The Lochry Massacre of 1781
September 10, 2016 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Main Branch Dr. Miles Richards presenting. Free and open to the public.
Pittsburgh and World War I
November 12, 2016 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Main Branch Elizabeth Williams presenting. Free and open to the public.
Business Meeting and Used Book Sale
June 11, 2016 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Main Branch Lecture Hall Short business meeting followed by a used book sale on the third floor of the CLP Library (cash and personal checks accepted). Build your personal genealogy research library while contributing to the Society. Admission free and open to the public.
FREE WPGS Night at GRIP (Genealogical Institute of Pittsburgh)
July 20, 2017 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm LaRoche College, 9000 Babcock Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15237 Thomas W. Jones, Ph.D., CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS, of New York, “The Jones Jinx: Tracing Common Surnames” sponsored by Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society. This case study will explain how missing, erroneous, and altered records were overcome to identify the…
The Life of Philander C. Knox
September 9, 2017 12:00 am – 12:00 pm Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Main Library – Third Floor Conference Room The Life of Philander C. Knox, presented by Dr. Miles S. Richards. Dr. Richards discusses the life and career of Philander Chase Knox: lawyer, bank director and politician who served as United States Attorney General, a Senator…
FREE WPGS Night at GRIP (Genealogical Institute of Pittsburgh)
June 29, 2017 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm LaRoche College, 9000 Babcock Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15237 Karen Stanbary, CG, of Chicago, Illinois, “DNA: A Power Tool in the Genealogist’s Tool Box” sponsored by Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society. Learn the many different ways DNA test results can confirm and advance your traditional paper trail research through case…
