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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 2000 was 213,295, a decrease of 2.6% from 1990. For the full list of statistics, see the U.S. Census Lackawanna page.
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Lackawanna County Resources
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New Additions Aug. 4, 2008 Marriage License Records |
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Including photographs and burials New May 2008 |
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1873 Beers Maps of Luzerne County (includes Lackawanna) New Addition |
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Undertakers (1870, 1902, 1909) |
Prominent Men of Scranton, Wilkes Barre and Vicinity: Part 1; Part 2 |
New Addition July 19, '08 Postcards - Updated April '08 |
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| Scanned: Carbondale, Dundaff, and Providence; Forty Years Past, By J. R. Durfee, 1875 | Hotel Casey: 1909-2001 - Construction photos, articles and postcards. Link- Scans | "The Pennsylvania Wyoming Valley in 1892" Link- Scans of all pages. Includes people and buildings. |
| Link- Scans: History and Directory of Newton and Ransom Townships, Lackawanna Co..., also many biographical sketches: 1754-1912 by J. B. Stephens | ||
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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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