Historic Pittsburgh

Historic Pittsburgh is a free digital collection that brings together photographs, maps, newspapers, books, oral histories, city directories, archival collections, and other historical resources from libraries, museums, archives, and cultural institutions across the region. Whether you’re researching your family history, investigating the story of a home or neighborhood, or simply exploring Pittsburgh’s past, Historic Pittsburgh makes it easy to discover and access materials from multiple collections in one place.

Hosted by the University of Pittsburgh, Historic Pittsburgh includes content contributed by organizations throughout the region, including Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, the Heinz History Center, Carnegie Museums, Chatham University, and many others. With a single search, you can uncover a wealth of resources that help bring Pittsburgh’s history to life.