Pennsylvania General Assembly
Find Your Legislator
Blair County
Senate District 30 - Senator Judy Ward (R)
House District 79 - Representative Louis C. Schmitt, Jr. (R)
House District 80 - Representative Jim Gregory (R)
Cambria County
Senate Distirct 35 - Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R)
House District 71 - Representative Jim Rigby (R)
House District 72 - Representative Frank Burns (D)
House District 73 - Representative Dallas Kephart (R)
United States Congress
GovTrack.us - Find Members of Congress
(linked to PA page - includes map of districts)
Senior Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D)
Junior Senator John Fetterman (D)
Thirteenth Congressional District - Representative John Joyce (R)
County Government
Blair County
Cambria County
Local Government
Altoona
Cresson Area
Ebensburg (County Seat, Cambria County)
Hollidaysburg (County Seat, Blair County)
Johnstown
Chambers of Commerce - (two include Business Directories)
Blair County Chamber of Commerce
Eastern Cambria County Chamber of Commerce
Cambria Regional Chamber of Commerce
Historical Associations/Societies
Blair County Historical Society
Cambria County Historical Society
Cresson Area Historical Association
Portage Area Historical Society
Libraries
Blair County Library System
Cambria County Library System
Around Cresson and the Alleghenies by Sister Anne Francis Pulling
Call number: F159.C7 P84 1997
Cresson Borough Then and Now (1906 -2006) published by Cresson Borough
Call number: F159.C7 C73 2006
How Peary Reached the Pole: The Personal Story of His Assistant by Donald Baxter MacMillan
Call number: G670 1909 .M3 2008
Sisters of Mercy of Loretto-Cresson by Sister Anne Francis Pulling
Call number: BX4483.7 .P84 1994
Additional books on the Sisters of Mercy can be located in the catalog by searching for the phrase "Sisters of Mercy." The Library has several books on Prince Demetrius Gallitzin. Simply search for the keyword "Gallitzin."
Within days of the Johnstown Flood of 1889, Clara Barton led a group of 50 doctors and nurses to assist those in need.
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum
Horseshoe Curve National Historic Landmark
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art
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Additional attractions can be found on these websites
VisitPa.com (linked to Alleghenies page)
Ask for these newspapers at the Library Circulation Desk
The Altoona Mirror - latest two months
The Johnstown Tribune-Democrat - latest two months
The Mainliner (Cresson/Gallitzin) - latest six months
Select national and international newspapers are available in several of the Mount Aloysius Library databases (see the "Research Tools" tab in this Guide).
Many newspapers are available online and support searches of back issues. Most do not provide archived articles free-of-charge. Ask a Librarian for assistance if you need particular articles for your research and are not able to find them in a database.
