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701 Goode Street <br>Bristol, VA 24201-4199 <br>Telephone: 540-645-8780 <br>Fax: 276-669-5593 <br>E-mail: [mailto:bplref@yahoo.com bplref@yahoo.com]<br>Internet: [http://www.bristol-library.org/ Bristol Public Library] | 701 Goode Street <br>Bristol, VA 24201-4199 <br>Telephone: 540-645-8780 <br>Fax: 276-669-5593 <br>E-mail: [mailto:bplref@yahoo.com bplref@yahoo.com]<br>Internet: [http://www.bristol-library.org/ Bristol Public Library] | ||
: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>Dollarhide and Bremer, 105.</ref>[[Image:Handley Library Winchester Virginia.jpg|thumb|220px|Handley Library Winchester Virginia]]<br><br> | ||
===[[Handley Regional Library]]=== | ===[[Handley Regional Library]]=== | ||
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===[[Library of Congress]]=== | ===[[Library of Congress]]=== | ||
[[Image:Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Library of Congress Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C.]]101 Independence Ave. SE <br>Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G4 <br>Washington, D.C. 20540-4660 <br>Telephone:<ref name="ContInfo" /> | [[Image:Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Library of Congress Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C.]]101 Independence Ave. SE <br>Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G4 <br>Washington, D.C. 20540-4660 <br>Telephone:<ref name="ContInfo" /> Reading Room: 202-707-5537<br>Fax:<ref name="ContInfo" /> 202-707-1957 <br>E-mail: [http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-genealogy.html Ask a Librarian]<ref name="ContInfo">"Contact Information" in The Library of Congress [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/address.html Internet Site] (accessed 12 May 2010).</ref> <br>Internet: [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Website] | ||
:Use this library for its outstanding genealogical guides and indexes. They are part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, and collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, 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 are unchanged.<ref>[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/lhgcoll.html The Collections] in ''Local History and Genealogy Reference Services'' in ''Library of Congress'' (accessed 2 February 2014).</ref> <ref name="DB29">Dollarhide and Bremer, 29.</ref> Includes one of the best '''Pennsylvania''' collections in the world.<br><br> | :Use this library for its outstanding genealogical guides and indexes. They are part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, and collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, 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 are unchanged.<ref>[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/lhgcoll.html The Collections] in ''Local History and Genealogy Reference Services'' in ''Library of Congress'' (accessed 2 February 2014).</ref> <ref name="DB29">Dollarhide and Bremer, 29.</ref> Includes one of the best '''Pennsylvania''' collections in the world.<br><br> | ||
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[[Image:Connecticut Western Reserve in northeast Ohio.png|thumb|right|280px|Western Reserve Hist Soc in Cleveland OH]]10825 East Boulevard <br>Cleveland, Ohio 44106-1788 <br>Telephone: 216-721-5722 x1509 <br>Fax: 216-721-0645 <br>E-mail: [mailto:reference@wrhs.org reference@wrhs.org] <br>Website: [http://www.wrhs.org/research/library/genealogy/ Family History and Genealogical Research] | [[Image:Connecticut Western Reserve in northeast Ohio.png|thumb|right|280px|Western Reserve Hist Soc in Cleveland OH]]10825 East Boulevard <br>Cleveland, Ohio 44106-1788 <br>Telephone: 216-721-5722 x1509 <br>Fax: 216-721-0645 <br>E-mail: [mailto:reference@wrhs.org reference@wrhs.org] <br>Website: [http://www.wrhs.org/research/library/genealogy/ Family History and Genealogical Research] | ||
:The Western Reserve was a large part of Ohio at first intended for settlement by '''Connecticut''' Revolutionary War refugees. The '''Research Library''' at the '''''Western Reserve Historical Society''''' ''History Center | :The Western Reserve was a large part of Ohio at first intended for settlement by '''Connecticut''' Revolutionary War refugees. The '''Research Library''' at the '''''Western Reserve Historical Society''''' ''History Center '' is the premier repository for Cleveland, Ohio and the ''Connecticut Western Reserve '' history material. This important collection includes original land records, as well as many genealogies, biographies, histories, and Bibles from '''Pennsylvania''', New York, and New England.<ref name="DB89">Dollarhide and Bremer, 89.</ref> Includes over 20 million manuscripts for genealogical research and northeast Ohio history. They have the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of Shaker materials. Other important collections include the American Civil War, and the automotive industry.<ref>[http://www.wrhs.org/research/library/significant-collections/ Significant Collections] in ''Western Reserve Historical Society'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> | ||
