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WILKES BARRE LOCATION
WILKES BARRE LOCATION (Hours on Sunday after church)


* 80 Manor Drive, Shavertown, PA 18708
* 80 Manor Drive, Shavertown, PA 18708

Revision as of 15:37, 25 October 2022

OUR REGULAR HOURS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO WEDNESDAYS 1 TO 5 PM. FIRST COME FIRST SERVED.

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.


FamilySearch This article describes the services and resources available at a FamilySearch Center, a branch facility of the FamilySearch Library.


 

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

Center Contacts and Hours[edit | edit source]

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:

Address:

CLARKS SUMMIT LOCATION

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

WILKES BARRE LOCATION (Hours on Sunday after church)

  • 80 Manor Drive, Shavertown, PA 18708
  • Entrance at back of building on right

Email:

  • PA_Scranton@familyhistorymail.org

Holiday Schedule:

  • Closed all holidays

Center Resources[edit | edit source]

Collections[edit | edit source]

  • 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[edit | edit source]

  • 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.




Center Services[edit | edit source]

Staff Research Specialties[edit | edit source]

Italian (call to make an appointment with our Italian specialist)



Resources in the Local Area[edit | edit source]