Library & Research
Research Services
Need help with your historical research or family genealogy? Our friendly and knowledgeable team of research assistants is ready to help you uncover Schuylkill County’s history.
In-person research available by appointment only.
Members: Free unassisted research. $10 per hour for assisted.
Non-members: $25 per day for unassisted research. $20 per hour for assisted research.
Can’t make it to the library? For a pre-paid fee, we can investigate materials available in our collections and respond to your historical or genealogical research requests.
While we cannot guarantee results, we will make every effort to help you by documenting all sources consulted during our research. Staff and volunteers will indicate if additional research time is needed, and we will often note where further information can be found.
We answer research requests on a first come, first serve basis. We do our best to respond to requests within 2 to 3 weeks, but make take longer during busy seasons.
If you have additional questions about SCHC’s Personalized Research Service, please contact us at research@schuylkillhistory.org
Copying and Reproduction Services
For research purposes, visitors can make photocopies or take images of books, newspaper clippings, and manuscripts under fair use law.
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Letter and legal size pages: $0.50
Ledger size pages: $0.75
Color letter and legal size pages: $1.00
Color ledger size pages: $2.00
Photos on quality photo paper, $10 members, $20 for non-members.
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Researchers may take unlimited number of images with a camera, phone, or tablet. Camera licensing does not apply to the Society’s photo collection.
One-day camera Fee: $5.00
Annual camera Fee (members only): $25.00
Records Available
Below is a list of the records available at the Schuylkill County Historical Society.
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Miscellaneous biographies and memoirs
Miscellaneous local interest
County history
Town/township history
Church history
Military history and miscellaneous records
Mining
Yearbooks
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Family files and books/binders
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Business Directories
Telephone directories
Social Security index
Miscellaneous vital records books
Will Books for Dauphin and Berks County
Index of newspaper announcements for Miner’s Journal
Coroner’s abstracts
Collection of street, topographical, and various other maps available on 3rd floor.
Index available.
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Collections of information by subject. No archival records.
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Ancestry
Fold3, specifically military records accessed via ancestry log in.
National Archives
Census and military records, among others