Allegheny County, PA
The PAGenWeb Project & The USGenWeb Project
Welcome My name is Martha and I am the Allegheny County Coordinator: I do not live in PA, but both my husband and I have roots deep in PA soil. I will do my very best to find resources for Allegheny County. Please check back often.
Martha
 Allegheny County has been revamped, pages were combined: Biographies, History & Military Data Odds and Ends and Vital Records The linked items below represent Indexes I have created over the years. All of the files are on Google Drive: Files can be read online or downloaded FS & Anc Database Indexes Canada ~ Cemetery, Funeral Homes, Coroner Crime & Prison ~ Deaths & DC's Marriages ~ Military ~ Miscellaneous Obituaries ~ Passenger Lists & Employment Vital Odds The Record indexes for Allegheny, Beaver & Jefferson as well as PA in General can be found here Data for folks who came to California and left a 'Paper Trail' can be found here. Questions or Lookups: Contact Martha The Record indexes for Allegheny, Beaver & Jefferson as well as PA in General can be found here Data for folks who came to California and left a 'Paper Trail' can be found here. Here are Lists of the specific databases: Page 1, 2, 3 |
"What's New" New items of interest will be posted here Family Search: Historical Images Records that are not available with the traditional FS Search The Explanation: functions are intimidating to the novice FS Catalog Researcher. The Types of Information: Baptism's, Burial's, Births & Birth Rec Ind's, Death Records, DC's, Cemetery, Communion, Confirmation, Court Records, Deeds, Funeral's, Genealogy, Land Records, Marriages, Probate Records & Indexes, Vital Records Locations & Time Frame: Allegheny City, Allegheny Twp., Benjamin, W Deer Twp, Carson, Hall, Herron, Mc Donald, S Park Twp., Ohio Twp., Pittsburgh, as well as Allegheny County proper 1851 - 1950 So... The following will help you get a handle on information that could be of value to your search for Family data. The chart linked here will be a decent guide. Use it to find data of interest, noting the film # To access the Historical Images, log into your FS Account: Click on Search, then at the top of the page: Historical Images: You can begin with the search, but if you get lost or cannot figure it out, then use the chart I have created to access the information. So...Then... Backtrack to Search, Catalog, and plug in the DGS Film number of interest from the Charts in the 'Fiche-Film' slot. Note: Draft Registrations & Federal Census Records were not Indexed For the 'Newbie' Basic Online Research Resources: All Free Family Search RootsWeb - World Connect ~ Linkpendium ~ Cyndi's List Western PA Genealogical Society Internet Archives Zaba Search ~ Living Individuals |
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Lookups: Newspapers & Archives Lookups are available for the following NewsPaper Sites: America's NewsBank ~ Newspaper Archives NewsPapers.com Contact: Martha Google Archives for lookups in the Pittsburgh Gazette Please include Name of interest and time frame with your query. Cemeteries Allegheny County PAGenWeb Tombstone Project "Cemeteries of Allegheny County" PA, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Cemetery Records, 1845 - 1960 The above database is new on FS - check often as new files are being added. With the proliferation of Cemetery Databases and Volunteers photographing them as well as the ease of searching FAG and others, I will leave the Cemetery work and data to others. There was a lot of Cem work done by the DAR in the 1940's: There are a number of publications available in the FS Catalog. Allegheny County Genealogy Trails Project Page Allegheny County PA-Roots Project Page PA Digital Archives - Archives Records Census Records & Misc Publications Records: Indexes & Images | PA Mortality Schedules 1890 Veteran's & Widow's Census | Population Schedules: Download Rolls of Film PA Archives ~ Abstracts | Stephen Morse & More |
Magazines & Newspapers These publications are chock full of great information and can be downloaded here. "The Power Library" - Digital Archives Google Newspaper Archives The Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project Libraries & Miscellaneous Resources University of Pittsburgh ~ Historic Pittsburgh [Plat Maps!] Digital Collections ~ Rauh Jewish Archives Databases on Family Search New or Updated in 2021 Family Search Resources PA Delayed Birth Records, 1941-1976 - 18 Feb 2021 PA Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950 - 24 Jan 2021 PA Births and Christenings, 1709-1950 - 5 Jan 2021 PA, Eastern Dist. Petitions for Naturalization, 1795-1931 - 5 Jan 2021 Another untapped Resource Genealogical Collections of the DAR FS has a huge collection of film that has marvelous and unpublished documents. Use the FS Catalog, Search using 'DAR' and Pennsylvania. |
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Site Updated: 21February 2021
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