Union County Library System

Pennsylvania Government followed by General Sites

• PA Home Page Pennsylvania’s Home Page.  This is the first site to check for anything relating to Pennsylvania government.  You can find forms, state agencies, PA income tax information, PA birth and death certificates, drivers licenses and vehicle registration, hunting and fishing licenses, PA Farm Show complex schedule.  You can also contact your legislators or place a No More Calls Please request.
• PA Legislature Contact information for your state and federal legislators
• PA State Government
• Aging PA Dept of Aging
• Attorney General
• Birth and Death Certificates from PA Dept. of Health Vital Records

Business Sites

• Census Bureau info on PA business
• PA Small Business Development Center Assists PA’s small businesses and entrepreneurs through consulting, business information and education.  Information on complying with regulations, environmental concerns, starting and growing a business and related concerns. Their Business Information Resources provide links to hundreds of useful websites for small businesses.   Included are sites containing links for directories, guides, search utilities, references, entrepreneurship, management, company directories, markets, demographics, statistics, news articles, commercial database vendors, PA resources, Federal resources, organizations & associations, technical information, standards, patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade leads, procurement, web commerce, international business, environment, energy-efficiency, and pollution prevention.
• Pennsylvania Open for Business Forms and publication, resources, financial incentives, online business registration. The Commonwealth’s “one door” access to business information.  Entrepreneurs can explore financial options, download many important forms necessary to start and expand a business, and electronically register a business with the Pennsylvania Departments of Labor and Industry, Revenue and State.
• Government offices relating to business concerns from Pennsylvania Open for Business.
• New PA formally Invent Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. 40% of US Population and 60% of Canadian population lives within 500 miles of Harrisburg.  Find info on programs, initiatives, assistance and financing  available to businesses international trade, women in business etc.

• Career Link Search for employment, education and training resources
• Consumer Advocate Office Pa Utility Service information
• Dept of Conservation and Natural Resources
• Department of Education
• Dept of Transportation
• Driver and Vehicle Services Renew driver’s license, registration, change your address, schedule a test and other services from PENNDOT.
• Environmental Protection
• Fish and boat Commission
• Game Commission Easy to navigate, colorful and informative.  Watchable wildlife; applications, permits, licenses, stamps; hunting and trapping safety course schedules; game lands maps; laws and regulations; purchase books, videos, apparel, charts.
• Historical and Museum Commission This is a gem for historical information on Pennsylvania.  It contains the PA Trail of History, Historical Markers, National Register of Historic Places, as well as links to local government and judicial services. People, places and events.
• Insurance Department Consumers can compare premiums, file a complaint, view company financial info.  Insurance companies can apply for a license and take care of other insurance business with the commonwealth.
• Labor and Industry Information for Pa’s workforce and employers
• PA in the Civil War Site by Alice J. Gayley, hosted by PA Roots.  Good site on the history of PA’s involvement in the war.  Includes muster rolls.
• Pennsylvania Lottery
• Pennsylvania Manual Pennsylvania government manual; History, constitution, General Assembly, executive, judiciary, local government, elections, the Federal government, state parks, political party officials, PA’s institutions of higher education, media listings by county, PA’s periodicals.
• Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access Pa’s official geospatial information.  Developed for citizens, governments and businesses in PA.
• Social Services Online application and eligibility for such programs as cash assistance, medicaid, food stamps, heat rebate, health care etc.
• State Parks
• State Police
• Penn State Cooperative Extension 4-H, agriculture, horticulture, natural resources, nutrition, diet and health, more
• PA Turnpike Commission.  E-Z pass application, fees, current roadway conditions and general info.
• Unemployment Compensation Services
• Vital Statistics from PA Dept. of Health.  Birth, death, marriage, divorce, adoption, genealogy requests
• Bureau of Unclaimed Property – The state has nearly 1/2 billion dollars worth of unclaimed property.  Search the database by name.

U. S. State Information

• Library of Congress – State and Local Governments This resource guide contains a convenient collection of links to state government information, state maps etc.

General Pennsylvania Sites

Biographies

• Biographies of Pennsylvania Governors Pa Historical and Museum Commission
• Biographies of famous and not so famous Pennsylvanians Pa Historical and Museum Commission
• Famous Coal Crakers – Famous sons and daughters of the Coal Region
• Famous People From netshare.com
• Hall of Fame Divided into categories – business, science etc.

County Information

• Pennsylvania counties Pa State Archives. Brief political history of counties including incorporation dates
• County Statistics The Center for Rural PA.  Statistics about Pennsylvania on the county level.  Demographics, housing, education, employment, farm land, crime rates etc.

• Farm Bureau Agriculture is Pennsylvania’s number one industry and dairying is Pennsylvania’s number one agricultural industry.
• General Information This is a huge compilation of information about Pennsylvania.  Only a few of the sites from this large directory are  included in this short list.  Earthquake history; Famous Coal Crackers (short biographies of people in sports, industry, writers, military and government, entertainment etc.  Most include a picture; History of Groundhog Day; Gettysburg Address; Pa newspapers, magazines, TV stations; location of nuclear power plants;  Pa Almanac – Quick facts including statistics of population, the 10 largest Pa cities, climate etc; Endangered and threatened species a really nice site with excellent pictures and a description, habitat, reasons for being threatened; PA fact sheets – population, employment, income, farm information; Pa Hall of Fame – includes biographies, events, trivia and fun facts Location of public caves.
• General Information from PODUNK – census, government, counties, colleges, environmental sites, history, libraries, maps, state parks etc

History

• Outline of Pennsylvania History Pa Historical and Museum Commission
• Places, events, things Pa Historical and Museum Commission

• Quick facts about Pennsylvania Symbols, climate, admission to statehood, motto, nickname

Symbols and Emblems

• Brief History of state symbols
• Symbols and Emblems Photographs and dates symbols were adopted
• Pennsylvania symbols PA Historical and Museum Commission

• Experiencepa.com Official PA Tourism site.  Travel and tourism – nature & outdoors, arts & entertainment, historic places, accommodations & dining.