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~ National and Major Eastern Newspapers ~

* Newspapers Nationwide 
* New York Times - archive
* Washington Post 
* Newark Star-Ledger
* Baltimore Sun 
* Google News Archive 

~ Select Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio Newspapers ~

Pennsylvania
* Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - obits
* Pgh Tribune Review - obits - archive
* Uniontown Herald-Stand - obits-archive
* Connellsville Daily Courier - obits
* Somerset Daily American - obits
* Washington Observer-Reporter - obits
* Valley Independent - obits
* Beaver County Times - obits
* Philadelphia Inquirer 

West Virginia
* Grafton Mountain Statesman - obits
* Clarksburg Exponent Telegram - obits
* Elkins Inter-Mountain - obits
Ohio
* Canton Repository - obits - archive
* Zanesville Times-Recorder - obits
* Athens Messenger - obits - archive
* Steubenville Herald-Star - obits
* Columbus Dispatch
* Cleveland Plain Dealer 
* Cincinnati Enquirer 

~ Genealogy Databases and Publications ~

Death Records:
* Social Security Death Index 
* Obituary Daily Times 
* WV Births, Deaths and Marriages 
* NY City Death Index 
* Illinois Death Index 
* Deaths - AZ, GA, KY, OH, TN, UT 
* MO Deaths - 1910 to 1956  		Searches:
* Ancestry.com 
* FamilySearch.org Record Search 
* Rootsweb
* USGenWeb
 * PA Division of Vital Records 
* Ellis Island Immigrant Database
* Family Tree Magazine 

~ Genealogy News ~

"Digging Deeper Into Roots With Spruced-Up Ancestry.com" - Wall Street Journal - Jan. 11, 2012

"American Jewry's Data Problem" - Wall Street Journal - Dec. 2, 2011
"Not Your Grandmother's Genealogy Hobby" - Wall Street Journal - Dec. 2, 2011 
"Climbing on the Family Tree: The Joys of Searching for Your Roots" - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Aug. 21, 2011
"Who Do You Think You Are?" with Lisa Kudrow - NBC-TV - explores the ancestry of actresses Kim Cattrall, Ashley Judd, Rosie O'Donnell, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, Brooke Shields and Susan Sarandon; retired NFL superstar Emmitt Smith; actors Matthew Broderick and Steve Buscemi; singers Tim McGraw, Lionel Ritchie and Vanessa Williams; and filmmaker Spike Lee. 
"Face to Face with Your Past" - Wall Street Journal - May 9, 2011 
"Faces of America" with Henry Louis Gates Jr. - PBS - explores the personal "family histories of renowned Americans -- among them professor and poet Elizabeth Alexander, chef Mario Batali, comedian Stephen Colbert, novelist Louise Erdrich, journalist Malcolm Gladwell, actress Eva Longoria, musician Yo-Yo Ma, director Mike Nichols, Her Majesty Queen Noor, television host/heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, actress Meryl Streep and figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi."
Appeal to Make Pennsylvania Death Certificates Available Online 
"Markets Declare Truce in Copyright Wars" - Wall Street Journal - Nov. 17, 2008

"Westinghouse Clan Gathers Here" - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Nov. 10, 2008

~ Outstanding National Archives and Reference Libraries ~

 
The National Archives, Washington, DC

*  The Internet Archive 
*  Pulitzer Prizes 
*  Nobel Prize e-Museum 
*  The National Archives
*  American Memory Project 
*  Google Books and Google Scholar 
*  Smithsonian Institution  		*  Presidential Libraries 
*  New York Public Library (Catalog)
*  Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 
*  U.S. Census Bureau 
*  The British Museum 
*  Google Blog Search Tool  
*  People Search Genealogy Resources 

~ Outstanding Local and State Archives and Reference Libraries ~

 
Carnegie Free Library, Connellsville, PA

Pennsylvania:
*  Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center 
 *  Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh 
*  French & Indian War Commemoration 
*  Historic Pittsburgh 
*  Pennsylvania State Archives 
*  Pennsylvania State Libraries
 *  Historical Society of Pennsylvania  
*  Uniontown (PA) Public Library 
*  Dunbar Historical Society 
*  Berks County (PA) Historical Society
 *  University of Pittsburgh archive
 *  AskHerePA.org 

