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Geneology Reference Page

Here is a listing of organizations to help in your geneological searches. For any help you might need from the Lackawanna Historical Society, you can either download and mail in our Research Sheet or clicking here for other contact information.



Birth and Death Records

For births and deaths that occurred in Scranton between 1878 and 1905: Reference Department
Scranton Public Library
500 Vine Street
Scranton, PA 18509
(570) 348-3000 ext.3008
For births and deaths that occurred in Lackawanna County
other than in Scranton between 1893 and 1905:		 Register of Wills
507 Linden St.
Scranton,PA 18503
(570)963-6702
For births that occurred in Lackawanna County including Scranton between 1893 and 1905 and deaths that occurred only in Scranton between 1878 and 1905: Genealogical Research
Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania
1106 Main St.
Peckville,PA 18452
(570)383-7661
For births that occurred in Lackawanna County including Scranton after 1906: State of Pennsylvania
Vital Records Office
Scranton Branch
State Office Building
100 Lackawanna Avenue
Scranton,PA 18503
(570)963-4595(recording)
For deaths that occurred in Lackawanna County other than in Scranton between 1893 and 1905: Register of Wills
507 Linden St.
Scranton,PA 18503
(570)963-6702

Marriage/Divorce Records

For marriages that occurred in Lackawanna County from October 1885 to the present: Lackawanna County
Marriage License Bureau
507 Linden St.
Scranton, PA 18503
(570) 963-6708
For divorces that occurred in Lackawanna County from October 1885 to the present: Clerk of Judicial Records
436 Spruce St.
Scranton,PA 18503
(570)963-6723

Other Records

For wills from 1878 to the present even if the person died intestate: Register of Wills
507 Linden St.
Scranton,PA 18503
(570)963-6702
For deeds for property owned, bought or sold in Lackawanna County from 1878 to the present: Recorder of Deeds Office
507 Linden St.
Scranton, PA 18503
(570) 963-6776
For a copy of naturalization information: Reference Department
Scranton Public Library
500 Vine Street
Scranton, PA 18509
(570) 348-3000 ext.3008