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Handley Regional Library

Handley Regional Library

ABOUT

The Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, located at the Handley Library in Winchester, Virginia, is a local history and genealogy center focused on the history of the City of Winchester and Frederick County, Virginia, and to a lesser extent, surrounding counties. Its collections include a variety of genealogical sources such as deeds and other property and land records; birth, death, and marriage records; published genealogies; tax lists; immigration, census, and court records; and other sources such a maps, manuscript collections, newspapers, and photographs. The collections include materials from the 1730s to the present. Researchers in the Reading Room may also access Ancestry, Fold 3 and Heritage Quest databases.

The Reading Room has two public computers for searching the catalog and other sources such as databases, indexes, and pathfinders. Two microfilm readers and a copier/scanner are available for researchers to use. Fees apply for paper copies. Researchers are encouraged to bring a flash drive if they wish to save copies of materials.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Address: 100 W. Piccadilly St., Winchester, VA 22601

Email: archives@handleyregional.org

Website: http://www.handleyregional.org/archives

Telephone: 540 662-9041, ext. 17

READING ROOM HOURS OF OPERATION

Please note, the Reading Room will close for lunch daily from 12:30 PM to 1:15 PM.

Monday: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

SPECIAL NOTICE

The Stewart Bell Jr. Archives will be closed for renovation of its storage area and installation of moveable shelving beginning Monday October 31st until Saturday, December 3rd, 2022. During this period, the Reading Room will be closed to researchers and staff will be unable to undertake any research or reproduction requests. Normal operations are expected to resume Monday, December 5th.

USEFUL LINKS

Plan Your Visit to the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives: https://www.handleyregional.org/archives/visit-the-archives

Manuscript Collections: https://www.handleyregional.org/services/departments/archives/manuscripts

Handley Regional Library Online Catalog: https://catalog.handleyregional.org/

Photographs: https://handley.pastperfectonline.com/

Historic Newspapers Online: http://handleyregionallibrary.advantage-preservation.com/

City of Winchester Maps and Parking: https://oldtownwinchesterva.com/about-old-town/maps-parking/

Winchester & Frederick County Visitors Center: https://visitwinchesterva.com/

NEIGHBORING REPOSITORIES: COURT HOUSE, LIBRARIES AND HISTORICAL SOCIETIES

Clarke County Historical Association, Clarke County, Virginia: https://www.clarkehistory.org/

Truban Archive at the Shenandoah County Library, Shenandoah County, Virginia: https://countylib.org/truban-archivesz

Warren Heritage Society, Warren County, Virginia: https://warrenheritagesociety.org/our-people/

Berkeley County Historical Society, Berkeley County, West Virginia: http://www.bchs.org/about.html

Jefferson County Historical Society, Jefferson County, West Virginia: http://www.jeffersonhistoricalwv.org/index.html

Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, Virginia: https://www.leesburgva.gov/departments/thomas-balch-library

Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society: https://winchesterhistory.org/

Winchester and Frederick County Court: http://www.winfredclerk.com/default.htm

STATE REPOSITORIES

Office of Vital Records, Virginia: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/vital-records/

Virginia Museum of History & Culture (formerly Virginia Historical Society): https://virginiahistory.org/

Library of Virginia: https://www.lva.virginia.gov/

CREDIT

This FamilySearch Affiliate wikipage for the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives at the Handley Library in Winchester, Virginia is maintained by Archives staff. Please contact us at archives@handleyregional.org with questions about collections and services. Last updated: July 28, 2022.

