How can I learn more about the mine explosion, factory fire, arsenal disaster or mysterious circumstances of an ancestors death in Pittsburgh?
To supplement information that may be found in the Historic Pittsburgh Full-Text Collection, you may want to research newspaper accounts of these events. The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Department maintains an extensive clipping file of articles from local newspapers. You can research the newspapers yourself. The Pittsburgh Post Gazette is a major newspaper with a long history in Pittsburgh. Also, contact Pittsburgh libraries or archives for microfilm of other historic Pittsburgh area papers. University of Pittsburgh’s Archives Service Center also holds Coroner Case Files (pdf) from 1887-1973.
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