Any updates or corrections to this list will be appreciated.
| Clarion County Historical Society |
18 Grant Street, Clarion, PA 16214-1015
Phone: (814) 226-4450
Fax: (814) 226-7106
Web
site |
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This Web site has a large amount of CCHS information, including a list
of many of its genealogy and history reference works. Check the CCHS Website for other research aids and items it has for
sale.
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| Clarion University Library |
Clarion, PA 16214
Phone: (814) 226-2000
Library Reference: (814) 226-2303
Web site |
| The Library is located on the campus of Clarion
University. It is a university library, but it has a reasonable collection
of local-interest items. Of particular note is the Barbara Morgan
Harvey Center for the Study of Oil Heritage. |
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| Clarion Free Library |
644 Main St., Clarion, PA 16214
Phone: (814) 226-7172
Fax: (814) 226-6750
Web site
Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Sunday: closed |
| Library volunteers compiled an easy-to-use Newspaper
Obituary Index, 1950-1985. Please contact the Kerri Kline,
the Library's genealogist, for assistance.
The Library holds microfilm of the Clarion News from 1867 to present
and New Bethlehem Leader-Vindicator from 1890 to present.
A list of newspapers on microfilm at
the library is available on this Web site. Use the Search function to locate the list.
The Library also has local census records from 1790-1920 on film. |
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| Eccles-Lesher Memorial Library |
673 North Main St., Rimersburg, PA 16248
Phone: (814) 473-3800
Fax: (814) 473-8200
Web site
Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: closed |
The Web site has a list of family histories
and a cemetery text file.
The Library has newspapers on film, photos, local history movies, and much
more. |
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| Foxburg Free Library |
31 Main Street, Foxburg, PA 16036
Phone: (724) 659-3431
Fax: (724) 659-3214
Web site
Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 12:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday & Sunday: closed |
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| Knox Public Library |
620 S. Main Street, Knox, PA 16232
Phone: (814) 797-1054
Fax: same
Web site
Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday & Sunday: closed
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| New Bethlehem Area Free Public
Library |
246 Broad St., New Bethlehem, PA 16242
Phone: (814) 275-2870
Fax: (814) 275-2870
Web site
Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (closes at 1:00 p.m. during summer months)
Wednesday & Sunday: closed |
Library has the local newspaper on microfilm
that dates back to 1890. There are some gaps in the microfilm, though,
as newspapers that were destroyed by the flood of 1936 were never microfilmed. It
also houses a limited collection of histories of local families done by
a descendant in each family.
Within a year, Library will be moving into a new facility and will have
a local heritage room that will house memorabilia, records and local history. |
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| Mildred Lankerd-Thomas Genealogical
Library |
300 N. McKean St., Kittanning, PA 16201
Phone: (412) 548-5707
Web site
Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. from April through
mid-November
Fees (from the library's Web site):
The rate to use the library is $3.00 a day for non-members and $1.00 a day for
student members [sic]. Members of the Armstrong County Genealogy
Club can use the library and research for free. |
(from the library's Web site):
The Mildred Lankerd-Thomas Genealogical Library's holdings include many
research materials on genealogy. Resources include over 800 family
histories, cemetery records, county histories, obituaries, early newspaper
abstracts, maps, atlases, birth records, baptism records, the complete
Armstrong County census, a surname index, town histories, church histories,
church records, and American Indian, Irish, and German research helps. The
library also contains photo-copy machines, computers, microfilm readers
and a microfiche reader. |
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| Butler Area Public Library |
218 N. McKean St., Butler, PA 16001
Phone: (724) 287-1715
Web site
Hours:
September - May -- Monday, Tuesday 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Wednesday, Thursday
9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
June - August -- Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.; Friday and Saturday
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| The Weir Genealogy Room has a genealogist available
on a part-time basis. There are over 2000 volumes; 600 rolls of census,
newspapers, and probate microfilm; an obituary index dating from 1825 to
the present with over 75,000 names; computerized searches (available by
reservation with genealogist); 250 catalogued family histories and 15 cubic
feet of family files available with assistance from staff. |
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| Rebecca M. Arthurs Memorial
Library (Brookville) |
223 Valley Street in Brookville, PA 15825
Phone: (814) 849-5512
Web site
Hours:
Monday: closed
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 11:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
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| Oil City Library |
2 Central Ave., Oil City, PA 16301
Phone: (814) 678-3072
Fax: (814) 676-8028
Web site
Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: closed |
In 1995, the Oil City Library was designated
by the State Library to be one of twenty-eight district library centers
in the state. The library, also known as the Oil Creek District Library
Center, serves as the district library for the fourteen public libraries
in the counties of Venango, Clarion, and Jefferson.
