{"id":8706,"date":"2012-04-13T15:20:43","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T15:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bportlibrary.org\/hc\/?page_id=8706"},"modified":"2026-08-07T14:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:47:09","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bportlibrary.org\/hc\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Bridgeport History Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Everyone loves to dig around in an old attic, trying to find some hidden treasure. That is what visiting the Bridgeport History Center on the third floor of the Library is like\u2026digging around in the city of Bridgeport\u2019s attic!<\/p>\n<p>First time visitors to the History Center are often surprised at the wealth of information that is found here. Spend ten minutes, and you\u2019ll be hooked! Our staff will help you with that local history\u00a0question you\u2019ve always wanted answered. We\u2019ll help you find\u00a0long lost relatives by assisting you with researching your family tree. It doesn\u2019t matter if you are not a Bridgeport native, we have information from all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>Come visit us and discover history!<\/p>\n<p>HOURS:<br \/>\nOpen to the public Thursday, 12-8; Friday 10-5<br \/>\nSaturdays by appointment only*<br \/>\n203-576-7400, ext. #7<\/p>\n<p>*[in some cases, it might be possible to make an appointment for special research Monday- Wednesday, if staff is available]\n<p>LOCATION:<br \/>\nBurroughs-Saden Library, 3rd floor<br \/>\n925 Broad Street<br \/>\nBridgeport, CT 06604[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Everyone loves to dig around in an old attic, trying to find some hidden treasure. That is what visiting the Bridgeport History Center on the third floor of the Library is like\u2026digging around in the city of Bridgeport\u2019s attic! First time visitors to the History Center are often surprised at the wealth of information [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-8706","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bportlibrary.org\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bportlibrary.org\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bportlibrary.org\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bportlibrary.org\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bportlibrary.org\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8706"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bportlibrary.org\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16718,"href":"https:\/\/bportlibrary.org\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8706\/revisions\/16718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bportlibrary.org\/hc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}