Your Town, Your History

The bound volumes containing 21 interviews collected and transcribed during the library's Oral History Project are now available for patrons to check out and enjoy. They are located on the second floor with a "Life in Peters Township" photographic display.

The interviews record the history of the township through personal audio interviews with past and present residents, some now decreased. Photographs, documents, records, letters, and other items shared during the interview process were digitized by library staff and volunteers and are included throughout the transcripts. A collective bound edition is also available in the Library & Archives at the Senator John Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh.

The interviews reflect various facets of the history of Peters Township, including farm life, education, government, recreation, transportation, industry, and daily life in a rapidly changing suburban community. Funding for the project was provided by Taste of the Township.