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Visiting INFORMATION

The Research Library is open by appointment. To make an appointment for the Research Library, call 570-823-6244 ext. 2 or email library@luzernehistory.org.

The Museum is currently closed for building maintenance and repair. Please watch our website and social media for more information on when we will reopen. Until then, check out the Exhibitions tab at the top of the page for our current online exhibits.

We also perform research and genealogical requests online for those who would like an off-site option. The forms are available and can be submitted under the Research Services tab at the top of the page.

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Founded in 1858

The Luzerne County Historical Society is Pennsylvania’s oldest county historical society.  LCHS preserves and promotes the collective history and heritage of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, at the Bishop Library and the Museum in Wilkes-Barre, the Denison House in Forty Fort and the Swetland Homestead in Wyoming.

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objects, documents and published works associated with Luzerne County
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    From prehistoric Native American items

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    to letters from the Revolutionary War-era

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    to anthracite coal mining tools to

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    boxes and shopping bags from local department stores

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We make history relevant to our community

History is about all of us. 

History offers important benefits to our society: building critical thinking skills; making us better citizens; teaching us  creative problem solving; and creating heritage tourism and economic development.