FYI : Newspapers for Newbies
Partial listing of newspapers online for Allegheny County, and surrounding areas:
Be sure to follow through as sometimes, there may appear to be missing issues; when in fact there are several issues all scanned and appear as images under one date. Or if you type in the date, you may come up empty, but when you search for month and year you may bring up issues of the newspapers that you did not find when you searched for a particular date.
Don't forget to check the North Hills News Record
http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=50007
http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=51795
News Record
Mar 15, 2006 - Feb 27, 2008
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=NzUpm4bhSXQC
Pittsburg dispatch. (Pittsburg [Pa.])
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024546/issues/first_pages/
Pittsburger Volksblatt - Aug 8, 1859 - Dec 31, 1900 (must be able to read German)
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=n2EMxG_msskC&dat=18590808&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
The Daily Pittsburgh Gazette
Feb 22, 1828 - Jun 27, 1865
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=TNEldfgDb5MC
The Pittsburgh Commercial
Apr 29, 1859 - May 4, 1965
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=f14mYpCygl4C&dat=18590429&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette
Jan 1, 1877 - Nov 23, 1901
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=eJD0kABLposC&dat=18770101&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
The Pittsburgh Daily Commercial
Sep 7, 1863 - Jun 30, 1864
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=nazVBdFzvK0C&dat=18630907&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
The Pittsburgh Daily Gazette
Mar 29, 1847 - Jun 4, 1872
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=vkz5F8TaVKkC&dat=18470329&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Pittsburgh Daily Gazette and Advertiser
Feb 24, 1816 - Mar 27, 1847
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=SEKBqlyTJecC&dat=18160224&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
The Pittsburgh Gazette
Mar 7, 1795 - Nov 12, 1962
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=NKlx0PmyA3cC&dat=17950307&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
The Gazette Times
May 1, 1906 - Jul 5, 1927
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=J-ba04ztB30C&dat=19060501&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mar 18, 1916 - Sep 28, 2007
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gL9scSG3K_gC&dat=19160318&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Sun-Telegraph
Jun 1, 1960 - Jun 30, 1960
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=DPnopAH2kssC&dat=19600601&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
The Pittsburgh Press
Jul 18, 1819 - Jul 28, 1992
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=djft3U1LymYC&dat=18190718&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
The Mount Washington and Duquesne Heights News
Dec 11, 1908 - Dec 11, 1908
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=My6PM0vftjwC&dat=19081211&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
The Mount Washington News
Nov 24, 1911 - Dec 18, 1975
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=pf0VL3QzzAAC&dat=19220106&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Newspapers
Greensburg Daily Tribune
Jul 5, 1890 - Mar 28, 1978
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=RaRNlNDkcy8C&dat=18900705&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Greensburg Morning Review
Dec 8, 1926 - Mar 21, 1927
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=B-V0BYNYc0AC&dat=19261208&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Jeannette Daily Dispatch
Oct 16, 1891 - Mar 17, 1893
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=voxG-9qLvA4C
The News-Dispatch
Jan 28, 1919 - Jun 30, 1981
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=sr8OKcTvXucC
The Jeannette News
Mar 20, 1917 - Dec 31, 1918
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=sr8OKcTvXucC
The Jeannette Dispatch
May 17, 1889 - May 30, 1913
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=bjlTY1bLvvcC
The Weekly News-Dispatch
Jun 30, 1931 - Sep 29, 1931
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1vh4mnD7xAIC&dat=19310630&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Washington County, Pennsylvania Newspapers
The Daily Evening Reporter
1,622 issues
Aug 4, 1876 - Dec 21, 1883
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=_hb0F9yZ3cgC
The Washington Weekly Reporter
426 issues
Nov 10, 1883 - Feb 29, 1888
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=DejRBzv9GVYC
Observer-Reporter
10,774 issues
May 1, 1967 - Jun 29, 2008
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=6w2ZCmoKEM0C
Washington Daily News
99 issues
Jan 1, 1918 - May 11, 1919
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=wNiDLpJVIZAC
Washington Daily Reporter
2,634 issues
Mar 25, 1884 - Dec 31, 1896
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=tKAXkfz_euYC
The Washington Semi-Weekly Reporter
146 issues
Oct 5, 1889 - Dec 25, 1891
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=ooaom_WTAwIC
The Washington Observer
12,752 issues
Jan 4, 1878 - Nov 6, 1967
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=bsCEZ5n1K3cC
The Washington Reporter
17,870 issues
Mar 29, 1845 - Sep 16, 1985
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=f1xuXVtw34IC
The Observer Reporter - Washington, Pa
May 1, 1967 - Jun 29, 2008
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=6w2ZCmoKEM0C
Beaver County, Pennsylvania Newspapers
Allegheny Times
Oct 2, 1988 - Jan 31, 2008
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=YK4ucWkmU_UC
The Daily Times
4,765 issues
Oct 13, 1906 - Oct 18, 1956
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0MsrIDK0EWAC
Beaver County Times
Nov 2, 1954 - Oct 31, 2007
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=QLZAdv6BrvsC&dat=19541102&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Beaver Falls Tribune
Jan 1, 1912 - Apr 10, 1928
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uoIO7Ko97q4C&dat=19120101&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
The Beaver Times
Jan 2, 1900 - Oct 12, 1906
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Q3_nmhWTCy0C&dat=19000102&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Beaver Valley Times
Oct 23, 1946 - Jan 30, 1960
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=PRLG7g5oK-wC&dat=19461023&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Youngstown, Ohio area newspapers
The Evening Vindicator
229 issues
Sep 23, 1889 - Jun 23, 1890
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=iINcni2fUZgC
Youngstown Evening Vindicator
657 issues
Mar 19, 1891 - May 11, 1893
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MdMr--dQ_pMC
Youngstown Vindicator
25,141 issues
Apr 22, 1807 - Aug 31, 1984
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=pqgf-8x9CmQC
The Vindicator
7,501 issues
Oct 21, 1981 - Jun 30, 2009
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=jtusTj6o6osC
Another couple of useful ways to search obits
Search a name, it will give you clues as to where, and what paper.
Write it down, look for it online or through a message!
http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/
With genealogybank, if you have the exact name and date, and place of death; then you can search and find a recent obituary; then post a message lookup for that particular obituary.
http://www.newspapers.com/browse/
With newspapers.com, I was able to search a surname, and bring up the surname within the paper and the date, (writing this info down) I then used the Google News Archive, and was able to find numerous articles pertaining to that surname.
You can also visit the newspaper Index, by Norm Meinert and Annie Eldredge:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njm1/Daily-Update-Submitted-Newspapers.html
For beyond Pittsburgh:
Pennsylvania Newspapers & Publications
http://search.ancestry.com/Places/US/Pennsylvania/Default.aspx?category=38&ldf=2
Also for extensive research, there are numerous newspapers outside of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and may also be available on newspaperarchive.com. I personally use newsaperarchive.com and it is great for newspapers in Pennsylvania outside of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Adams County, Pennsylvania Newspapers
Adams Centinel
Nov 19, 1800 - Mar 19, 1883
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=SDNreWq1RjYC
Adams County News
Nov 28, 1908 - Aug 25, 1917
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=VBbLNo9YSJgC
Gettysburg Gazette
Jan 21, 1803 - Aug 19, 1803
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=VyewGSb6xwwC
Gettysburg Compiler
Jan 1, 1869 - Dec 26, 1953
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=9qGwjJavaBUC
Gettysburg Times
Jan 1, 1909 - Apr 30, 2009
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=7_FrD3gH8REC
Compiled by Allegheny Family Trails, updated 29 Jun 2014