Architectural Walking Tours Return! Start your weekend off with some history! These free Saturday guided tours provide local residents and visitors with a chance to learn more about Downtown Scranton's magnificent architecture and the stories about buildings and neighborhoods you pass every day! Call the Society at 570-344-3841 to make a reservation.

Sat. August 10 at 11am: Gothic District; meet at Lacka­ wanna College, corner N. Washington and Vine

Sat., August 24 at 11am: Lower Hill section; meet Elm Park Church, cor. Linden and Jefferson

Sat., Sept. 7 at 11 am: Courthouse Square; meet at cor. N. Washington & Linden

Wed., Aug. 14, 10 am to Noon: Genealogy Forum: Searching Italian Records at North Pocono Hosted by Ann Marie Castelgrande. To register go to LHS Forum Registration, for more information contact the Society at lackawannahistory@gmail.com or call (570) 344-3841. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Wed., Aug. 21: Dine Lackawanna: Enjoy a night out & help support the Society by dining out at supporting locations! This month's event is at Sidel's Restaurant 1202 N Main Ave, Scranton (570) 343-6544

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Thurs. Aug. 22: Dusk Throwback Thursday screening of  American Graffiti at the Circle Drive-In

Thurs./Sat Aug. 22/24: Sacred Sites & Sounds - The Lackawanna Historical Society is bringing back its popular Places of Worship church tour, highlighting six communities of faith in Carbondale on Saturday, August 24. In conjunction with the tour, we're excited to feature a Sacred Sounds event on Thursday, August 22 at Constantino's, featuring musical performances from five ethnic church communities, including Black, Latinx, Ukrainian, Welsh, and Indonesian. Join us to learn more about Lackawanna County's diverse history, architecture, and people!  

 Tickets are $25 for the Tour and $35 for the Sacred Sounds performance. Registration is required for both events and a combo ticket is available for $45. Tickets are available ONLINE. For more infomation, call (570) 344-341 or contact the Society by email at lackawannahistory@gmail.com.

Fri., Aug 30 at 2 pm: Lackawanna Past Times Returns - We're excited to spotlight the work of Wilkes University students and librarian Suzanna Calev to index and transcribe the colonial-era Col. John Jenkins archive. This ongoing project has uncovered maps, correspondence, and more to help tell the early history of the Wyoming and Lackawanna Valleys!

Architectural Walking Tours Return! Start your weekend off with some history! These free Saturday guided tours provide local residents and visitors with a chance to learn more about Downtown Scranton's magnificent architecture and the stories about buildings and neighborhoods you pass every day! Call the Society at 570-344-3841 to make a reservation.

Sat., Sept. 7 at 11 am: Courthouse Square; meet at cor. N. Washington & Linden

Wed., Sept. 18, 10 am to Noon: Genealogy Forum: Searching German Records at Abington Community Library Hosted by Tom Price

To register go to LHS Forum Registration, for more information contact the Society at lackawannahistory@gmail.com or call (570) 344-3841. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Wed., Sept. 18: Dine Lackawanna: Enjoy a night out & help support the Society by dining out at supporting locations! This month's event is at state Street Grill 114 S. State Street Clarks Summit PA(570)585-5590

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Sat., Sept. 28, 10 am – 4 pm: Join us for the second annual Local History Fair in Northeastern Pennsylvania at the Viewmont Mall. Where local historical societies and community groups displaying, sharing and promoting our incredible history.

Sun., Sept. 29, TBA Local History Writers Panel.

This October (Oct. 5/12/19/26) the Genealogy Forum will offer a Genealogy for Beginners workshop on Saturday mornings from 9:30 am to noon at the Albright Memorial Library
LHS Members: $25 - Non-Members $35

To register, please email the Society at lackawannahistory@gmail.com or call (570) 344-3841

Scranton After Dark Returns: Celebrate Halloween in Scranton with a bit of history with the Lackawanna Historical Society’s “Scranton After Dark” haunted walking tours this Halloween season! Join the Society for a guided walking tour around Downtown Scranton for tales of mayhem and mysterious happenings at some of your favorite places. Tours will be given on Friday evenings: September 27, October 4, October 11, October 18, and October 25. Each tour begins at 7 p.m. and will meet at the Society’s headquarters, the Catlin House, 232 Monroe Avenue, Scranton. The tour will take about two hours. Tours will be held rain or shine within reason-- if severe weather is forecast, please call us at 570-344-3841 to confirm! Join us to learn more about Scranton’s perfidious past! Tours are $15 per person; advance tickets are required.  Tickets go on sale on Friday Sept 13th click here to purchase. NOTE: Tickets sell out fast so get them before they are gone!

Wed., Oct. 16 Dine Lackawanna: Enjoy a night out & help support the Society by dining out at supporting locations! This month's event is at Noir Dark Spirits 222 Wyoming Ave, Scranton PA (570)871-4387 or website

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