General Resource Sites

• AccessGenealogy - Pennsylvania Genealogy Resource Center 
• American Local History Network - Pennsylvania 
• Ancestor Search - Pennsylvania Genealogy Search Engines 
• Ancestors: Resource Guide - Pennsylvania 
  Contact information for archives, libraries, genealogical & historical societies, church records and ethnic resources.
• Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania Genealogy - Databases, Sources, How To's 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
• Ancestry.com - Research in the Mid-Atlantic States 
  Article by Kory L. Meyerink.
• Colonial Ancestors 
  Genealogy records and information about ancestors in the 13 original colonies.
• ePodunk 
  Provides ancestral demographics & categorized links to other genealogy sites.
• Family Tree Connection - Pennsylvania Resources 
  Search the listings for free, view full details with a fee-based subscription.
• Genealogy.com: State Resources -- Pennsylvania 
• Geneasearch: A Guide to Pennsylvania Genealogy 
  Surname registry, female ancestors, ancestors archive, marriage records databases and links.
• Ghost Counties - Your Guide To America's Dead, Forgotten Counties 
  Remembering those counties across America that have been disbanded or discontinued.
• G Spot United States Adoption Registry for Pennsylvania 
• Kindred Trails - Pennsylvania Genealogy Resources 
• Lineages.com - Pennsylvania Research Room 
• Looking 4 Kin - Pennsylvania 
• Mid-Atlantic Roots Network 
  Dedicated to the genealogy, history and culture of the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia.
• The Olive Tree Genealogy: U.S.A. Genealogy - Pennsylvania 
• PAfamily.net : The One Stop for Pennsylvania Genealogists 
• PA Roots 
  Dedicated to Pennsylvania Genealogical Research.
• Pennsylvania Adoption Search and Education 
• Pennsylvania Genealogy Clues 
• Pennsylvania Genealogy - Etc. 
• Pennsylvania Genealogy Guide 
• Pennsylvania Genealogy Web Ring 
• Pennsylvania History & Genealogy Blog 
  History, articles, old Photographs, and other items of genealogy interest.
• Pennsylvania Migrations 
• Slavery in Pennsylvania 
  African American slavery in 18th and 19th century Pennsylvania.
• StateGenSites - U.S. Genealogy State by State - Pennsylvania 
• Surname Navigator USA 
  A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) USA, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) USA, Geneanet USA, Google, genealogy USA, Google News Genealogy USA, Rootsweb message board USA, Ancestry.com, Email Finder USA, White Pages USA.
• USGenWeb - PAGenWeb Project 
• Websites at RootsWeb 
  • PA Resources at RootsWeb 
  • Pennsylvania at RootsWeb 
    State-specific resources hosted at RootsWeb.
  • ROOTS-L United States Resources: Pennsylvania 
    Comprehensive list of research links, including many to history-related sites.
  • RootsWeb Message Boards - Pennsylvania 
• WorldVitalRecords.com - Pennsylvania 
  An inexpensive, growing set of pay-for-use databases. Including vital records, court records, military records, and an extensive collection of newspapers.

Government & Cities

• 50states.com - Pennsylvania State Information Resource 
  A list of general information for each state, including a list of colleges, state symbols, links to maps, newspapers, and other miscellaneous state information.
• Bankruptcy Records of the U.S. District Court 1800-1809 
  In 1800 the federal Bankruptcy Act allowed creditors to petition for bankruptcy proceedings against traders, merchants and brokers. This unpopular act was repealed in 1803, but documents in a case may date as late as 1908. You may use this search to find bankrupts whose creditors filed petitions of bankruptcy in the District Court of the United States for Maryland, the Southern District of New York or the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
• Court Web Sites - Pennsylvania 
  Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
• FindLaw: Pennsylvania: Courts 
  Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
• NACo - About Counties - Pennsylvania 
  From the National Association of Counties. Includes links to county courthouse addresses and telephone numbers as well as links to official county government web sites.
• Official City Web Sites for the State of Pennsylvania 
• Peelle's County Recorder Directory 
  Listing of addresses and phone numbers for all the county recorders.
• Public Records Online 
  Links to available state & county Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices. Online public records may include copies of deeds, parcel maps, GIS maps, tax data, ownership information and indexes. Some Recorders' offices have marriage and birth records available online.
• USA CityLink Project - Pennsylvania 
• Yahoo! Get Local...Pennsylvania Counties and Regions  or Cities
  Maps, yellow pages, white pages, newspapers and other local information.

