March 11, 2023 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Virtual Genealogy can break the bank, but a surprising number of resources are free or near-free. Please join WPGS’ President-Elect Pamela Israel as she shares some tips and tricks to help make the genealogical journey a bit more affordable. This program will be presented online, and it’s free…
February 19, 2023 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA Join genealogy societies and libraries from Western Pennsylvania for help with your research and information about their collections. Workshops will help beginners and experts alike with speakers discussing a variety of research topics. Program Schedule 11 am: “Family Tree Basics”…
October 8, 2022 10:30 am – 11:30 am Virtual Event As a genealogist, chances are, you’ve also become the keeper of the family “stuff” — photos, letters, documents, scrapbooks, and more. Learn how to preserve those materials for the long term with the right housing and storage options. Amy Welch is the Library Services Manager for…
September 10, 2022 10:30 am – 11:30 am Jump-start your Western Pennsylvania research with this overview of resources available for research on Western Pennsylvania people and places, both online and on site. Includes libraries, archives, church records, newspapers, and more. Marilyn Cocchiola Holt is the former Library Services Manager of the Pennsylvania Department at Carnegie…
May 14, 2022 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Virtual Please join us as we work through your questions on genealogy research in Westmoreland County! Please submit questions in advance to programs@wpgs.org in order for us to make sure we have the best possible information. Experts from libraries and historical societies in Westmoreland County will be contributing…
June 11, 2022 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Virtual Please join us for our annual meeting and election of 2022-2023 board members, along with our final program before summer break. In researching our family, we gather extensive amounts of records and information to be compiled. Laura Cubbage-Draper, a professional genealogist, will show us how timelines are…
November 13, 2021 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Virtual Historic Pittsburgh is the “digital front door” for a dozen Western Pennsylvania libraries and archives. Join us to learn what genealogical gems are available to help you with your research. City directories, maps, photographs, oral histories, and more make up this rich, freely available, collection. This will be…
December 11, 2021 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Virtual Does the thought of documenting your sources seem daunting and tedious? Have you reviewed your own work, or that of another, and been unable to determine the origin of the information? Megan Clark Young will teach participants strategies and provide tools and tips to simplify source citations…
April 9, 2022 10:30 am – 11:30 am The Detre Library and Archives at the Heinz History Center contains many useful resources for genealogists researching Western Pennsylvania. Please join us as Sierra Green, an archivist at the History Center, talks about some of the most valuable hidden gems in the collection. This is planned as…
March 12, 2022 10:30 am – 11:30 am David Haugaard from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania uses examples from 18th century Pennsylvania sources to describe how genealogists can learn about the life, not just the vital statistics, of their ancestors. This will be a virtual program. Please click here to register.