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 Summer 2023 issue of Western Pennsylvania History magazine includes feature articles on:
• The art of painter Don Troiani and the new Wars of Empire and Liberty exhibition
• Scottish immigrant James Bryce and the early glass industry in Pittsburgh
• Mystery writer Mary Roberts Rinehart’s front line World War I reporting
As well as columns about:
• Tom Hines, Black provincial soldier at Fort Pitt
• Jordan Geist throwing for distance
• Disability rights advocate Patricia Clapp
• The mansard roof
• Spotlight on HCAP: Preservation Pittsburgh
• Finding and saving erased Black cemeteries
• Abby Neal, Pittsburgh’s queen of country music
• African American media and marketing collections
• The ties that bind with the tradition of family reunions
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.
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.
Magazine Submission Guidelines
Please review our submission guidelines for the Western Pennsylvania History Magazine.
Exclusive Online Articles & Book Reviews
Read expanded online-only articles from past issues of Western Pennsylvania History Magazine.
- Getting to Know George Washington, by Jeffrey H. Schwartz
- America’s Toughest Golf Course: Oakmont Country Club, 1903-1922, by Steven Schlossman
- County Fair Encounters, by Richard M. Voelker
- Petroleum Pioneers, by Alfred N. Mann