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*Description: The British Isles Interest Group of the Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS) promotes and encourages interest in family history, particularly relating to ancestry in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man. We educate and encourage others in British Isles family history through research assistance, a variety of resources, and a community to facilitate the acquisition and exchange of family history research information. At monthly meetings fellow researchers are available to answer questions and provide assistance. Meetings in even-numbered months (except December) are held at the SCGS Library, 417 Irving Dr., Burbank, CA 92504. | *Description: The British Isles Interest Group of the Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS) promotes and encourages interest in family history, particularly relating to ancestry in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man. We educate and encourage others in British Isles family history through research assistance, a variety of resources, and a community to facilitate the acquisition and exchange of family history research information. At monthly meetings fellow researchers are available to answer questions and provide assistance. Meetings in even-numbered months (except December) are held at the SCGS Library, 417 Irving Dr., Burbank, CA 92504. | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 4 December 2019
Societies
British Isles Family History Society (BIFHS-USA)[edit | edit source]
- 2020 Meeting Time & Dates: Every other 4th Sunday (except December); 1 - 5 pm; Jan 27, Mar 22, May 24, Jul 26, Sept 27, Nov 22
- Website: http://bifhsusa.org
- Description: The British Isles Interest Group of the Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS) promotes and encourages interest in family history, particularly relating to ancestry in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man. We educate and encourage others in British Isles family history through research assistance, a variety of resources, and a community to facilitate the acquisition and exchange of family history research information. At monthly meetings fellow researchers are available to answer questions and provide assistance. Meetings in even-numbered months (except December) are held at the SCGS Library, 417 Irving Dr., Burbank, CA 92504.
California African American Genealogical Society (CAAGS)[edit | edit source]
- 2020 Meeting Time & Dates: Saturday 9:00 am - 12 pm; Feb 22, May 23, Aug 22, Oct 24
- Website: http://caags.org/
- Description: The California African American Genealogy Society is non-profit organization formed to foster genealogical research, documentation and recording of family history by the general public. They encourage the use of genealogy as a means of becoming aware of ones history, heritage and self-worth. They encourage the collection, promotion and preservation of African American genealogical resources in local libraries and institutions. Their substantial book collection is housed here at the LAFSL.
Genealogical Society of Hispanic America (GSHA-SC)[edit | edit source]
- 2020 Meeting Time & Dates: 1st Thursday 3:00 - 6:00 pm; Jan 2, Feb 6, Mar 5, Apr 2, May 7, Jun 4, Jul 2, Aug 6, Sep 3, Oct 1, Nov 5, Dec 3
- Website: http://www.gsha-sc.org
- Description:
Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles (JGSLA)[edit | edit source]
- 2018 Meeting Time & Dates: Sunday 12:00 - 5:00 pm; April 15, November 11
- Website: http://jgsla.org
- Description: The Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles (JGSLA) is a non-profit organization, founded in 1979, dedicated to sharing genealogical information, techniques and research tools with those who are interested in Jewish genealogy and family history. Monthly meetings provide lectures and films to assist members in their family history research and twice-yearly research workshops are held with volunteer helpers and translators. This library houses a 670+ JGSLA Collection of books, journals and Holocaust resources pertaining to Jews who lived all over the globe (including Australia, Germany, England, France, Israel, Russia, Poland, Iran, Israel, Lithuania, and Ukraine) as well as items for Sephardic research (including Jews from Spain, Portugal, Netherlands, and the Middle East). An INDEX to this extensive collection can be searched on the JGSLA website at - http://jgsla.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/JGSLALibraryIndex-update.pdf
LA WestSide Genealogical Society[edit | edit source]
- 2019 Meeting Time & Dates: 3rd Tuesday; 7:00 - 9:00pm; Jan 15, Mar 19, May 21, Jul 16, Sept 17, Nov 19
- Website: http://lawgs.net/
- Description:
Nordic Society[edit | edit source]
- 2019 Meeting Time & Dates: 2nd Saturday (Odd #ed months); 2:00 - 4:00pm; Jan 12, Mar 9, May 11, July 13, Sept 14, Nov 9
- Website: http://nordicgenealogy.org/
- Description:
Polish Society[edit | edit source]
- 2019 Meeting Time & Dates: 4th Saturday 1:00 - 4:00pm; Jan 26, Mar 23, May 25, Jul 27, Sept 28, Nov 23
- Website: http://pgsca.org/
- Description: The Polish Genealogical Society of California is a non-profit organization established in 1989 for the purpose of assisting interested researchers in their quest to discover and preserve the details of their Polish family history. There is a substantial collection of Polish research resource books available at the library.
Sons of Liberty (Sons of American Revolution)[edit | edit source]
- 2019 Meeting Time & Dates: Saturday 9:00am - 10:30am; Feb 9, April 13, Sep 14, Nov 16
- Website: http://sons-of-liberty-sar.org/
- Description:
Other Societies - meet sporadically[edit | edit source]
- Daughters of American Revolution (DAR) 2019 Saturday, Jan 5 10am - 12pm
- Jewish Genealogical Society of Conejo Valley - Website: www.jgscv.org Meeting Feb 10, 2019
- Mayflower Society
Affiliated Genealogical Societies' Links from this Website[edit | edit source]
British Isles Family History Society - U.S.A.
California African American Genealogical Society
German
Hispanic America
Jewish
- The Gesher Galicia website
- Jewish Genealogy Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County
- Additional Links of Interest to Jewish Researchers
Other Southern California Societies and Organizations
- Antelope Valley Genealogical Society
- Association of Professional Genealogists - Southern California Chapter
- Genealogical Society of North Orange County California
- Hemet -San Jacinto Genealogical Society
- Pomona Valley Genealogy Society
Federation of Genealogical Societies https://fgs.org/
Southern California Historical Societies
- The Anaheim Historical Society
- Buena Vista Heritage 1879-present
- California Historical Society
- Coronado Historical Association and Coronado Museum
- Costa Mesa Historical Society
- Downey Historical Society
- Eagle Rock Valley Historical Society
- Fallbrook Historical Society
- Los Angeles City Historical Society
- Manhattan Beach Historical Society
- Mariposa Museum and History Center
- Martinez Historical Society
- Merced County Historical Society and Courthouse museum
- Mill Valley Historical Society
- Mohahve Historical Society
- Monterey County Agricultural & Rural Life Museum
- Monterey History and Art Association
- North Lake Tahoe Historical Society and Museums
- Orange County Historical Society
- Pacific Railroad Society, Inc.
- Pacifica Historical Society
- Palm Springs Historical Society
- Palo Alto Historical Association
- Petaluma Historical Library & Museum
- Placer County Historical Society
- Redlands Area Historical Society
- Rocklin Historical Society
- San Benito County Historical Society
- San Francisco History Association
- San Francisco Museum & Historical Society
- San Fernando Valley Historical Society
- San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum
- San Juan Capistrano Historical Society
- San Mateo County Historical Association
- Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society
- Santa Clara River Valley Railroad Historical Society
- Santa Monica History Museum
- Santa Ynez valley Historical Society
- Siskiyou County Historical Society
- Society of California Pioneers
- Solano County Historical Society
- Sonoma County Historical Society
- San Luis Obispo County Historical Society
- Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum
- Victorian Preservation Association of Santa Clara Valley
- Whittier Historical Society and Museum
- The Willow Creek- China Flat Museum
- Yolo County Historical Society
