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Visit the SGS Library


Good Shepherd Center 
                           Photo credit: Chris Robinson
 
The SGS Library is located in
Suite 302 at the Good Shepherd Center
4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Seattle WA 98103
 
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The SGS Library is staffed by member volunteers and usually open for research Tuesday through Saturday. To be sure that the library is open or that the elevator is available, give us a call before you come: (206) 522-8658.
 
Tuesday through Saturday
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
 
Evening Hours 6:00 to 8:30 PM on the 3rd Wednesday of the month
 
 
In addition to the library's collection of books and maps, access to the Internet is provided by five in-house computer workstations and a wireless network for portable computers. FamilySearch Affiliate records may be viewed on any Internet-connected computer within the library. Subscription databases, available only on library computers, include: Ancestry, Fold3, Newspapers Extra, American Ancestors  FindMyPast (UK), Archion (Germany), ArkivDigital (Sweden) and Historygeo, a database of historical maps and landowners covering 29 US states and pre-statehood Texas. Unique SGS Databases and digital Scanning Workstation are also available. 
 
 
 

Genealogy Drop-In at SPL Branch Libraries
 
Find your ancestors at a Seattle Public Library near you!
This spring SGS Volunteers will be available monthly to answer questions and get you started.
 
 
 

Has your SGS membership expired?

You can still renew! Log in to your account online at Members Home and click the green "Renew Membership" button. Or print a membership application and send it together with your dues payment to SGS. Or take a walk in the park to the Good Shepherd Center and renew in person at the SGS Library.
 
Your renewed annual membership will extend for a full year from the date SGS receives your dues payment.
 
Thank you for your participation and continued support!
 
 
Interested in membership? Read all about it at Join SGS.
 

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SGS Logo - shadow, no backgroundSeattle Genealogical Society and Library
4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Suite 302, Seattle, WA 98103-6955
sgs@seagensoc.org     (206) 522-8658
Seattle Genealogical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable organization.
 
March 9
10:00 am
Brags and Bricks (Virtual)
  Join us for an informal social gathering. Share your recent genealogical successes and challenges or just come to chat with other genealogists.    Meets ...
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March 9
1:00 pm
SGS Board of Directors Meeting (Virtual)
SGS members must be signed in to view Zoom Meeting info.   If you are not currently signed in, do so on "Members Home," then ...
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March 10
10:00 am
Tech Tuesdays (Virtual via Zoom)
Need a helping hand? Drop in (virtually) on Tech Tuesdays, the popular informal consult time on DNA, hardware, software, and virtually all genealogy-related issues. ...
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March 10
6:30 pm
Ancestry Users SIG
  The Ancestry Users Special Interest Group is for people who use Ancestry.com (and AncestryDNA) to research their family histories. Members will share research ...
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March 11
7:00 pm
MAC Computer SIG
Jointly sponsored by SGS and Fiske, this group meets every other month on the second Wednesday of the month from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ...
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