GOVERNMENT
Venango County Court House
Liberty & 12th Streets
Franklin, PA 16323-1295
(814) 432-9501
SOCIETIES
- Venango County Genealogical Club
2 Central Avenue
Oil City, PA 16301-2795
(814) 678-3077
- Venango County Historical Society
301 S. Park St.
Franklin, PA 16323-1238
(814) 437-2275
- Oil City Heritage Society
P.O. Box 962
Oil Creek Station
Oil City, PA 16301
- Conneaut Valley Area Historical Society(Crawford Co.)
P.O. Box 266
Conneautville, PA16406
This society covers the following areas of Crawford Co.: Conneautville, Springboro, Spring Twp., Beaver Twp., and Summerhill
Twp. Val Adkins also has a web form where you can submit
free queries for Venango County for inclusion in The Meadville Tribune.
LIBRARIES
- Franklin Public Library
421 Twelfth St.
Franklin, PA 16323-1205
(814) 432-5062
The PA Room [genealogy department] at the Franklin Public Library on 12th Street,
Hours are -
Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri. noon to 5
First Saturday noon - 3
Call ahead for availability of the research room.
Email contacts:
franklinpl@franklinlibrary.org
Pennsylvania Room of Library:
parm@franklinlibrary.org
- Oil City Library
2 Central Ave.
Oil City, PA 16301-2795
(814) 678-3072
On the second floor of the the library is the Heritage Room", staffed by the
Venango County Genealogical Club. The hours are Tuesday and Saturdays from 1pm to
5pm, other times by appointment. It houses a huge collection of material
consisting of county histories for all of PA, census records 1790-1920 for most of the
northwestern PA counties, all local interest books and genealogies, church records,
card index of all Venango County cemeteries, a complete obituary file from 1985 to present
(older ones are mixed in), miscellaneous card files, family files, and a large collection
of photos from the Oil City area.
- Drake Well Museum Library
RD 3, Box 7
Titusville, PA 16354-9803
(814) 827-2797
RESEARCHERS
- Karen S. Golden Rodgers
karenandsteve@embarqmail.com
Professional Genealogist
107 Tanali Drive, Manteo, NC 27954
Manteo, NC 27954
252-473-9447
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