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  Pittsburgh Regional History Center - http://www.pghhistory.org/
A museum and research facility. History and heritage of the Western Pennsylvania region.
  Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission - http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/
List of state historic sites and museums. Includes news, programs and information on historical markers.
  Pennsylvania History - http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/VC/visitor_info/pa_history/pa_history.htm
A summary, from Colony to the year 1997.
  Explore PA History - http://www.explorepahistory.com/
A resource guide to state history. Includes information on attractions, events and activities.
  Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area - http://www.riversofsteel.com/
Committed to preserving, interpreting, and managing the historic, cultural, and natural resources related to Big Steel and its related industries. Newsletters and historical information.
  Free Library of Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition Digital Collection - http://libwww.library.phila.gov/CenCol/index.htm
Interactive digital exhibit of photographs, maps, and other materials from the library's collection, including resources for teachers and children.
  Pennsylvania Department Homepage - http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/pennsylvania/
Local history of Pittsburgh, genealogy, facts about Andrew Carnegie, and photographs of the area.
  Preservation Pennsylvania - http://www.preservationpa.org/
Assists communities in protecting and utilizing historic resources.
  History of North Central Pennsylvania - http://www.ncpenn.com
This site contains many pages of historic pictures and information on North Central Pennsylvania towns and villages.
  Stones of Faith - http://www.pagstones.com/
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.
  Biographical Dictionary of Pennsylvania Legislators - http://www.temple.edu/biographical/
Historical essays covering the colonial, Revolutionary War, and early national periods.
  Pennsylvania Dutch Family History - http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~padutch/
Dedicated to the culture, history, and genealogy of those people from German speaking countries before 1800.
  Indian Paths And Migration Trails - http://www.mcn.org/2/noel/Westmoreland/MigrationTrails.htm
Includes map and facts.
  Oil Creek State Park Trail - http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~shaw/FWEparts/OilCrk.htm
A guidebook to easy traffic-free bicycling and walking trails. Features excerpts from FreeWheeling Easy in Western Pennsylvania.
  Ghost Company Town of Peale - http://www.owu.edu/~jbkrygie/krygier_html/peale/peale.html
This site contains historic articles and pictures of the ghost coal town of Peale, Pennsylvania.
  Early Firearms in Pennsylvania - http://www.users.interport.net/d/a/davisra/paday/outline/Early%20life-5.htm
Article on the history and origins of the Pennsylvania Rifle. With illustrations.
  PHMC Grants - http://www.artsnet.org/phmc/
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.

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