State Data

Miscellaneous Pennsylvania Biographies
Emmigrants to Pennsylvania - Contributed by Linda Dietz
Pennsylvania Marriages: Names of Persons For Whom Marriage Licenses Where Issued In the Province of Pennsylvania Previous to 1790 Pages 13-15 A's
Pennsylvania Facts - Contributed by Tammy Clark
Miscellaneous Marriage Records and Wills for Pennsylvania  - Contributed by Jeana Gallagher
Pennsylvania St Michael’s Zion Records - Contributed by Linda Dietz
1831 Pennsylvania Death Records from the National Intelligencer - Contributed by K. Torp  
Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929 (B Surnames) - Contributed by Janice Rice

State History

Important People in Pennsylvania History  NEW !! 
  • The Penn Family - Thomas Boyd - ROBERT FULTON - THE PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATION
 The History of Pennsylvania
Taken From the History of the counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania :. Chicago. J.H. Beers & Co.. 1890.
  Pages 17-20 :  Covers the period of early settlement through the beginning of the 1700's.  
William Penn's Landing At Philadelphia
Great Indian Walk - The Walking Off of Land to Purchase from Teeyusscuing
Taken From the Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) September 6 1826
 The Exploring Expedition of Major Long (1823 News Article about Major Stephen Harriman Long's 6 month Expedition from Philadelphia through the Northern Territories to the Missisipppi and back home in 1823.)
The Arrival of Gen. La Fayette in Pennsylvania in 1824
Oath of Allegiance to the State of Pennsylvania - Contributed by Linda Dougan

Miscellaneous News Items
From Pennsylvania and the Surrounding New England States from the Past
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Death of Hon. Joseph Lawrence transcribed by, Amanda Jowers  NEW!!
The 1754 Pennsylvania Gazette
Transcribed and Contributed by John and Gene Sharpp
Pennsylvania Finds Seven Other Declarations
Taken From the Charleroi Mail, Charleroi, Pennsylvania July 26, 1943

NEW !!  The Johnstown Flood

The Johnstown Flood occurred on May 31, 1889. It was the result of the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam situated 14 miles upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, made worse by several days of extremely heavy rainfall. The dam's failure unleashed a torrent of 20 million tons of water. The flood killed over 2000 peopleand and caused $17 million of damage.

The 1884 Pennsylvania Forest Fire
Weather Events
  • 14 Horses Killed In an 1810 Severe Storm
  • July 1824 Severe Lightning Storm Destroys Property and Takes Lives