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OUR SERVICES AND WHAT'S IN OUR ARCHIVES
OUR RESEARCH SERVICES
When submitting your request we ask that you have a specific name, place, or even a specific person that you are looking for. Looking for "all" information available is too broad for our volunteer staff to handle.
When submitting your request we ask that you have a specific name, place, or even a specific person that you are looking for. Looking for "all" information available is too broad for our volunteer staff to handle.
You can email the dedicated volunteer staff at history@nanticokehistoryonline.org or call 570.258.1367 with your request. There is a small fee associated with each request to cover the cost of the research and photo retrieval. The staff will talk to you about the fee and any additional questions they may have to help find your information.
When emailing your request, please include the following information:
Your Name:
Your Address including city, state, and zip
Email Address:
Phone Number:
Description of Research/Photo Request:
Any additional pertinent information to assist with your request.
Please understand that this service is provided as a courtesy and that all search is done by Nanticoke Historical Society volunteers. Requests are processed in the order they are received and may take some time to produce results. Volunteers are not responsible for the data contained in your results, or lack thereof. There is no guarantee associated with this service and fees are non refundable. Most searches do produce results, but some do not. Your submission through email or telephone request indicates the acceptance of these terms.
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Our offices are being refurbished while being closed to the public. After the breakdown of our furnace, this past December, the heat had to be turned off causing mold to accumulate in various areas. With the help of The Federal Grant to help non-profits during this shut down, we were able to have a new furnace installed and problem areas removed.
What's in our archives
HOLDINGS OF THE NANTICOKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ATLASES AND MAPS
CENSUS AND CITY DIRECTORIES
COMMERCIAL Photos and information on more than 6000 business and professional establishments
CONCRETE CITY A detailed history of the construction of this architectural experiment including original photos of it being built.
FAMILY HISTORIES Extensive histories and photographs of many prominent families who lived in Nanticoke:
FIRE DEPARTMENT
GENEALOGY RESEARCH Questions on genealogy can be submitted for a small charge and researched by our staff, who have access to various informational resources.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
MILITARY
MINING INDUSTRY
NANTICOKE CITY (AND BOROUGH) GOVERNMENT
NANTICOKE POLICE DEPARTMENT
NANTICOKE SCHOOLS
NEWSPAPERS
SOCIETY NEWSLETTERS A quarterly publication of Nanticoke history,
OBITUARIES In excess of 15,000 individual obituaries from newspapers covering the entire history of the city.
PHOTOGRAPHS At last count we have over 15,000 pictures taken over the last 125 years, READING LIBRARY Books and periodicals covering Nanticoke, Wyoming Valley, and world history:
REAL ESTATE PHOTOS AND HISTORY Old and new photographs of every house and commercial building in Nanticoke
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER A history of the river including natural disasters such as the 1902, 1936, and 1972 floods.
THE NANTICOKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY relies heavily on public records, newspapers and official documents, but they can only tell a fraction of the story of the city. The Society welcomes input from families and anyone who can add their personal memories to the growing knowledge of our past. We’re not looking for skeletons (although they certainly would be welcome), just great stories and genealogical information to fill out the empty spaces between the lines of the social columns that sadly no longer exist in our local publications.