Allegheny River Family Archives Index

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USING ALLEGHENY COUNTY (PA) PROBATE RECORDS
and
FINDING ALLEGHENY CO. (PA) DIVORCE RECORDS
both written and contributed by Larry Thompson, February 2013

(links below)

ALLEGHENY COUNTY REFERENCE DATA

USING ALLEGHENY COUNTY (PA) PROBATE RECORDS

FINDING ALLEGHENY CO. (PA) DIVORCE RECORDS

USGenWeb Archives, Allegheny County Death Notice Index

USGenWeb Archives, Allegheny County Marriage Index

USGenWeb Archives, Allegheny County Divorce Index

USGenWeb Archives, Allegheny County Photo Index

Indexed Google Newspapers Listing Above Data

Allegheny County, PA / WWI Military Service

Helpful Directions for using Google Newspaper Archives Search

CITY ALMSHOUSES, POOR HOUSES, & POOR FARMS
(plus other interesting articles)
By Jim Hartman — A 3-part newsletter series compiled from various articles
compliments of the Mifflin Township Historical Society
Part 1; Part 2: Part 3

Allegheny County PA Archives Tax List - 1798
(USGenWeb Mirror)

Allegheny County PA Archives Tax Lists - 1800 Septennial Census - Allegheny County
(USGenWeb Mirror)

The History of The Pittsburgh Home and City Hospital at Mayview

Allegheny County Municipalities

Larry Thompson's
Allegheny County "Location" names from 1876
(Reproduced with Permission)

Allegheny County Naturalizations (1826-1860)

USGenWeb-Allegheny County Death Registrations for the year 1852

USGenWeb-Allegheny County Death Registrations for the year 1853

USGenWeb-Allegheny County Death Registrations for the year 1854

D. T. Watson Home for Crippled Children, 1942 - Sunny Hill Yearbook
Leetsdale, Penna. (Courtesy of Mary Neff-Hurst)

SHARED RESEARCH INDEX

ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA
SHARED RESEARCH INDEX PAGE

OBITUARIES/DEATH INDEX

Some Old / Some New Western Pennsylvania Obituaries

Miscellaneous Older Allegheny County, PA Obituaries

Miscellaneous Allegheny County, PA obituaries, from the Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette, January 1893

Obituaries from the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, June 21-30, 1934

Obituaries from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 19, 1943

Selected Surnames from the DEATH NOTICE INDEX, 1786 - 1913

BIRTH RECORDS INDEX

BIRTH RECORDS / 1875 for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Miscellaneous Allegheny County, PA Birth Records

WAR MEMORIALS

Contributed Allegheny County WAR MEMORIALS

Early Veterans of Greenwood Cemetery, including
Revolutionary War, Civil War and Spanish American War

PITTSBURGH RELATED INDEX

(Pittsburgh, PA from the air -- 2008 Compliments of Robin L. Reppert)

Partial/Selected Pittsburgh Marriage Listings from Microfilm 1877 -- January thru December (Film P-364, Roll #2)
30 January 1875 through 31 Dec. 1885 1904 - 1905: (Film P-402, Volume 68)

Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette BANS -- Saturday, January 23, 1886

Bureau of Fire "Log Book"/City of Pittsburgh, 1919-1928

Houses built around the turn of the century (1900)

"The Run" Saline St., GREENFIELD, Pa., late 1940s

Archives of Industrial Society Church Records

Pittsburgh & Western Pennsylvania Labor Legacy -- Illustrated Archival Resources
The Union Movement and Industrial Relations (U-Pitt Library)

Pittsburgh PA Fire Dept. Engine Co. 29, (circa: late 1950s)

St. Peter Catholic Grade School, Northside, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
1st Grade (circa: 1938-39)
(Photo: Courtesy of Nicholas Maslaney, Aspinwall, PA)

Pittsburgh in 1817
Pittsburgh, From The Northwest - 1843
(Courtesy of Ellis Michaels, Pennsylvania GenWeb)

1926 The Pittsburgh Academy Yearbook -- "The Eagle"
531 Wood Street, Pittsburgh, Pa.
(Contributed by Mary Neff-Hurst -- July 20, 2011)

John M. Conroy, Jr., High School, First 9A Graduation Class, February 2, 1937
Borough of Manchester, Pa.
(Photo: Courtesy of Sylvia Gibson)

1906, Pittsburgh Academy Bulletin

Extracts: Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, June 21-30, 1934

WWII U.S. Soldiers & Sailors photos
(Sun-Telegraph Aug. 28, 1943)

