Bristol Public Library

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Bristol Public Library Insert building images here.jpg Contact Information E-mail:  bplref@yahoo.com Address: 701 Goode Street Bristol, VA 24201-4199 Telephone:  540-645-8780 Fax:  276-669-5593 Hours:  Mon-Thurs 9am - 8pm; Fri and Sat 9am - 5pm; Sun 2pm - 5pm. Map, directions, and public transportation: Google Map and Directions for Bristol Public Library. City Buses: All Bristol City Transit buses stop within two to four blocks of the library. Internet sites and databases: Bristol Public Library Avoca Branch Library, children, teens, learning lab, library foundation, resources, about us, and special events. Catalog online of four libraries including Bristol Public: search by keyword, author, title, subject, call number, and ISBN. 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  along the Great Valley Road into Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina. 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. Guides Genealogy/Local History HeritageQuestOnline access, musical heritage, local genealogy organizations, genealogy research information, military resources, and American Indian genealogy. Genealogy tips for beginners (pdf) how to begin, and local Virginia and Tennessee resources. Alternate Repositories 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 National Archives I, Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees. Library of Congress, Washington, DC, is the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, books, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources. The Local History and Genealogy Reading Room has moved to the Main Reading Room, but services remiain unchanged. National Archives at _____ State Archives State Library Similar Collections 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. Neighboring Collections County Vital Records Office City Vital Records Office County Archives County Orphan's Court County Probate Court County Recorder County Coroner U.S. District Court County and local historical societies County and local genealogical societies Public Libraries Museums and heritage societies Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin] State Vital Records Office State Historical Society State Genealogical Society University Libraries Church archives Repositories in other surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA] Sources