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Welcome to the Lackawanna County, PAGenWeb!
I'm Susan Pieroth, the Lackawanna County, PAGenWeb Coordinator since January 2008.
I was also the Coordinator from 1998 to 2002.
This is part of the all volunteer USGenWeb Project.
If you have a contribution, or find a broken link, please Email me. Happy Hunting.
The Lackawanna Co. PAGenWeb Site
Scranton, the county seat, was named for the Scranton family. See the Brief History of Lackawanna County and the Formation of the Townships for additional information. More detailed information is available from the book History of the Lackawanna Valley by H. Hollister, M.D., and History of Scranton. The population of Lackawanna in 2008 was 209,408. For the full list of statistics, see the U.S. Census Lackawanna page.
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Adopted 1907 |
More Maps of Lackawanna & Luzerne |
Lackawanna County Resources
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| History of Lackawanna County | ||
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Places of Worship (Churches) | Marriage License Records |
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Bible and Will
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J. Reese and Ann Price
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Including photographs and burials |
Includes Wards & Enumeration Districts |
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Wills and Probate Records Including: Indexes of Wills 1878-1939 |
Scranton, 1919 |
Including 1873 map with owners and businesses New Addition April 2010 |
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| Scranton
Undertakers (1870, 1902, 1909) |
Photo Album | Postcards of Lackawanna County |
| City of Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1912 Link- Scans of all pages |
Scranton 50 Years: 1866-1916 - Scanned | "The Pennsylvania Wyoming Valley in 1892" Link- Scans of people & buildings. |
| Historical
Documents Includes: Marriages; "Scranton Prior to September 1840"; "Industries of 1881"; Scranton High 1899. New Addition June 2010 |
Prominent Men of Scranton, Wilkes Barre and Vicinity: Part 1; Part 2 |
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Link- Scans of all pages |
1904 Scranton & Carbondale Business New |
Link- Scans of all pages |
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Graduates, Scranton High School, with a photograph |
1915 Graduates, Scranton Central High |
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| Nicholson / Tunkhannock Viaduct Link- Scans |
Hotel Casey: 1909-2001 - Construction photos, articles and postcards. Link- Scans | Poli's Theatre 1908 Program, 1914 Players, 1915 Program. Link- Scans |
| Link- Scans: History and Directory of Newton and Ransom Townships, Lackawanna Co..., also many biographical sketches: 1754-1912 by J. B. Stephens | "Welcome Home Service Men of the World War and Sixtieth Anniversary of Hyde Park Lodge No. 339 Free and Accepted Masons. April 5, 1920." | 1885 Scranton Republican Almanac The Scranton Truth Almanac 1890 The Scranton Republican Almanac 1892 Link- Scans of all pages |
| Archived Queries | Lackawanna USGenWeb Archives | The Scranton Truth 1886 Almanac |
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Co. Mailing List |
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Luzerne
County formed in 1786 from parts of Northumberland County
Wyoming County formed in 1842 from parts of Luzerne County Susquehanna County formed in 1810 from parts of Luzerne County Wayne Country was formed in 1798 from parts of Northampton County, PA Pike County formed in 1814 from parts of Wayne County Monroe County formed in 1836 from parts of Northampton and Pike Counties Carbon County formed in 1843 from parts of Monroe and Northampton Counties |
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