Antelope Valley Genealogical Society

Society History
The Antelope Valley Genealogical Society was founded in 1976. Its membership is in the Antelope Valley and surrounding areas, including Lancaster, Palmdale, Littlerock, Pearblossom, Lake Los Angeles, Acton, Mojave, Rosamond and Tehachapi.

Society Officers

 * President: Yvonne DuVernet.
 * Vice-President: George Mouchet
 * Secretary: Jim Butzke
 * Treasurer: Jack Gravance

Locations

 * Our Research Center is located inside the Western Hotel Museum, 557 West Lancaster Blvd., Lancaster CA.
 * Most meetings are held at the Chimbole Cultural Center, next to the Palmdale Library, 700 East Palmdale Blvd., Palmdale, CA.
 * For details see: AVGS Website

Our Collections
Our Research Center collections include online databases and over 2,000 books and periodicals. Our catalog is online at avgenealogy.org. Some of the highlights are:
 * Antelope Valley and Surrounding Area Cemeteries online at avgenealogy.org
 * Antelope Valley area high school and junior high school annuals
 * Nearly 200 surname family history books for surnames around the world
 * How-to books
 * U.S. Genealogy, organized by state
 * European Genealogy, organized by country
 * Los Angeles County Divorce Index on microfiche
 * Ancestry Library edition

We also have society members on hand to help show you how to research your family history.

To see the days and times we are open, please see the AVGS Calendar