Scranton Pennsylvania Family History Center

WE ARE TEMPORARILY CLOSED UNTIL MID DECEMBER DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE BUILDING WE ARE HOUSED IN. CHECK BACK HERE FOR UPDATES AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.

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

Center Contacts and Hours
Open Hours:

Wednesdays 1 to 5 pm & 6 to 8:30 pm

Other times by appointment

Location Map:


 * Google Map

Address:


 * 505 Griffin Pond, Clarks Summit, PA 18411 United States
 * Park at the back of the building, use the right door at the back of the building.


 * Language:English

Phone:

1-570-587-5123

Email:


 * PA_Sranton@ldsmail.net
 * clarksummitfamilyhistorycenter@gmail.com


 * During inclement winter weather please call ahead to see if center is open

Holiday Schedule:


 * Closed all holidays
 * Closed on the following Wednesdays:
 * Oct 24
 * Oct 31
 * Nov 7
 * Nov 14
 * Nov 21
 * Nov 28
 * Dec 5
 * Dec 26

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.

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.

Hardware and Equipment


 * Computers, Microfilm readers, Microfilm reader/printer, 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