Scranton Pennsylvania Family History Center

THE NEW ENTRANCE IS IN THE BACK OF THE BUILDING. COME IN THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR. RING DOORBELL OR KNOCK LOUD. WE ARE THE SECOND DOOR ON THE RIGHT IN THAT HALLWAY.

WE WILL BE CLOSED ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS:


 * Wednesday, November 25, 2020
 * Wednesday, December 23, 2020
 * Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Scranton Family History Center serving Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susdquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming and other counties in Northeast Pennsylvania

Center Contacts and Hours
Open Hours:

Every Wednesday 1 to 5 pm

 First Wednesday of month also open 6 to 8:30 pm 

Other times by appointment


 * During inclement winter weather please call ahead to check if center is open
 * We are closed when local schools have weather related closings

Location Map:


 * Google Map

Address:


 * 505 Griffin Pond, Clarks Summit, PA 18411 United States
 * Park at back of building. Enter through door on right.


 * Language:English

Phone:

1-570-587-5123

Email:


 * PA_Scranton@familyhistorymail.org

Holiday Schedule:


 * Closed all holidays

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog
 * Wide collection of Italian films
 * Verna Ann Hill Jacobs Collection - A wide variety of microfilms containing newspaper clippings, family information, church records for New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania and other states. (Films are  not cataloged in the FamilySearch Catalog)
 * A wide variety of books containing information for families in Pennsylvania and New York.

FREE Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
 * Free premium website access includes Ancestry, My Heritage, Fold 3, Newspapers.com, and many more.

Hardware and Equipment


 * Computers, Printer/scanner, Microfilm readers, Microfiche readers available for patron's research.

Staff Research Specialties
Italian (call to make an appointment with our Italian specialist)

Resources in the Local Area

 * Lackawanna Historical Society


 * Carbondale Historical Society


 * Dunmore Historical Society


 * Wayne County Historical Society