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        To obtain birth or death certificates for events that occurred before 1906 contact the Register of Wills, Orphans Court in the county where the event occurred. For marriage records, contact the Marriage License Clerks, County Court House in county where license was issued. For divorce records, contact the Prothonotary Court House in county seat of county where the divorce was granted.

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      Lackawanna County Vital Records
      Lackawanna County Register of Wills
      200 N. Washington Ave
      Scranton, PA 18503
      (570) 963- 6723
      Email: registerofwills@lackawannacounty.org
      Lackawanna Historical Society
      232 Monroe Ave.
      Scranton, PA 18510
      (717) 344-3841
      RecordCostDates OrderingNotes
      Birth1878-1906Search Onlineoutside of Scranton - Write to Register of Wills at above address.
      Birth1878-1906Search Onlinefor Scranton - Write to:Dept of Public Health
      Scranton City Hall
      Mulberry St & Washington Ave
      Scranton, PA 18503
      Death1878-1906Search Onlineoutside of Scranton - Write to Register of Wills at above address.
      Death1878-1906Search Onlinefor Scranton - Write to:Dept of Public Health
      Scranton City Hall
      Mulberry St & Washington Ave
      Scranton, PA 18503
      MarriageOctober 1885 to presentSearch OnlineWrite to Marriage Bureau at the Courthouse address above.
      Land & Probate1878-Present
      Related Links:
      • Lackawanna County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • USGenWeb Archives Lackawanna County
        free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records
      • 1890 Scranton, Pa. City Directory
        Over 22,650 residents taken from the 1890 Williams Scranton City Directory are included
      • 1905-06 Carbondale, Pa. City Directory
        Approximately 7,600 residents are listed with street addresses and occupations.

      Lancaster County Vital Records
      Lancaster County Office of Records and Archives Services
      50 North Duke Street
      P.O. Box 83480
      Lancaster, PA 17603
      (717) 299-8319
      Lancaster County Historical Society
      230 N. President Ave.
      Lancaster, PA 17603
      (717) 392-4633
      The Archives collection is comprimised principally of records of the following Clerk of Courts - Criminal, Recorder of Deeds, Prothonotary, Register of wills
      RecordCostDates OrderingNotes
      Birth$10.001893 - 1907 county
      1881-1906 city
      Search OnlineMail Orderfrom the offfice of the Register of Wills
      Death1894 - 1907Search Online
      Marriage$10.00from 1885Search Online
      LandLand records are available from the beginning of the County on May 10, 1729 Deeds are the principal instruments in the record books. Mortgages were included in the record books until 1812 when the Mortgage book series was begun.
      ProbateWills are recorded from 1730. Interstate records (Letters of Administration and Administration Bonds) at the Archives begin 1753.
      Related Links:
      • Lancaster County Official web site
      • Lancaster County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • USGenWeb Archives Lancaster County
        free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records
      • 1890 Lancaster, Pa. (Lancaster Co.) City Directory
        Approximately 14,000 residents listed in The 1890 Williams' Lancaster, Pa. City Directory

      Lawrence County Vital Records
      Vital Records
      430 Court Street
      New Castle, PA 16101
      (724) 658-2541
      Make checks payable to Vital Records
      RecordCostDates OrderingNotes
      MarriageSearch Online
      Related Links:
      • Lawrence County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • USGenWeb Archives Lawrence County
        free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records

      Lebanon County Vital Records 
      Lebanon County Courthouse
      400 South Eighth Street
      Lebanon, PA 17042-6794
      (717) 274-2801
      Lebanon County Historical Society
      Related Links:
      • Lebanon County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • USGenWeb Archives Lebanon County
        free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records
      • 1891-93 Lebanon, Pa. (Lebanon Co.) City Directory
        Approximately 6,000 residents listed in The Boyd's Lebanon, Pa. City Directory, dated 1891-93

      Lehigh County Vital Records 
      Lehigh County Courthouse
      455 Hamilton Street
      Allentown, PA 18105
      Lehigh County Historical Society
      P.O. Box 1548
      Attn: Library Reference
      Allentown, PA 18105
      (610) 435-9601

      Basic Research: $35 per hour Document Photocopy Service available for Lehigh marriage licenses from 1885-1951 for $5.00 per person & copies of wills & estate papers from 1815-1916 for $5.00 + 25 cents a sheet for each page of the file. Charges for the photocopies of the estate papers will be made at the time of the mailing.

      This office does NOT have copies of birth, death or marriage certificates. You must order those from the State office.
      Related Links:
      • Lehigh County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • USGenWeb Archives Lehigh County
        free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records
      • Genealogy of Pennsylvania (Various records transcribed)
      • 1890 Allentown, Pa. City Directory
        Approximately 10,000 residents listed in The Williams' Allentown City Directory for the year 1890
      • 1885,90,95 Catasauqua, Pa. City Directories
        Approximately 1000 residents are listed with street addresses and occupations. Scanned Images of 24 pages from the Ferris Bros. Lehigh County Directory
      • 1885,90,95 Slatington, Pa. City Directories
        1885-Approx 550 listings - names, addresses, occupations
      • 7 Allentown, Pa city directories
        Residential listings from these cities with street addresses and occupations. Scanned images of 16 pages from the actual 1860 Boyd's Directory

      Luzerne County Vital Records
      Luzerne County Courthouse
      200 North River St
      Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702-2685
      (570) 825-1672
      Luzerne County Historical Society
      RecordCostDates OrderingNotes
      Marriage$10.00Search Online
      Related Links:
      • Luzerne County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • USGenWeb Archives Luzerne County
        free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records
      • 1889 Nanticoke, Pa. City Directory
        Approximately 3,200 residents are listed with street addresses and occupations
      • 1890 Pittston, Pa. City Directory
        Approximately 5,000 residents are listed with street addresses and occupations
      • 1889 Plymouth, Pa. City Directory
        Approximately 4,300 residents are listed with street addresses and occupations
      • 1887-88 Carbondale, Pa. City Directory
        Approximately 7,600 residents are listed with street addresses and occupations from West Pittston, Carbondale, Avoca, Duryea, Hughestown, Yatesville, Exeter, McCarthyville, Browntown, Sebastopol, Inkerman, and Port Griffith
      • 1890 Wilkes Barre, Pa. City Directory
        Approximately 14,000 residents listed in The Williams' Wilkes-Barre City Directory for the year 1890

      Lycoming County Vital Records 
      Lycoming County Courthouse
      48 West Third Street
      Williamsport, PA 17701-6519
      (570) 327-2258
      Related Links:
      • Lycoming County USGenWeb
        genealogical resources
      • USGenWeb Archives Lycoming County
        free transcriptions of vital records, deeds, censuses, obituaries & other public records
       
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