Bristol Public Library

United States Virginia  Archives and Libraries  

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Contact Information
E-mail: [mailto:bplref@yahoo.com bplref@yahoo.com]

Address:


 * 701 Goode Street
 * Bristol, VA 24201-4199

Telephone: 540-645-8780 Fax:  276-669-5593

Hours and holidays: Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30

Directions, maps, and public transportation: {Optional}

Internet sites and databases:


 * Bristol Public Library Avoca Branch Library, children, teens, learning lab, library foundation, resources, about us, and special events.
 * Repository catalog online.
 * Repository database.
 * other(s).

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.

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Guides
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Alternate Repositories
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If you cannot visit or find a source at the , a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections


 * Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}
 * such as: NARA I
 * NARA II
 * National Archives at _____
 * State Archives
 * State Library
 * State Library

Similar Collections


 * National Personnel Records Center
 * LC
 * FHL
 * LC
 * FHL

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]
 * Repositories in other surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]