Luzerne County PAGenWeb

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Luzerne County, Pennsylvania was formed in 1786 from Northumberland County.
The county seat is Wilkes Barre.
Township Map of Luzerne County, 1893

 

Luzerne County Coordinator
Mary Ann Lubinsky

 

Please note: I do not live in Luzerne County and cannot provide lookup or research assistance.

 

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LINKS

Luzerne USGenWeb Archives Contribute your files and read what has already been submitted

Mills:

The Wapwallopen Mills

Atlas and Maps:

1873 Luzerne County Atlas

Mines:

Mine Accidents and Other Information

Pennsylvania Bureau of Mine Safety

Bios:

History of Luzerne County Bios

Nationality Info:

Irish Surnames & Origins
Jewish Genealogical Research
Immigrants from Hesse Germany
Tyroleans of Northeastern Pennsylvania

Births and Deaths:

Birth Certificates 1906-1910 and Death Certificates from 1906-1965

Free PA State Archives Records on Ancestry.com for PA Residents

C Surname delayed Births

Newspaper Articles:

Pay Roll Dates Are Announced By Firms
Genealogy Columns Archived

Newspaper Extracts

Cemeteries and Cemetery Records

Obits:

View Old Obits

Census Orphans:

W-B Home for Friendless Children
Orphans Court and Church Record (Naugle Family)

Church Histories

Photos:

Luzerne County Photos
Old Photos (Submitted)

Church Records  

County Resources:

Court House, Libraries and Genealogical Societies

Physicians, Medical Society:

Extracts from Medical Society Register

County, State, Private Links (offsite):

Luzerne Co. Visitor's Guide
Scranton Board of Trade Journal


Pa State Archives

 

History and directory of Newton and Ransom townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania including a history of the Wyoming Valley and a brief history of Pennsylvania and Lackawanna County : also many biographical sketches : 1754-1912

 

History of Hanover Township and Wyoming Valley by Henry Blackman Plumb

Railroad:

Mud Run Train Accident
Early Railroads of Newport Township
Railroads
Employees of LVRR
U.S. Railroad Retirement Board

Court Records:

Court records

 

 

Families of Luzerne County:

Early Hazleton Residents
Early Families
Grandmother Seeley's Autograph Book
First White Settlement in Valley
Recollection of Wyom. Valley in Pioneer Days
Sarah Kennedy
Kidnapping of Ann Dodson

Goughs/Houlihans/Related Familes

Research Aids:

LDS Microfilm - Order at your local Family History Center (offsite)
Kinship Chart
Old & New German Months

Family Ties

Schools:

Old Schools

 

1916 Senior Class, St. John's High School, Pittston

Fraternal Organizations:

Knights of Columbus 1916

 

Ship Lists and Ship Info:

British King Passenger List
Ship Scythia

Thomas Roberts Declaration

 

Governors:

Pa Governors from 1790-1866

Surname Registry

Groups:

The Courthouse Gang (Yahoo)

Luzerne Connections (Yahoo)

Taxes:

Tax Records

 

History:

H. C. Bradsby's History of Luzerne County, 1893

Historical Markers, Cornerstones and Keystones of NEPA

 
Tombstone Project

Land:

Deed Extracts
Sheriff Sales
Public Sale of seated and unseated Lands
US Land & Property research (offsite)

 
    

Links to Other Luzerne County Sites (offsite):

LuzerneCounty.com
Eastern PA

Duryea PA

Plymouth Historical Society

Linkpendium for Luzerne

 

Lookups:  The Courthouse Gang Yahoo Group's Wilkes-Barre Almanacs

 
Luzerne County Lookup Volunteers  
Lookup Volunteers Needed  
   

Mailing List:

Luzerne (RootsWeb)

Plymouth Historical Society Yahoo Group (you must join Yahoo)

 

Towns & Boros:

Place Names & Postoffices
Towns & Boro Formation
History of Lackawanna Valley Index Names
Towns & Township Histories
Luzerne Co Place Names
Place-Name Interpretations
Town Histories
City Directories

 

Marriages:

Marriage Docket

 

Wilkes-Barre Record Almanacs, 1885-1960's

Message Boards:

GenForum - Luzerne County

Wills:

Old Family Wills
Will book 1 Index

Additions and Corrections to Wills Index

Memoirs and Diaries:

Diary of Mary Everard
The Memories of Bob Howells
Edward Williams Speaking of Warrior Run August 1925
Observations by a Stranger (1810)
Julia Blackman Plumb, memoirs, written in 1888, Hanover Twp., of early 1800's

 

 

Military Records:

Pittston Gazette Centennial Handbook
War Pages
Those drafted into the Union Army 9 June, 1864
Wyoming Massacre information
Battle of Wyoming
Wyoming/Connecticut Controversy
Soldiers Letter Home
Sugar Loaf Massacre

Joseph Melvin Leonard Camp No.168 "New York Camp" Sons of Spanish American War Veterans

 The massacre of Wyoming (Internetarchive website)

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Luzerne County Coordinator
Mary Ann Lubinsky

 

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