Over 1,000 Reference Volumes
(Special emphasis is
given
to the Allegheny-Kiskiminetas River Valley that is located in the counties
of
Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler and Westmoreland)
- Church and Cemetery Records
- City Directories
- County and Family Histories
- Funeral Home Records
- Genealogy How-to Resources
- High School Yearbooks
(Click here for
list.) - Indexes (Marriages, Wills, etc.)
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Microfilm Collection
Microfilm may be viewed
Mondays noon-7:45
p.m.
Tuesdays 10
a.m.-5:45 p.m.
Wednesdays 10 a.m.-5:45 p.m.
Fridays 10 a.m.-3:45 p.m.
Saturdays
10 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
It is recommended to call before coming in
to view microfilm
material: (724) 226-0770.
- Federal Census for PA:* Allegheny County
(1790-1930),
Armstrong
County
(in part, 1800-1930), Butler County (1800-1930), Indiana County
(1820-1900), Westmoreland County (1790-1930), plus various other
Pennsylvania counties (1790-1930)
and Union Veterans and Widows of 1890
- Pittsburgh Marriage Index (1875-1885)
- Local Newspapers:
Evening Telegram (Oct. 1, 1914-June 30, 1923),
Freeport
Journal (Jan. 17, 1879-May 12, 1905),
Natrona Daily Press (May 9, 1923-Aug. 8, 1923),
New Kensington Dispatch
(Nov. 21, 1891-Dec. 7, 1905),
Tarentum Telegram (Sept. 19, 1902-April 19, 1912),
Valley Daily News/Valley News Dispatch
(July 1904-August 2006).
Prior to the 1960s,
Valley News coverage is
primarily for the Tarentum, Brackenridge, Creighton and Harrison
Township area.
The New Kensington Dispatch reported New
Kensington events.
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Recent Additions
- Valley News Dispatch:2005 (all
months) and 2006 (January-August)
- New Kensington Dispatch:
Nov. 21,
1891-Dec. 7,
1905
- Pittsburgh's Immigrants, Lisa A. Alzo
- The History of East Deer Township, Charles J.
Culleiton
- Kennywood, David P. Hahner Jr.
- The Family of Johann David and Christina Held, Fred H.
Held
- History of Old Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County,
Pennsylvania,
From Prehistoric Time to c. 1876,
Reid W.
Stewart
- Outposts of the War for Empire,
Charles Morse
Stotz
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Atlases and Maps
The Library has too many to list individually. Various
historical
atlases and maps of Pennsylvania, the United States and Europe are
avialable, including
- 1867 Atlas of Westmoreland County
- 1871 Atlas of Indiana County
- 1872 Historical Topographical Atlas of Pennsylvania
- 1874 Atlas of Butler County
- 1876 Atlas of Allegheny County
- 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County
- Commonwealth of PA:
Genealogical Map of the Counties
- Historic Indian Paths of Pennsylvania
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