Welcome to Genealogy Trails Luzerne County Pennsylvania Genealogy and History
Online Data Deaths Obituaries Marriages Military Wilkes-Barre Record Almanacs Newspaper Stories Site Updated 06/18/2009 What's New	Deaths, marriages, and obituaries connected to Luzerne County PA have been posted on this site and more will be added on a regular basis. Genealogy Trails is an organization of 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 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. Special note: If anyone has any Hazleton Area data that they would be willing to contribute, I would be most grateful. I have no access to Hazleton information.
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.	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 integral part of the tapestry created by our ancestors. 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 anthracite 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 with an unending story to tell.
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