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What's New

February 11, 2012:
Here Comes the 1940 Census!, Marilyn Cocchiola Holt

March 10, 2012:
"The Throughway" and Other Tales of Pittsburgh, Gary Link

New Publications

Deaths in the Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Districts 1888-1897, Vol 1
The Superintendent of every coal mine in Pennsylvania was required to send to the Mine Inspector an annual report listing fatal accidents occurring within their district for the previous year. This volume includes a summary of those published reports for the western bituminous counties of Pennsylvania for the years 1888 through 1897. Entries include the name of the deceased, date of accident, date of death, location of accident, his occupation, and age. Most include marital status and number of children.

FREE Online Western PA Records

Help Needed! Pittsburgh Deaths, 1870-1905

Join with us to help index Pittsburgh Deaths, 1870-1905, and help get them online with free access for all! WPGS has partnered with FamilySearch indexing to make this project a reality. The indexing software is available online and very easy to use. We would love to have you join us! Learn more at FamilySearch Indexing.

WPGS Quarterly - Table of Contents
Volumes 1-22
Allegheny County Quarters Sessions 1852-1877, Index to Misc. Dockets *
Volume 1 | Volume 2 | Volume 3 | Volume 4, pt 1 | Volume 4, pt 2

* These are large PDF files, so they may take a while to load

WPGS also hosts a variety of online records and databases as a perk for members of WPGS. Members Only databases currently include:

WPGS Member Ancestor Charts
Allegheny County Veterans Burial Records
Allegheny County's Civil War Roll of Honor
Allegheny County Grand Army of the Republic Members
First Family Ancestors of Western Pennsylvania
Middlesex Township, Butler County Tax Lists, 1839 & 1855
WPGS Quarterly, Volumes 1-7 (every word searchable)
"A List of Immigrants Who Applied for Naturalization Papers in the District Courts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania," Volume 1

If you're interested in volunteering to help with putting new databases online, please see our Volunteer Page!