:*Kermit J. Pike, ''A Guide to the Manuscripts and Archives of the Western Reserve Historical Society'' (Cleveland, Ohio: Western Reserve Historical Society, 1972). {{WorldCat|483574}}; {{FSC|94342|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.1 A3p}}.<br> | :*Kermit J. Pike, ''A Guide to the Manuscripts and Archives of the Western Reserve Historical Society'' (Cleveland, Ohio: Western Reserve Historical Society, 1972). {{WorldCat|483574}}; {{FSC|94342|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.1 A3p}}.<br> | ||
:*Western Reserve Historical Society. History Library. ''Card Catalog to the Manuscripts Collection in the Library of the Western Reserve Historical Society'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974). {{WorldCat|865891564}}; {{FSC|210248|item|disp=FS Library Films 934566-69; 934617-18}}.<br><br> | :*Western Reserve Historical Society. History Library. ''Card Catalog to the Manuscripts Collection in the Library of the Western Reserve Historical Society'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974). {{WorldCat|865891564}}; {{FSC|210248|item|disp=FS Library Films 934566-69; 934617-18}}.<br><br> | ||
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*''County Records Survey, 1985-1986 [of Pennsylvania].'' ([Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Division of Archives and Manuscripts, 1986). {{WorldCat|866279775|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|623270|item|disp=On 7 FS Library fiche 6333952}}. Philadelphia County is not included, but Pittsburgh city is. | *''County Records Survey, 1985-1986 [of Pennsylvania].'' ([Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Division of Archives and Manuscripts, 1986). {{WorldCat|866279775|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|623270|item|disp=On 7 FS Library fiche 6333952}}. Philadelphia County is not included, but Pittsburgh city is. | ||
*Sylvester K. Stevens and Donald H. Kent, eds., ''County Government and Archives in Pennsylvania'' (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1947) {{WorldCat|1143928|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|248877|item|disp=FS Library book 974.8 N2s; FS Library film 1320887 item 10}}. This guide describes the records kept by each county, the information they contain, when most began, and important history of their development. | *Sylvester K. Stevens and Donald H. Kent, eds., ''County Government and Archives in Pennsylvania'' (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1947) {{WorldCat|1143928|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|248877|item|disp=FS Library book 974.8 N2s; FS Library film 1320887 item 10}}. This guide describes the records kept by each county, the information they contain, when most began, and important history of their development. | ||
*Irwin Richman, ''Historical Manuscript Depositories in Pennsylvania'' (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | *Irwin Richman, ''Historical Manuscript Depositories in Pennsylvania'' (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1965). {{WorldCat|2379724|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|176489|item|disp=FS Library book 974.8 H23r}} It provides a detailed description of the manuscripts in most libraries and archives in Pennsylvania in 1965, but dated. | ||
*Irene E. Fink, ''Directory of Libraries and Information Sources in the Philadelphia Area ''(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | *Irene E. Fink, ''Directory of Libraries and Information Sources in the Philadelphia Area ''(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Special Libraries Association. Philadelphia Chapter, 1973). {{WorldCat|7303762|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FSC|290593|item|disp=FS Library book 974.811 J54s; film 1036557 item 9}}. For eastern Pennsylvania libraries only.<br><br> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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