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***Where to Look for Records***
Any Records	Before 1878	See Luzerne County Vital Records Due to fires, flooding, etc., no death registers survive pre-1893 and there are similar gaps in other records.
Genealogy	Lackawanna County	Lackawanna County Website Help Page
Birth Records	Born in City of Scranton 1878-1905	Scranton Public Library 500 Vine Street Scranton, PA 18503 570-348-3000 [or GRSNP]
	Outside Scranton (but Lack. Co.) 1893-1905	Register of Wills The Scranton Electric Building - Suite 400 507 Linden Street Scranton, PA 18503 570-963-6702
Adoption	All of Pennsylvania	PA Adoption Search & Education
Death Records	Died in Scranton 1878-1905	Scranton Public Library 500 Vine Street Scranton, PA 18503 570-348-3000 [or GRSNP]
	Outside Scranton (but Lack. Co.) 1893-1905	Register of Wills The Scranton Electric Building - Suite 400 507 Linden Street Scranton, PA 18503 570-963-6702
Marriage License	Anywhere in Lackawanna Co. Oct. 1885-Present	Marriage License Bureau Scranton Electric Building 507 Linden Street 4th Floor Scranton, PA 18503 570-963-6708
Divorce Records & Civil Suits	1878-Present	Same as Naturalization Records
Wills	Anywhere in Lackawanna Co. 1878-Present	Register of Wills The Scranton Electric Building - Suite 400 507 Linden Street Scranton, PA 18503 570-963-6702
Deeds & Wills	Before 1878	Luzerne County Court House
Deeds Military Discharge Papers (if filed)	Anywhere in Lackawanna Co. 1878-Present	Recorder of Deeds Scranton Electric Building - Suite 800 507 Linden Street Scranton, PA 18503 570-963-6775
US Census	1790-1920 Local Counties	Reference Dept. (2nd Floor) Scranton Public Library Family History Center
Naturalization Records	If became a citizen anywhere in Lackawanna Co 1854-1905	Clerk of Judicial Records Lackawanna County Courthouse 200 N Washington Ave Scranton, PA 18503 570-963-6723
Naturalization Records After 1906	If became a citizen anywhere in Lackawanna Co After 1906	US District Court (1st Floor) Post Office Bldg. (Federal Courthouse) 235 N. Washington Ave. Scranton, PA 18503 570-347-0205
All Types	All Pennsylvania	PA Vital Records or Vital Records
All Types	Genealogy Records: Military, Immigration & 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
All Types	Lackawanna County	Vital Records
All Types	Anywhere in Lackawanna County (Including Scranton) after 1906 Printable Mail and Fax Forms + Information	PA Dept. of Health Division of Vital Records 101 South Mercer St. PO Box 1528 New Castle, PA 16103-1528 724-656-3100
Newspapers	Scranton Times, etc., from 1890/1900 to Present	Reference Dept. (2nd Floor) Scranton Public Library
City Directories	1861-Present	Reference Dept. (2nd Floor) Scranton Public Library
Mine Records	Accidents by Year (call ahead)	Anthracite Museum McDade Park Scranton, PA 18503 570-963-3208

***Libraries***
Scranton Public Library Albright Memorial Library 500 Vine Street Scranton, PA 18509 570-348-3000	University of Scranton Weinberg Memorial Library
Abington Community Library 1200 West Grove Street Clarks Summit, PA 18411 570-587-3440	Carbondale Public Library 5 North Main Street Carbondale, PA 18407 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 Community Library 710 South Main Street Taylor, PA 18517 570-562-1234
Osterhout Free Library S. Franklin Street Wilkes Barre, PA 18702 570-823-0156	Steamtown National Park Library 150 S. Washington Ave. Scranton, PA 18509 570-961-2033
Anthracite Heritage Museum Library RD 1 Bald Mountain Road Scranton, PA 18504 \| 570-963-4804	LDS Research Outline includes a guide to microfilm sources, plus tips specific to states. Use the search.

***Historical Societies***
Lackawanna Historical Society 232 Monroe Ave. Scranton, PA 18510 570-344-3841 (& Library)	Carbondale Historical Society 1 North Main St. (3rd Floor) Carbondale, PA 18407-2356 570-282-0385
Wyoming Historical and Geological Society 69 S. Franklin Street Wilkes Barre, PA 18702 570-823-6244	Wyoming County Historical Society Harrison Street (PO Box 309) Tunkhannock, PA 18657 570-836-5303
Luzerne County Historical Society. Bishop Memorial Library, 49 South Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. 570-823-6244	National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

***Genealogical Societies***
Genealogical Research Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania 113 Lackawanna Ave. P.O. Box 1 Olyphant, PA 18447-0001 570-383-7661; Fax 570-383-7466	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Center Leach Hill Road Clarks Summit, PA 18411 570-587-5123
Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1776 Shavertown PA 18708-0776	Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution
Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War: Comprehensive

***Newspapers***
Scranton Times-Tribune Penn Ave. And Spruce Street, Scranton, PA 18509. Phone 570-348-9100	Scranton Times-Tribune Pages from the Past. Some of the significant moments in history over the past 122 years as seen on the front pages.
Newspaper Archive: Searchable plus digital images and it's free	Old Lackawanna Newspaper Availability on microfilm and/or in Libraries

***Fraternal Organizations***
Ukrainian Fraternal Association 440 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, PA 18503. Phone 570-342-0937

***Other sites of interest in Lackawanna County***
Pennsylvania State Site	Poor Houses (Poor Farm) Lackawanna Co.
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
Northeastern Railroad and Anthracite Home Page	Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley Rail Historical Society
PA Soldiers' Orphan Schools 1902	Rail History Guide to Scranton
Eastern Slovakia, Slovak and Carpatho-Rusyn Genealogy research	The Carpatho-Rusyn Knowledge Base - Including Genealogy
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
Susan Carter White Pieroth's Scranton Genealogy Scans and Transcriptions	Lackawanna County Genealogy and Family History Links
City of Scranton, 1912, by the Board of Trade	Scranton Poli Theatre Photos and Programs

Lackawanna County Locations Lists and Maps

Cemeteries

Cemetery & Cemetery Association List, plus links to Cemetery Transcripts
Scranton Undertakers: 1870s, 1902, 1909

Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Maps

Ward Boundaries for Scranton - 1881

Current Scranton Wards - Cross Reference by Streets

Lackawanna County Municipal Governments - When incorporated, settled and what split from

1885 Scranton Streets Directory (descriptions - not a map) with Ward numbers

Other Lackawanna PAGenWeb Pages

Census Records
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.

Lackawanna County Marriage License Index, Volume 1

Pictures from Engel Estate in Dunmore
Picture take of a Group in Scranton, 1907

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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