Research Archives
The Hauck Research Archives
is a non-circulating repository for Lebanon County history and genealogy. Volunteers are always on duty to assist with genealogy research. There is a usage fee of $5.00 for adults for each session at the Archives. There is no charge for members of the Society or for students. Photocopy service is available at a nominal charge.
Among the holdings of the Archives are:
- church histories, records, and cemetery surveys
- federal census records
- local newspapers on microfilm, including Pennsylvania German publications
- historical maps and city business directories
- county marriage records on microfilm from 1886 through 1949
- several hundred compiled family histories
- high school yearbooks
- historical publications from the surrounding counties
- a library of Pennsylvania history books
- a variety of manuscripts, documents, photographs, and postcards
Hours of Operation
The building may be closed for inclement winter weather.
| Monday | 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Tuesday | CLOSED |
| Wednesday | CLOSED |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Friday | 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Saturday | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| Sunday | 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
| All Holidays | CLOSED |
Research requests cannot be accepted by email.
For those unable to visit us in Lebanon, we provide a research service by conventional mail. Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity for Internet research. Please mail us your request and check, made payable to Lebanon County Historical Society, and we will be happy to help. Research fee is $10.00 per hour. Photocopies $0.40 each.
Donations of Historical Artifacts
The Lebanon County Historical Society will no longer accept donations of historical items and documents except by appointment. Please call the Society office to make inquiry.
The Hauck Research Archives is named in honor of Mrs. Sarah Hauck, who so graciously provided posthumously our Historical Society with its first wholly-owned facility at Sixth and Walnut Streets.