Bennetts Creek Virginia Family History Center

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Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:


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Address:


 * 4759 Bennetts Pasture Rd Suffolk VA 23434 United States


 * Language:English

Phone:


 * 757-615-0950

E-mail:


 * FamilyHistoryCtrNorthSuffolkVA@google.com

Open Hours:


 * Tuesday: 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.
 * Wednesday: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
 * Other times by appointment
 * The center will be closed for weather when schools are closed.

TEMPORARY CLOSURE INFO:

THE FAMILY HISTORY CENTER WILL BE CLOSED FROM 13 MARCH 2020 UNTIL SOMETIME IN APRIL 2020 OR WHENEVER THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) EMERGENCY HAS PASSED.

Holiday Schedule: we will be closed on the following dates:

May 25, 2020 (US Memorial Day)

July 4, 2020 (US Independence Day)

September 7, 2020 (US Labor Day)

November 3, 2020 (US Election Day)

November 11, 2020 (US Veterans' Day)

November 24- 26, 2020 (US Thanksgiving Holidays)

December 23, 2020 through January 5, 2021 (US Christmas and New Year's Holidays)

Collections

 * We have a variety of books that might help with research in Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia. We also have Volumes 1 and 2 of the Index to Virginia Estates and a book of veterans of Historic Portsmouth Cedar Grove Cemetary.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal

Hardware and Equipment

 * The Bennetts Creek Family History center has internet access on four computers, three microfilm/ fische readers, and a printer that can scan photos and documents into your Family Search account. You are welcome to bring a digital camera to record digital images of your search results.

Staff Research Specialties
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Resources in the Local Area
Suffolk Nansemond Historical Society Phone: 757.539.2781 Email: info@suffolkhistory.org

Suffolk Public Library System

www.suffolk.lib.va.us/online-resources/booklists-1/research-guides-and-brochures/genealogy-resources.html

Virginia Historical Society 428 North Boulevard Richmond, Virginia 23220 Phone: 804.358.4901

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