Scranton Pennsylvania Family History Center

OUR REGULAR HOURS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO WEDNESDAYS 1 TO 5 PM. FIRST COME FIRST SERVED, OR LEAVE A VOICE MESSAGE ON THE CENTER ANSWER MACHINE AT 570-587-5123.

PLEASE BE PATIENT AS WE ONLY CHECK THE VOICE MESSAGES WEEKLY or BIWEEKLY.

THANK YOU, SHEILA DONNELLY

ENTRANCE IN BACK OF BUILDING. RIGHT SET OF DOORS. RING DOORBELL OR KNOCK LOUD. WE ARE THE SECOND DOOR ON RIGHT IN HALLWAY.

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

Center Contacts and Hours
Open Hours:

'HOURS BY APPOINTMENT. PLEASE CALL AS DIRECTED.'

Hours 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
 * Construction on Edella Road to Leach Hill Road has been ongoing. Check for alternate route via Fairview to Simerell Road.

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