The Luzerne County Historical Society is one of the oldest continually operating local historical societies in America. It was founded on February 11, 1858, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the first successful burning of anthracite coal by Jesse Fell, and was originally named the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society. The organization operates the historic Swetland Homestead in Wyoming, Pennsylvania and the Luzern County Museum which also features a separate research library in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It also administers the Nathan Dennison home.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzerne County Historical Society