History & Culture

• Civilian Conservation Corps Index of States/Camp Listing 
  • Pennsylvania 
• History of North Central Pennsylvania 
  Historic pictures and information on North Central Pennsylvania.
  • Chronological History of Natural Disasters in North Central Pennsylvania 
• Life in Mid-Eighteenth Century Pennsylvania 
  Transcript of a virtual lecture by John T. Humphrey.
• Migration Routes From Pennsylvania To Virginia 
• Migration Trails In Early Pennsylvania 
  Includes color coded map.
• Pennsylvania History Timeline 
• Pennsylvania Railroads 
• Pennsylvania State History 
• A Short History of the City of Philadelphia, From Its Foundation to the Present Time (1880) 
  Complete text of an 1880 book on the history of Philadelphia.
• Yahoo!...History...Pennsylvania 

How To

• Ancestry.com - Pennsylvania Genealogy - Databases, Sources, How To's 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
• FamilySearch Research Guidance - Research Outline - Pennsylvania 
  This outstanding outline introduces records and strategies that can help you learn more about your ancestors. It explains terms associated with this state's particular genealogy research and describes the content, use, and availability of major genealogical records.
• Tim's Terrific Tips For Researching In Pennsylvania 
• Tim's Tips on Pennsylvania German Research 

Immigration

• ISTG - Philadelphia Arrivals - Vol. 1 
  From the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild.
• ISTG - Philadelphia Arrivals - Vol. 2 
  From the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild.
• ISTG - Philadelphia Arrivals - Vol. 3 
  From the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild.
• ISTG - Philadelphia Arrivals - Vol. 4 
  From the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild.
• ISTG - Philadelphia Arrivals - Vol. 5 
  From the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild.
• ISTG - Philadelphia Arrivals - Vol. 6 
  From the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild.
• Naturalizations: Researching Philadelphia Records 
• Olive Tree Genealogy: Ships Passenger Lists to Pennsylvania After 1800 - Present 
  Search for ships passengers on ships to Pennsylvania after passenger lists were kept. NARA and FHC film numbers are provided. Search by year or port of arrival, or use the Ships to Pennsylvania search engine.
• Olive Tree Genealogy: Ships Passenger Lists to Pennsylvania Before 1600-1699 
  Search for ships passengers on ships to Pennsylvania before passenger lists were mandatory. Search by year or port of arrival, or use my Ships to Pennsylvania search engine.
• Passenger Arrivals at the Port of Philadelphia 1800-1819 
  A book by Elizabeth P. Bentley.
• Passenger Ship Records - PA Archives 
• Pennsylvania German Pioneers Online Passenger Lists | Palatine Ships 
  Passenger lists of the ships carrying German immigrants to Philadelphia 1727-1808.
• Philadelphia: Immigrant City 
  The Washington Avenue immigrant processing station on the banks of the Delaware from colonial times to 1924.
• Philadelphia Passenger Lists Index 1800-1906 
  FHL and NARA Microfilm Catalog Numbers from Joe Beine.
• Philadelphia Passenger Lists Index 1883-1948 
  FHL and NARA Microfilm Catalog Numbers from Joe Beine.
• Trade in Strangers: The Beginnings of Mass Migration to North America 
  A book by Marianne S. Wokeck.

