INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN REGISTER OF WILLS/CLERK OF ORPHANS' COURT
LEBANON COUNTY
 
 
- MARRIAGE LICENSE ON FILE FROM 1885 to PRESENT ON COMPUTER IN COURTHOUSE     
     - Prior to 1855 must check the church records.
 
- ESTATES ON FILE FROM 1813 to PRESENT
 
- ESTATES ON COMPUTER 1962 to PRESENT
 
- BIRTH CERTIFICATES 1893 to 1906
     - Records thereafter Birth Certificates will be in New Castle
 
- ADOPTIONS ON FILE IN THIS OFFICE SINCE 1926 (Recorded in general index until 1953)       
     - Prior to 1926, they were filed in Prothonotarys office
     - Since 1954 adoptions are under seal and cannot be opened without a court order
 
- DEATH CERTIFICATES ON ESTATES BEGINNING 1977
 
- WE DO NOT HAVE DEATH RECORDS
 
- INCOMPETENT RECORDS ON FILE IN OUR OFFICE SINCE 1956
     - Prior to 1956 on file in prothonotarys office
 
- ORPHANS COURT RECORDS 1976 to PRESENT ON COMPUTER
     - Prior to 1976 must check indexes
 
TO OBTAIN COPIES OF A BIRTH CERTIFICATE AFTER 1906 -- MUST BE REQUESTED FROM VITAL RECORDS IN NEW CASTLE PENNSYLVANIA.
 
TO OBTAIN COPIES OF DEATH CERTIFICATES -- MUST BE REQUESTED FROM VITAL RECORDS IN NEW CASTLE PENNSYLVANIA.
 
WHEN REQUESTING A SEARCH THE FEE IS $5.00
 
TO OBTAIN COPIES THE FEES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
MARRIAGE LICENSES ---------- $1.00 PER COPY
ANY OTHER COPIES   ---------- $  .50 PER PAGE
 
FOR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS:  CALL 717-274-2801 EXT. 2217