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Bridgeport Public Library Main Branch

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Contact Information
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Address:
 * Burroughs–Saden Library
 * 925 Broad Street
 * Bridgeport, CT 06604 USA

Telephone: 203-576-7400

Hours: Library: Monday 10-6; Tuesday thru Thursday 10-8; Friday and Saturday 10-5; Sunday 1-5;  History Center: Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10-5.

Directions, maps, and public transportation: {Optional}

Internet sites and databases:


 * Bridgeport Library researchIt CT, research, events, teens, kids, history center, friends, and news.
 * Bibliomation Consortium Catalog search by keyword, title, author, subject, series, or number.

Collection Description
The Bridgeport History Center is one of the largest repositories for genealogy research in the region. It includes articles on Bridgeport topics, digital collections, genealogy workshops, newspaper archives, oral histories, getting started guides, charts and forms, and links to dozens of genealogical Internet sites. Bridgeport Public Library is also a Family History Center, and can order microfilms and microfiche from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

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Guides
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Alternate Repositories
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Overlapping Collections


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 * 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
 * Closest Family History Center has premium online services for free, offers research suggestions, and can order microfilms from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
 * Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
 * State Vital Records Office
 * State Historical Society
 * State Genealogical Society
 * University Libraries
 * Church archives
 * Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]
 * Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]

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