July 26, 2018 7:00 pm – November 10, 2018 12:00 pm Main Hall at La Roche College (just follow the signs from the driveway at 9000 Babcock Blvd. WPGS is sponsoring this FREE evening lecture as part of the 2018 Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP). Don’t be intimidated when writing up your genealogy to share in publications! Using…
November 10, 2018 10:30 am – October 16, 2019 12:00 pm South Wing Reading Room, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Dr. W. Thomas Mainwaring, chair of the history department at Washington and Jefferson College, will talk about his new book, Abandoned Tracks: The Underground Railroad in Washington County. The book discusses Washington County's role in the Underground…
October 14, 2017 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Lecture Hall, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh The Aliens are Coming: USCIS Record Sets A-Files? AR-2 Forms? C-Files? O my! Join Rich Venezia as he wades through the alphabet soup of the record sets the US Citizenship and Immigration Services holds to find where your…
April 8, 2017 10:00 am – 12:00 pm CLP Main (Oakland) International Poetry Room, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA With more records becoming available online each year, the Internet is a boon for genealogists. This workshop by Deborah Kapp will help genealogists determine where to find online records they need, how to make the…
May 13, 2017 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Main Branch (Oakland) International Poetry Room Church records can contain valuable information not found in city or county records. Our speaker will be Suzanne Johnston, a professional genealogist and member of the Western Pennsylvania Genealogy Society. Ms. Johnston will share her experience regarding…
May 13, 2017 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Conference Room, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Main Branch, Pennsylvania Department, Third Floor.
June 10, 2017 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Conference Room, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Main Branch, Pennsylvania Department, Third Floor
June 17, 2017 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Lecture Hall, Carnegie Library, Main Branch
May 14, 2016 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Carnegie Museum Library Michael Williams Join WPGS guest lecturer, Michael Williams, as he explains from his own experiences how genetic testing can reveal invaluable information about family heritage and health histories. Michael Williams was the WPGS guest lecturer in February, but due to inclement weather, WPGS is bringing him…
October 8, 2016 10:00 am – 8:30 pm Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Main Branch Marilyn Holt, head of Pennsylvania Department of CLP, presenting. Free and open to the public.
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