Libraries, Archives & Museums

• Access Pennsylvania 
  Searchable database of library catalogs.
• American Swedish Historical Museum  ~ Philadelphia
• Bryn Mawr College Library 
  • Special Collections 
  • Tripod 
    The library catalog of Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Swarthmore College Libraries, each with special collections for Quaker research.
• Civil War Library and Museum 
• The David Library of the American Revolution  ~ Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
• Family History Centers in Pennsylvania 
  From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.
• Family History Library Catalog 
  From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
  • Pennsylvania 
• FamilySearch - Family History Centers in Pennsylvania 
  A list of local LDS Family History Centers along with addresses and hours of operation.
• The Free Library of Philadelphia 
• Haverford College Libraries 
  Haverford, Pennsylvania.
  • Quaker and Special Collections 
  • Tripod 
    The library catalog of Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Swarthmore College Libraries, each with special collections for Quaker research.
• Heritage Center Library 
  A genealogical and historical research center with emphasis on Pennsylvania Germans. Located at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA.
• Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Library Services 
  Materials on immigration studies.
• LIBCAT: US - Pennsylvania 
  A directory of library resources on the Internet.
• LibDex - The Library Index - Pennsylvania 
  A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).
• The Library Company of Philadelphia 
• Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia 
  From the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia.
• MARAC Regional Archives Institutions - Pennsylvania 
• National Canal Museum  ~ Easton
• Newberry Library | Bibliography of African American History - Pennsylvania 
• Newberry Library | Genealogy Bibliographies - Pennsylvania 
• Penn State Libraries 
• Pennsylvania Family History Centers 
  A list of addresses, phone numbers and hours of operation from the Genealogy Home Page.
• Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations 
• Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission 
• Pennsylvania State Archives 
  • Reference Services 
    • Census Records 
    • County Records 
    • Land Records 
    • Military Records 
    • Mine Accidents 
    • Naturalization Records 
    • Pennsylvania Railroad Voluntary Relief Cards 
    • Prison Records 
    • Ship Lists 
    • Vital Records 
• Pennsylvania State Archives - Archives Records Information Access System (ARIAS) 
  • Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866 Indexes 
  • Mexican Border Campaign Veterans' Card File Indexes 
  • Militia Officers Index Cards, 1775-1800 Indexes 
  • Revolutionary War Military Abstract Card File Indexes 
  • World War I Service Medal Application Cards Indexes 
  • Spanish American War Veterans' Card File of United States Volunteers Indexes 
• Philadelphia Historical Digital Image Library 
  The Philadelphia Historical Digital Image Library, is a grant-funded collaborative effort between the Scott Memorial Library of Thomas Jefferson University and The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
• Philadelphia Information Locator System 
  A cooperative initiative between the Philadelphia Department of Records and the Free Library of Philadelphia. Helps users of government information determine what information is available on a particular topic or from a particular source, where that information is located, and how to access the information.
  • Philadelphia Government Agencies 
• Photo Antiquities 
  Museum of Photographic History, Images and Equipment in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Museum preserves history in 19th-century photography 
    Article on Photo Antiquities.
• PublicLibraries.com - Pennsylvania 
• Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania  ~ Strasburg
• Reading Family History Center 
• Reading Railroad Museum 
• Repositories of Primary Sources: Pennsylvania 
  A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.
• The Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center 
  The Schwenkfelder Library is located in Pennsburg, Pa., about 40 miles north of Philadelphia, and houses some 30,000 rare books and manuscripts, the majority of which are directly related to the history of the Schwenkfelders in Europe and America. Supplementary collections treat the local history of south-eastern Pennsylvania, and the Library Board has, as well, direct responsibility for a large museum collection of artifacts, primarily related to Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania-German, and Schwenkfelder culture.
• Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center 
  This is the Home of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania and which includes a research Library & Archives as well as a Museum dedicated to preserving and presenting regional history in ways that engage, entertain, and inspire a large and diverse audience while offering connections to the past, understanding in the present, and guidance for the future.
• State Library of Pennsylvania  ~ Swarthmore
  • Collections 
  • Genealogy / Local History 
    Includes information for census records, naturalization, vital records and more.
• Swarthmore College Libraries 
  • Friends Historical Library 
  • Tripod 
    The library catalog of Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Swarthmore College Libraries, each with special collections for Quaker research.
• United Methodist Church Annual Conference Archives Directory 
  List of annual conference archive contacts for the state. For local Methodist church records, your best resource is the annual conference archives. The boundaries of the annual conference do not necessarily coincide with state boundaries, and some states may have several conferences within their borders.
• University of Pennsylvania Library 
• The Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies  ~ Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

