Genealogy Forum: European Tour will begin in April with monthly in-person Saturday sessions. Register here.
The Lackawanna Historical Society’s Genealogy Forum is an opportunity to learn more about specific topics in family history research and discuss particular research tactics to uncover your family story. The European Tour is in-person meetings take place at county libraries/other locations in the Spring and Summer to offer participants guidance on searching for records in Europe.
Note: These sessions are geared to those who are not new to genealogy research and who have a strong knowledge of their U.S. family history. In taking this course, registrants should have an idea as to which places their ancestors are from in Europe.
Click register for any of the following days:
Sat., April 12 -10 am to Noon: Ireland and Scots-Irish Records at the Lackawanna County Children’s Library, Comm. Room
Sat., May 10 -10 am to Noon: Poland Records at the North Pocono Library
Sat., June 14 - 10 am to Noon: Italy Records at Carbondale City Hall in Council Chambers 2nd floor
Sat., July 12 - 10 am to Noon: Carpatho-Rusyn Records at the Albright Memorial Library, Henkelman Room
Sat in August(TBA) - 10 am to Noon: Germany Records at the Valley Community Library
Sat., September 13 - 10 am to Noon: England and Wales Records at the Abington Community Library
Wed., Apr. 16, 5:30 pm; Dine Lackawanna - Enjoy a night out & help support the Society by dining out at supporting locations! This month's event is at 3 Jacks Burger Bar, 233 E Drinker St, Dunmore, PA 18512 (570) 489-0060.
Thanks to Lamar Advertising for its ongoing support of this program
Fri., Apr. 25, 2 pm; Lackawanna Past Times: Electric Cars in the Electric City Trolley historian George Gula will take you on a virtual tour through the history and route of the Scranton Transit Company!
Sun., Apr. 27, 2 pm; Migrant Workers in Lackawanna County Join us at the Waverly Community House on Sunday, April 27 at 2 pm to learn the history of local migrant workers from LHS volunteer Jenny Gonzalez. Jenny is a Licensed Social Worker and Program Director of Marywood University’s S.T.A.R.S (Students Together Achieving Remarkable Success) Program, and has been working with and advocating for the civil and immigrants' rights of the growing immigrant and refugee populations in NEPA for over a decade. She has spent the last year researching the local Latino community and has compiled an informative history of local migrant workers which she will share at the program.
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