Reopening INFORMATION
Currently, the Bishop Memorial Library and LCHS Museum are open by appointment only.
Appointments will be limited and visitors must adhere to all PA and CDC Guidlines while on site. To make an appointment call 570-823-6244 ext. 2 or email library@luzernehistory.org. We are also continuing to perform research and genealogical requests online, now or anytime, for those who would like an off-site option. The forms are available under the Research tab at the top of the page ("Research Services").
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Our Museum
Fascinating Exhibits!
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Denison House
1790 Home of Nathan Denison
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Swetland Homestead
Home to Generations of the Swetland Family
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Bishop Library
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Founded in 1858
The Luzerne County Historical Society is Pennsylvania’s oldest county historical society. LCHS preserves and promotes the collective history and heritage of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, at the Bishop Library and the Museum in Wilkes-Barre, the Denison House in Forty Fort and the Swetland Homestead in Wyoming.
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objects, documents and published works associated with Luzerne County
From prehistoric Native American items
to letters from the Revolutionary War-era
to anthracite coal mining tools to
boxes and shopping bags from local department stores
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History is about all of us.
History offers important benefits to our society: building critical thinking skills; making us better citizens; teaching us creative problem solving; and creating heritage tourism and economic development.