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Bristol History Room Open Saturday Dec. 10

Main Streest during the Holidays Photo (c) Bristol Public Library

Main Streest during the Holidays Photo (c) Bristol Public Library

In addition to its regular hours, the Bristol Public Library’s local history room will be open from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. on December 10.

Visitors will have a chance to win a free gift. The collection includes: books, pictures and postcards, city directories, yearbooks, maps, diaries, church and assessor’s records, newspapers on microfilm, cemetery, birth, death, and marriage indexes.

There are also many historical photographs on display, including a wall devoted to Lake Compounce, along with local clocks, Civil War photographs and other items of interest.

The is no charge and for more information call(860) 584-7787 x 2017.

The Bristol History Room is a collection of the Bristol Public Library, 5 High Street, Bristol, CT.

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