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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Virginia Genealogy|Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Virginia Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' <br> ''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Tennessee Genealogy|Tennessee]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[{{PAGENAME}}]]'' <br> | |||
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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="resources">[http://www.bristol-library.org/resources Resources] in ''Bristol Public Library'' (accessed 21 February 2014).</ref> [mailto:bplref@yahoo.com bplref@yahoo.com] <br> | ||
'''Address:''' | '''Address:'''<ref name="resources" /> | ||
:701 Goode Street <br> | :701 Goode Street <br> | ||
:Bristol, VA 24201-4199<br><br> | :Bristol, VA 24201-4199<br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:''' 540-645-8780<br>'''Fax:''' 276-669-5593<br> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="resources" /> 540-645-8780<br>'''Fax:''' 276-669-5593<br> | ||
'''Hours:''' Mon-Thurs 9am - 8pm; Fri and Sat 9am - 5pm; Sun 2pm - 5pm. <br> | '''Hours:'''<ref name="resources" /> Mon-Thurs 9am - 8pm; Fri and Sat 9am - 5pm; Sun 2pm - 5pm. <br> | ||
'''Map, directions, and public transportation:''' | '''Map, directions, and public transportation:''' | ||
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'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
*[ | *[http://www.bristol-library.org/ Bristol Public Library] Avoca Branch Library, children, teens, learning lab, library foundation, resources, about us, and special events.<br> | ||
*[http://libraries.etsu.edu/ Catalog online][[Image:Logo wcmasthead en.png|right|120px|Logo wcmasthead en.png]] of four libraries including Bristol Public: search by keyword, author, title, subject, call number, and ISBN, and in [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat]. | *[http://libraries.etsu.edu/ Catalog online][[Image:Logo wcmasthead en.png|right|120px|Logo wcmasthead en.png]] of four libraries including Bristol Public: search by keyword, author, title, subject, call number, and ISBN, and in [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat]. | ||
=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
They have a relatively small family folder collection. Nevertheless, it is an important resource for settlers coming from '''''Pennsylvania, Maryland''''', and northern '''''Virginia''''' | They have a relatively small family folder collection. Nevertheless, it is an important resource for settlers coming from '''''Pennsylvania, Maryland''''', and northern '''''Virginia''''' along the [[Great Valley Road]] into '''''Tennessee, Kentucky''''', and '''''North Carolina'''''.<ref name="DB105">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 105. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> Their collections includes a file for local cemeteries, and local history file, regional history books, county courthouse records, family histories, Civil War records, censuses and census indexes. Emphasis is primarily on Tennessee and Virgina, and to a lesser degree on Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The library is less than its own length away from the Tennessee-Virginia state line, so their collection reflects both states well.<ref>[http://www.bristol-library.org/Resources/GenealogyLocal-History Genealogy/Local History] in ''Bristol Public Library'' (accessed 21 February 2014).</ref> | ||
=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
*[ | *[http://www.bristol-library.org/Resources/GenealogyLocal-History Genealogy/Local History] HeritageQuestOnline access, musical heritage, local genealogy organizations, genealogy research information, military resources, and American Indian genealogy. | ||
*[http://www.bristol-library.org/site/files/Genalogy_Tips_for_Beginners.pdf Genealogy tips for beginners] (pdf) how to begin, and local Virginia and Tennessee resources. | |||
=== Alternate Repositories === | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
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*[http://www.roanokeva.gov/WebMgmt/ywbase61b.nsf/DocName/$virginiaroom Roanoke County Public Library], VA, very good for southwest Virginia, including family folders, books, genealogies, and indexes.<ref name="DB113" /><br> | *[http://www.roanokeva.gov/WebMgmt/ywbase61b.nsf/DocName/$virginiaroom Roanoke County Public Library], VA, very good for southwest Virginia, including family folders, books, genealogies, and indexes.<ref name="DB113" /><br> | ||
*[[Handley Regional Library]], Winchester, VA, records of Germans and Scots-Irish who traveled the [[Great Valley Road]] from Penn. to Virginia, including manuscripts, newspapers, biographies, and histories.<ref name="DB113">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</ref> | *[[Handley Regional Library]], Winchester, VA, records of Germans and Scots-Irish who traveled the [[Great Valley Road]] from Penn. to Virginia, including manuscripts, newspapers, biographies, and histories.<ref name="DB113">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</ref> | ||
*[[Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown]], Santa Cruz, Calif., the SCGS's '''''[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ Tina Brayton Collection]''''' is equivalent to the ''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]] '' but larger and with a better index, and many compiled genealogies of '''''Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee''''', and '''''West Virginia ''''' families.<ref name="DB113" /> <ref>[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ The Tina Brayton Collection] in ''Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County'' (accessed 3 January 2014).</ref><br> | *[[Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown]], Santa Cruz, Calif., the SCGS's '''''[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ Tina Brayton Collection]''''' is equivalent to the ''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]] '' but larger and with a better index, and many compiled genealogies of '''''Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee''''', and '''''West Virginia ''''' families.<ref name="DB113" /> <ref>[http://scgensoc.org/special-collections-tina-brayton-collection/ The Tina Brayton Collection] in ''Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County'' (accessed 3 January 2014).</ref><br> | ||
*[ | *[[Family History Library|Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.<ref>Based on updated statistics from [[Family History Library]] in ''FamilySearch Research Wiki'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref> | ||
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> |
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United States Virginia
Archives and Libraries
Bristol Public Library
United States Tennessee
Archives and Libraries
Bristol Public Library
Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] bplref@yahoo.com Address:[1]
Telephone:[1] 540-645-8780 Hours:[1] Mon-Thurs 9am - 8pm; Fri and Sat 9am - 5pm; Sun 2pm - 5pm. Map, directions, and public transportation:
Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]They have a relatively small family folder collection. Nevertheless, it is an important resource for settlers coming from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and northern Virginia along the Great Valley Road into Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina.[2] Their collections includes a file for local cemeteries, and local history file, regional history books, county courthouse records, family histories, Civil War records, censuses and census indexes. Emphasis is primarily on Tennessee and Virgina, and to a lesser degree on Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The library is less than its own length away from the Tennessee-Virginia state line, so their collection reflects both states well.[3] Guides[edit | edit source]
Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at the Bristol Public Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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Bristol, Virginia (Independent City)
Washington County, Virginia
Sullivan County, Tennessee
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