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Luzerne County PAGenWeb Local Repositories of Information
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Luzerne County PAGenWeb Local Repositories of Information
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County Government
Luzerne County Court House 200 North River Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 570-825-1500
Departments at main address unless otherwise noted.
This guide is for those making personal visits to the court house. The court house staff does not provide a research service. Court house records of interest to genealogists are available on microfilm.
Birth Records, 1893-1905 Register of Wills Penn Place Annex, 20 N. Penna. Avenue Wilkes Barre, PA 18701 570-825-1668. Hours are from 9-4:30
Death Records, 1893-1905 Register of Wills Penn Place Annex, 20 N. Penna. Avenue Wilkes Barre, PA 18701 570-825-1668. Hours are from 9-4:30
Deeds, Grantor & Grantee Indexes Luzerne County Courthouse
Divorce Records Prothonotary Luzerne County Courthouse 200 North River Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 Phone (570)825-1747 Fax (570)825-1757
Marriage Records, 1885-present Register of Wills Penn Place Annex, 20 N. Penna. Avenue Wilkes Barre, PA 18701 570-825-1668. Hours are from 9-4:30
Naturalization Records prior to 1943 Prothonotary Luzerne County Courthouse 200 North River Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 Phone (570)825-1747 Fax (570)825-1757
Orphans Court, 113 W. North St., 570-822-0764
Wills & Estate Records Register of Wills Penn Place Annex, 20 N. Penna. Avenue Wilkes Barre, PA 18701 570-825-1668. Hours are from 9-4:30
Genealogical & Historical Societies
Luzerne County Historical Society 49 South Franklin Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 (570) 823-6244 ext. 2 FAX (570)823-9011
Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Physical Address: 57 North Franklin St., Annex Two, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1776, Shavertown, PA 18707
Back Mountain Historical Association Mary Kintz Bevevino Library (570) 674-6420
Statewide library catalog
State Library of Pennsylvania Forum Building, Commonwealth Ave. & Walnut St., Harrisburg, PA Mailing Address: The State Library only accepts interlibrary loan requests from out-of-state libraries that are members of LVIS (Libraries Very Interested in Sharing) or that have a formal no-charge reciprocal agreement with the State Library. There is no borrowing restriction on Pennsylvania Newspapers and Documents for libraries within the continental U.S. There is no charge for this service. Requests from individuals and foreign requests are not accepted. Books and newspapers on microfilm are generally loaned for a period of 28 days. Loan of newspaper microfilm is limited to nine (9) reels per library at one time. Genealogy materials do not circulate. Photocopies of journal articles are supplied at no charge.
Librarians do not do genealogical research. They will assist visitors to their libraries to find items of interest in the library's collection. If you plan to visit a library in the Luzerne county area, search that library's online catalog before making your visit, to make sure the library actually has the resources you hope to find.
Search the county library catalog here.
Back Mountain Memorial Library 96 Huntsville Road, Dallas, PA 18612 (570) 675-1182
55 N Church St Hazleton PA 18201 570-454-2961
495 East Main St.
71 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
107 W Main St, Plymouth, PA 18651-2912 (570) 779-4775
570-654-9847
Marian Sutherland Kirby Library 35 Kirby Avenue Mountaintop, PA 18707 (570)474-9313 |
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