Western Pennsylvania History Magazine

Western Pennsylvania History has presented scholarship for a broad audience since 1918 as the region’s oldest continuously-published magazine. History Center members receive a free subscription to this award-winning quarterly publication.

Current Issue

The Winter 2024–25 issue of Western Pennsylvania History magazine includes feature articles on:

Quilter and fiber artist Louise Silk and the story of her half-century career
Donald Dunn’s service with the 10th Mountain Division in World War II
More memories of a nostalgic Pittsburgh Christmas from Santa John Suhr

As well as columns about:

Lord Dunmore’s officers and the roots of revolution
John Cenci and the power of sport
Advocate for conservation Roger Latham
Medieval meets modern in the architectural work of Edward J. Weber
Sewickley Public Library
Folk music and stories collected in the book Death in the Dark: A Collection of Factual Ballads of American Mine Disasters
Quilting change depicted in feminist quilts
Aurora Reading Club, the oldest African American women’s social club in Pittsburgh
Saegertown’s Patrick McGill house and the discovery of a doll in the wall
Rolling Rock’s beer bottle label and the meaning of the number 33

Purchase the Magazine

Current issues of Western Pennsylvania History magazine are available for $7.95 in the Museum Shop and are mailed to all History Center members, who may choose between the print version and an e-version. For a sample of the e-mag that members can choose to receive, click here. A selection of back issues are available for $4.95 per magazine.

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Back Issues

Thanks to a unique partnership with Penn State University, every issue of Western Pennsylvania History from 1918 through 2018 is now available online as fully searchable PDFs.

Read back issues online