Donald J. Nicolls History Room & Genealogy Requests

Located on the second floor of the New Castle Public Library, the Donald J. Nicolls History Room* collection includes local city directories, yearbooks, standard reference works, county histories, and other materials related to Lawrence County history and genealogy. The collection is especially strong in county cemetery 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 at 724-658-6659, ext. 112, or genealogy@ncdlc.org. 

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*Food, drink, or bags are not permitted in the history room. Items in the history room collection cannot leave the room.

Other Requests

Pages from city directories, telephone books, family histories, or any other item located in the history room collection can be provided ONLY if the exact citation is given (title, author, and page number) provided the item condition allows it to be scanned or copied. Please note that the maximum request is 10 pages per month.

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Fees

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

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Genealogy Requests

The Genealogy staff can do LIMITED research or requests through mail or email. Requests can be submitted by contacting the Genealogy department via one of the contact methods listed below.