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Scranton, PA 18503 |
| Social Security Death Index |
1936 to present | Search for deceased Americans |
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507 Linden St # 400 Scranton, PA 18503 570-963-6708 |
| Marriage Licenses | October 1885 to 1914 | Lackawanna County Marriage License Index |
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1878-Present | Same as Naturalization Records |
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507 Linden St # 400 Scranton, PA 18503 570-963-6702 |
| Deeds & Wills | Before 1878 | Luzerne County Court House |
| Deeds | Some current records are on the site |
507 Linden St # 800 Scranton, PA 18503 570-963-6775 |
| US Census | 1790-1920 Local Counties | |
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570-963-6723 |
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| All Types | All Pennsylvania | PA Vital Records or Vital Records |
| All Types | Genealogy Records: Military, Immigration and Naturalization, Prison, Census, Land, etc. | The
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Bureau of Archives and History Pennsylvania State Archives |
| All Types | Archives Records Information Access System - Images | ARIAS |
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724-656-3100 |
| Newspapers | Scranton Times, etc., from 1890/1900 to Present | |
| City Directories | 1861-Present | |
| Mine Records | Accidents by Year (call ahead) | Anthracite
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McDade Park Scranton, PA 18503 570-963-4804 |
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Weinberg Memorial Library |
| Abington
Community Library 1200 West Grove Street Clarks Summit, PA 18411 570-587-3440 |
Carbondale
Public Library 24 6th Ave. Carbondale, PA 18407-2319 570-282-4281 |
| Dalton Community
Library 113 E Main St. Dalton, PA 18414-8414 570-563-2014 |
Interboro United Districts
Library 802 Main St. Peckville, PA 18452-2320 717-489-1765 |
| North Pocono Public
Library 113 Van Brunt St. Moscow, PA 18444-9254 570-842-4700 |
Taylor Public
Library 200 Union St. Taylor, PA 18517-1774 570-562-3180 |
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LDS Research Outline includes a guide to microfilm sources, plus tips specific to states. Use the search. |
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Scranton, PA 18510 570-344-3841 (& Library) |
Carbondale, PA 18407-2356 570-282-0385 |
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| Luzerne County Historical Society. Bishop Memorial Library, 49 South Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. 570-823-6244 | National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) |
| Dunmore Historical Society | Welsh History and Heritage of Northeastern PA |
| P.O. Box 1 Olyphant, PA 18447-0001 570-383-7661; Fax 570-383-7466 |
570-587-5123 |
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Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution |
| Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War: Comprehensive |
| Scranton Times-Tribune
Penn Ave. And Spruce Street, Scranton, PA 18509. Phone 570-348-9100 |
Old Lackawanna Newspaper Availability on microfilm and/or in Libraries |
| Newspaper Archive: Searchable plus digital images and it's free | Library of Congress Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (including the Scranton Tribune). Search Scanned Images. |
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| Pennsylvania State Site | Lackawanna
County Government Site Genealogy Research Request The Register of Wills Office, Clerk of Orphans’ Court and Marriage License Bureau |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania Genealogical Data | Northeastern Pennsylvania Photo Collection, including documents |
| Scranton Tomorrow | Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce |
| Surf Scranton: Alphabetical List | Surf Scranton: Category List |
| Lackawanna Records by Alaine Keisling | Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Rail Historical Society |
| The Erie Railroad - Employee Records and More | Rail History Guide to Scranton |
| Eastern Slovakia, Slovak and Carpatho-Rusyn Genealogy research | PA Soldiers' Orphan Schools 1902 |
| The Carpatho-Rusyn Genealogy Web Site | Newton Township Genealogy Homepage |
| Everhart Museum, Scranton | Pot of Gold Genealogy, containing info on Jessup & Moscow, plus the 1890 text of Scranton Illustrated |
| Dunmore by Colleen Scott | History of Old Forge Coal Mines |
| George Johann Burkel (1838 - 1904) site by William D. Wright | Genealogy Trails Lackawanna Section |
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Cemeteries
- Cemetery & Cemetery Association List, plus links to Cemetery Transcripts
- Scranton Undertakers: 1870s, 1902, 1909
- Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Maps
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Ward
Boundaries for Scranton
- 1881
Current Scranton Wards - Cross Reference by Streets
1885 Scranton Streets Directory (descriptions - not a map) with Ward numbers
Other Lackawanna PAGenWeb Pages
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Census
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1870 to 1920 Microfilm Roll Numbers and Enumeration Districts
- Plus other useful information for finding your ancestors
Links to all History of Lackawanna Pages
Bureau of Mines Accident Reports
News: Obituaries, Newspaper Articles, etc.
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Lackawanna County
Marriage
License Index, Volume 1
Pictures from Engel Estate in Dunmore
1915 Graduates,
Scranton
Central High School
1905
Graduates, Scranton
High School: With PICTURES
Scranton Centennial Trail The Scranton Centennial Trail is a typed booklet put together by Senior Girl Scout Troop 172 in 1966. It documents many of the historic homes and buildings in Scranton and the Dunmore area.
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