Scranton Pennsylvania FamilySearch Center
ENTRANCE IN BACK OF BUILDING. RIGHT SET OF DOORS. RING DOORBELL OR KNOCK LOUD. WE ARE THE SECOND DOOR ON RIGHT IN HALLWAY.
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This article describes the services and resources available at a FamilySearch Center, a branch facility of the FamilySearch Library. |
Scranton FamilySearch Center serving Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming and other counties in Northeast Pennsylvania
Center Contacts and Hours[edit | edit source]
Open Hours:
WEDNESDAY 1PM TO 5PM. FIRST COME FIRST SERVED.
CLOSED FOR WEEK OF THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, NEW YEARS.
- We are closed when local schools have weather related closing.
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. Please ring doorbell.
- Language:English
WILKES BARRE LOCATION (Hours on 1st and 4th Wednesdays from 6 to 8 pm, and Sundays 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]
- FamilySearch Center Portal This center has access to the FamilySearch 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 Institution, My Heritage, Fold 3, Geneanet, Irish Ancestors, NewspaperArchive, Findmypast, FamNet, and more.
Hardware and Equipment
- Free access to Computers, Printer/scanner, Microfilm readers, Microfiche readers available for patron's research.
- No charge to print