The Lackawanna Historical Society’s Genealogy Forum will continue through the spring and summer to offer participants guidance on where to go when their family history search in the U.S. has led them back to Europe.
The Forum was created in late 2019 to provide LHS members and local residents who are interested in tracing their ancestry with an opportunity to come together to share experiences and provide helpful hints to others who are seeking their roots.
Participants should have completed genealogy research on the U.S. side of the Atlantic and have a good idea of where to look for family members across the pond. Session planners ask that anyone who registers know an approximate place of residence for ancestors in a specific region. Sessions will be held at various Lackawanna County libraries; please call the Society at 570-344-3841 or email lackawannahistory@gmail.com to register.
• Saturday, June 10 at 10 a.m.: Finding Records in Ireland, Community Room, North Pocono Public Library, 1315 Church Street in Moscow.
• Saturday, July 8 at 10 a.m.: Finding Records in Italy, Abington Community Library, 1200 W. Grove St. in Clarks Summit.
• Saturday, Aug. 5 at 10 a.m.: Finding Records in Poland, Taylor Community Library, 710 S. Main St. in Taylor
• Saturday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m.: Funding Records in Germany, Gino Merli Room, Valley Community Library, 739 River Street in Peckville.
In addition to the regular forum meetings, the Society will partner with the Albright Memorial Library to host a Fall Genealogy Workshop for Beginners on Saturdays in October from 9:30 a.m. to noon in the Henkelman Room at the Albright Library, 500 Vine St., Scranton.
Registration is required and participants must commit to all four sessions. The fee is $25 for LHS Members and $35 for Non-Members. The deadline is Friday, Sept. 29. Please call or email the Society for details.
