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 theVenango County Genealogical Club. The hours are Tuesday and Saturdays from 1pm to5pm, other times by appointment. It houses a huge collection of materialconsisting of county histories for all of PA, census records 1790-1920 for most of thenorthwestern 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 collectionof photos from the Oil City area.