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The
Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project
The
Jewish
Chronicle reported in the May 7, 2009 issue that the PJN
project is "out of money and may be forced to shut." This project went
online a little over 2 years ago and is the most extensive
online archive of English Language Jewish newspapers in the USA.
The project had been funded primarily by Carnegie Mellon
University and the Pittsburgh UJF, but due to the recent economic
challeges new sources of money are needed for the project to continue.
Although
primarily focused on the Pittsburgh area Jewish community
there is a wealth of information on many Jewish topics and
institutions of higher learning as well as genealogists throughout the
world are using it heavily.
Currently more
than 160,000 images have been digitized and this includes:
- The
Jewish Criterion - complete from 1895 to
1962
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The
Jewish Chronicle - complete from 1962 to May 1980
-
The
American Jewish Outlook (1946 only)
Plans
had included adding
the Jewish Chronicle through at
least 1989 and the AJO thru 1962 as well as other website improvements.
If
the project does shut,
the Web Site will stay up said Gabrielle
Michalek, head of archives and digital initiatives at CMU Libraries.
You can get further information on the project, how to
contribute, and how to search at http://pjn.library.cmu.edu/faq
Latest Online
Pittsburgh Resources
Historic Pittsburgh Website
with Historic data (maps, early census records, book and archive
searches, etc.)from the University of Pittsburgh, Heinz History Center,
Carnegie Museum of Art, Chatham College, and Pittsburgh History
&
Landmarks Foundation.
Evendon online directories
- Selected free online early directories from Pittsburgh, other Western
PA towns, and other major US
cities.
Pennsylvania
US GenWeb Archives - Allegheny County - Selected records from some important basic sources. Includes
partial data for about 20 Jewish cemeteries.
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