Eastern Monroe Public Library Local History

The goal of the Local History Room is to preserve materials that are directly related to the people, history, and development of Monroe County Pennsylvania.
The materials are housed on the second floor at the Hughes Library.

The Local History Room collection includes books, newspapers, census records, cemetery indexes, church records, family histories, online databases, and other materials relating to Monroe County. For additional information about the Local History Room please contact Jim Adams at jadams@monroepl.org or call 570-421-0800 ex 27.

To keep up with the latest genealogy happenings, log onto the Local History Room Blog.

 

Links to Online Databases [Library Card Required For Log In.]

• Ancestry [ In House Use Only]
• Access Newspaper ARCHIVE: Non-local newspapers [ In House Use Only]
• Sanborn Maps Online : Pennsylvania Only  [In House and Remote]
• Heritage Quest Online [In House and Remote]

 

Local and State Sites

• Monroe County Historical Association
• Pocono Record
• Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society
• The Obituary Index Easton Express/Express Times Newspaper
• Historical Society of Pennsylvania
• Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
• Access PA Digital Repository

 

National Sites

• U.S. State Historical Societies & State Archives
• National Archives
• The Library of Congress
• National Newspaper Project
• The USGenWeb Project
• National Genealogical Society
• Federation of Genealogical Societies

 

General Links

• Ancestral Charts and Forms
• Social Security Death Index
• Cyndi’s List
• Ellis Island
• Castle Garden
• Latter-Day Saints
• United States Historical Census
• Daughters of the American Revolution
• NYC Vital Records at the Municipal Archives
• Historic Newspaper: Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online (1841-1902)
• The New York Public Library