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Pennsylvania
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Daniel Boone Homestead 
 Website for this historic site in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, where pioneer Daniel Boone was born in 1734. Features a biography of Boone, a chronology of his life, reading suggestions for adults and children, and essays about the Oley Valley region surrounding the site. Also provides an interactive map of the site, visitor information, and an events calendar. http://www.danielboonehomestead.org Topics: Notable People, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Jun 4, 2007 Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project
Teenie Harris' "40-year career with the Pittsburgh Courier, one of the largest and most influential Black newspapers in the country, began as the nation emerged from the Depression and ended with the Civil Rights Movement. Numbering upwards of 80,000 images [over 45,000 shown here], this archive represents the largest single collection of photographic images of any Black community in the United States -- or the world, for that matter." From the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh. http://www.cmoa.org/teenie/info.asp Topics: Black Resources, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jan 2, 2009 Historic Germantown
Material about the history of Germantown, Pennsylvania, founded on October 6, 1683, as the first German settlement in the original thirteen American colonies. Features photos and details about historic buildings (such as the Mennonite meeting house from 1770) and people (such as Louisa May Alcott who was born here and George Washington who fought here and lived here in 1793). From the Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia. http://www.ushistory.org/germantown/ Topics: U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Oct 2, 2006 History of Pennsylvania Hospital
Historical material about Pennsylvania Hospital, "the nation's first hospital ... [which was founded] in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond." Features a timeline, stories (such as "Caring for Some Very Colorful Characters"), and a virtual tour of the building highlighting historical material. The "Historical Collections" section includes an image gallery and small exhibits about the hospital. From the University of Pennsylvania Health System. http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/paharc/ Topics: Health, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jan 31, 2008 Johnstown Flood Museum
Provides a history of the flood that took the lives of over 2,200 people and destroyed Johnstown, Pennsylvania, when the South Fork Dam failed in May 1889. Features a brief history of the flood and a fact sheet on the flood's damage. http://www.jaha.org/FloodMuseum/history.html Topics: Hurricane Katrina, U.S. History By Place, Water, Weather Last updated Jun 12, 2004 Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Website companion to the historical site in Pennsylvania memorializing an 1889 flood in which over 2,200 people died. Features details about the flood and the site, a link to a lesson plan (with readings and images of the flood), park management documents, and visitor information. From the National Park Service (NPS). http://www.nps.gov/jofl/index.htm Topics: U.S. History By Place, United States History, Weather Last updated Oct 6, 2009 Miles of Mules
This site documents a public art project in "the five counties of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor in Eastern Pennsylvania. ... [Over] 150 life-sized, fiberglass mules, decorated by renowned and emerging local artists, as well as schools and nonprofits" were displayed in this area. The site has photographs of each mule and maps of where they were placed; mules were chosen to symbolize the region's coal mining history. http://www.milesofmules.org/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Geology, History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Technology, U.S. History By Place Last updated May 11, 2004 National Museum of American Jewish History
Located on Philadelphia's Independence Mall, the National Museum of American Jewish History is the only American museum that is dedicated to the Jewish experience in the United States. The museum's Web site presents visually stimulating representations of current (and some previous) exhibits, including the permanent exhibit Creating American Jews . Also included is a description of each exhibit mounted since the museum was founded in 1976. This site also includes juxtaposed timelines of world, American, and American Jewish history, a calendar of events, an interactive "Fun Page," and links to Jewish news, culture, and museums worldwide. http://nmajh.org/ Topics: History, Judaism, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 15, 2004 PA History
Collection of articles about people, places, events, and other aspects of Pennsylvania history. Some of the topics include Daniel Boone, governors of Pennsylvania, Ida Tarbell, Fort Pitt, the Lattimer Massacre, the Underground Railroad, the Conestoga wagon, the Liberty Bell, and symbols and official designations of the state. Includes a map of Pennsylvania counties and an outline of the state's history. From the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsylvania_history/4276 Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Jul 20, 2009 Pennsylvania German Broadsides: Windows Into an America Culture
Exhibit of broadsides, "pieces of paper printed on one side, for sale or distribution at fairs, markets, or by peddlers who roamed the countryside with them. Some, like baptismal and marriage certificates, were kept, while others were often discarded after use. ... Local printers are still producing broadsides of all sorts." Images are accompanied by texts about the broadside in public and private life. From the Library Company of Philadelphia. http://www.librarycompany.org/broadsides/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, U.S. History By Place Last updated Apr 19, 2006 Pennsylvania State Archives: Archives Records Information Access System (ARIAS)
Search, view, and print digitized images of original military records stored at the Pennsylvania State Archives. ARIAS includes material on Pennsylvanians who served in the Revolutionary War, WWI, the Spanish American War, plus the border campaign during the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920. http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/ Topics: Military, U.S. History By Place Last updated Sep 3, 2002 The Rachel Carson Homestead
Website for the historic site at the Springdale, Pennsylvania, birthplace of ecologist Rachel Carson, whose book "Silent Spring" warned "about the dangers associated with the indiscriminate use of chemical pesticides and their potentially adverse effect on the environment and human health." The website features history of the homestead, a biography of Carson, a calendar of events for the 2007 celebration of the centennial of Carson's birth, essays, an environmental reading list, and more. http://www.rachelcarsonhomestead.org/ Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women, Pollutants & Toxic Substances, U.S. History By Place Last updated May 21, 2007 William Penn: Visionary Proprietor
The introduction presents a brief biography of Penn and his founding of the Pennsylvania colony. Other topics covered are Penn's treaty with the Delaware Indians, his relationships with Native Americans in general, and his role in the planning of the city of Philadelphia. Penn in the U.S. Capitol discusses the sculpture "Penn's Treaty with the Indians," by Nicholas Gavelot, which is above the northern entrance of Capitol Rotunda. There is also a short bibliography. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/PENN/pnhome.html Topics: Government, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Jun 22, 2002 Women's International League for Peace and Freedom: Photograph Exhibit
An exhibit of images of leaders, events, and group photos (1915-1999) of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). Created by archivist Anne Yoder, Swarthmore College Peace Collection. http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/peace/Exhibits/wilpfexhibit/exhibithome.htm Topics: History, Military, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Religion, Social Issues, U.S. History By Place, Women Last updated Jul 8, 2008 |
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