Research Guides
You can research many topics at the State Archives, but the information may be scattered through many different groups of records. These topical guides will help you by telling you something about the topic and explaining where you might find records related to it.
Collections
- Record Groups (Government Records)
- Manuscript Groups (Non-Government Records)
- Digitized County Microfilm (Onsite)
Miscellaneous Research Guides
- Energy Production
- Historic Buildings
- Influenza Epidemic of 1918
- Molly Maguires
- Photographs
- Published Pennsylvania Archives
- Religion
- Women's History
- WPA and The New Deal
African American Records
Genealogy
- Agricultural Census Information
- Birth Indices
- Census Records
- County and Municipal Records
- Coal Miners
- Death Indices
- Indentured Servants
- Naturalization and Immigration
- Naturalizations, PA Supreme Court
- Prison Records
- Ships' Passenger Lists
- Vital Statistics
Land Records
- County and Municipal Records
- Land Records Indices
- Land Records Overview
- Land Warrant Applications
- Maps
- Warrantee Township Maps
Military Records
- Civil War
- French and Indian War
- Korean Conflict
- Mexican Border Campaign
- Mexican War
- Militia Resource Guide Overview
- Militia Resource Guide, 1682-1815
- Militia Resource Guide, 1815-1870
- Pennsylvania National Guard
- Spanish American War
- Vietnam Conflict
- War of 1812
- World War I
- World War II
Revolutionary War
- Revolutionary War Overview
- Revolutionary War Militia Overview
- Bedford Co Revolutionary War Militia
- Berks Co Revolutionary War Militia
- Bucks Co Revolutionary War Associators
- Bucks Co Revolutionary War Militia
- Chester Co Revolutionary War Militia
- Cumberland Co Revolutionary War Militia
- Lancaster Co Revolutionary War Militia
- Northampton Co Revolutionary War Militia
- Northumberland Co Revolutionary War Militia
- Philadelphia City Revolutionary War Militia
- Philadelphia Co Revolutionary War Militia
- Washington Co Revolutionary War Militia
- Westmoreland Co Revolutionary War Militia
- York Co Revolutionary War Militia
Railroad Records
- Anthracite Railroad Records
- Baldwin Locomotive Works, MG-427
- Baldwin Locomotive Works, Other Record Holders
- PRR (the Pennsylvania R.R. Co.), MG-286
- PRR Accidents
- PRR Architectural Drawings
- PRR Employee Cards
- PRR Locomotive and Car Drawings
- PRR, Other Record Holders
- PRR Subsidiaries and Successors
- Railroad Employees
- Railroad Maps
- Railroad Digitized Microfilm
- Railroad Photographs
- Railroad Record Collections
Environmental Resources
- Environmental Resources, RG 1-6
- Environmental Resources, RG 7-13
- Environmental Resources, RG 14-34
- Environmental Resources, RG 37-43
- Environmental Resources, RG 45-75
- Environmental Resources, MG 6-156
- Environmental Resources, MG 160-190
- Environmental Resources, MG 191-207
- Environmental Resources, MG 208-209
- Environmental Resources, MG 214-308
- Environmental Resources, MG 309 pt 1
- Environmental Resources, MG 309 pt 2
- Environmental Resources, MG 325-442
- Environmental Resources, MG 450-471
- Environmental Resources, MG 472 pt 1
- Environmental Resources, MG 472 pt 2
- Environmental Resources, MG 472 pt 3 -496
