Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society
Genealogical Research
Help with researching family trees is available upon written request. Many obituaries and family histories are on file, and donations of family histories are appreciated. Copies of the Leechburg Advance dating from 1889 forward are available to the public on microfilm.
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It's a Leechburg Thing
There's nothing like a good, home-cooked meal. And you'll find enough taste-bud ticklers in our "It's a Leechburg Thing" cookbook to please all the family.
With 395 hometown recipes that will remind you of the great cooking Leechburg kitchens are famous for, the book makes a fine gift for all your out-of-town friends and relatives!
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The David Leech House
David Leech, the founder of Leechburg, bought a tract of land from Matthew Shields in October of 1827. The land had previously been called White Plains and was deeded to a Native American man named White Maddock in 1783.
Mr. Leech laid off a town of "117 in-lots with convenient streets and alleys", adjoining the Pennsylvania Canal. He constructed four houses in the 1830s. In September of 1849, Mr. Leech gave the house to his newlywed son. The house remained property of the Leech family until 1974 when it was purchased by Dr. Courtney C. Bischoff who undertook extensive exterior restorations and interior redecoration.
The Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society purchased the historic home of David Leech in August of 1991. The David Leech House now serves as a museum and a home for an ever growing collection of Leechburg memorabilia.
For more information about the David Leech House, please visit The Official LAMHS Website.
Our Mission
The mission of the Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society is to preserve the records and artifacts of the Leechburg Area; to provide an understanding of the historical eveloution of the area, and to create an atmosphere for historical education.
The Society publishes a quarterly newsletter, The Outlook, to help keep members and other historical societies informed.
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