1932 Dance Marathon at MOTOR SQUARE GARDEN

Pittsburgh Gazette Times,
Thursday, May 8, 1919 Front Page

Pennsylvania Newspapers On Microfilm at Carnegie Library, Oakland, PA

PITTSBURGH - In Ye Olden Times

In and About ALLEGHENY

Early Pittsburgh & Vicinity Photographers/Studios -- Names & Addresses

Pittsburgh -- February, 1946 Marriages / Divorces

Researcher's Notes. Selected Surnames from old City of Pittsburgh Directories

Allegheny County Pensioner Census

Pittsburgh, PA--Funeral Directors Addresses & Phones

Walking Tour of St. Mary's Cemetery Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh History / A brief history of the Hill By PAUL S. MOROL for Pittsburgh Senior News, February 2002

An Excerpt from Arthur M. Fording's Recollections and Reminiscences of West End -- Pittsburgh, PA

1920 - Samuel F. B. Morse School Photo

circa 1919 Pittsburgh Fire Department

1925 Allegheny High School "Wah Hoo" Yearbook+
North Side, Pittsburgh, PA
(Contributed by Mary Neff-Hurst -- July 20, 2011)

1928 Allegheny High School "Wah Hoo" Yearbook
North Side, Pittsburgh, PA
(Contributed by Claire Viehbeck Schorr -- Nov., 2012)

1758
BEING A SKETCH OF THE
Founding of Pittsburgh
(Reprinted from the Sesqui-Centennial Number of The Gazette Times, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, of Sunday, September 27th, 1908.)
BY CHARLES W. DAHLINGER

OLD PITTSBURGH NEWSPAPERS

Sept. 28, 1924 Pittsburgh Press Pictorial Section

Oct. 5, 1924 Pittsburgh Press Pictorial Section

Sept. 27, 1925 Pittsburgh Press Pictorial Section

May 23, 1926 Pittsburgh Press Photogravure Section

June 6, 1926 Pittsburgh Press Photogravure Section

June 13, 1926 Pittsburgh Press Photogravure Section

June 20, 1926 Pittsburgh Press Photogravure Section

1927 Remnants of the Pittsburgh Press Photogravure Sections

1929 Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Color Gravure Reproductions

PHOTOS / POSTCARDS INDEX

Luna Park - Early 1900s

(anonymous contribution) 1936 Flood Federal St.; Reedsdale St.; River Ave.; Sandusky St.

NOSTALGIC / 1901: Pittsburgh Scenic Playing Cards

Pittsburgh Post Card Memories

Scenic Photos of Pittsburgh, PA -- 1989 by Richard Zerla

Scenic Photos of Allegheny River / Twelve Mile Island -- 2003 by Dr. Bernard D. Newman

LOCAL TOWNS INDEX / LOCAL HISTORIES

ASPINWALL INDEX

Ben Freudenreich's memories of Six Street, Aspinwall, PA

1909 Western Ave. Postcard, from "Cari" Thomas

Aspinwall (1900s) Photos, from Meradith McGee-Hale

Aspinwall Memories & Photos, by Ben Freudenreich

Aspinwall Memories & Photos from Catherine Wolken

Kiwanis Club of Aspinwall, Kiwani-Gram, 1949

PHOTOS -- ASPINWALL, PA -- "the" Original Aspinwall School

DISASTER AT ROSS GROVE -- July 4, 1878 Aspinwall / Fox Chapel Area

Aspinwall High School / Class of 1928 List

1942 Dancing Class Recital At Aspinwall Women's Club

1946 Aspinwall, PA "Cavalier" HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK

“Lazy Town” -- An Operetta in Two Acts
Presented by Grades 1-6 of the Aspinwall Grade School
8 & 9 April 1948.

PHOTOS -- ASPINWALL, PA -- A Photo Album Tour of Aspinwall, PA, -- 2001

Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the
Aspinwall Evangelical Lutheran Church
1895 - 1920

Aspinwall, PA Railroad Station, circa. 1905
(PRR, Conemaugh Division), Aspinwall, PA
contributed by Ben Freudenreich, November, 2012

Vintage Aspinwall, PA Post Cards

1936 Emergency Telephone Directory
conrributed by "Cari" Thomas, November, 2013

Knights of Malta
conrributed by "Cari" Thomas, April, 2014

BEN AVON INDEX

1924 Ben Avon High School Yearbook - The Novaneb
Ben Avon, Penna.
(Courtesy of Mary Neff-Hurst, (neffhur AT aol DOT com) -- July 20, 2011)

BLAWNOX INDEX

"A Glimpse of Life in Blawnox, Pennsylvania During Its First Four Decades as an Independent Borough" -- by Dan Nowak
THE MONTROSE HOTEL / "Thunderbird Boatel"
4th Grade -- Blawnox School, (formerly on Center Street), November 11, 1923. A good example of a classroom lit by gaslight.
Newer Montrose School class from 1937.

