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The Calvin E. Pollins Memorial Library is a non-circulating library of over 5,000 historical reference books, genealogical records, and original documents of local interest.

There is no fee for WCHS members to use the library, and non-members pay a fee of $3/per person, per visit. Copies are available for $.20/page for members and $.25/page for non-members.

The library is located in the office of the Westmoreland County Historical Society,
41 W. Otterman Street, Suite 310
Greensburg, PA 15601-1352.

Library Hours
Tuesday through Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The Library's Resources include:

American Archives (complete 4th & 5th Ed.)
Atlases
Cemetery Listings
US Census on microfilm
Church Records and Histories
Civil War Records
County Histories
Community Histories and Commemorative Volumes
Colonial Archives (Complete)
Deed Indices
Genealogical Correspondence File of over 3,000 surnames
German Pallatine Church Records by Paster Paul Ruff
Hoenstines's Index
Laurel Messenger Index
Index to Landowners and Joiners (1769-1905)
Inventory of County Archives
Maps
Marriage and Death Records
Naturalization records (1805-1850)
Passenger Lists (PA German Pioneers)
Pennsylvania Archives (Complete)
Revolutionary War Veterans and Widow's Pensions
Surname File
Tax Lists
Western Pennsylvania Historical Society Magazines
Will Book Abstracts (1773-1819)