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-=== Contact Information  ===
+<h3><strong>ABOUT </strong></h3>
-'''E-mail:'''<ref name="hl">[http://www.handleyregional.org/handley/directory.asp Hours and Locations] in ''Handley Regional Library'' (3 January 2014).</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:hlref@handleyregional.org hlref@handleyregional.org] <br>
+<p>The Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, located at the Handley Library in Winchester, Virginia, is a local history and genealogy center focused on the history of the City of Winchester and Frederick County, Virginia, and to a lesser extent, surrounding counties. Its collections include a variety of genealogical sources such as deeds and other property and land records; birth, death, and marriage records; published genealogies; tax lists; immigration, census, and court records; and other sources such a maps, manuscript collections, newspapers, and photographs. The collections include materials from the 1730s to the present. Researchers in the Reading Room may also access Ancestry, Fold 3 and Heritage Quest databases.</p>
-'''Address:'''<ref name="hl" />
+<p>The Reading Room has two public computers for searching the catalog and other sources such as databases, indexes, and pathfinders. Two microfilm readers and a copier/scanner are available for researchers to use. Fees apply for paper copies. Researchers are encouraged to bring a flash drive if they wish to save copies of materials.</p>
-:100 West Piccadilly Street<br>
+<h3><strong>CONTACT INFORMATION </strong></h3>
-:Winchester, VA 22601 <br><br>
-'''Telephone:'''<ref name="hl" /> &nbsp;540-662-9041<br> '''Fax:''' &nbsp;540-722-4769<br>
+<p><strong>Address</strong>: 100 W. Piccadilly St., Winchester, VA 22601</p>
-'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="hl" /> <br>
+<p><strong>Email</strong>: archives@handleyregional.org</p>
-:'''''Library:''''' &nbsp;Monday/Wednesday 10am-8pm, Tuesday/Friday 10am-5pm, Thursday 10am-1pm, Sunday closed.<br>
+<p><strong>Website</strong>:  http://www.handleyregional.org/archives</p>
-:'''''Archives:''''' &nbsp;Monday/Tuesday 1am-5pm, Wednesday 1pm-8pm, Thursday 10am-1pm, Friday/Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday closed.<br><br>
-'''Map, directions, and public transportation:'''<ref name="hl" /> <br>
+<p><strong>Telephone</strong>: 540 662-9041, ext. 17</p>
-:*[http://goo.gl/maps/rMNu0 Google map and directions]<br>
+<h3><strong>READING ROOM HOURS OF OPERATION </strong></h3>
-:*All [http://www.winchesterva.gov/transit/schedule-bus-stop-locations city buses] stop within three blocks of the library. The '''''Northside/Salvation Army&nbsp;''''' and the '''''Northside/Westminster Canterbury&nbsp;''''' southbound buses stop next to the library.<ref>[http://www.winchesterva.gov/transit/schedule-bus-stop-locations Bus Stop Locations] in ''Winchester, Virginia'' (accessed 3 January 2014).</ref><br>
-'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>
+<p><strong>Please note, the Reading Room will close for lunch daily from 12:30 PM to 1:15 PM.</strong></p>
-*[http://www.handleyregional.org/handley/default.asp Handley Regional Library] services, calendar, beyond books, about us, favorite sites, hot titles, online resources, news. <br>
+<p>Monday: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM<br />
-*[http://www.handleyregional.org/TLCScripts/interpac.dll?SearchForm&Directions=1&Config=pac Library catalog] search by keywords, title, author, subject, notes, publisher, series, or ISBN. <br>
+Tuesday: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM<br />
-*[http://www.handleyregional.org/handley/services.asp?loc=5 Family and Local History] photos, finding aids, free blacks, censuses, Internet databases, high school seniors 1921-1974, library's genealogical holdings. <br>
+Wednesday: 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM<br />
-*[http://www.handleyregional.org/Handley/Archives/how_to_find_an_obituary.htm Obituary index 1896-1913] (pdf).<br>
+Thursday: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM<br />
+Friday: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM<br />
+Saturday: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM</p>
-=== Collection Description  ===
+<h3><strong>SPECIAL NOTICE </strong></h3>
+<p>The Stewart Bell Jr. Archives will be closed for renovation of its storage area and installation of moveable shelving beginning Monday October 31st until Saturday, December 3rd, 2022. During this period, the Reading Room will be closed to researchers and staff will be unable to undertake any research or reproduction requests. Normal operations are expected to resume Monday, December 5th.</p>
-Very large collection about Germans and Scots-Irish who traveled the [[Great Valley Road]] from Pennsylvania to Virginia, including manuscripts, newspapers, biographies, and histories,<ref name="DB97">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 97. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> and people of the Lower Shenandoah Valley since 1732, emphasizing Winchester and Frederick County in 4000 books, county court abstracts, county histories, genealogies, regimental histories, battles, newspapers since 1787, censuses, 600 linear feet of manuscripts, maps, photos, and oral history tapes.<ref>[http://www.handleyregional.org/handley/services.asp?loc=5 Family and Local History] in ''Handley Regional Library'' (accessed 28 December 2013).</ref>
