Ready Reference
about Pennsylvania

General Resources

Pennsylvania State Web site
www.state.pa.us
Links to useful information pertaining to state government, education, and businesses.

Pennsylvania Visitor's Network
www.pavisnet.com
Comprehensive guide to travel, tourism, recreation, and more.

Pennsylvania General Assembly
www.legis.state.pa.us/
Facts and information about Pennsylvania history and government.

Pennsylvania History

Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgenweb/pa/1pa/1picts/frontierforts/frontierforts.htm

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
www.phmc.state.pa.us
Links to an array of museums throughout Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Railroads
www.parailways.com
Learn more about Pennsylvania history through the history of the railroads.

The State Museum of Pennsylvania
www.statemuseumpa.org
An online glimpse at some of the artifacts of Pennsylvania history.

Pennsylvania Heritage Society
www.paheritage.org
A site devoted to preserving Pennsylvania's rich heritage.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania
www.hsp.org

Pennsylvania Government

The Pennsylvania Manual
http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/pamanual
A comprehensive guide to Pennsylvania goverment.

The Biographical Dictionary of Pennsylvania Legislators
http://www.temple.edu/biographical/

Office of Homeland Security
www.homelandsecurity.state.pa.us

People and the Arts

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
www.pacouncilonthearts.org

Pennsylvania Humanities Council
www.pahumanities.org

Pennsylvania Ballet
www.paballet.org

Places to Visit

The Center for Rural Pennsylvania
www.ruralpa.org

VisitPA
www.experiencepa.com
The official site for travel and tourism in the Commonwealth.

Gettysburg National Military Park
www.nps.gov/gett

Pennsylvania Turnpike
www.paturnpike.com

Ride Zone
www.ridezone.com/parks/pa/index.htm
A privately maintained site that provides a list of the various amusement parks within the state.

Pennsylvania State Parks
www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/
Find a state park near you from a list of all that PA has to offer.

Fall in PA
www.fallinpa.com
Find out where fall is fun around the Keystone state.

Winter in PA
www.winterinpa.com
Find a hot spot to spend a winter day in PA.

Pennsylvania Media

The Pennsylvania News and Media Directory
www.pavisnet.com/media/
Comprehensive listing of all of the newspapers currently in publication in Pennsylvania. Allso provides listings for radio and television stations.

Pennsylvania Newspapers Online
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/usstate/uspennsy.htm