ETNA INDEX

1919 WWI Anniversary Booklet from United Evangelical Protestant Church, Etna, PA
(Courtesy of Dick Wissolik, (eadmer AT comcast DOT net)

The Borough of Etna, Allegheny County, PA -- CENTENNIAL 1869 - 1969
(Courtesy of Mary Neff-Hurst, (neffhur AT aol DOT com)

	Etna, PA Ball Park - circa 1912 (click on link for larger image) Photo courtesy of Mary (Neff) Hurst
1900 - 1950 / Fiftieth Anniversary of Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Corner Grant & Highland Avenues -- Etna, Pennsylvania Etna High School Student Body, 1921, Etna, PA Etna High School Basketball Team -- 1923-24, Etna, PA Vintage Etna, Pa. Post Cards 1924 / IOOF - Etna, Pa. 1936 / Ice Making / Beyerly's Pond / Etna, PA
	1938 ETNA, PA High School, Class 12-D 1943 ETNA, PA "Piper" HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK 1945 ETNA, PA "Piper" HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK 1945 Etna, PA High School Graduation Class Photo (Panorama) 1946 ETNA, PA "The Piper" HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK 1947 ETNA, PA "The Piper" HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK 1948 ETNA, PA "The Piper" HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK 1948 Etna, PA High School Graduation Class Photo (Panorama) (1948-1949) Etna Lambs Win GPL Championship -- Section I Title 1949 ETNA, PA "The Piper" HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK 1950 ETNA, PA "Piper" HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK PHOTOS -- ETNA, PA -- A Photo Album Tour of Etna, PA, -- 2001 Wissolik's Bridge Street Bar, Etna, PA, ca: 1938-1942
All Saints Catholic School, Room 8 - Class of 1936 (Need Help Identifying Students!-Thanks)
1959 Aerial Photographs of Etna, Pennsylvania

GLENSHAW INDEX

The Glenshaw Story

THE WIBLE HOMESTEAD -- Shaler, PA (Wible family genealogy and photos!)

MILLVALE INDEX

1922 Millvale HS Loses Baseball Game

1929 MILLVALE, PA High School Yearbook / Introduction / Staff

1929 MILLVALE, PA High School Yearbook / Seniors

1929 MILLVALE, PA High School Yearbook / Seniors Class History / Baby Pictures

Vintage Millvale, Pa. Post Cards

PHOTOS -- MILLVALE, PA -- A Photo Album Tour of Millvale, PA, -- 2002

1938 Millvale High School Majorette Costume

OAKMONT BOROUGH INDEX

My Personal Pictorial Tour of Oakmont, Pennsylvania

O'HARA TOWNSHIP INDEX

An Incomplete Historical Survey of Montrose Hill, O’Hara Township, Allegheny County, PA
and the Surrounding Area including Powers Run Area, RIDC Area, River Road Area, Blawnox
Area and lands downstream as far as Aspinwall.
plus ADDENDUM
The 1870 Census of Eastern Indiana Township
The 1900 Census of the Area; The 1910 Census of the Area
The 1920 Census of the Area
1922 Publication of the Red Cross Pittsburgh Chapter – O’Hara Township Branch;
Cyrus Blackham; Duganne; Various Other People; Hoboken Stuff; Chronology
by Dan Nowak

(A History Book to Beat the Band)

"Portrait of an American Community: O’Hara Township, PA"
By the O'Hara Township History Committee

(Available for purchase - details + more inside -- click here.)

1945-46 O'Hara Twp. School Band at Kerr School

	A Casual Stroll Through Squaw Valley Park Seitz School Class, 1916-1917, Pleasant Valley, PA Seitz School Class, Oct. 30, 1923, Pleasant Valley, PA
1939 Memorial Day, Pleasant Valley FD; Greenwood Cemetery Gates (circa 1930s)	(Old) Robinson School, O'Hara Township, PA (circa: 1900s
Highly Recommended Pet-Sitter in O'Hara Township (No More Kennels!)

SEWICKLEY INDEX

1927-28 Sewickley, PA / YMCA Black Women's Basketball Team.
The "Cardinals", (15-4 season).

Undated Candid Photos From Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Parade, Swimming Pool & European War Zone

1932 Sewickley "Sewihi" High School Yearbook

SHALER INDEX

1946-1947 Friday Street School, First Grade Class Photo

SHARPSBURG INDEX

Local Histories
1895 Sharpsburg-Etna Herald Microfilm Extracts 1896 Sharpsburg-Etna Herald Microfilm Extracts 1897 Sharpsburg-Etna Herald Microfilm Extracts 1898 Sharpsburg-Etna Herald Microfilm Extracts

1901-1902 Sharpsburg Elementary (Linden Ave.) School Class Photo

1930 Sharpsburg (PA) High School Graduation Photo
(Click photo to enlarge)

Michael R. Ferraro (1st Row, 5th from left) (Fire Chief for several years)
(If you can identify any others, please email me)
(Compliments of Ron Ferraro)

1852-1902 St. Mary's Church Jubilee Festival Program

1926-1935 St. Mary's Grade School -- MYSTERY PHOTOS -- HELP!

