List of Genealogical Societies

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This article originally appeared in "Genealogical Societies" in The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy

The following is a sampling of the hundreds of national, state, regional, and ethnic genealogical societies and umbrella organizations in the United States. For a more comprehensive and current listing, see Mary K. Meyer, Directory of Genealogical Societies in the USA and Canada, 10th ed. (Maryland: the compiler, 1994), and Federation of Genealogical Societies 1996 Membership Directory (Richardson, Tex.: Federation of Genealogical Societies, 1996).

Contents

National Societies

Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 73086 Washington, DC 20056-3067

American-Canadian Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 6478 Manchester, NH 03108-6478

American Family Records Association (AFRA)

P.O. Box 15505 Kansas City, MO 64106

American-French Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 2113 Pawtucket, RI 02861

Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies

1485 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666

The Belgian Researchers, Inc.

495 East 5th St. Peru, IN 46970 http://www.rootsweb.com/~inbr/index.html

Czechoslovak Genealogical Society, Intl., Inc.

P.O. Box 16225 St. Paul, MN 55116-0225

Federation of Genealogical Societies

P.O. Box 200940 Austin, TX 78720-0940

German Genealogical Society of America

Southern California Genealogical Society and Family Research Library 417 Irving Drive Burbank, CA 91504

Hispanic Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 231271 Houston, TX 77223-1271

International Genealogy Fellowship of Rotarians

c/o Charles D. Townsend 5721 Antietam Dr. Sarasota, FL 34231

Irish Genealogical Society, Intl. (IGSI)

P.O. Box 16585 St. Paul, MN 55116-0585

Irish Family History Forum

P.O. Box 67 Plain View, NY 11803-0067

Italian Genealogy Group

50 Daisy Ave. Floral Park, NY 11001

Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 6398 15th West 16th Street New York, NY 10011

National Genealogical Society

4527 Seventeenth St., N. Arlington, VA 22207-2399

National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution

Library 1776 D St. NW Washington, DC 20006-5392

New England Historical and Genealogical Society

101 Newbury Street Boston, MA 02116-3007

Orphan Train Heritage Society of America

P.O. Box 322 Concordia, KS 66901

Palatines to America

P.O. Box 141260 Columbus, OH 43214 http://www.palam.org

The Palatines to America Society library collection has moved to the Columbus Metropolitan Library.

Columbus Metropolitan Library 96 S. Grant Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43215-4702, 614-645-2275 [1]

[http://www.columbuslibrary.org/genealogy]

POINT (Pursuing Our Italian Names Together)

Box 14966, Dept. PHP Las Vegas, NV 89114-4966 http://www.point-pointers.net/hom.html

Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan

Burton Collection Detroit Public Library 5201 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48202-4007 http://www.pgsm.org

Polish Genealogical Society of America

Polish Museum of America 984 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60622 http://www.pgsa.org/

Puerto Rican Hispanic Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 260118 Bellerose, NY 11426 http://www.rootsweb.com/~prhgs

Scandinavian-American Genealogical Society (SAGS)

P.O. Box 16069 St. Paul, MN 55116-0069

TIARA (The Irish Ancestral Research Association)

P.O. Box 619 Sudbury, MA 01776

Alabama

Alabama Genealogical Society

Samford University Library Box 2296 800 Lakeshore Dr. Birmingham, AL 35229-0001

Natchez Trace Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 420 Florence, AL 35631-0420

Tuscaloosa Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 020802 Tuscaloosa, AL 35402

The Birmingham African American Genealogy Group,Inc.

