Philadelphia-Area Websites:

(with some general information about, or touching on, place considered historically, but not about single places or single repositories).

TOPICAL AREA WEBSITES:

• 300 Years of Philadelphia Architecture --C. Long, Phila Chap. AIA
• Philadelphia's Roman Catholic Building Resources --Athenaeum of Philadelphia
• Philadelphia Neighborhoods --U. Pennsylvania Library

EXHIBITIONS:

• For the Care of Children: The Department of Human Services (1994)
• Clean and Safe Streets: The Evolution of the Philadelphia Streets Department (1995)
• For the Health and Enjoyment of Citizens: The Fairmount Park System (1996)

TOURS, AND LISTS OF SITES:

• Philadelphia's Historic Mile --Independence Hall Association
• Directory of Historic Sites --The Tri-State Coalition of Historic Places
• Bucks County World Wide Web Site
• Chester County Tourist Bureau Site
• What's to Do? --Valley Forge Convention & Visitors Bureau

TOOLS:

• Philadelphia Information Locator System (PhILS)
  a cooperative initiative between the Philadelphia Department of Records and the Free Library of Philadelphia, providing access to information about City government.
  • Architectural Research Resources --Phila. City Archives & Dept. of Records
• Philadelphia Online --Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.
• Philadelphia Genealogy Resources --Genealogical Computing Assn. of PA
• Philadelphia Street Index --U. Pennsylvania Library
• Philadelphia - Maps and Geographic Information --U. Pennsylvania Library

ORGANIZATIONS

• The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia
• LibertyNet