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Scranton Family History Center serving Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne and other counties in Northeast Pennsylvania | Scranton Family History Center serving Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne and other counties in Northeast Pennsylvania | ||
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'''Phone:''' 570-587-5123 | '''Phone:''' 570-587-5123 | ||
'''Open Hours:''' | = '''Open Hours:''' '''NOTE! CLOSED for the duration of March 2012. The center is being re-located to a different room in the same building. We are working to extend films you may have ordered so that they will be available to you in April after we re-open. Thank you for your patience!''' = | ||
:*'''Tuesday''' 12pm-4pm | :*'''Tuesday''' 12pm-4pm | ||
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:*During inclement winter weather please call ahead to see if center is open | :*During inclement winter weather please call ahead to see if center is open | ||
'''Holiday Schedule:''' Closed all holidays, including 2 week Christmas break (18 Dec - 2 January 2012) | '''Holiday Schedule:''' Closed all holidays, including 2 week Christmas break (18 Dec - 2 January 2012) | ||
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==== Collections ==== | ==== Collections ==== | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog '''Family History Library Catalog:'''] This center has the ability to receive, store, and make available for your use any of the films and fiche you order through the Family History Library Catalog. Just specify the Scranton Pennsylvania Family History Center as your servicing FHC. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog '''Family History Library Catalog:'''] This center has the ability to receive, store, and make available for your use any of the films and fiche you order through the Family History Library Catalog. Just specify the Scranton Pennsylvania Family History Center as your servicing FHC. | ||
*Wide collection of Italian films | *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 Family History Library Catalog)'' | *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 Family History Library Catalog)'' | ||
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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, Wayne and other counties in Northeast Pennsylvania
Center Contacts and Hours[edit | edit source]
Location & Map:
Address: 505 Griffin Pond, Clarks Summit, PA 18508 (This is not a mailing address. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.)
- Park at the back of the building.
- Google Map Location: g.co/maps/ner8h
Phone: 570-587-5123
Open Hours: NOTE! CLOSED for the duration of March 2012. The center is being re-located to a different room in the same building. We are working to extend films you may have ordered so that they will be available to you in April after we re-open. Thank you for your patience![edit | edit source]
- Tuesday 12pm-4pm
- Thursday 9:30am-1:30pm
- Evening-1st Tuesday of each month, 6:30pm-9:00pm
- During inclement winter weather please call ahead to see if center is open
Holiday Schedule: Closed all holidays, including 2 week Christmas break (18 Dec - 2 January 2012)
Center Resources[edit | edit source]
Collections[edit | edit source]
- Family History Library Catalog: This center has the ability to receive, store, and make available for your use any of the films and fiche you order through the Family History Library Catalog. Just specify the Scranton Pennsylvania Family History Center as your servicing FHC.
- 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 Family History Library Catalog)
- A wide variety of books containing information for families in Pennsylvania and New York.
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.
Hardware and Equipment
- Computers, Microfilm readers, Microfilm reader/printer, 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)