Online Resources Available to Members at the SCGS Library

We know that we could have many more users if we offered remote access to these databases from our members' homes. Unfortunately, the owners of the content of these databases prohibit us from making these available except onsite at the Library.

Ancestry Library Edition

The Ancestry Library Edition collection has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes); Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes); The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620 1630; Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; Federal Slave Narratives; and a strong Civil War collection. In the coming year, still more indexes and original images will be added to the new Immigration collection.

HeritageQuest Online™

HeritageQuest Online™ combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular UMI® Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content. HeritageQuest Online includes all of the images, and extensive indexing, from the 1790 - 1930 U.S. federal censuses. It offers more than 20,000 book titles, including nearly 8,000 family histories and over 12,000 local histories. Additionally, there are more than 250 primary-source documents such as tax lists, city directories, probate records, and more. Many other distinctive and invaluable sources of information can be found within HeritageQuest Online.  These include Periodical Source Index (PERSI); the Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files; and Freedman’s Bank Records, a database that documents more than 70,000 bank depositors and their dependents and heirs. The Freedman’s Bank Records is considered one of the most important resources for African-American genealogical research.

Online Historical LA Times

This fully searchable edition of the Los Angeles Times (1883 to 1985) is the perfect source to put the flesh around the bones of your ancestors.  Researchers can use the database to find news, editorials, letters to the editor, obituaries, and birth and marriage announcements, historical photos, stock photos, and advertisements. The newspaper content is fully searchable, the online images are often much easier to read than microfilm, and the date range searching tool allows users to search on, before, or between two dates.

New England Historical Genealogical Society

Full access to the databases of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS). Over 104 million names in 2,200 databases with advanced searching capabilities.  The New England Historic Genealogical Society, founded in 1845, is the country's oldest genealogical organization. NEHGS' mission is to advance genealogical scholarship and develops the capabilities of both new and experienced researchers of family history by collecting, preserving, interpreting, and communicating in a variety of accessible formats reliable genealogical data with emphasis on families and communities connected to the New England.