Web Directory

» Biographical Dictionary of Pennsylvania Legislators
   Historical essays covering the colonial, Revolutionary War, and early national periods.
   http://www.temple.edu/biographical/

» Early Firearms in Pennsylvania
   Article on the history and origins of the Pennsylvania Rifle. With illustrations.
   http://www.users.interport.net/d/a/davisra/paday/outline/Early%20life-5.htm

» Explore PA History
   A resource guide to state history. Includes information on attractions, events and activities.
   http://www.explorepahistory.com/

» Free Library of Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition Digital Collection
   Interactive digital exhibit of photographs, maps, and other materials from the library's collection, including resources for teachers and children.
   http://libwww.library.phila.gov/CenCol/index.htm

» Ghost Company Town of Peale
   This site contains historic articles and pictures of the ghost coal town of Peale, Pennsylvania.
   http://www.owu.edu/~jbkrygie/krygier_html/peale/peale.html

» History of North Central Pennsylvania
   This site contains many pages of historic pictures and information on North Central Pennsylvania towns and villages.
   http://www.ncpenn.com

» Indian Paths And Migration Trails
   Includes map and facts.
   http://www.mcn.org/2/noel/Westmoreland/MigrationTrails.htm

» Oil Creek State Park Trail
   A guidebook to easy traffic-free bicycling and walking trails. Features excerpts from FreeWheeling Easy in Western Pennsylvania.
   http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~shaw/FWEparts/OilCrk.htm

» PHMC Grants
   Provides information about the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's grant program, which offers funding opportunities to a variety of organizations and public agencies throughout the Commonwealth.
   http://www.artsnet.org/phmc/

» Pennsylvania Department Homepage
   Local history of Pittsburgh, genealogy, facts about Andrew Carnegie, and photographs of the area.
   http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/pennsylvania/

» Pennsylvania Dutch Family History
   Dedicated to the culture, history, and genealogy of those people from German speaking countries before 1800.
   http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~padutch/

» Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
   List of state historic sites and museums. Includes news, programs and information on historical markers.
   http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/

» Pennsylvania History
   A summary, from Colony to the year 1997.
   http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/VC/visitor_info/pa_history/pa_history.htm

» Pittsburgh Regional History Center
   A museum and research facility. History and heritage of the Western Pennsylvania region.
   http://www.pghhistory.org/

» Preservation Pennsylvania
   Assists communities in protecting and utilizing historic resources.
   http://www.preservationpa.org/

» Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area
   Committed to preserving, interpreting, and managing the historic, cultural, and natural resources related to Big Steel and its related industries. Newsletters and historical information.
   http://www.riversofsteel.com/

» Stones of Faith
   A collection of early Pennsylvania German gravestones including information on the people who erected them, and an examination of the gravestone symbols they used from the 1740s to the 1890s.
   http://www.pagstones.com/