Among its special holdings are the Pennsylvania Collection and microfilm
of The Derrick (complete from 1871) and other early local newspapers. |
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| Franklin Free Library |
421 Twelfth, Franklin, PA 16323
Phone: (814) 432-5062
Fax: (814) 432-8998
Web site
Hours:
Monday through Friday: 10 a. m. to 8 p. m. (6 p.m. June, July, August)
Saturday: 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Sunday: closed |
| The Pennsylvania Room is open the first three Saturdays of
each month from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. |
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| Kittanning Public Library |
280 N. Jefferson Street Kittanning, PA 16201
Phone: (724) 543-1383
Web site |
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| Marienville Area Library |
110 E. Spruce St., Marienville, PA 16239-0306
Phone: (814) 927-8552
Web
site
Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Friday & Sunday: closed |
| Small library. Marienville is near the
Clarion-Forest County boundary |
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| Western Pennsylvania Genealogical
Society Library |
Pennsylvania Dept. of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080
Phone: (412) 622-3114
Web site
Searchable catalogue on-line
Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (October through May) |
The WPGS library collection of materials is
available to its members and the general public to aid in the research
of general genealogy and, specifically, Western Pennsylvania ancestors.
Resources available: Many family genealogies not found
elsewhere, research materials, microforms, audio cassettes,
vertical files of family
research, church histories, cemetery histories, and locality research,
also the First Families of Western Pennsylvania ancestors. |
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| Western Pennsylvania Historical
Society Library |
1212 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(John Heinz
Regional History Center)
Phone: (412) 454-6000
Fax: (412) 454-6031
Web site
On-Line Searchable Catalogue
Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
The Library & Archives collections document 250 years of life in western
Pennsylvania. The strength of the collection is the Nineteenth Century. Holdings
feature
- 40,000 books, pamphlets and monographs
- 600 periodicals, scholarly journals and newspapers
- 500 original maps and atlases
- 500,000 photographic prints and negatives
- 3,5000 individual archival collections of personal and
family papers, organizational records and business and
industry records.
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| Pennsylvania Room, Carnegie
Library of Pittsburgh |
4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080
Phone: (412) 622-3154
Fax: (412) 621-1267
Web
site |
| An exceptional collection of resources, including
historic photographs and other items not available elsewhere. |
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| Latter-Day Saints Family History
Centers |
Knox, PA 16232
Phone: (814) 797-1287
Butler: 365 Sawmill Run Road, Meridian, Butler County
Phone: (724) 482-2129
Hours: Wednesday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., 6:30-8:30 p.m. (for LDS
members only); Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Chambersburg: 50 Ragged Edge Road, Chambersburg, Franklin County
Phone: (717) 263-8679
Hours: Tuesday 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Wednesday 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.; Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Fairview: 11887 Mentzer Gap Road, Waynesboro, Franklin County
Phone: (717) 762-2268
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., 6:00
p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Closed the last two weeks of December.
Franklin: 1449 Thompson Road, Franklin, Venango County
Phone: (814) 437-5561
Hours: Wednesday 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. |
These are local branches of the Family History
Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Each
library has specific materials made available by the FHL in Salt Lake City. In
addition, each local library has unique collections of books and other
materials that have been donated by patrons.
FHC's have different hours, depending on local patronage and
staffing. All
staff members are volunteers. It is best to call ahead and check
the hours shown here. You can also verify library availability and
hours at the LDS FamilySearch
Web site.
These are location addresses only; FHC's do not receive mail on-site, and
they do not respond to genealogical research requests.
There is no charge for using a FHC, but nominal charges apply
to copies, printouts, and microfilm rentals. The public is encouraged to use
the facilities. Religious proselytizing of non-LDS members is not
allowed in the library. |
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| Pennsylvania Libraries |
Carnegie
Library, Pittsburgh, PA -- maintains a fairly up-to-date listing
of regional libraries with homepages or on-line catalogues.
An alternative
site purports to have links to all Pennsylvania libraries, but the
links are not always up-to-date. |
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