Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation

PHLF is chartered to work within the western portion of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the surrounding area within 250 miles of Pittsburgh, Pa., although its primary focus is on the Pittsburgh area.


Depreciation Lands Museum

Costumed Demonstrators bring to life our settlers’ world in this small village nestled on the edge of Route 8, just north of Pittsburgh, PA.


German Pittsburgh, by Dr. Michael Shaughnessy


The Story of the Allegheny Observatory: A Film By Dan Handley


In and About Allegheny


Pittsburgh – In Ye Olden Times


Allegheny County, PA Genealogy


Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center

An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, the History Center is Pennsylvania’s largest history museum and presents the most compelling stories from American history with a Western Pennsylvania connection.


Historic Pittsburgh

Full-Text Maps Images Finding Aids Census Chronology HSWP Catalog Historic Pittsburgh is a comprehensive collection of local resources that supports personal and scholarly research of the western Pennsylvania area. This Web site enables access to historic material held by the


Veteran’s War Monuments and Memorials Inventory – City of Pittsburgh

Check out the City’s War Monuments and Memorials Inventory, available here for download: