Can’t find what you’re looking for in our archives? We recommend investigating any of these additional sources, unaffiliated with the History & Heritage Center.
In operation since 1902, the Carnegie Free Library of McKeesport offers community members a wealth of physical and digital reading material, among many other useful amenities and services. We recommend reviewing their Online Resources!
https://mckeesportlibrary.org
Have an interest in the French and Indian War and/or the Seven Years War? A fellow volunteer-driven History Center, the BBHC’s museum collection and educational programming focus on the July 9th, 1755, Battle of the Monongahela, also known as Braddock’s Defeat.
https://www.braddocksbattlefield.org
Founded in 1993 in opposition to the construction of an interstate highway — and the resulting destruction of so much of the area’s rural pioneering history — the Elizabeth Township Historical Society of Miami County, Ohio, works to “preserve the provenance and the continuing heritage lifestyle of the people and place of Elizabeth Township.”
https://ethsofohio.com
Hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Library System and maintained in partnership with a variety of local and regional repositories, Historic Pittsburgh offers a wide array of records, physical and digital, relating to the history of McKeesport.
https://historicpittsburgh.org
For more than 113 years, Temple B’nai Israel of McKeesport and later White Oak, PA has touched the lives of thousands of people. Our Temple was founded in 1912, and our McKeesport Shaw Avenue Temple opened in 1923. In 2000, we moved to our White Oak Cypress Drive Temple. This website is a treasure trove of information sharing the Legacy of the many people and events that have been part of our amazing history.
Chartered in 1856 (though first used as a burial ground much earlier), the McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery lies at the heart of our community and supports genealogical research inquiries.
https://mckeesportcemetery.com
The Homestead Cemetery, first chartered in 1886, currently operates as a non-profit and is recovering from decades of mismanagement and neglect with the support of local volunteers.
https://www.thehomesteadcemetery.com
