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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Eccles-Lesher Memorial Library |
673 North Main St., Rimersburg, PA 16248 Hours: |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Kittanning Public Library |
| 280 N. Jefferson Street Kittanning, PA 16201 Phone: (724) 543-1383 Web site |
| Marienville Area Library |
110 E. Spruce St., Marienville, PA 16239-0306 Hours: |
| Small library. Marienville is near the Clarion-Forest County boundary |
| 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. |
| 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
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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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
