Family & Local History Services

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh holds copies of some birth and death registers, with entries up to 1907.

Tap into the world’s largest and ever-growing collection of family history records, photos and personal stories.

The Family & Local History Department, housed on the third floor of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – Main, specializes in local history and genealogy research.

Make an appointment with a CLP staff member to assist in your research.

Use Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to access MyHeritage Library Edition, a multilingual family history research database.

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh can provide limited research services for patrons seeking birth and death records, naturalization records, obituaries, and other documents.

Visit our YouTube channel for additional support in your genealogy research.

This guide provides an overview of library resources that can help with genealogy and family history searching.

This guide provides an overview of collections held in the Local History Department at CLP-Main.