Senator John Heinz Regional History Center: A museum and research facility devoted to the preservation andpresentation of western Pennsylvania history. The History Center houses the Library & Archives of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, which offers a non-circulating collection of 40,000 books, 600 serial titles, 500 maps, and one million photographs. Assistance with genealogical and historical research is available. The History Center added the "Life in Western Pennsylvania 1840-1970" Web site which was developed to provide greater access to, and a greater awareness of, the significant photographic collections of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Department of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: An extensive resource on Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania, featuring information on genealogy, Andrew Carnegie, and the Pittsburgh Photographic Library. Bridging the Urban Landscape includes some 600 historical photographs and images of Pittsburgh, its bridges and neighborhoods. Staff members provide help and suggestions on research in the Pennsylvania Department.

The Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society is a non-profit tax-exempt organization of amateur and professional family historians and genealogists, dedicated to the study and preservation of family history. Since 1974, beginners and advanced researchers have helped trace family roots in Western Pennsylvania, while preserving important local and regional records.

Pennsylvania State Library Genealogy & Local History: This collection consists of awide variety of indexes, genealogies, state and county histories, atlases, land warranty maps, ship lists, compilations of church and cemetery records, as well as the Pennsylvania Federal Census records on microfilm. Of interest to genealogists and historians alike are such items as the Published Pennsylvania Archives series and the many regimental histories in the collection. Genealogical research guides and indexes for researching various Pennsylvania ethnic and minority groups and occupations are also available in the collection,as well as guides to genealogical research in foreign countries. Includes links to county historical societies.

Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission: The PHMC site includes information on its programs and publications, the Pennsylvania State Archives, and historical sites throughout the state.

Discover Pittsburgh: This Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh site offers links to information and resources on the history of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, and southwestern Pennsylvania, along with a list of famous Pittsburghers.

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall: Memorial Hall maintains a research library, and a volunteer librarian is available for assistance by appointment. The library and archives consists of Civil War books and records donated by veterans when the hall opened in 1910. The library has since expanded to include materials on other wars in which Allegheny County veterans have participated.

Allegheny County Genealogy:A genealogical resource sponsored by The USGenWeb Project. This site provides links to documents and maps of interest to genealogists, and it allows the user to view or post queries, biographies, and obituaries.

Additional information or help is also available from other library departments in the University Library System of the University of Pittsburgh.

Ask-A-Librarian: This site is the Web-based electronic reference and referral service of the ULS.

Archives Service Center: The Archives consists of the Archives of the Industrial Society, the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America Archives,the Labor Collections (UE/Labor Archives), and the University Archives.

Darlington Memorial Library: This collection consists mostly of material on the French and Indian War and the history of the western Pennsylvania and Ohio Valley regions.

Special Collections: Includes the Curtis Theater Collection, which contains therecords of the old Pittsburgh Playhouse; the collection of noted mystery writer and native Pittsburgher, Mary Roberts Rinehart; and other collections containing rare and unusual items of interest to the study of Pittsburgh's history.

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