P.O. Box 12011, Birmingham, AL 35201 http://www.baagginc.org and http://baagginc.blogspot.com

Alaska

Alaska Genealogical Society

7030 Dickerson Dr. Anchorage, AK 99504

Arizona

Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board

P.O. Box 5641 Mesa, AZ 85211-5641

Family History Society of Arizona

P. O. Box 63094, Phoenix, AZ 85082

Arkansas

Arkansas Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 908 Hot Springs, AR 71902-0908

California

Antelope Valley Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 1049 Lancaster, CA 93584 http://www.avgenealogy.org

California Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 77105 San Francisco, CA 94107-0105

California State Genealogical Alliance

P.O. Box 10195 Oakland, CA 94610 http://www.esga.com

Conejo Valley Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 1228 Thousand Oaks, CA 91358 http://www.rootsweb.com/~cavgs

Contra Costa County Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 910 Concord, CA 94522 http://www.rootsweb.com/~cacccgs

Los Angeles Westside Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 10447 Marina del Rey, CA 90295 http://www.genealogy-la.com/lawvgs.shtml

San Diego Genealogical Society

1050 Pioneer Way Suite E El Cajon, CA 92020-1943 http://www.rootsweb.com/~casdgs


San Mateo Genealogical Society

San Ramon Valley Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 305, Diablo, CA 94528-0305 http://www.srvgensoc.org

Questing Heirs GenSoc, Inc.

P.O. Box 15102 Long Beach, CA 90815-0102 http://www.cagenweb.com/questing

Colorado

Colorado Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 9218 Denver, CO 80209 http://www.cogensoc.us/

Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies

P.O. Box 24379 Denver, CO 80224-0379 http://www.rootsweb.com/~coccgs

The council can provide a list of all genealogical societies in the state if a self-addressed stamped envelope is included with the request.

Columbine Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 2074 Littleton, CO 80161 http://www.rootsweb.com/~cocghs

Connecticut

Connecticut Society of Genealogists

P.O. Box 435 Glastonbury, CT 06033 http://www.csg.hc.org

The Connecticut Ancestry Society

P.O. Box 249 Stamford, CT 06940-0249 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctcas

Delaware

Delaware Genealogical Society

505 Market St. Mall Wilmington, DE 19801-3091 http://delgensoc.org

Florida

Charlotte County Genealogy Society Inc. 

P.O. Box 494707
Port Charlotte, FL 33949 http://ccgsi.org/

Central Florida Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 177 Orlando, FL 32802-0177 http://www.cfgs.org

Florida Genealogical Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 18624 Tampa, FL 33679-8624

Florida State Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 10249 Tallahassee, FL 32302-2249 http://www.rootsweb.com/~flsgs

Genealogical Society of North Brevard

P.O. Box 897 Titusville, FL 32781 http://www.nbbd.com/npr/gsnb

Georgia

Georgia Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 54575 Atlanta, GA 30308-0575 http://www.gagensociety.org

Hawaii

Hawaii County Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 831 Keaau, HI 96749

The Sandwich Islands Genealogical Society

Hawaii State Library 478 S. King St. Honolulu, HI 96813

Idaho

Idaho Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 1854 Boise, ID 83701-1854 http://www.idahogenealogy.org

Illinois

Chicago Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 1160 Chicago, IL 60690 http://www.chgogs.org

Fulton County Historical and Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 583 Canton, IL 61520-1126 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilfulton

Illinois State Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 10195 Springfield, IL 62791 http://www.ilgensoc.org/

Jacksonville Area Genealogical and Historical Society

P.O. Box 21 Jacksonville, IL 62651-0021 http://www.japl.lib.il.us/community/clubs/jaghs

McLean County Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 488 Normal, IL 61761-0488

Madison County Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 631 Edwardsville, IL 62025 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmadcgs

South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society

3000 West 170th Place, Hazel Crest, IL 60429-1174 Telephone: (708) 335-3340 [2]

Genealogical Society of Southern Illinois

John A. Logan College Route 2 Box 145 Carterville, IL 62918 http://www.jal.cc.il.us/Gssi_org.html

Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society

PO Box 312, Pekin, IL 61555-0312 http://www.tcghs.org

Indiana

Allen County Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 12003 Fort Wayne, IN 46862 http://allencogenealogysociety.homestead.com/main.html

Indiana Genealogical Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 10507 Fort Wayne, IN 46852-0507

Southern Indiana Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 665 New Albany, IN 47151-0665 http://www.ka.net/spcarpenter/SIGserve.htm

Tippecanoe County Area Genealogical Society

Tippecanoe County Historical Association 909 S. St. Lafayette, IN 47901 http://www.tcha.mus.in.us