Ohio:
*  Ohio Historical Society Library
 *  Bowling Green (OH) State University 
West Virginia:
*  West Virginia University 
Eastern United States:
*  Maryland Archives Online 
*  Newark (NJ) Public Library
Indiana:
*  Indiana State Library 
*  Allen County Public Library
Midwest United States:
*  Illinois State Archives 
*  Kansas State Library 

~ Book and Music Collecting and Searches ~

*  Antiquarian Booksellers Association 
*  ABE Books 
*  Alibris 
*  Biblio.com
*  BookFinder.com 
*  ChooseBooks.com

*  Record Rama (sound recordings)
*  BookSaleFinder.com (library discards)
*  Antiquarian Book Fairs 
*  Sotheby's
*  Christie's 

~ Portrait and Photograph Collections ~

*  National Portrait Gallery (London) 
*  National Portrait Gallery (Washington, DC) 
*  NASA - Goddard Space Center 
*  Photo Antiquities - Museum of Photographic History (Pittsburgh) 
*  Google/Life Magazine Photo Archive 
*  Shorpy.com 
*  Corbis.com 

~ Geographic and Mapping Information ~

 
Aerial photograph of downtown Pittsburgh, 1970s

*  Find a County 
*  Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records 
*  U.S. Geological Survey National Mapping Info 
*  National Register of Historic Places 
*  Today's Weather 
*  Pennsylvania Counties - USGS Maps 
*  Mapquest 
*  National Association of Counties 

~ Industrial and Railroad History ~

*  US Mine Safety and Health Administration Statistics 
*  Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad Museum 
*  Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society 

~ Church History ~

*  United Methodist History and Research 
*  Lutheran Historical Conference 
*  Presbyterian Historical Society 
*  Mennonite Church USA Archives (see "Mennobits Project")

~ Science and Medicine ~

*  U.S. National Library of Medicine 
*  Deceased American Physician Records 
*  US Patent and Trademark Office 
*  NASA - National Air and Space Administration 

~ Historical Reconstructions and Homes ~

 
Colonial Williamsburg

*  Colonial Williamsburg  
*  Henry Ford Museum at Greenfield Village
*  Plimouth Plantation 
*  John Adams National Historic Park, Massachusetts 
*  Mount Vernon, Virginia 
*  Monticello, Virginia 
*  Frank Lloyd Wright's Home and Studio, Oak Park, IL 
*  Morgan Library and Museum, New York 
*  Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Museum of Rural Life 

~ Military History and Veterans Services ~

*  Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System (National Park Service)
*  Bugles Across America (bugler service for veterans' funerals)
*  Civil War Regiments 
*  U.S. Army Military History Institute  
*  U.S. Naval Historical Center and American Merchant Marines 
*  American Battle Monuments Commission (Military burials on foreign soil) 
*  French & Indian War Resource Guide 
*  Ohio in the Civil War 
*  Civil War Richmond 
*  National World War II Memorial 
*  Virtual Wall - Vietnam Veterans Memorial 

~ Inspiring Spaces ~

 
Westminster Abbey, London

*  Westminster Abbey (London)
*  Thomas Jefferson's Home Library at Monticello 
*  The Forbes Galleries 

~ Select Pittsburgh Regional Cultural Attractions ~

Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh

 * Andy Warhol Museum
*  Fallingwater (Western Pennsylvania Conservancy)
*  Senator Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center 
 *  Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 
*  Pittsburgh Opera 
*  Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
*  Pittsburgh Cultural Trust 
*  Frick Mansion and Art Center ("Clayton")
*  Mellon Arena Events 
*  Westmoreland Museum of American Art 

~ Pittsburgh Professional and Major Collegiate Sports ~

PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates

*  Pirates - Major League Baseball
*  Steelers - National Football League
*  Penguins - National Hockey League
*  University of Pittsburgh Football 
*  University of Pittsburgh Basketball 

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