History Day - Government Information Resources

Since 1946, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has administered a program of historical markers to capture the memory of people, places, and events that have affected the lives of Pennsylvanians over the centuries since William Penn founded his Commonwealth.
Search for historic markers by Title, County, Keyword or Category

Access to discovering the collections of the State Library including, books, maps, newspapers, and digital collections

"This growing collection includes items about Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, Coal Mining in Pennsylvania, Farming in Pennsylvania, Fort Necessity, Pennsylvania Capitol Centennial, Pennsylvania Agency Historical Reports, Pennsylvania Genealogy, Pennsylvania Historical Newspapers, Pennsylvania Native Americans, Pennsylvania Regimental Histories, U.S. Civil War as well as our unique 19th Century Pamphlet Volumes."

A digital sampling of the historical documents in the PA State Archives

An early history of the Commonwealth

Search through this database of the artifacts of all Pennsylvania's Historic and Museum Commission's sites.

digital copies of Pennsylvania newspapers