Battlefields
Battlefields and Military History, Behind The Stonewall, Civil War Round Table, Gettysburg National Military Park Welcome Page, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. Army Military History Institute
Civil War
13th Pennsylvania Reserves Volunteer Corp, Company, Civil War - Pennsylvania Regiments, CivilWarPA.com, Pennsylvania Civil War Volunteers, Valley of the Shadow
Historic Sites
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site Home Page, Historic Harvey's Lake, Morgan Log House, The 1789 House, Thomas Massey House, Wyck
Mines
Coal Mining and the Molly Maguires, The Carpathian Connection-Bitumen, PA, The Coal cracker, Virtual Museum of Coal Mining in Western Pennsylva, Western Pennsylvania Coalfields
Organizations
Centre County Historical Society, Columbia County Historical and Genealogical Societ, Greene County Historical Society and Museum, Main Street Gettysburg, Mifflin County Historical Society, Skippack Historical Society, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Bedford County History
Message boards, surnames, genealogical resources, and information.
Biographical Dictionary of Pennsylvania Legislator
Historical essays covering the colonial, Revolutionary War, and early national periods.
Centennial Exposition
Contemporary texts and photographs document the World's Fair held in Philadelphia in 1876.
Derry Area Historical Society
Providing a research center to preserve as the history and heritage of the Derry Area. Meeting schedules, histories, photos and contact details.
Explore PA History
Comprehensive resource guide to state history. Includes information on attractions, events and activities.
Free Library of Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition
Interactive digital exhibit of photographs, maps, and other materials from the library's collection, including resources for teachers and children.
Ghost Company Town of Peale
This site contains historic articles and pictures of the ghost coal town of Peale, Pennsylvania.
History of North Central Pennsylvania
This site contains many pages of historic pictures and information on North Central Pennsylvania towns and villages.
Indian Paths And Migration Trails
Includes map and facts.
Oil Creek State Park Trail
A guidebook to easy traffic-free bicycling and walking trails. Features excerpts from FreeWheeling Easy in Western Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Department Homepage
Local history of Pittsburgh, genealogy, facts about Andrew Carnegie, and photographs of the area.
Pennsylvania Dutch Family History
Dedicated to the culture, history, and genealogy of those people from German speaking countries before 1800.
Pennsylvania Facts Sheet
Categories include fun facts, geography, government, things that first happened in Pennsylvania, agriculture, weather and items that Pennsylvania leads the nation in.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
List of state historic sites and museums. Includes news, programs and information on historical markers.
Pennsylvania History
A summary, from Colony to the year 1997.
Pittsburgh Regional History Center
A museum and research facility. History and heritage of the Western Pennsylvania region.
Preservation Pennsylvania
Assists communities in protecting and utilizing historic resources.
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.
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.