Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania

Mission Statement

The Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center in affiliation with the Smithsonian Institution houses both the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania and the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum. The Society, a nonprofit cultural institution, has continuously served Pittsburgh since 1879, by collecting, preserving and interpreting the history of Western Pennsylvania through publications, exhibits, lectures, and programs, It operates a museum on local and national hisory as well as Western Pennsylvania sports, maintains a special collections library and archives; publishes a quarterly magazine, newsletters and books about regional history; and provides educational programs, lectures, tours, materials, and technical assistance for diverse audiences of all ages.