The Ligonier Valley Rail Road Association
Links to Other Sources of Local History and Interest

The following links can provide more information on local area history.

Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau
A guide to events, accommodations, and visitor information for the Laurel Highlands.

Ligonier Valley Historical Society
The Ligonier Valley Historical Society mission is to discover, collect & preserve any material which will help to establish or illustrate the exploration, settlement, development and general history of the Ligonier Valley area.

Ligonier Valley Library
The Ligonier Valley Library Pennsylvania Room contains resources on Pennsylvania and local history, as well as genealogy.

Westmoreland County Historical Society
The Westmoreland County Historical Society is the official historical society for the county and an educational organization that manages historical resources in order to educate a large and diverse audience about the more than 225 year history of Westmoreland County.

Derry Area Historical Society
The main mission of the Derry Area Historical Society is to encourage the appreciation and preservation of local history, genealogy and historic architecture while building strong partnerships with other organizations and groups that will strengthen our community.

Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce
The Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce

West Overton Museums
The West Overton Museum Tour includes a 23 minute video, Pillars of Fire, explaining the principal characters in the West Overton Story and a comprehensive examination of the coal and coke process. The Abraham Overholt Homestead, Springhouse (birthplace of Henry Clay Frick).

Lincoln highway Heritage Corridor
The mission of the nonprofit Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor is to identify, conserve, promote, and interpret the cultural, historical, natural, recreational and economic resources along the historic Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania's Westmoreland, Somerset, Bedford, Fulton, Franklin and Adams Counties.

Ligonier Radio
Events and happenings in Ligonier. You can also listen online.

Laurel Highlands Model Railroad Club
Operating model train layous including the Pittsburgh, Westmoreland & Somerset Railroad.