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Easton Area Public Library Marx Room Contains Local History & Genealogy As Well As the "Easton Flag"
Easton Area Public Library Marx Room
Monday - Friday 10am-12pm and 1pm-4pm
Saturday - 9am-12pm and 1pm to 5pm
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The Marx Room contains local history and genealogy as well as the original collection from the Easton Library Company's first fifteen years (1811-1825). It is the largest collection of its kind in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Included in the more than 15,000 items are books, periodicals, CD-ROM's, census microfilm, newspaper microfilm (1799-date), vertical files, family files, maps, some manuscript material, and specialized indexes to local records. Records collecting and indexing projects are on-going.
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DONATIONS: The library accepts donations of local history and genealogy material that enable the library to meet the research and informational needs of our patrons.
Easton Flag
It is claimed that the Easton Flag is the "standard" first displayed on July 8,1776, when the Declaration of Independence was read on the steps of the Court House in Center Square by Robert Levers, the county clerk. Click HERE to read about the Easton Flag. The Easton Flag can be seen displayed in the Local History Room.