GENEALOGY SERVICES

NOTE:  We are located in McKean County. (There is also a Bradford County in Pennsylvania.)

The Library will do genealogical research at $10.00/ hour plus the cost of copies.
You may phone, write, or e-mail your request. (bapl_tech@atlanticbb.net)
We will send an invoice when our work is completed.  Please DO NOT send money with your request.

If you visit the Library to do your own research,these resources are available:
    Cemetery listings for McKean County
    Necrologies from the Bradford Era, 1800's- current
    The Bradford Era on microfilm, 1878-
    Bradford city directories , 1879-
    Yearbooks for Bradford High and Bradford Central Christian high schools
    Bates books listing Civil War volunteers
    Histories of Bradford

The Benton genealogy collection housed in the Library's Carnegie Room contains resources for basic genealogy and  heraldry research.  The collection focuses on New England's first settlers and their descendants in Western Pennsylvania and Ohio.  Please check at the circulation desk for more information about this special collection and the availability of the room for research.

The Bradford Landmark Society also houses information helpful to genealogists and local history researchers.
Visit their website  BRADFORD LANDMARK SOCIETY