Iowa

Iowa Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 7735 Des Moines, IA 50322-7735 http://www.iowagenealogy.org

Northeast Iowa Genealogical Society

503 S. St. Waterloo, IA 50701 http://members.aol.com/johntwithneigs

Northwest Iowa Genealogical Society

46 First St. S.W. Le Mars, IA 51031 http://www.homestead.com/genealogynwia/gen.html

Kansas

Kansas Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 103 Dodge City, KS 67801 http://www.dodgecity.net/kgs


Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies

P.O. Box 3858 Topeka, KS 66604-6858 http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/kcgs

Reno County Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 5 Hutchinson, KS 67504-0005 http://rootsweb.com/~ksrcgs/renocokansas.html

Topeka Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 4048 Topeka, KS 66604-0048 http://www.tgstopeka.org

Jefferson County Genealogical Society

P. O. Box 174 Oskaloosa, KS 66066 http://www.oldjeffersontown.com

Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 1544 Ashland, KY 41105-1544

Kentucky Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 153 Frankfort, KY 40602 http://www.kygs.org/index.html

Louisville Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 5164 DGS Louisville, KY 40255-0164 http://www.rootsweb.com/~kylgs

West-Central Kentucky Family Research Association

P.O. Box 1932 Owensboro, KY 42302 http://www.rootsweb.com/~kywcfra

Louisiana

Baton Rouge Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 80565 SE Station Baton Rouge, LA 70898 http://www.intersurf.com/~rcollins/brg.htm

Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society

P.O. Box 3454 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 http://www.rootsweb.com/~la-lghs

Maine

Maine Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 221 Farmington, ME 04938 http://www.rootsweb.com/~megs/index.htm

Maryland

Anne Arundel Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 221, Pasadena, MD 21123 http://www.aagensoc.org

Baltimore County Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 10085 Towson, MD 21204 http://www.serve.com/bcgs/bcgs.html

Historical Society of Charles County

P.O. Box 261 Port Tobacco, MD 20677

Maryland Genealogical Society

201 W. Monument St. Baltimore, MD 21201 http://www.mdgensoc.org

Prince George's County Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 819 Bowie, MD 20718-0819 http://www.rootswebcom/~mdpgcgs

Massachusetts

Berkshire Family History Association, Inc.

P.O. Box 1437 Pittsfield, MA 01201 http://www.berkshire.net~bfha

Essex Society of Genealogists

P.O. Box 313 Lynnfield, MA 01940 http://www.esog.org

Massachusetts Genealogical Council

P.O. Box 5393 Cochituate, MA 01778 http://home.comcast.net/~massgencouncil

The Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc.

P.O. Box 215 Ashland, MA 01721-0215 http://www.rootsweb.com/~masgi/index.html


Michigan

The Detroit Society for Genealogical Research

Detroit Public Library 5201 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48202 http://www.dsgr.org

Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County, Michigan

P.O. Box 7155 Ann Arbor, MI 48107 http://www.hvcn.org/info/gswc

Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 405 Comstock, MI 49041 http://www.mikvgs.org/

Michigan Genealogical Council

P.O. Box 80953 Lansing, MI 48908-0593 http://mimgc.org/

Minnesota

Minnesota Genealogy Society

P.O. Box 16069 St. Paul, MN 55116-0069 http://mngs.org

Mississippi

Mississippi Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 5301 Jackson, MS 39216-5301

Missouri

Missouri State Genealogical Association

P.O. Box 833 Columbia, MO 65205-0833 http://mosga.missouri.org

Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 382 St. Joseph, MO 64502-0382 http://nwmogenealogy.com/

Ozarks Genealogical Society

P.O. box 3945 Springfield, MO 65808-3945 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ozarksgs

St. Louis Genealogical Society

9011 Manchester Rd. Suite No. 3 Brentwood, MO 63144 http://www.stlgs.org

Montana

Montana State Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 555 Chester, MT 59522 http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtmsgs

Great Falls Genealogy Society

Paris Gibson Square 1400 First Ave. N., Room 30 Great Falls, MT 59401-3299 http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtmsgs/soc_gfgs.htm

