The genealogical marketplace is open free to conference attendees and the general public.

Friday  10:00am - 4:30pm

Saturday  8:00am - 4:30pm
 

Topics for Everyone
Enjoy lectures on a variety of genealogy topics, in three special tracks - Pennsylvania research, Internet technology, and advanced genealogy. Choose one or mix-and-match!

Well-Known Speakers
The opportunity to learn from some of the country's most outstanding genealogical speakers.

Good Food & Company
Meet old friends or make new ones, or find new "cousins," at one of two genealogy luncheons sponsored by the host societies. Plus, a fun 3-hour nostalgic dinner cruise on a Pittsburgh riverboat, complete with spectacular views of downtown.

A Beautiful Host City
Welcome to one of the country's most delightful surprises. No longer the dirty steel town of old, Pittsburgh is now a true renaissance city. A city of modern cathedrals and Old World, neighborly charms. Come and take a closer look!

Research Opportunities
Local research resources include the Pennsylvania Department at the Carnegie Library in Oakland (home of the WPGS library), the Allegheny County Courthouse and the Senator John Heinz Regional History Center.


 


Founded in 1892, the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

The Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, based in Pittsburgh, PA, covers the twenty-six counties of western Pennsylvania.


 

Books, CDs & Maps

AKB Publications - Books pertaining to eighteenth-century Pennsylvania genealogical research and immigrant villages of origin

Ancestor Tracks - Early Pennsylvania landowner tract books/CDs including the new Berks Co. volume; migration pattern specialists
www.ancestortracks.com

Closson Press - Books: Genealogical reference material - primary focus Pennsylvania. Services: Genealogical printing and publishing.
www.clossonpress.com

Heritage Books/Willow Bend Books - Genealogical reference material focusing on Americana, military, county and family histories.
www.heritagebooks.com

Jonathan Sheppard Books - Books for New England and the Mid-Atlantic States; historic U.S. and European map reprints.
www.jonathansheppardbooks.com/

Maia's Books & Misc. - General and social history; conversation starters between generations and more for the family researcher.
www.maiasbooks.com

Masthof Bookstore and Press - Print-on-demand publishing services, plus we sell your book through mail-orders or in our bookstore.
www.masthof.com

Mechling Bookbindery - Western Pennsylvania history and genealogy books; family history books printed and bindery services.
www.mechlingbooks.com

PA Genealogy Books - Seventeenth and eighteenth century birth books along with other reference books for Pennsylvania and general research.

Retrospect Publishing - County histories, directories and other sources including the published Pennsylvania Archives on CD-ROM.
www.retrospectpublishing.com

The Local History Company - Local history publishers specializing in Pittsburgh, western Pennsylvania and many other locales.
www.thelocalhistorycompany.com

Thode German Maps - German maps and genealogy books.


Researchers, Societies & Other State Organizations

Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc., Pittsburgh Chapter - Publications and information on how to trace your heritage.
pittsburgh.aahgs.org

Board for Certification of Genealogists - Books and information helping you to be a better genealogist through standards usage.
www.bcgcertification.org

Butler County Genealogical Society - Genealogical and historical publications on Butler County along with a surname database and membership information.
www.rootsweb.com/~pabutle2/

James M. Beidler Research - Author of "Roots & Branches," PA's only syndicated genealogy column, and other magazines.
www.genspeakguild.org/beidler.htm

Historical & Genealogical Society of Somerset County - Society's genealogical publications.
www.somersethistoricalcenter.org

Pennsylvania State Archives - Information and resources about Pennsylvania's official government records repository.
www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us


Software, Charts & Supplies

Creative Memories - Supplies to help you to organize, preserve and enjoy your photographs in keepsake albums.
www.creativememories.com

Legacy Crafts - Heritage scrapbooking supplies, books, magazines and just plain fun items for your genealogical enjoyment.

Legacy Family Tree - FREE family tree software. Research guidance automatically creates your research To Do list. (EARLY MORNING SOFTWARE DEMO - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2006, 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM. PLEASE MARK SESSION S0)
www.legacyfamilytree.com

LineageCharts.com - Custom color lineage charts for your wall or Web site (from your data, at least for recent generations).
www.lineagecharts.com

 

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