Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 3rd FamilySearch Center

The Plum Family History Center is located at 710 New Texas Rd. in Plum, PA, near Monroeville, PA, and about 20 minutes east of downtown Pittsburgh.

Our Family History Center is a central place designed to support the efforts of community and church members in finding their ancestors. The purpose of the family history center is to help individuals, families and youth experience the joy of discovering their families.

We have a great team of consultants from the church and experienced volunteers from the community, who are ready to assist anyone with their research.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has the largest collection of vital records (birth, death, marriage) and many other public family records in the world and we are excited to provide free access to these records at our center.

Along with access to FamilySearch, we provide free access to numerous Premium Family History websites including: Ancestry Institution, FindMyPast, MyHeritage, Fold3, Newspapers.com, American Ancestors, Alexander Street Press, 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive, ArkivDigital, FamNet, Geneanet, Kinpoint, Paper Trail & Puzzilla.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:

Location

Address:


 * 710 New Texas Road, Plum, PA 15239, United States
 * Drive to the far side of the building for the Family History Center entrance.


 * Language : English

Phone:


 * 1-724-325-1818
 * Please note this phone is only answered during center open hours.

E-mail:


 * pa_pittsburgh3@familyhistorymail.org

Closed Due to Water Damage:

A pipe in the ceiling froze and burst causing significant water damage. The center will remain closed until repaired.

Anticipated Open Hours Once the Center is Repaired (by appointment):

The center is now closed but once repairs are complete we will re-open by appointment within the times listed below. In order to ensure that a staff member is there to open the center, before your visit, please send an email to pa_pittsburgh3@familyhistorymail.org with your intended date and time. If there is any problem with that time we will respond, otherwise we look forward to seeing you then.

Open by appointment during the following times:


 * Each Wednesday from 7:00 PM to 8:20 PM.
 * Each Thursday from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Holiday Schedule:

We are closed for major holidays: Christmas, New Year, Thanksgiving, 4th of July.

We are also closed on the 1st Saturday in the months of April and October.

We occasionally close unexpectedly because of inclement weather or illness: Please check on our facebook page "Plum Family History Center", sign up for our email list, or call for information.

Collections
We have over 200 reference and research books, such as cemetery records, county vital records for Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.

This includes a large collection of genealogy books by local publishing company Closson Press, unique to our Family History Center.

We have a large collection of microfilms on permanent loan.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to family history websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
 * Along with access to FamilySearch, we provide free access to numerous Premium Family History websites including:
 * Ancestry Institution
 * FindMyPast
 * MyHeritage
 * Fold3
 * Newspapers.com
 * American Ancestors
 * Alexander Street Press
 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * ArkivDigital
 * FamNet
 * Geneanet
 * Kinpoint
 * Paper Trail
 * Puzzilla.
 * Paper Trail
 * Puzzilla.

Computers and Equipment

 * We have 4 desktop computers.
 * We have a laser printer & 2 scanners. All prints and copies are provided free of charge.
 * We have a Minolta microfilm scanner/reader/printer, and a manual microfilm reader.
 * We have a Minolta microfilm scanner/reader/printer, and a manual microfilm reader.

Volunteer at the Center
If you love genealogy and family history, plus you enjoy helping others, you are welcome to come and join us and become a volunteer at our Family History Center.

Please call us at 724-325-1818 during opening hours, or email us anytime at pa_pittsburgh3@familyhistorymail.org.