Locality Specific

• The Allegheny River Family Archives 
  Genealogical and historical information on Allegheny County residents, past and present, and the areas they live in (local communities). Includes cemetery records and tombstone transcriptions.
• Diamond State Data Services Family History & Genealogy for NE PA 
  Northeastern Pennsylvania family history & genealogical data for the counties of Wayne and Susquehanna, as well as portions of the counties of Luzerne (Lackawanna), Pike and Wyoming in Pennsylvania; Broome and Delaware counties in New York.
• The Original 13 Settlers of Germantown Pennsylvania 
  Thirteen families answered Franz Daniel Pastorius' call to settle in Pennsylvania. They came aboard the Concord in 1683.
• The Philadelphia Story 
  Information regarding Philadelphia genealogy research.

Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Pennsylvania Mailing Lists 
  Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained by John Fuller. John indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: USA/PA 
  The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb below point you to the archives (browse or search).

• BRETHREN Mailing List 
  Includes such church groups as Tunkers/Dunkers, Church of the Brethren, and German Baptists. Archives: browse or search.
• COALMINERS Mailing List 
  For anyone whose ancestors were coalminers in the United Kingdom or the United States. Archives: browse or search.
• IRISH-IN-PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List 
  For anyone who is researching their Irish ancestors who emigrated to and/or lived in Pennsylvania. Archives: browse or search.
• MENNOBITS Mailing List 
  For those volunteers who are transcribing Mennonite/Amish obituaries spanning the years 1864-1998 in support of the Mennobit Project  to discuss their activities. Archives: browse or search.
• NA-TRISTATE Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Native Americans in the tri-state area of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Archives: browse or search.
• NEPAGS Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the activities of the Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society and genealogical resources available in the Northeast Pennsylvania area. Archives: browse or search.
• NEW-NETHERLAND Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in New Netherland Colony. The first European settlements in the States of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania were built by the Dutch beginning in 1624 and formed the Dutch colony of New Netherland, or Nieuw Nederlandt. Archives: browse or search.
• OHIO-RIVER-VALLEY-FAMILIES Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the families that resided or currently reside in the Ohio River Valley which starts in Pennsylvania and borders the states of Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois. Archives: browse or search.
• OHIO-VALLEY Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the Ohio Valley including the states of Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Archives: browse or search.
• Original13 Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the original immigrants from Krefeld, Germany who arrived in the United States on the Concord in 1683 and were associated with the early development of Germantown, Pennsylvania. Archives: browse or search.
• PA-AfricaAmer Mailing List 
  For anyone researching their African-American ancestry in Pennsylvania. Archives: browse or search.
• PA-AfriGeneas Mailing List 
  To coordinate, network and strengthen the efforts of African ancestored family researchers within Pennsylvania.
• PA-BIO Mailing List 
  For the discussion of the Pennsylvania Biographies Project which gathers biographies of Pennsylvania citizens. Archives: browse or search.
• PA-CEMETERIES Mailing List 
  For anyone searching for their ancestors in Pennsylvania cemeteries, or interested in preserving historical information about Pennsylvania cemeteries. Archives: browse or search.
• PA-CENSUS Mailing List 
  For the volunteers who are engaged in transcribing Pennsylvania census records in support of the USGenWeb Census Project to discuss the status of the project.
• PA-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List 
  For anyone desiring a check of Pennsylvania census records for their ancestors. Requests should be as specific as possible and include county name, specific family of interest, and year whenever possible. Archives: browse or search.
• PA-CIVIL-WAR Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the role of Pennsylvania in the Civil War including its soldiers anywhere and war-related events within the state. Archives: browse or search.
• PADATA Mailing List 