+<h3><strong>USEFUL LINKS </strong></h3>
+<p><strong>Plan Your Visit to the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives</strong>: https://www.handleyregional.org/archives/visit-the-archives
+<p><strong>Manuscript Collections</strong>:  https://www.handleyregional.org/services/departments/archives/manuscripts
+<p><strong>Handley Regional Library Online Catalog</strong>: https://catalog.handleyregional.org/
+<p><strong>Photographs</strong>: https://handley.pastperfectonline.com/
+<p><strong>Historic Newspapers Online</strong>: http://handleyregionallibrary.advantage-preservation.com/
+<p><strong>City of Winchester Maps and Parking</strong>: https://oldtownwinchesterva.com/about-old-town/maps-parking/
+<p><strong>Winchester & Frederick County Visitors Center</strong>: https://visitwinchesterva.com/
-=== Tips  ===
+<h3><strong>NEIGHBORING REPOSITORIES: COURT HOUSE, LIBRARIES AND HISTORICAL SOCIETIES </strong></h3>
+<p><strong>Clarke County Historical Association, Clarke County, Virginia</strong>: https://www.clarkehistory.org/
+<p><strong>Truban Archive at the Shenandoah County Library, Shenandoah County, Virginia</strong>: https://countylib.org/truban-archivesz
+<p><strong>Warren Heritage Society, Warren County, Virginia</strong>: https://warrenheritagesociety.org/our-people/
+<p><strong>Berkeley County Historical Society, Berkeley County, West Virginia</strong>: http://www.bchs.org/about.html
+<p><strong>Jefferson County Historical Society, Jefferson County, West Virginia</strong>: http://www.jeffersonhistoricalwv.org/index.html
+<p><strong>Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, Virginia</strong>:  https://www.leesburgva.gov/departments/thomas-balch-library
+<p><strong>Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society</strong>: https://winchesterhistory.org/
+<p><strong>Winchester and Frederick County Court</strong>:   http://www.winfredclerk.com/default.htm
-Use computers for free. Users must have a current Handley Regional Library card to use the Internet.<ref>[http://www.handleyregional.org/Handley/Library%20Policies/19%20Internet%20Policy%202007%20Revision%202011.pdf Handley Regional Library Internet Safety Policy] in ''Handley Regional Library'' (accessed 3 January 2014).</ref>
+<h3><strong>STATE REPOSITORIES </strong></h3>
+<p><strong>Office of Vital Records, Virginia</strong>: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/vital-records/
+<p><strong>Virginia Museum of History & Culture (formerly Virginia Historical Society)</strong>:  https://virginiahistory.org/
+<p><strong>Library of Virginia</strong>: https://www.lva.virginia.gov/
-=== Guides  ===
+<h3><strong>CREDIT </strong></h3>
+<p>This FamilySearch Affiliate wikipage for the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives at the Handley Library in Winchester, Virginia is maintained by Archives staff. Please contact us at archives@handleyregional.org with questions about collections and services. Last updated: July 28, 2022.
-*[http://www.handleyregional.org/handley/archives/pathfinders%20page.htm Pathfinders] biblographies for Civil War Manuscript Collection; Civil War Manuscripts - Diaries and Letters; Death Records Sources; Fairfax Land Grants.
-*[http://www.handleyregional.org/Handley/Archives/inventory%20index.htm Manuscript inventories] Scope, content, and historical background for hundreds of collections.
-=== Alternate Repositories  ===
-If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.
-'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>
-*[[National Archives at Philadelphia]], PA, records of federal agencies and courts for '''''Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia''''' and '''''West Virginia''''', censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, military records.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/public/family-history.html Family History at the National Archives in Philadelphia] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 20 December 2013).</ref>
-*[[Library of Virginia]]<br>
-*[[Virginia Historical Society]]<br>
-'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>
-*Roanoke County Public Library<br>
-*Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown, California<br>
-'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>
-*Vit Rec<br>
-*City Gen Hist Libr
-*County
-*Courts
-*neighboring counties
-*NYPL, New York City
-*LC, Washington, DC
-*NARA, Washington, DC
-=== Sources  ===
-{{reflist}}
-|}
 {{Virginia|Virginia}}
-[[Category:United_States_Repositories|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Winchester,_Virginia|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Virginia|{{PAGENAME}}]]
+[[Category:United_States_Repositories|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Winchester,_Virginia|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Virginia Archives and Libraries|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:WorldCat_libraries]]