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This digital repository features local and state history from schools, colleges and universities, libraries and museums.

Captain Pearl R. Nye: Life on the Ohio and Erie Canal captures the culture and music of the men, women, and children who worked and lived along the Ohio and Erie Canal. Nye, who was born and raised on a canal boat, never lost his love of the "Big Ditch." After the canal closed permanently in 1913, he devoted considerable time and energy to preserving its songs and stories.

The records featured in Our Documentary Heritage bear witness to the unique role Pennsylvania and Pennsylvanians have played in the history of our nation.

A compilation of Pennsylvania county, township and borough histories and biographical sketches that are on the web.

Pennsylvania History, Biographies, Yearbooks, Genealogy & more

Historic Pittsburgh is a comprehensive collection of local resources that supports personal and scholarly research of the western Pennsylvania area.

Adjacent to Pennsylvania’s State Capitol building in Harrisburg, The State Museum offers exhibits and exquisite collections interpreting the state’s fascinating heritage.