braddock Field Historical Society 419 Library St. Pittsburgh, PA 15234 412-351-5356
	Historical Society of Carnegie  1 West Mall Plaza  P.O. Box 826 Carnegie, PA 15106 412-276-7447  412-276-4677		Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh 4400 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4007 412-422-9650
	Carpatho-Rusyn Society 125 Westland Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15217		Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  Family History Center 46 School St. Pittsburgh, PA 15220 412-921-2115
	Croatian Fraternal Union of America 100 Delaney St. Pittsburgh, PA 15235 412-351-3909		Elizabeth Township Historical Society info@ethspa.org 5811 Smithfield St. Boston, PA 15135-1136 412-754-2030
	Hillman Library University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-648-7700		Historical Society of Green Tree 982 Greentree Road Pittsburgh, PA 15220
	Holocaust Center of Greater Pittsburgh 242 McKee Place Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-682-7111		Ingram Historical Society 40 West Prospect Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15203 e-mail sharwill@ccia.com
	Lawrenceville Historical Society P. O. Box 4015 Arsenal Station Pittsburgh, PA 15201-0015		Jewish Genealogical Society of Pittsburgh c/o Julian Falk 2131 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15219 412-471-0772
	Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic c/o Lois Reffner 419 Agatha St. Pitcairn, PA 15140		McKeesport Heritage Center 1832 Arboretum Drive McKeesport PA 15132 412-678-1832 email contact
	McKees Rocks Genealogical Society
	MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY 3000 Lebanon Church Road   Suite 202 West Mifflin, PA 15122 412-461-7767 EMail: hmths@icubed.com		Monroeville Historical Society Monroeville Blvd. Monroeville, PA 15146 412-856-1000
	Mt. Lebanon Public Library 16 Castle Shannon Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15228-2252 412-531-1912		North American Scottish Arts 15 Rodgers Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15238
	Oakmont Genealogical Study Group  Oakmont, PA
	North Hills Genealogists P. O. Box 304 Ingomar, PA 15127		Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation The Old Post Office One Landmarks Square Pittsburgh, PA 15212
	Robinson Township Historical Society 1000 Churchill Road Pittsburgh, PA 15205 412-788-6795		Serb National Federation One Fifth Avenue 7th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222 412-642-7372
	Sewickley Public Library 500 Thorn St. Sewickley, PA 15143-1533 412-741-6920		Sewickley Valley Historical Society 200 Broad St. Sewickley, PA 15143-1525 412-741-5315
	Tarentum Genealogical Society P.O. Box 66  Tarentum, PA 15084		Tarentum History and Landmarks Foundation P.O. Box 1776 Tarentum, PA 15084 Robert Lucas, President (no web address, no museum or "store front", written inquiries only, publishers of "The Tarentum Times" quarterly newsletter.)
	W.A.B. Genealogical Services 322 Greenway Drive Penn Hills, PA 15235-3748 Publishes "Pitts Choice" Magazine		West Jefferson Hills Historical Society c/o Jefferson Hills Library 925 Old Clairton Road Jefferson Hills, PA 15025
	Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society 4400 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080		Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania 1212 Smallman St. Pittsburgh, PA 412-454-6000