ExplorePAhistory
Explore this education- and tourism-centered website for lesson plans for teachers, as well as dozens of thematic topics in Pennsylvania history.
The Ways West
How emigrants traveled from Pennsylvania to Illinois in 1830.
New Jersey's Quakers and the American Revolution
Did you know the Quakers were pre-Revolution abolitionists?…
Forebears’ Furniture
How would a 1790 Pennsylvania farmhouse have been furnished?
Pittsburgh City Photographer
See Pittsburgh, PA, the way it appeared as early as the 1890s.
Harrisburg's Old 8th Ward
Visit the businesses and meet the people of Harrisonburg, PA’s 8th Ward.
Freedom Bound: The Underground Railroad in Lycoming County, PA
How did the Underground Railroad work? Listen to an insider’s story.
Bethlehem Digital History Project
Imagine life as a Moravian in Bethlehem, PA.
Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project
View African American life in Pittsburgh between 1930 and 1970.
Are There Instances of Raids Similar to the Boston Tea Party?
From South Carolina to Maine, colonists protested the Tea Act of 1773.
"Join or Die"
Think the “Join or Die” snake first appeared during the American Revolution? Think again!
Daguerreotype Portraits and Views, 1839-1864
Examples of early photographs preserve the likenesses of cities, famous figures, and other subjects.
Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War
Take a closer look at the Civil War with this extensive database that offers a comparison of two Shenandoah Valley counties—Augusta County, VA and Franklin County, PA.
Accessible Archives
Presents articles from 18th- and 19th-century newspapers, magazines, and books, with a focus on the Mid-Atlantic region.