Research
We have numerous research materials available to our members free of charge.
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Self-Led Research:
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Member: Free
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Non-Member: $20 per day
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Contracted Staff-Led Research:
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Member: $10 per hour
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Non-Member: $20 per hour
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This rate includes the cost of up to 5 photocopies and postage.
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Additional photocopies are $0.25.
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Obituary: $5 each
Reservations are not necessary, but recomended if you need to view our extensive archhives.
Call 412-678-1832 or e-mail us at info@mckeesportheritage.org for more information.
Research Library Resources
Your yearly membership gives you access to all of the following:
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Copies of The Daily News on microfilm from 1884 to 2015 and four microfilm machines
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Access to www.Ancestry.com
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www.fold3.com for military records
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Obituary indexes for The Daily News
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Birth and Wedding indexes for The Daily News
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City of McKeesport directories
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City of McKeesport tax records
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Local cemetery records
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Local funeral home records
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McKeesport Area High School yearbooks and newspapers
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Sanborn Maps of McKeesport
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Warrantee Atlas of Allegheny County, 1914 reprint
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Local family histories
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Local church & synagogue histories
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Other archival materials related to local schools, people, organizations, businesses, etc.
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Photographs of local interest
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Our G.C. Murphy Company materials now have a finding aid. Click Here to open this document.