OUR SERVICES AND WHAT'S IN OUR ARCHIVES

Please read page one and fill out page two of the following Research Request Form.  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 NHS63@comcast.net or call 570-258-1367 with your request. Check out our Membership Benefits - There is a fee described on the letter below, 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.

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 HISTORIES

POLICE DEPARTMENT HISTORY

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 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 30,000 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.