Los Angeles Family History Library/Nationalities & General Websites/Resources

LAFSL Collections -The Ralph Boswell Family Histories Collection
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British Isles Family History Society (BIFHS-USA)

 * 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)

 * 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)

 * 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)

 * 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

 * 2020 Meeting Time & Dates: 3rd Tuesday; 7:00 - 9:00pm; Jan 21, Mar 17, May 19, Jul 21, Sept 15, Nov 17
 * Website: http://lawgs.net/
 * Description:

Nordic Society

 * 2020 Meeting Time & Dates: 2nd Saturday (Odd #ed months); 2:00 - 4:00pm; Jan 11, Mar 14, May 9, July 11, Sept 12, Nov 14
 * Website: http://nordicgenealogy.org/
 * Description:

Polish Society



 * 2020 Meeting Time & Dates: 4th Saturday 1:00 - 4:00pm; Jan 25, Mar 28, May 23, Jul 25, Sept 26, Nov 28
 * 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)

 * 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

 * Daughters of American Revolution (DAR) 2020 Saturday, Feb 9th, 9 - 10:30 am
 * Jewish Genealogical Society of Conejo Valley - Website: www.jgscv.org  Meeting Feb 10, 2019
 * Mayflower Society

=NATIONALITIES- Websites and Resources=

African-American website resources

 * Cyndi's List African-American links
 * California African American Genealogical Society links
 * African American Census Schedules online at Afrigeneas
 * African American Genealogical Society of Northern California research links

England and the Uk Genealogical Resources Links

 * Listing of genealogical sources, links and resources for conducting research on English families

Jewish Genealogy Links

 * JewishGen InfoFiles Index
 * Cyndi's List Jewish Genealogy Links

Latin America Research Websites Links

 * Manual de Genealogía Hispana
 * The Hispanic Society of New York
 * The Puerto Rican Society of Genealogy
 * Hispagen Asociación de Genealogía
 * Centro de Genealogía de Entre Ríos
 * Ibero-American Migratory Movements
 * Genealogía Italana de Español
 * Imigrantes Italanos in Brazil
 * Migration to Latin America
 * Hispanic Heritage

Native American Genealogy Links

 * Cyndi's List Native American Genealogy links

Poland Research Website Links

 * Polish Genealogical Society of America
 * Polish Roots
 * Cyndi's List Poland links

Russia, Ukraine and Eastern European Research & Genealogy Links

 * Russia Online Genealogy Records
 * Russia Genealogy
 * Russia Genealogy and Family History Resources at Ancestry ($)
 * Russia Genealogy Resources
 * Find Russian Heritage
 * Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family -Uncovering the secrets of finding family and records in the former USSR
 * All Russia Tree
 * Russian Genealogical News in Russian.
 * Pokoleniia Permskovo Kraya (Generations of the Perm Region)
 * Odessa: A German-Russian: Genealogical Library
 * Memorial - WWII Casualty Records
 * Podvig Naroda Achievement of the People - WWII Awards
 * Victims of Political Terror in USSR
 * How to Research Genealogy in Russia
 * Russian Federal Archive Service has contact information for all archives and links to each archive’s website when one exists.
 * Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International includes Bohemian (Czech), German-Bohemian (Bohmisch), Hungarian, Moravian, Ruthenian (Rusyn), Silesian, Slovakian, and those of Jewish ancestry.
 * Ukraine Online Genealogy Records
 * Ukraine Genealogy
 * Database of the Ukrainian residents born between 1650 and 1920 Project
 * Ukraine Genealogical Research
 * Ukraine Genealogy Resources
 * Tracing Ukrainian Ancestors
 * JewishGen Ukraine Database
 * Jewish Genealogy in Ukraine

Scotland Research and Resources

 * Scotland Research and Resources by Sam Gibson

General Websites

 * BYU Family History Library Access to hundres of online family history databases and online training.

FamilySearch

 * FamilySearch Site Map
 * FamilySearch IGI Collection
 * FamilySearch IGI Blog IGI help and information.

Free Genealogy Blank Forms and Research Helps

 * BYU.edu/familyhistory Forms and Research Helps Blank Genealogy and Census Forms

Heritage Quest Research

 * You can access Heritage Quest using your Los Angeles City Public Library card. Access the library website and log in using the barcode of your library card and the last 4 digits of your phone number.  Click on Heritage Quest from the list of databases and start your research with their amazing databases.

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