FamilySearch & Western Pennsylvania Research
September 12, 2020 10:30 am Online
Getting Your Paper, Digital Files, and Mind Organized
October 10, 2020 10:30 am – December 22, 2024 12:00 pm Online (please see below for links)
Digging in the Digital Archive: Discovering Your Family’s History in Digital Collections
November 14, 2020 10:30 am – November 16, 2020 12:00 pm Online (please see below for registration link) This talk will start at 10:30 am Eastern Time on Saturday, Nov. 14. Please join us as Kristin Britanik presents a how-to guide for finding online sources outside of the major genealogy websites for Western Pennsylvania and…
Getting Your Paper, Digital Files, and Mind Organized
October 11, 2020 10:30 am – October 14, 2020 12:00 pm Online (please see below for links)
Set Sail for Mayflower Society Membership
February 13, 2021 10:30 am – February 15, 2021 12:00 pm Virtual Meeting at 10:30 am Eastern Time on Feb. 13 Interested in joining the Mayflower Society? Please join as Nancy Larsen, Membership Chair of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (SMDPA), discusses membership eligibility, how to prove one’s lineage to a Mayflower…
CANCELLED — Introduction to fold3
March 14, 2020 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Main Branch, JCEC (Second floor) **Out of an abundance of caution, WPGS will postpone this event. This class will be rescheduled for Fall 2020.** fold3 is a valuable resource to research your ancestor’s military records – and more! Join WPGS to learn more about…
Virtual Presentation “Incorporating Social History Into Your Research” by Michael Lacopo, DVM
July 22, 2020 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Virtual Presentation. The handout for this program will be available until August 15, 2020. This free evening lecture was sponsored by the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, in conjunction with GRIP.
Retracing Immigrant Journey (Postponed)
May 9, 2020 10:30 am – 12:00 pm South Wing Reading Room, 2nd Floor, Main Branch, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Is this the year that you make that trip to your ancestors’ hometown? We will have some tips to help prepare you for a successful and low-stress journey of rediscovery.
Western PA Q&A: Allegheny County
May 8, 2021 10:00 am – 12:00 pm We’re bringing together research experts from several libraries and archives in Allegheny County to answer research questions that are holding up your progress. This is a great opportunity to learn more about how you can use WPGS’ Library Research Services, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s collections, and collections…
