California Genealogical Society and Library



The California Genealogical Society, organized in San Francisco on February 12, 1898, is the oldest continually-operating genealogy society in California. It is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization that seeks to aid, educate and encourage research in family history. The society offers research services, online one-of-a-kind genealogical indexes and databases, and a research library housing over 38,000 reference materials from California, the United States, and around the world.

Benefits

 * What are the benefits for becoming a member of the society?
 * What are the benefits the society has to offer for those who are not members?

Society Officers

 * Link to Board of Directors list

Publications

 * The California Nugget, published twice a year
 * California Genealogical Society blog

Newsletters

 * Monthly eNews (see Archive)

Collections

 * Library Holdings
 * Useful Links
 * CGS on WorldCat

Events

 * See website

Society Meetings

 * See website

Workshops

 * See website

Board Meetings

 * Held the second Saturday of each month. See website

Training Meetings

 * See website

Information

 * Address: 2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA  94612-3031
 * Telephone: (510) 663-1358  FAX (510) 663-1596
 * Website: https://californiaancestors.org/
 * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CAancestors