New Castle Public Library

Donald J. Nicolls History Room

Located on the second floor of the New Castle Public Library, the collection in the Donald J. Nicolls History Room includes family histories, standard reference works, county histories of Pennsylvania, and other genealogical material. The New Castle Public Library is proud of its collection of genealogical materials. The collection is especially strong in Pennsylvania census records and local family histories.

If you need the assistance of one of our genealogy staff members, please call ahead to make sure one will be available when you plan to come. We also take appointments, 724-658-6659, ext. 112, or genealogy@ncdlc.org.  Thank you.

Genealogy Requests

The Genealogy staff will do LIMITED genealogical research or requests for obituaries by the mail. The fee for this service is determined by the amount of time needed to perform the search, as well as any copying fees. Information on more than one person can be included in each request.

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The library will charge a minimum service charge of $5, plus $1 for each additional page. So if a patron requests 1 page of information, the charge would be $5. Two are $6, three are $7, etc. An invoice will be sent with the information and payment should be returned with the invoice to the library’s business office.

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If you use this service, please give as much information about the person(s) that you are searching, such as spouse, dates, location, etc. This helps us to verify that we have the correct person or family. The more information you can provide, the better the chances that we can provide you with the information you need.

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If you would like a copy of the obituary, please include your regular mail address. This will help fill your request sooner.