Subject Guides: Genealogy Help: Societies

National Genealogical Societies

Daughters of the American Revolution
The DAR, founded in 1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women's service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America's future through better education fo
Federation of Genealogical Societies
FGS was founded in 1976 and represents the members of more than 500 genealogical societies.
Genealogy Societies Directory
National Genealogical Society
The National Genealogical Society, a non-profit organization founded in 1903, is the premier national society for everyone from the beginner to the most advanced family historian
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Sons of the American Revolution
The SAR is a lineage society, meaning each member has traced their family tree back to a point of having an ancestor who supported the cause of American independence during the years 1774–83.
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is an organization, similar to the Grand Army of the Republic. It was founded on November 12, 1881, and incorporated by Act of Congress August 20, 1954.

Local Genealogical Societies

Local History Collection

Local History Collection
A listing of the available oral histories, 1918 school histories, historical features and notes and maps in the local history collection.

The library owns a collection of memoirs and individual histories of residents of Lake County. An index for the local history collection (REF 977.304 IND) is included. A collection of Lake County historical maps and newspaper clippings is also available. Please ask at the Adult Services Desk for more information.

Useful Tools

Hit a genealogical dead-end?

Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Family Information
Provides tips on where to look for family history research.
Surname Thesaurus
Provides alternate spellings of names to help with genealogy research.
Soundex Indexing System
An introduction to the U.S. Census index system.
Soundex Converter
Converts surnames into the Soundex Code.