Nebraska

Greater Omaha Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 4011 Omaha, NE 68104 http://hometown.aol.com/gromahagensoc/myhomepage

Lincoln-Lancaster Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 30055 Lincoln, NE 68503-0055 http://www.rootsweb.com/~nellcgs

Nebraska State Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 5608 Lincoln, NE 68505-0608 http://www.rootsweb.com/~nesgs

Nevada

Nevada State Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 20666 Reno, NV 89515-0666 http://www.rootsweb.com/nvgs/

Clark County Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 1929 Las Vegas, NV 89125-1929 http://www.rootsweb.com/~nvccngs/

Centennial Las Vegas Genealogy Society

http://clvgs7.wix.com/clvgs

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Society of Genealogists

P.O. Box 2316 Concord, NH 03302-2316 http://nhsog.org//nhsog/aboutus.htm

New Jersey

Gloucester County Historical Society

17 Hunter St. P.O. Box 409 Woodbury, NJ 08096-0409 http://www.rootsweb.com/~njglouce/gchs

Genealogical Society of New Jersey

P.O. Box 1291 New Brunswick, NJ 08903-1291 http://www.gsnj.org

Monmouth County Genealogy Club

Monmouth County Historical Association 70 Court St. Freehold, NJ 07728

Morris Area Genealogy Society

P.O. Box 105 Convent Station, NJ 07961 http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmags

Genealogical Society of the West Fields

550 E. Broad St. Westfield, NJ 07090 http://www.gswf.weebly.com

New Mexico

Genealogy Club of the Albuquerque Public Library

423 Central Ave. N.E. Albuquerque, NM 87102

New Mexico Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 8283 Albuquerque, NM 87198-8283 http://www.nmgs.org

Southern New Mexico Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 2563 Las Cruces, NM 88004-2563 http://www.zianet.com/wheelerwc/genssnm

New York

Capital District Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 2175 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12220-0175

Central New York Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 104, Colvin Station Syracuse, NY 13205 http://www.rootsweb.com/~nycnygs

Dutchess County Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 708 Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 http://www.dcgs-gen.org

New York State Council of Genealogical Organizations

P.O. Box 2593 Syracuse, NY 13220-2593 http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyscogo

New York Genealogical and Biographical Society

122 E. 58th St. New York, NY 10022-1939 http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org

Western New York Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 338 Hamburg, NY 14075-0338 http://wnygs.org

North Carolina

Carolinas Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 397 Monroe, NC 28111 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncunion/geneaogical_society.htm

Durham-Orange Genealogical Society

PO Box 4703 Chapel Hill, NC 27515-4703 http://www.ncgenweb.us/dogsnc/

Forsyth County Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 5715 Winston-Salem, NC 27113-5715 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncforsyt

Johnson County Genealogical Society

c/o Public Library of Johnson County Smithfield, NC 27577

North Carolina Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 1492 Raleigh, NC 27602 http://www.ncgenealogy.org

Wilkes Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 1629 North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 http://www.wilkesgensoc.org

North Dakota

Bismarck-Mandan Historical and Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 485 North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 Bismarck, ND 58502-0485 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndbmhgs

Red River Valley Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 9284 Fargo, ND 58106 http://www.redrivergenealogy.com/htmls/pioneer.htm

Ohio

The Greater Cleveland Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 40254 Cleveland, OH 44140-0254 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohgcgs

The Ohio Genealogical Society

611 State Route 97 West Bellville, Ohio 44813-8813 [edited spelling and added 4 dgiit zip] http://www.ogs.org Phone 419-886-1903 [added phone number] Fax 419-886-0092

Oklahoma

Federation of Oklahoma Genealogical Societies

P.O. Box 26151 Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0151

Oklahoma Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 12986 Oklahoma City, OK 73157-2986 http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgs

Oregon

Genealogical Council of Oregon, Inc.

P.O. Box 15169 Portland, OR 97215 http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgco2


Genealogical Forum of Oregon

2130 S.W. 5th Ave. Suite 220 Portland, OR 97201-4934 http://www.gfo.org

Oregon Genealogical Society, Inc.