(First Graders?)

St. Mary's Catholic School, First Communion photo, ca 1946

1947 SHARPSBURG, PA "Wolverine" HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK

1948 - 3rd Grade, Madonna School, Sharpsburg, PA

1948 - 4th Grade, Madonna School, Sharpsburg, PA

PHOTOS -- SHARPSBURG, PA -- A Photo Album Tour of Sharpsburg, PA, -- 2001

Vintage Sharpsburg, Pa. Post Cards

Who are these people?? Sharpsburg, PA, F.O.E. Mystery Photo

Celebrating Our Ninetieth Anniversary
St. John's United Church of Christ (Evangelical and Reformed)
Eighth and Clay Streets, Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania

A "Tom Thumb Wedding" Presentation by the Sunday School of
St. John's Evangelical & Reformed Church -- Sharpsburg, Penna. --
Friday, June 12, 1942 -- 8 P.M.

Sharpsburg, PA Newspapers

SHARPSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Recollecting the mid 1800's -- Including the Business Directory

SHARPSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
More Extracts from "The Herald" -- by D. Christine Adams

SHARPSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA War Veterans -- Civil War thru Vietnam

SWISSVALE INDEX

1925 & 1928 Class Photos
St. Anselm Catholic School, Swissvale, Pennsylvania, (Est. 1909)
(Now known as Word of God Catholic School) -- 7446 McClure Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15218
(Contributed by Mary Neff-Hurst-- July 20, 2011)

1930 Swissvale High School "Swissvalian" Yearbook, Swissvale, PA
(Compliments of Mary Neff-Hurst, [email protected])

1931 Swissvale High School "Swissvalian" Yearbook, Swissvale, PA
(Compliments of Mary Neff-Hurst, [email protected])

1932 Swissvale High School "Swissvalian" Yearbook, Swissvale, PA
(Compliments of Mary Neff-Hurst, [email protected])

SWISSVALE / SWISSHELM PARK -- Whipple Street (1924)

SWISSHELM PARK -- Old Colfax No. 2 and views of Dutchman's Row on Love St.

MEINERT GENEALOGY

Memorial Page Cecelia W. Meinert
Meinert Genealogy
Marcella Meinert
Edward N. Meinert
Relates -- Mimm Genealogy

CHURCH RELATED INDEX

St. Mary Magdalene School, Homestead, PA
1961 8th Grade Graduating Class & Cheerleading Squad
(Courtesy of Sharon Coyne, coysharon@g-nospam-mail.com)

Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the
Aspinwall Evangelical Lutheran Church
(Aspinwall, PA) 1895 - 1920

(Contributed March, 2011 by Donna J. Booth, djbooth1@veri-nospam-zon.net)

DIAMOND JUBILEE, 1863 - 1938
ST. AUGUSTINE CHURCH, Pittsburgh, PA
(St. Augustine's Church is now known as Our Lady of the Angels. It is located on 37th Street, Lawrenceville, PA)
(Contributed March, 2011 by Nancy J. Smith, nangelbuddy@com-nospam-cast.net)

Translation of Bulletin from the
First Evangelical Protestant Church, Manchester, Allegheny, PA (built 1865)
Date: 20 September, 1896
(Compliments of Mary Neff Hurst, neffhur@a-nospam-ol.com)

1923 Diamond Jubilee of St. Michaels Church (South Side), (1848-1923), Grand Parish Reunion
(Compliments of Jacquelyn A. Fisher, jafisher@a-nospam-ii.edu)

Golden Jubilee, 1893-1943, Reverend Adolph Keller
Paster, All Saints Church, Etna, Pennsylvania
(Compliments of Lawrence Slomer, lslomer@hot-nospam-mail.com)

"A History of Grace Church Parish, Mt. Washington, Pittsburgh, PA"
Contains Illustrations and an early history of the parish by Hon. Thomas T. Bigham,
and a list of Parishioners, Vestrymen, Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, Burials, et cetera,
written by Rev. Robert John Coster, D.D., Rector.

A Historical Sketch of the Evangelical Protestant Church of West End (Temperanceville)
Compiled and written by Oscar L. Jurkat 1958
(Contributed by Nancy Long, nancylong33@g-nospam-mail.com)

1961 -- South Side -- St. Martin's School and Convent Dedication Program
(Steuben Street at Logue Street -- Pittsburgh 20, Pa.)

1852-1902 St. Mary's (Sharpsburg, PA) Church Jubilee Festival Program

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