ReMarx on Genealogy and History

Welcome to the Marx Room Blog!

Henry Marx was Director of the Easton Area Public Library from 1901 until 1936. He realized the importance of local history and genealogy and initiated and fostered the collecting of this material.

Due to the foresight of Mr. Marx, the History Room is known nationwide, even worldwide, for its extensive and informative collection of local church, cemetery, newspaper, and courthouse records. With his guidance, future directors and volunteers were inspired to continue adding to the collection, making it one of the most premier destinations for genealogists and researchers. The collection has been maintained and expanded to house over 15,000 items all in a climate controlled environment.

The majority of our holdings center on the city of Easton and Northampton County. To a lesser degree we have concentrations on locales within a 30-mile radius. This includes Lehigh, Monroe, eastern Berks, eastern Schuylkill, northern Montgomery, and northern Bucks counties in Pennsylvania, and Hunterdon, Sussex, and Warren counties in New Jersey.

We have launched this new blog to help highlight the many valuable genealogical and historical resources that are available in the Marx Room of Local History.

We will be writing about upcoming projects, new materials we acquire, volunteer opportunities, and topics that we think will be appreciated by the community, and family historians. Plus have some fun along the way.

We welcome you and would like to help you get acquainted with everything the room has to offer. We will encourage you, introduce you to new resources, and help you develop your research skills.

Along with the history and genealogy of our area, each staff member has their favorite areas of interest regarding history and genealogy:

Sharon - Lower and Upper Mount Bethel Townships, Bangor, and Schuylkill County

Barbara B - New Jersey, Upper New York State, and DAR Methods

Barbara S - Worcester County, Massachusetts, Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County, New York,
Quebec, Canada

Rory Morgan - Easton area history of the 19th and 20th century Military History

For detailed information about our holdings, consult the Library's online catalog, available on the Library website at: www.eastonpl.org. To see specific information about the Marx Room of Local History click on the Local History link at the top right of our homepage.