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The 29th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy will be held
August 2-7, 2009
in Philadelphia, PA

JGS Pittsburgh is a member of:

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 Jewish Genealogy Society of Pittsburgh

LATEST NEWS - SEPTEMBER 2008 

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 and other US cities.

Pittsburgh area Genealogy resources - Overview of other online and local resources

The Pittsburgh Jewish newspaper Project

On April 18, 2007 Pittsburgh became the first US city with its major English language Jewish newspapers online on the World Wide Web for searching and browsing. These include:

  •  The Jewish Criterion - complete from 1895 to 1962 

  •  The Jewish Chronicle - complete from 1962 to 1980

  •  The American Jewish Outlook (1934-1962) in progress (now includes 1946)

 You can begin your search at: PJNP   There is more information about the collection and some FAQ details via the links at the bottom of the Home page.  

JGS Pittsburgh Meeting, Monday Sep.15, 7PM

Rudolph Family Holocaust Center, JCC, 5738 Darlington Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15217. Julian Falk will briefly discuss his recent success with DNA testing. Susan Melnick of the Rauh Jewish Archives will report on a recent development for advancing Jewish Genealogy through the Archives. We will also have reports from members who attended the recent IAJGS in Chicago.

Pittsburgh/Western PA and Key Jewish Genealogy Websites

Jewishgen  (our host site)

Allegheny County Genealogy Resources

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Vital Records (official site)

Other Pennsylvania Death Records and Indexes

Routes to Roots Foundation (Guide to Eastern European Data)

Steve Morse Website (search tools for major databases)
Previous Activities

Click here to see a list of our previous presentations.


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