  For the sharing of original Pennsylvania source documents (e.g., wills, deeds, bible records, tax lists, cemetery files, pension applications, obituaries, old letters, marriage lists). Archives: browse or search.
• PADUTCHgenONLY Mailing List  and the associated web page
  For anyone interested in doing Pennsylvania Dutch genealogical research. This list is for genealogical discussions only. Archives: browse or search.
• PADUTCH-LIFE Mailing List  and the associated web page
  For anyone interested in discussing and sharing information and memories of the Pennsylvania-German people commonly called Pennsylvania Dutch. Topics include customs, everyday lives, recipes and genealogy to give insight as to how our present day lives are a continuation of our Penna-Dutch heritage. Archives: browse or search.
• PAFind Mailing List 
  For people who have lost touch with family members due to adoption in Pennsylvania. Archives: browse or search.
• PA-FOLKLORE Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding folklore relating to or originating in Pennsylvania. Archives: browse or search.
• PA-FREEDMEN Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Freedmen in Pennsylvania from all ethnic backgrounds (e.g., African, Native American, Caucasian). Archives: browse or search.
• PA-GHOSTTOWNS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the ghost towns of Pennsylvania. Archives: browse or search.
• PAMONVAL Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Monongahela River Valley of Southwestern Pennsylvania which includes portions of Allegheny, Washington, Westmoreland, Fayette, and Greene Counties. Archives: browse or search.
• PA-OBITS Mailing List 
  For anyone who wants to share obituaries or request obituary lookups of Pennsylvania natives or former residents. Archives: browse or search.
• PA-OLD-NEWS Mailing List 
  For the submission of abstracts, extracts and links from Pennsylvania newspapers published prior to 1931. Archives: browse or search.
• PA-PENNS-WOODS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the colony of Penns Woods (Pennsylvania). Archives: browse or search.
• PA-QUAKERS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Quaker families that settled and lived in Pennsylvania. Archives: browse or search.
• PA-RAILROADS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the old railroads of Pennsylvania and the people who worked for them. Archives: browse or search.
• PA-SUSQUEHANNA Mailing List 
  For researchers with an interest in the surnames of people who settled on or near the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania; and in the social history and geography of the River. Archives: browse or search.
• PA-SW-CHAT Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Southwest Pennsylvania. Archives: browse or search.
• PA-SW-OBITS Mailing List 
  For anyone interested in sharing obituaries from southwest Pennsylvania. Archives: browse or search.
  • PA-SW-OBITS 
    Companion web page for the mailing list of obituaries from South West Pennsylvania. This may include, but is not limited to the counties of Washington, Greene, Allegheny, Fayette & Westmoreland.
• PAUSGWARCH Mailing List 
  For volunteers assisting in receiving, formatting, and uploading files to the PA archives, part of the USGenWeb Archives Project.
• PA-VETERANS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in those who signed up for military service and/or participated in military operations in Pennsylvania during the Indian Wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, and World War I. Archives: browse or search.
• PA-WELSH-EARLY Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Welsh who settled in southeastern Pennsylvania prior to 1750. Archives: browse or search.
• PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List  and the associated web page
  For anyone who is researching their Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry or has other genealogical or historical interests in the Pennsylvania Dutch. Archives: browse or search.
• PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Pennsylvania. Archives: browse or search.
• PENNSYLVANIA-ROOTS-L Mailing List 
  Discussions of genealogical and historical research in Pennsylvania.
• SCHWENKFELDER-DESCENDANTS Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of genealogical information, family history, lifestyle, regarding those of the Schwenkfelder faith who immigrated from Silesia, (Poland), to Pennsylvania between 1733 to 1737. Archives: browse or search.
• SEPASOCIETY Mailing List 
  For genealogical and historical discussions covering Southeastern Pennsylvania before the county changes. Archives: browse or search.
• THE-ROAD Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Scottish/Palatine (German) ethnic mix along the traditional "Philadelphia Road" in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Archives: browse or search.

Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information

• 1895 U.S. Atlas - Pennsylvania 
  Scanned images of county and state maps, index of towns.
• American Memory Panoramic Maps 1847-1929 - Pennsylvania 
  From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
• American Memory Railroad Maps 1828-1900 - Pennsylvania 
  From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
• American Shores - Maps of the Middle Atlantic Region to 1850 
  Maps on this site cover the early modern period ending in 1850, just as so-called internal improvements (canals, highways, and railroads) began to cross the young nation and change the landscape.
• Circa 1930 City Directories Available at NARA - Oregon 
  Listing of microfilmed city directories available at the National Archives.
• Color Landform Atlas: Pennsylvania 
  Including a map of counties and a map for 1895.
• Details of the original Mason-Dixon Line Map 
  From the Maryland State Archives.
• Genealogy Quest - New Jersey (and Pennsylvania) Place Names 
  A table showing the changes to place names in the present state of New Jersey.
• Gleason's Old Maps Etc. 
  Photocopies of Old Maps, Prints and Articles of Historical and Genealogical Interest from Pennsylvania.
• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) 
  From the USGS. Provides cemetery location information, as well as other physical features within a county and state.
• Historical Maps of Pennsylvania 
• Historic USGS Maps of Pennsylvania - Image Map 
• Historic USGS Maps of Pennsylvania - Quad Index 
• Historic USGS Maps of Pennsylvania - Town Index 
• K.B. Slocum Books and Maps - Pennsylvania 
• Map of Pennsylvania Counties 
• MapQuest: World Atlas: Pennsylvania 
• Old Maps of New York, Pennsylvania and New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts) 
  Quality reproductions of towns in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine with family names.
• The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Pennsylvania Maps 
  From The University of Texas at Austin.
  • Map of Pennsylvania Counties 
• Pittsburgh Map Database from Scandal Project 
• RootsWeb Town Search - TownCo 
  Enter the name of a U.S. town to learn the name of the county where that town is located.
• U.S. Census Bureau - State and County QuickFacts - Pennsylvania County Selection Map 
• U.S. City Directories on Microfilm in the Microform Reading Room - Pennsylvania 
  At the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
• USGenWeb Archives, United States Digital Map Library 
  • Pennsylvania Digital Map Library 
• Yale Peabody Museum: GNIS - Pennsylvania 
  Search the USGS Geographic Names Database. You can limit the search to a specific county in this state and search for any of the following features: airport arch area arroyo bar basin bay beach bench bend bridge building canal cape cemetery channel church cliff crater crossing dam falls flat forest gap geyser glacier gut harbor hospital island isthmus lake lava levee locale mine oilfield other park pillar plain ppl range rapids reserve reservoir ridge school sea slope spring stream summit swamp tower trail tunnel valley well woods.

