Thanks, Nancy. I've heard some nice things, but have never been there, so where at in the Strip district? Do you have an address? I've heard of that section, but not familiar, though isn't that off the area beyond the bus station downtown? Let me know if I am warm, in the direction, would ya? Why don't the Heinz Museum take the records from the Northside into their place, I wonder? Considering the money to preserve the records, is in the name, there shouldn't be a problem! I pray that some of them can be preserved for future generations! Cathy Raber ----- Original Message ----- From: To: PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com Sent: 11/5/01 3:17:15 PM Subject: [PITTSBURGH] 500,000 photographs at Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center Article from Ellen Teller Elletelle@aol.com in MISSING LINKS ************************************************************************* I recently visited the Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center and the sixth floor archives for a behind the scenes tour. I was there to see records of glass manufacturers. However, this is a genealogical treasure house. I was amazed to find they have more than 500,000 photographs that document the history of Western Pennsylvania http://www.pghphotos.org/ plus many other records. Reproductions can be ordered. In some cases they have information from nearby states. That elusive photograph of your ancestor might be in the records of the company that your ancestor worked for. Perhaps everyone else knows about this center. It was formerly an ice house and is located in Pittsburgh's Strip District. Just the construction of the building alone was fascinating. The Web site is http://www.pghhistory.org . They are happy to receive all kinds of papers from companies and people who don't know what to do with them but feel that they should be preserved. The Reference Desk (412)454-6364 can also help you find out whether they might have what you want. Ellen Teller Elletelle@aol.com PERMISSION TO REPRINT articles from MISSING LINKS is granted unless specifically stated otherwise, PROVIDED: (1) the reprint is not used for commercial purposes; and (2) this notice appears at the end of the message: Written by [author's name and e-mail address] and published in MISSING LINKS: A Magazine for Genealogists, Vol. 6, No. 43, 4 November 2001. http://www.PetuniaPress.com/ To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE, send e-mail with either SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line to: missinglinks-request@petuniapress.com ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== SUE* MCALISTER-Pittsburgh List Mom ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702 sourceid=1237 --- Cathy Raber --- pigeonrock@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.