[CA--SCGS] The SCGS Library May Be Closed for the Month of May 2020, But the Online Store is Open.

The SCGS Library may be temporarily closed because of Covid19,  but our SCGS Store is still open!
(Yes, we hope to re-open for research soon).

Check out what SCGS has to offer:

Check us out at http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/

   Member benefits: (via the Members Only section)
      The past and present editions of our Searcher Journal.
      Free remote access to the MyHeritage website. 
      Access to past Jamboree Webinar Series recordings.

Research Assistance to help you break through your brick walls.            The cost of research is $20.00 per hour. 

SCGS members get a 10% discount.  

We also offer Los Angeles Times obituary look-ups 

for the years 1988-2005. $10.00 per look-up.

   Publications: 

     

     Jamboree Syllabi (from 2008 to present, in various formats: print, on CD's, & USB).

       Indexes of local Los Angeles County Records.

             (Cemeteries, Burials, Deaths, Marriages and Court records)

    Medieval Welsh Ancestors of Certain Americans (Boyer)

                   (No member discount on this book).

Northrup books (3-volume set of the Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California). 

         The first two volumes are priced at $35.00 for each, and the third volume is priced at $40.00.

           Best deal: The Northrop books can be purchased  as a set for $10.00 less than buying the 3                                       separately. If you buy any two, you get a $5.00 discount. 

          T-Shirts are still available in various sizes and colors. 

                  Price range is between $16.00 and $20.00.

The 1890 Project!! 

Based on records of Los Angeles County that will help replace the lost 1890 US Census.

More information at the end of May.

Southern California Genealogy Society and Library

417 Irving Dr.

Burbank, CA 91504-2408

818-843-7247

www.scgsgenealogy.com

Email: scgs@scgsgenealogy.com

     

[CA-SCGS] Bargain Alert - ProQuest Obituaries, Others

In celebration of National Library Week (the week of April 13th), ProQuest is offering free access to a number of databases, including the very popular ProQuest Obituaries. It's a great opportunity to do some heavy-duty researching of obituaries from around the country.

ProQuest Obituaries includes obits from the following newspapers:

• Atlanta Constitution  (1868-1922)
• Boston Globe (1872-1922)
• Chicago Defender (1921-1975)
• Chicago Tribune (1852-1984)
• Los Angeles Times (1881-1984)
• New York Times (1851-1994)
• Washington Post (1877-1950)

Other free ProQuest databases include 

• Research Companion - aimed at college and high school students
• PublicLibrary Complete - includes 27,000 full text ebooks.
• CultureGrams - aimed at high school student researchers.
• ProQuest dLibrary - aimed at high school and college student researchers.

Check out this link for more information, and click on the link that leads to the free database of interest to you.