Military

• 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment 
• 3rd Regiment 54th Pa. Reserves - Company D - Three Years Service 
  Muster list of unit recruited in Somerset county.
• 7th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Cavalry 
• 32nd Pennsylvania Volunteers Co. "E" 
  Muster list.
• 32nd Reg. Pennsylvania Volunteers Co. H 
  Musters of the 32nd Regiment, Co. H, Pa. Vol. including wounded, killed, desertions, transfers, from Samuel Bates History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers.
• 61st PA Volunteers 
• 69th Pennsylvania Infantry - "The Philadelphia Brigade" 
• 74th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry 
  Dedicated to researching this German Civil War regiment. Page includes unit history, researchers & pictures.
• 82nd Regiment Pa. Vol. Field and Staff Officers 
  Muster List of the Officers of the 82nd regiment of Pennsylvnia Volunteers from Samuel Bates History.
• 82nd Regiment Pa. Vol. Regimental Band 
  Muster List of the 82nd Regimental Band of the Pennsylvania Volunteers from Samuel Bates History.
• 91st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry (US Civil War, 1861-1865) 
  Roster, history, and other information.
• 100th PVI Main 
  One-Hundredth Regiment, Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry, "The Roundheads".
• 101st Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry 
• 103d Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry 
• 104th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry 
• 110th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers - Company K 
  Recruited in Centre and Clearfield Counties.
• The 114th Pennsylvania Vol. Infantry, Co. A, Collis' Zouaves d'Afrique 
• The 115th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry 
• 116th PVI, Irish Brigade 
  116th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Company B.
• 125th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers 
• 128th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 
• 148th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry 
  Civil War reenactors.
• 150th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers 
• 151st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 
• 187th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers 
• 199th Regiment Company "I" Pennsylvania Volunteers 
  Muster list.
• 210th Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment 
• All For The Union! 
  Rosters, unit and soldiers' history for the 6th Pennsylvania Heavey Artillery / 212th Pennsylvanit of the Line.
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Military Records 
    • Pennsylvania Pensioners, 1835 
      Original source: United States Senate. Report from the Secretary of War, in Obedience to Resolutions of the Senate of the 5th and 30th of June, 1834, and the 3d of March, 1835, In Relation to the Pension Establishment of the United States. [Pennsylvania Section]. Washington, D.C.: Duff Green, 1835.
    • WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 - Pennsylvania 
      Original source: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls.
• "Birney's Zouaves" 23rd PA 
• The Civil War Archive - Union Regiments - Pennsylvania 
• Civil War Battle Summaries by State - Pennsylvania 
• Civil War - Confederate and Union Prisoners of War 
  Searchable database of Civil War Union and Confederate Prisoners of War.
• Civil War Diary of Bingham Findley Junkin, 100th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry ("Roundheads") 
• The Civil War Pages - 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry 
• Civil War - Pennsylvania Regiments 
  Proud tribute to 60 members of my Pennsylvania family who served in the Civil War. Surnames include CAFFEY, FRYLING, FRANKENFIELD, HESS, MALSBURY, PURSELL, SEESE.
• Civil War Pennsylvania Volunteers - Adams County, PA 1883 Pension Roll 
  Adams County veterans, widows and dependents receiving pensions for military service in 1883. Includes pensioner's name, town, cause for which pensioned, and monthly pension rate.
• Civil War Pennsylvania Volunteers - Medal of Honor 
  Pennsylvania men awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for their actions during the Civil War. Organized by county with full text citations and additional commentary.
• Civil War Pennsylvania Volunteers - Pension Roll of 1883 
  List of veterans, widows and dependents receiving pensions for military service in Schuylkill, Berks, Lebanon, and Lehigh Counties, Pennsylvania in 1883.
• Civil War Rosters - Pennsylvania 
  List of links to web sites with rosters for each state.
• Co. K. 140th Pennsylvania Volunteers, Civil War 
  Complete book about Company "K" 140th Penna. Vols., 1862-'65 by B. F. POWELSON, 1906.
• Conneaut Valley Area Soldiers' Graves 
• Edward Baker's California Regiment - 71st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, USA 
• 84th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers 
  • Company A 
    Recruited in Blair County.
  • Company B 
    Recruited in Dauphin and Lycoming Counties.
  • Company C 
    Recruited in Blair and Westmoreland Counties.
  • Company D 
    Recruited in Columbia and Montour Counties.
  • Company E 
    Recruited in Blair County.
  • Company F 
    Recruited in Lycoming County.
  • Company G 
    Recruited in Cameron and Cumberland Counties.
  • Company H 
    Recruited in Clearfield and Dauphin Counties.
  • Companies H, I and K 
  • Company I 
    Recruited in Clearfield and Blair Counties.
  • Company K 
    Recruited in Clearfield County.
  • Unassigned Men 
• Gettysburg National Military Park 
• Field and Staff Officers 32nd Regiment, 3rd Reserve, Pennsylvania Volunteers 
• Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library  ~ Philadelphia
• History of the 54th Regiment P.V. 
  Recruited in Cambria, Somerset, Dauphin, Northampton, and Lehigh Counties.
• History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers 1861-5 
  Links to the 5 volumes of the History of Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Civil War. Includes text search.
• Index - Company I, Second Pennsylvania Cavalry 
• Korean Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Pennsylvania 
  From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records.
• Pennsylvania 34th Regiment (5th Reserves) 
  The companies comprising the 34th Regiment were recruited in the counties of Centre, Lancaster, Huntingdon, Lycoming, Northumberland, Clearfield, Union and Bradford.
• Pennsylvania 62nd Infantry Regiment 
  Regimental History, with special attention to Company D.
• Pennsylvania Civil War Discussion Forum 
• Pennsylvania's Civil War Conscientious Objectors 
  Database of names of Pennsylvania men who refused military service during the American Civil War for reasons of conscience. Arranged by surname and by county.
• Pennsylvania Civil War Veterans 
  The 128th & 151st PA Infantry Regiments and the 1st PA Cavalry Regiment.
• Pennsylvania in the Civil War 
• Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home 
• Pennsylvania Volunteers 15th Regiment 
  Company C Muster List. Recruited at Pittston, Luzerne County, April 27, 1861.
• Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War 
  Hundreds of searchable Civil War rosters, histories, diaries and pension rolls - with helpful hints, both on-line and off-line, to locate your Pennsylvania Civil War ancestor.
  • Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War, 81st Regiment Company D 
  • Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War, Emergency and State Militia Troops of 1863, 53rd Regiment Company I 
  • Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War, Ninety-Sixth Regiment, Company F 
  • Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War Regimental Rosters 
    Hundreds of PA Civil War rosters and histories listed by regiment. Each regiment includes field and staff officers, enlisted men, regimental history, and PA county of recruitment.
  • Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War, Sixteenth Regiment, Company D 
  • Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War, Sixteenth Regiment, Company I 
• Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Spanish-American War 
  • Pennsylvania Spanish-American War Regimental Rosters 
• The Revolutionary War 
  1st Battalion of Philadelphia County Militia 1777, Roster of Officers & Musicians, Revolutionary War.
• Roster Members of 187th Regiment, xPennsylvania Volunteer Infantry 
  Still Living 35 years from the date of discharge, 3 August 1865.
• Roster of the 101st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry 
• Roster of the 148th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry 
• Seventy-Fifth Pennsylvania Infantry Volunteers 
• Soldiers & Sailors National Military Museum & Memorial  ~ Pittsburgh
• The U.S. Army Military History Institute 
• Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War 
  Living the Civil War in Pennsylvania and Virginia.
• Vietnam Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Pennsylvania 
  From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records.
• The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Pennsylvania 

Newspapers

• ABYZ News Links - Pennsylvania - Newspapers and News Sources 
• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
  • Search Newspapers & Periodicals Records 
• Home Town News - Pennsylvania 
  Directory of daily and weekly newspapers in the United States.
• NewsDirectory.com: Newspapers: Pennsylvania 
• NewsLink | Newspapers | U.S. | Pennsylvania 
• Newspaper Abstracts - Finding Our Ancestors in the News! - Pennsylvania 
• NewspaperLinks.com - Pennsylvania 
• Observer-Reporter Online  ~ Washington, Pennsylvania
• TheOldenTimes.com: Old Pennsylvania News 
  Historic newspapers online: births, deaths & marriages, notices, old news, legal notices, recipes & more, all scanned from original issues of 18th-20th century newspapers. Index of names, site search.
• OnlineNewspapers.com - Newspaper & Newspapers Online Directory: Pennsylvania 
• ThePaperboy.com Newspaper Directory - Pennsylvania Newspapers 
• The United States Newspaper Program 
  Cooperative national effort among the states and the federal government to locate, catalog, and preserve on microfilm newspapers published in the United S