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<h3><strong>ABOUT&nbsp;</strong></h3>
<h3><strong>ABOUT&nbsp;</strong></h3>


<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; 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>
<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>


<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>
<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>
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<h3><strong>USEFUL LINKS&nbsp;</strong></h3>
<h3><strong>USEFUL LINKS&nbsp;</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Plan Your Visit</strong>:&nbsp;https://www.handleyregional.org/archives/visit-the-archives
<p><strong>Plan Your Visit to the Stewart Bell Jr. Archives</strong>:&nbsp;https://www.handleyregional.org/archives/visit-the-archives
<p><strong>Manuscript Collections</strong>:&nbsp; https://www.handleyregional.org/services/departments/archives/manuscripts
<p><strong>Manuscript Collections</strong>:&nbsp; https://www.handleyregional.org/services/departments/archives/manuscripts
<p><strong>Handley Regional Library Online Catalog</strong>:&nbsp;https://catalog.handleyregional.org/
<p><strong>Photographs</strong>:&nbsp;https://handley.pastperfectonline.com/
<p><strong>Photographs</strong>:&nbsp;https://handley.pastperfectonline.com/
<p><strong>Historic Newspapers Online</strong>:&nbsp;http://handleyregionallibrary.advantage-preservation.com/
<p><strong>Historic Newspapers Online</strong>:&nbsp;http://handleyregionallibrary.advantage-preservation.com/
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<p><strong>Winchester & Frederick County Visitors Center</strong>:&nbsp;https://visitwinchesterva.com/
<p><strong>Winchester & Frederick County Visitors Center</strong>:&nbsp;https://visitwinchesterva.com/


<h3><strong>NEIGHBORING REPOSITORIES: COURT HOUSE, LIBRARIES AND HISTORICAL SOCIETIES&nbsp;</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Clarke County Historical Association, Clarke County, Virginia</strong>:&nbsp;https://www.clarkehistory.org/
<p><strong>Truban Archive at the Shenandoah County Library, Shenandoah County, Virginia</strong>:&nbsp;https://countylib.org/truban-archivesz
<p><strong>Warren Heritage Society, Warren County, Virginia</strong>:&nbsp;https://warrenheritagesociety.org/our-people/
<p><strong>Berkeley County Historical Society, Berkeley County, West Virginia</strong>:&nbsp;http://www.bchs.org/about.html
<p><strong>Jefferson County Historical Society, Jefferson County, West Virginia</strong>:&nbsp;http://www.jeffersonhistoricalwv.org/index.html
<p><strong>Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, Virginia</strong>:&nbsp; https://www.leesburgva.gov/departments/thomas-balch-library
<p><strong>Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society</strong>:&nbsp;https://winchesterhistory.org/
<p><strong>Winchester and Frederick County Court</strong>: $nbsp; http://www.winfredclerk.com/default.htm


<h3><strong>STATE REPOSITORIES&nbsp;</strong></h3>
<p><strong>Office of Vital Records, Virginia</strong>:&nbsp;https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/vital-records/
<p><strong>Virginia Museum of History & Culture (formerly Virginia Historical Society)</strong>:&nbsp; https://virginiahistory.org/
<p><strong>Library of Virginia</strong>:&nbsp;https://www.lva.virginia.gov/


<h3><strong>CREDIT&nbsp;</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://goo.gl/maps/rMNu0 Google map and directions]<br>
:*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>
=== Tips  ===
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>
=== Guides  ===
*[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] brief 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]], Richmond, large genealogy collection including births and deaths 1853-1896, marriages before 1936, histories, biographies, newspapers, Bibles, and huge manuscript collection (about half online), military and Civil War records, deeds, wills and other court records.<ref name="DB113">Dollarhide and Bremer, 113.</ref> <ref name="VDH">[http://www.vdh.state.va.us/vital_records/gene.htm Genealogy] in ''Virginia Department of Health'' (accessed 4 January 2014).</ref><br>
*[[Virginia Historical Society]], Richmond, county records, militia lists, bounty lands, tax lists, poll lists, genealogies, newspapers, Bibles, and a huge index to Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky settlers.<ref name="DB113" /><br>
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>
*[[Bristol Public Library]] a relatively small family folder collection, but an important resource for settlers coming from '''''Pennsylvania, Maryland''''', and northern '''''Virginia''''' &nbsp;along the [[Great Valley Road]] into '''''Tennessee, Kentucky''''', and '''''North Carolina'''''.<ref name="DB105">Dollarhide and Bremer, 105.</ref>
*[http://www.roanokeva.gov/WebMgmt/ywbase61b.nsf/DocName/$virginiaroom Roanoke County Public Library], very good for southwest Virginia, including family folders, books, genealogies, and indexes.<ref name="DB113" /><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]]&nbsp;'' but larger and with a better index, and many compiled genealogies of '''''Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee''''', and '''''West Virginia&nbsp;''''' 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>
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>
*[http://www.vdh.state.va.us/vital_records/ Office of Vital Records], Richmond, marriage, divorce and death after 50 years, birth after 100 years.<ref name="VDH" /><br>
*[http://www.svgs.org/ Shenandoah Valley Genealogical Society], Winchester, promotes sound genealogical practices, especially for Augusta, Berkeley (now WV), Clarke, Jefferson (now WV), Frederick, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Page, and Warren counties.<ref>[http://www.svgs.org/ Home] in ''Shenandoah Valley Genealogical Society'' (accessed 4 January 2014).</ref>
*[http://www.winchesterhistory.org/about_us.htm Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society] operates the archives at Hendley Regional Library.<ref>[http://www.winchesterhistory.org/about_us.htm About Us] in ''Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society'' (accessed 4 January 2012).</ref>
*[http://vbmhc.org/index.php Valley Brethren-Mennonite Heritage Center] history of the Brethren and Mennonites in settling the Shenandoah Valley, during the Civil War, and early 1900s.<ref>[http://vbmhc.org/heritage/heritage.shtml The Heritage Center Program] in ''Valley Brethren-Mennonite Heritage Center'' (4 January 2014).</ref>
*[http://www.winfredclerk.com/marriage1.htm City of Winchester, County of Frederick Circuit Court] marriages and probate records.<ref>[http://www.winfredclerk.com/ Clerk of the Circuit Court's Home Page] in ''The Judicial Center'' (accessed 4 January 2014).</ref>
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:&nbsp;''''' ''Virginia:&nbsp;'' [[Clarke County, Virginia|Clarke]], [[Shenandoah County, Virginia|Shenandoah]], [[Warren County, Virginia|Warren]]; ''West&nbsp;Virginia:&nbsp;'' [[Berkeley County, Virginia|Berkeley]], [[Hampshire County, West Virginia|Hampshire]], [[Hardy County, West Virginia|Hardy]], [[Jefferson County, West Virginia|Jefferson]], and [[Morgan County, West Virginia|Morgan]].
*[[Library of Congress]], Washington, DC, [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Reading Room] is part of 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.<ref>[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/lhgcoll.html The Collections] in ''Local History and Genealogy Reading Room'' in ''Library of Congress'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref>
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref>
*[[New York Public Library]] international genealogy, heraldry, personal and family names (in Roman alphabets), family papers, Dorot Jewish collection, maps, periodicals, American history at national, state, and local levels.<ref>[http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/36/node/107590 Genealogical Research at The New York Public Library] in ''New York Public Library'' (accessed 3 January 2014).</ref>
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