HeritageQuest
Online (in the library) -
Remote
users click here
Coverage dating back to the late 1700s.
Researchers can find their ancestors, trace their paths across America,
and learn what life was like in the areas where they settled. Includes
all images and extensive indexing from the 1790 - 1930 U.S. federal
censuses.
More than 20,000 book titles, including nearly 8,000 family histories
and over 12,000 local histories. Tax lists, city directories, probate
records, and more.
Ancestry
Library - ProQuest (no remote access)
A comprehensive database of birth records, death records,
marriage records and census data.
Mt.
Lebanon Genealogy Society
This group meets at the library at 1 PM on the third Monday
of the month. They also have some very helpful links to all kinds of
genealogical information.
PA
Dept. at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
A good place to go when you run out inspiration or exhaust
your own expertise. This is a department dedicated to Pennsylvania, its
history and family history.
WPGS Catalog
The Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society has hard to
find information for those from Pennsylvania.
Genealogy
Spot
A good beginning set of tools for discovering your roots.
Ellis
Island Records
A good place to go if you know you have ancestors who
immigrated to the United States in very late 19th Century and the early
20th Century.
MortalitySchedules.com
Recorded information about individuals who died in the twelve months preceding a census day.
Genealogy Search Engines and Directories
Worldwide search engine information and databases for webmasters, research specialists, genealogists and family historians.
Cyndi's
List
This is described as a "card catalog" to the genealogical
collection in the immense library that is the Internet.
In
The First Person
A tool for searching letters, diaries, oral histories,
memoirs, and autobiographies. With a single search, users can access
thousands of personal narratives in English from archives and
repositories everywhere.
RootsWeb
The oldest and largest free genealogy site, supported by
Ancestry.com
Family
Search
A service offered by the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. Useful for locating information on anyone in any
country.
The
Historic Pittsburgh Project
Historic Pittsburgh is a digital collection that provides
an opportunity to explore and research the history of Pittsburgh and
the surrounding Western Pennsylvania area.