Listers, I am leaving for Wilkes Barre Thursday evening and will be in town for research on Friday and Saturday. I will be primarily interested in courthouse, cemetery and newspaper records. Primary time period 1870-1900. Anyone have any tips on how to make the most of my time there - - or what NOT to do? All suggestions greatfully appreciated. TIA, Ruth FOLEY RILEY __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
Register of Wills Office - 2nd Floor Luzerne County Courthouse (570) 825-1668 Hours: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm (M-F) - Early birth records (located in storage room in subasement) from 1893 through 1905. - Early Death records (located in storage room in subasement) from 1893 through 1905. - Wills - Marriage Records (located in storage room in subasement) from October, 1885 to present. Prothonotary's Office - 2nd Floor Luzerne County Courthouse Phone: (570) 825-1745 Hours: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (M-F) - Naturalization Records Recorder of Deeds Office - 2nd Floor Luzerne County Courthouse Phone: (570) 825-1641 Hours: 9:00 am to 4:30 pm (M-F) - Deeds from 1787 to present (land owners) - Mortgages from 1787 to present Luzerne County Historical Society Biship Library 49 South Franklin Street Wilkes-Barre Phone: (570) 823-6244 Hours: Noon to 4:00 pm (T-F) 10 to 4 (Sat) $5.00 usage fee or join for $25.00 a year (discount off books, free newsletter, etc) - Old newspapers on Microfilm dating back to early 1800s - City directories - Wilkes-Barre Record Almanacs - Early marriage records, etc. on microfilm - Lots of old history books, maps & genealogies. Good luck Jim Smith www.folkfinders.com --- Ruth Riley <rfriley2000@yahoo.com> wrote: > Listers, > > I am leaving for Wilkes Barre Thursday evening > and will be in town for research on Friday and > Saturday. I will be primarily interested in > courthouse, cemetery and newspaper records. > Primary time period 1870-1900. > > Anyone have any tips on how to make the most of > my time there - - or what NOT to do? > > All suggestions greatfully appreciated. > > TIA, Ruth FOLEY RILEY > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > > ==== PALUZERN Mailing List ==== > Northeast Pennsylvania Chat can be accessed at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/chat.htm > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/