Genealogy Forum – Researching Coal Industry Communities
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · 5:30 PM – 6:45 PM EDT
Poetry Workshop with George Bilgere · Greensburg, PA
About this event
Have you ever wondered who you might be related to, or how your family came to the United States or, more specifically, to Pennsylvania or Ligonier? The Ligonier Valley Library’s Genealogy Forum will help you develop the tricks and tools needed to trace your family lineage, start your own family bible, or just learn more about family history in general. Each forum meeting focuses on some aspect of family research and occasionally features a guest speaker. Programs are led by or organized by the library’s Pennsylvania Room Archivist. The Genealogy Forum meets the 4th Tuesday of January, March, May, September, and October. This month Genealogy Forum is celebrating Family History Month with the Westmoreland County Libraries. Genealogist Kate Townsend will present “ Charting Out the Company Town in Pennsylvania: Researching Coal Industry Communities.” Many people in our area worked in coal mines and lived in towns owned completely or partially by the coal company. Learn how to locate company towns on maps and what life was like in such a town. Genealogy Forum meetings are free and open to the public. Please register at https://bit.ly/LVLFamilyHistory26 . For more information, call the library at 724-238-6451 or email paroom@ligonierlibrary.org
Event details
- Date and time
- Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · 5:30 PM – 6:45 PM EDT
- Venue
- Poetry Workshop with George Bilgere · Greensburg, PA
- Category
- Museums & exhibitions
- Cost
- Cost not stated
- Age guidance
- Age guidance not specified
- Format
- In person
- Last verified
- October 3, 2026
Accessibility
Wheelchair: Not stated
Assistive Listening: Not stated
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