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The Southern California Genealogical Society Research
Teams are highly qualified volunteers who conduct specialized research
for a nominal fee for our patrons. Our library includes over 35,000
books, thousands of microforms and CDs, plus many electronic resources.
Among our specialized areas of research are:
- Cornish Records Search
- SCGS has one of the great collections of Cornish ancestry records, many
of which go back to the 1500s. These records include the celebrated
Ross Collection of births, marriages, deaths and other official records
of Government and Church in Cornwall. A search can also be made of
the Cornish miners of California and Michigan and other areas where
Cornish people were involved.
- French-Canadian Research
- We are the home of the French-Canadian Heritage Society of California
and one of the largest collections of French-Canadian resources in the
USA. Our researchers will search the Blue and Red Drouin, Jette, Tanguay,
PRDH, and the marriage records of the 1000 parishes, and the many other
FC resources we have to help you document your ancestry.
- Germanic Research
- We have one of the largest and most unique collections of Germanic
sources in the country, including the 30-year collection of Walter
Hilbig of Heritage Quest and the FHL in Salt Lake and that of the former
German Genealogical Society of America now owned by SCGS. Our
3,000+ books, CD's, databases and manuscripts, plus experienced researchers,
can help you with names, brick walls, and villages from Alsace-Lorraine
to East Prussia and beyond with sources ancient and brand-new.
- United States Research
- Revolutionary War Ancestors – if your ancestor was born before
1765 there is a strong possibility that he served in the Revolutionary
War.
- American Colonial Wars – Thousands of Americans from Maine
to South Carolina fought in the many Colonial Wars from the Pequot
War in 1838 to the French & Indian Wars ending in 1762.
- Massachusetts Town Records – Vital Records listing births,
marriages & deaths have been compiled for most of the towns of
Massachusetts up to 1850. SCGS has over 200 of these town records.
- California Gold Rush – Our records include the names
of peoples coming overland and by ship; many names were recorded in
the newspapers of the day. In addition to the 1850 and 1860 U.S.
Censuses, we have the California Census for 1852.
- Los Angeles County Records searches – births, marriages, deaths
in Los Angeles County and California; newspaper obituaries.
- Personalized research – we are prepared to help you knock down
those block walls. Tell us about your research puzzles and we
will attempt to help you solve them.
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