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When you are tracing your family history, the most valuable sources of information are often birth, death and marriage records, wills, deeds and naturalization papers. These records are often scattered throughout a variety of public offices.
To make your genealogical search easier, we have compiled these tables which list many of these offices.
| BIRTH RECORDS: | |
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| For births that occurred in Scranton between 1878 and 1905: | Scranton Public Library |
| For births that occurred in Lackawanna County (excluding Scranton), between 1893 and 1905: |
Register of Wills
Lackawanna County Courthouse Courthouse Square Scranton PA 18503 (570) 963-6702 |
| For births that occurred in Lackawanna County (including Scranton), from 1906 to present: |
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Records State Office Building 100 Lackawanna Avenue Scranton, PA 18503 (570) 963-4595 |
| DEATH RECORDS: | |
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| For deaths that occurred in Scranton between 1878 and 1905: | Scranton Public Library |
| For deaths that occurred in Lackawanna County (excluding Scranton) between 1893 and 1905: |
Register of Wills
Lackawanna County Courthouse Courthouse Square Scranton, PA 18503 (570) 963-6702 |
| For deaths that occurred anywhere in Lackawanna County (including Scranton) from 1906 to the present: |
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Division of Vital Records 101 South Mercer Street P.O. Box 1528 New Castle, PA 16103 (412) 656-3100 |
| NOTE: As a service to local residents, the Scranton Division of Vital Statistics will apply to the Division of Vital Records (in New Castle, PA) for death records for deaths that occurred anywhere in Pennsylvania from 1906 to present: |
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Records 100 Lackawanna Avenue Scranton, PA 18503 (570) 347-0205 |
| MARRIAGE RECORDS: | |
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| For marriages that occurred in Lackawanna County from October 1885 to present: |
Marriage Bureau
Lackawanna County Court House Courthouse Square Scranton, PA 18503 (570) 963-6708 |
| DIVORCE RECORDS: | |
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| For divorces that occurred in Lackawanna County from October 1885 to the present: |
Clerk of Judicial Records
Lackawanna County Courthouse Courthouse Square Scranton, PA 18503 (570) 963-6723 |
| WlLLS: | |
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| From 1878 to the present, (even if person died interstate): |
Register of Wills
Lackawanna County Courthouse Courthouse Square Scranton, PA 18503 (570) 963-6702 |
| DEEDS: | |
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| For property owned, bought, or sold in Lackawanna County from 1878 to the present: |
Recorder of Deeds Office
Lackawanna County Courthouse Courthouse Square Scranton, PA 18503 (570) 963-6775 |
| NATURALIZATlON RECORDS for LACKAWANNA COUNTY: | |
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| For naturalizations prior to 1878 (when what is now Lackawanna County was part of Luzerne County), contact the Prothonotary’s Office at the Luzerne County Courthouse. They have an index to naturalization records for Luzerne County from 1830-1906 and 1912-1944.
If you find your ancestor in the index you then need to send a request to the National Archives, Mid-Atlantic Region in Philadelphia (see address to obtain a photocopy of the original record. Researchers can also visit the National Archives to conduct their own research. |
Prothonotary’s Office
Luzerne County Courthouse 200 North River Street Wilkes Barre, PA 18702 (570) 825-1745 |
| For naturalizations that occurred in Lackawanna County between 1878 and 1905: The Genealogical Research Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania has a computerized index to these records. |
Clerk of Judicial Records
Lackawanna County Courthouse Courthouse Square Scranton, PA 18503 (570) 963-6723 Genealogical Research Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania 210 Grant Street Olyphant, PA 18447 (570) 383-7661 |
| The U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania, performed naturalizations in Scranton from 1901-1990. A microfilm index is available at the Federal Building in Scranton and at the National Archives, Mid-Atlantic Region, in Philadelphia. |
U.S. District Court
Middle District of Pennsylvania Wm. J. Nealon Federal Bldg. 235 North Washington Ave P.O. Box 1148 Scranton, PA 18501 (570) 207-5600 |
| Researchers can search the index in Scranton or request a search of the index and copies of the records by writing to the National Archives, Mid-Atlantic Region. Researchers can also visit the National Archives to conduct their own research.
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National Archives & Records Administration
Mid-Atlantic Region 900 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 597-3000 http://www.archives.gov/contact/ |
