Welcome to Luzerne County Pennsylvania Genealogy and History
Welcome to Genealogy Trails Volunteers working to put free historical data online. My name is Claire Moran and as your Luzerne County Pennsylvania host I try to post as much data online as possible in order to make it freely available to all. We gratefully accept contributions of raw data such as census information, marriage/birth/death records, obituaries, county histories, biographies, old newspaper items - anything that would help someone build their family tree!! Feel free to email me with your contributions - every little bit helps. I regret that I am unable to do personal research
Luzerne County was formed in 1786 from part of Northumberland County. Although it is most noted for being located in the Anthracite coal mining area of Northeastern Pennsylvania, it also has a rich history surrounding the canals and railroads that were instrumental in connecting east/west and north/south in this great country of ours. The textile industry is also an important part of our history. Our miners were instrumental furthering the cause of the United Mine Workers of America around the turn of the 20th century with labor strikes in the antrhacite region that were supported by entire communities. The miners' strike of 1902 became the first time an American President became involved in pursuing settlement of a labor dispute. In 1903, Rev. Joseph Murgas, a Catholic priest stationed in Wilkes-Barre, developed and patented inventions that became an important foundation of wireless communications. It is also the birthplace of "Mr. Peanut." We are a melted pot of ethnic diversity which has an unending story to tell.
Surrounding Counties Sullivan County (northwest) Wyoming County (north) Lackawanna County (northeast) Monroe County (east) Carbon County (southeast) Schuylkill County (south) Columbia County (west) Join our Mailing Lists to be notified of our website updates.	Online Data Births Deaths Marriages Biographies Cemeteries History Newspaper Stories Obituaries Census Data Military Data Miscellaneous Data Site Updated 7/23/2008 What's New    Visitors since June 24, 2007 All data on this website is © Copyright 2006 by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.