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Library Highlights

 
  1. Alabama Records by Pauline Jones Gandrud, 245 volumes
  2. New England Historic Genealogical Society Series, 150 volumes
  3. Pennsylvania Archives - 2nd Series 19 volumes, 3rd Series 30 volumes, 5th Series 8 volumes, 6th Series 15 volumes and 7th Series 5 volumes
  4. Michigan Pioneer Collection
  5. French-Canadian Heritage Society of California collection (Tanguay, Red Drouin, Blue Drouin, PRDH, Loiselle, Microfiche of marriage records of 1,000 parishes)
  6. Collection of the German Genealogical Society of America - 3,000 volumes
  7. Genealogical Society of Hispanic America collection
  8. Los Angeles City Historical Society collection
  9. Richard & June Ross - Cornwall, England collection
  10. Massachusetts town vital records
  11. Connecticut- Barbour collection of vital records - 43 volumes
  12. Filby’s passenger lists
  13. Confederate veteran - 40 volumes
  14. Family histories - 2,500 books & 2,600 manuscripts
  15. Periodicals - Historical & Genealogical Societies, Surname Societies 1,200 - 1,500
  16. Manuscript files - 13 file cabinets
  17. Books & Manuscripts etc. in collection 20,000 to 30,000
  18. Microfiche collection
  19. Boston Transcripts (early Boston newspaper genealogical column)
  20. Joseph Brown Turner collection, 647 fiche, northeastern states & New England
  21. California Death Index 1930-1994
  22. California Marriage Index 1960-1985
  23. Los Angeles County Civil Filings 1979-1988
  24. Family History Library IGI and Family History Catalog
  25. CD’s - Over 1000 (Family Tree Maker, Family History Library, Heritage Quest, 1880 census, etc.)
  26. 4 new high-speed computers and 7 microfiche readers
  27. Computer workshops: Family Tree Maker, Master Genealogist & Legacy
  28. Computer copies 20c and photocopies 10c (pay as you go, no coin machines)
  29. Members only have use of high-speed DSL internet access
  30. Members have use of wireless high-speed broadband internet access
  31. Two restrooms, refrigerated drinking fountain, and indoor or outdoor eating areas
  32. Free parking and restaurants in the area

SCGS's library holds volumes for every state in the US. with approximate counts as follows:

State # of Books State # of Books
Alabama
420
Nebraska
181
Alaska
18
Nevada
29
Arizona
67
New Hampshire
170
Arkansas
160
New Jersey
235
California
1537
New Mexico
102
Colorado
103
New York
971
Connecticut
240
North Carolina
329
Delaware
66
North Dakota
98
Florida
108
Ohio
822
Georgia
267
Oklahoma
142
Hawaii
10
Oregon
113
Idaho
38
Pennsylvania
1397
Illinois
838
Rhode Island
159
Indiana
456
South Carolina
345
Iowa
749
South Dakota
77
Kansas
238
Tennessee
667
Kentucky
547
Texas
743
Louisiana
199
Utah
31
Maine
176
Vermont
102
Maryland
463
Virginia
666
Mass
668
Washington
101
Michigan
360
Washington DC
26
Minnesota
147
West Virginia
217
Mississippi
187
Wisconsin
180
Montana
57
Wyoming
23

 

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