This is a collection of various historical and genealogical reference works on Pennsylvania. These references cover 1000's of individuals, and are an excellent way to start or continue research focused on PA. This collection includes all of the individual collections covering Lackawanna County, PA (Please see individual collection listings for detailed descriptions of titles.)

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LK01 - Lackawanna County PA - Everything Collection (All Collections on Lackawanna County)

LK02 - County, Regional, Miscellaneous History & Maps Collection

County History & Biography Collection
Portrait and Biographical History of Lackawanna County Pennsylvania (Chapman Publishing Co., 1897, 1054 pages)

Town, Township & Regional Histories
Views of Scranton (C. S. Woolworth, ~1910, 31 pages)
Dunmore 1862-1962 (Dunmore Centennial Committee Inc., 1962, 152 pages)
Carbondale, Pennsylvania - 125th Anniversary 1851-1976 (Carbondale Bicentennial Inc., 1976, 108 pages

Church, Family, Education, Military and Miscellaneous Histories
Industries and Wealth of the Principal Points in Northeastern Pennsylvania (American Publishing and Engraving Co., 1890, 125 pages)

Maps Atlases & Images
1864 Map of the County of Luzerne Pennsylvania (Lacoe & Schooley and F. H. Walling, Color)
1873 Borough of Dunmore (Anonymous, B/W)
1894 Atlas of the Wyoming and Lackawanna Valleys (G. Wm. Baist, Color)

Birds-eye Town Views
Bird's Eye View of Carbondale, PA. (1870, Fowler & Bailey)
Jermyn, Lackawanna County, PA. (1889, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)
Carbondale, Pennsylvania (1890, T. M. Fowler)
Scranton, Penn. (1890, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)
Moscow, Lackawanna County, Penn'a. (1891, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)
Archbald, Lackawanna County, PA. (1892, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)
Dunmore, Pennsylvania (1892, T. M. Fowler)
Moosic, Pennsylvania (1892, T. M. Fowler)
Peckville, Lackawanna County, PA. (1892, T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer)
Providence, Pennsylvania (1892, A. E. Downs)

LK03 - Directory Collection (1859-1939)
The Scranton Directory for 1859-60 (Wm. F. Bartlett, 1859, 70 pages)
Webb's Scranton City Directory 1876-7 (W. S. Webb & Co., 1876, 298 pages)
Williams' Dunmore Borough Directory 1903-1904 (J. E. Williams, 1903, 62 pages)
Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Carbondale, Hawley, Hazleton, Honesdale, Pittston and Nearby Places Telephone Directory - January 1912 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1912, 206 pages)
Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Carbondale, Hawley, Hazleton, Honesdale, Pittston and Nearby Places Telephone Directory - January 1917 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1917, 210 pages)
Consolidated Telephone Directory 1918 (Consolidated Telephone Co., 1918, 250 pages)
Consolidated Telephone Directory May 1919 (Consolidated Telephone Co., 1919, 256 pages)
Lehigh Telephone Directory - January - June 1928 (Lehigh Telephone Co., 1928, 246 pages)
Commonwealth Telephone Company - Summer 1929 (Commonwealth Telephone Company, 1929, 464 pages)
Polk's Carbondale City Directory (Including Simpson and Childs) 1931-32 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1931, 364 pages)
Honesdale and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - July 1939 (Bell Telephone Directory of PA, 1939, 408 pages)

LK04 - Directory Collection (1941-1958)
Carbondale and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - July 1941 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1941, 402 pages)
Clarks Summit - Montrose - Susquehanna - Telephone Directory - December 1946 (The Commonwealth Telephone Co., 1946, 120 pages)
Wilkes-Barre and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - July 1947 (Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, 1947, 396 pages)
Pittston and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - July 1948 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1948, 296 pages)
Pittston and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - July 1949 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1949, 312 pages)
Wilkes-Barre and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - August 1950 (Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, 1950, 472 pages)
Wilkes-Barre and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - August 1951 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1951, 492 pages)
Pittston and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - August 1953 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1953, 304 pages)
Scranton and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - January 1954 (Bell Telephone Co. of PA, 1954, 410 pages)
Polk's Scranton City, Including Dunmore 1957 (R. L. Polk & Co., 1957, 1618 pages)
Pittston and Nearby Points Telephone Directory - September 1958 (Bell Telephone Company of PA, 1958, 324 pages)