955 Oak Alley Eugene, OR 97401-3148 541-345-0399 [email protected] http://www.oregongenealogicalsociety.org

Pennsylvania

Blair County Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 855 Altoona, PA 16603 http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabcgs

Cornerstone Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 547 Waynesburg, PA 15370 http://www.cornerstonegenealogy.com

Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania

2207 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

215-545-0391 [email protected]

http://www.genpa.org

Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania and Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society

4338 Bigelow Blvd. P.O. Box 8530 Pittsburgh, PA 15220-0530

South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 1824 York, PA 17405-1824 http://www.scpgs.org

Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society and Family History Library

689 Main Road, Hanover Township, PA 18706

570-829-1765 [email protected]

http://www.nepgs.com

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Genealogical Society

507 Clark's Row Bristol, RI 02809-1481 http://www.rigensoc.org

South Carolina

Chester District Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 336 Richburg, SC 29729 http://www.rootsweb.com/~scchest2/scchestercdgs.htm

South Carolina Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 16355 Greenville, SC 29606 http://www.scgen.org

South Dakota

Sioux Valley Genealogical Society

200 W. Sixth St. Sioux Falls, SD 57104-6881 http://www.rootsweb.com/~sdsvgs

South Dakota Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 490 Winner, SD 57580 http://www.rootsweb.com/~sdgenweb/gensoc/sdgensoc/html

Tennessee

Jefferson County Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 267 Jefferson City, TN 37760

Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 190625 Nashville, TN 37219-0625 http://www.mtgs.org

Tennessee Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 111249 Memphis, TN 38111-1249 http://www.rootsweb.com/~thgs

Texas

Austin Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 1507 Austin, TX 78767-1507 http://www.austintxgensoc.org

Dallas Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 12648 12446 Dallas, TX 75225-0648 http://www.dallasgenealogy.org

Houston Area Genealogical Association

2507 Tannehill Houston, TX 77008-3052

Texas State Genealogical Society

TxSGS Mailing Address: Texas State Genealogical Society, 2028 E. Ben White Blvd. #240-2700, Austin, Texas 78741

http://www.txsgs.org/

Tip O' Texas Genealogical Society

410 76 Dr. Harlingen, TX 78550 http://www.familyhistory.com/societyhall/viewmember.asp?societyid=215

Utah

Utah Genealogical Association

P.O. Box 1144 Salt Lake City, UT 84110 http://www.infouga.org

Vermont

Vermont Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 422 Pittsford, VT 05763 http://www.rootsweb.com/~utgsv

Virginia

Genealogical Research Institute of Virginia

P.O. Box 29178 Richmond, VA 23242-0178 http://www.rootsweb.com/~vagriv

Tidewater Virginia Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 7650 Hampton, VA 23666 http://www.rootsweb.com/~vatgs

Virginia Genealogical Society

5001 W. Broad St. No. 115 Richmond, VA 23230-3023 http://www.vgs.org

Washington

Clark County Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 2728 Vancouver, WA 98668-2728 http://www.ccgs-wa.org

Eastside Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 374 Bellevue, WA 98009 http://www.rootsweb.com/~wakcegs

The Lewis County Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 782 Chehalis, WA 98532 http://www.walcgs.org

Washington State Genealogical Society

1901 S 12th Avenue, Union Gap, WA 98903-1256 http://www.wasgs.org/

West Virginia

Kanawha Valley Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 8555 South Charleston, WV 25303'8555 http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvkvgs

West Virginia Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 249 Elkview, WV 25071 http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvgs/

Wisconsin

Milwaukee County Genealogical Society

PO Box 270326, Milwaukee, WI 53227-0326 http://www.milwaukeegenealogy.org

Wisconsin State Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 5106, Madison, WI 53705-0106, [email protected] [3] http://www.wsgs.org

Wyoming

Fremont County Genealogical Society

Riverton Branch Library 1330 W. Park Ave. Riverton, WY 82501 http://www.rootsweb.com/~wyfremon/resources.htm

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