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Genealogy
The LHS genealogy records contain pertinent information about many area families. Arranged alphabetically, the files include newspaper clippings, letters, and some family charts.
Click here for an example.
While Historical Society researchers and resources can supply some family information, the LHS does not
house vital records. Those records can be obtained from other sources such as the ones listed below.
| Birth and Death Records | |
| For births and deaths that occurred in Scranton between 1878 and 1905: | Reference Department Scranton Public Library 500 Vine St. Scranton, PA 18509 (570) 348-3000 ext.3008 |
| For births and deaths that occurred in Lackawanna County (other than 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 |
| 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 Lackawanna County naturalization information: | 1878-1905 Clerks of Judical Records Lackawanna County Courthouse Scranton, PA 18509 (570) 963-6753 1906 - Present US District Court Fedreal Building 235 North Washington Avenue Scranton PA 18503 (570) 347-0205 |
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