Death in Allegheny city 1894

[Agricole]

My ancester, Thomas Herrington, was said to have died in an accident on the railway in Allegheny city on the 6th February 1894 in his 29th year. I would be grateful if anyone could throw light onto the Herrington family who lived in Pittsburgh at this time, or any information which may be available on the accident.

Agricole

[JustJean]

I've no experience with requests for PA records but have heard that the Carnegie library can be a good resource. It appears they have various data that can be consulted but do charge a nominal lookup fee. Since the Federal census for 1890 no longer exists I would imagine your best bet would be to hunt down city directories (if possible) or perhaps a search in their historic newspapers would turn up an account of the railway accident or even a death notice or obit for your ancestor. A link to the library so you can read more about the data they hold and the services they can offer: http://www.clpgh.org/locations/pennsylvania/ResearchRequests.html

Of course it wouldn't hurt to look for a RAOGK volunteer in that area who might also be able to assist.

Best wishes
Jean

[Agricole]

Thanks for your suggestions Jean. I will certainly try the Carnegie library resources. However, as l'm fairly new to research and don't undertand all of the terminology yet, could you please explain to me what a RAOGK volunteer is and how could they help me with my search for Thomas Herrington?

Thanks again
Agricole

[hughar]

Agricole.
If you Google for RAOGK you will see that it stands for Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness