Albright Memorial Library Collection:
This collection is made up of books, and also vertical files about local history. The books and vertical files are cataloged on our website. They contain information about people, places, businesses etc. The Vertical File collection is quite extensive. We have an index available that shows what we have in the vertical files, and new files are added regularly. These files contain clippings, copies, and pamphlets from different businesses, people ect. We also have a biography, and photo index that is quite useful. The Biographical Index includes names and page numbers of all the people mentioned in the books listed below. It is a useful tool when searching for genealogy, or for projects about important people who lived in the Lackawanna County area in the late 1800′s and early 1900′s.
Browse the full collection via our online catalog. Click here to access the full collection.
*These texts are in delicate condition. Some have special copies you may photocopy from, but most don’t. We ask that you use a digital camera for your copy of the resource.*
Carbondale Public Library Collection:
The Alice Ahern Lynady Room houses the Carbondale Public Library’s Genealogy and Local History Collections. The collections contain materials that are related to the people, history, and development of the Greater Carbondale Area. The materials in the collections include microfilmed city newspapers dating back into the early 1800s, Carbondale City Directories, local history books, and historical documents pertaining to the local area. The library also has access to online databases such as Newspapers.com (local papers only), AncestryLibrary.com, and the Lackawanna County Digital Archives.
Click here for a full list of the collection and services are available.
The Lackawanna Valley Digital Archives is a wealth of local information accessible online. Visit today at http://www.lackawannadigitalarchives.org/
