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The '''National Genealogical Society (NGS)''' is a non-profit membership interest group founded in 1903. Its mission is to inspire, connect, and lead the family history community by fostering collaboration and best practices in advocacy, education, preservation, and research, and enabling people, cultures, and organizations to discover the past and create a lasting legacy.<ref>[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/family-history/ NGS Mission] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 21 March 2023).</ref>

NGS members enjoy:<ref name="Indiv">[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/member-benefits/ Individual Member Benefits] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 March 2019).</ref><br>

*'''''{{FSC|39597|item|disp=National Genealogical Society Quarterly}}''''' (NGSQ) emphasizes scholarship, readability, and practical help in genealogical problem solving<ref>[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ngsq/ National Genealogical Society Quarterly] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 12 November 2018).</ref><br>

*'''''{{FSC|976270|item|disp=NGS Magazine}}''''' a quarterly with articles that show-and-tell how to be a more effective researcher<ref>[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/magazine/ NGS Magazine] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 12 November 2018).</ref><br><br>

*'''[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ris/ Research in the States Series]''' consists of concise guides to the history, records, and research facilities of each state.

''' Available at the FamilySearch Library '''

*{{FSC|3047552|item|disp=West Virginia}}

 

'''Additional Publications'''

*{{FSC|1223789|item|disp=Joan Ferris Curran, Madilyn Coen Crane and John H. Wray ''Numbering Your Genealogy: basic systems, complex families, and international kin''Arlington, Virginia : National Genealogical Society, c1999 FS Library 929.1 C936n}} <br>

*{{FSC|2157104|item|disp=Thomas W. Jones, Mastering Genealogical Proof'' Arlington, Virginia : National Genealogical Society, c2013 FS Library 929.1 J726m}} <br>

*{{FSC|2857533|item|disp=Thomas W. Jones, ''Mastering genealogical documentation'' Arlington, Virginia : National Genealogical Society, c2017 FS Library 929.1 J726mg}}

*{{FSC|2481438|item|disp=Kay Haviland Freilich and William B. Freilich ''Genealogy and the Law: a guide to legal sources for the family historian'' Arlington, Virginia : National Genealogical Society, c2014 FS Library 973 D27fk}}<br>

*{{FSC|4284099|item|disp=Pamela Boyer Sayre, editor, ''Paths to your past : a guide to finding your ancestors''Falls Church, Virginia : National Genealogical Society, 2018 FS Library 929.1 Sa993s}}

*'''NGS Member Ancestry Charts (MACs).''' A massive collection of family group sheets sent in by NGS members since the 1960s is being indexed and digitized. A full abstract of all (1,000,000+) names on every MAC with dates and places is done for 66,000 MACs sent in before 1995. Work continues on MACs received since then. (For members online.)<ref name="Indiv" /><br>

*'''[[National Genealogical Society Book Loan Collection|NGS Book Loan Collection]]''' is available in the Special Collections room at the [[St. Louis County Library]] (SLCL) in Missouri. The collection consists of 20,000-plus books including more than 6,000 family histories; state, county, and local histories; abstracts of records of cemeteries, churches, courts, deeds, marriages, wills and other probate records; and strong holdings for states along the East Coast and New England.<ref>[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/free-resources/book-loan-collection/ NGS Book Loan Collection] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 March 2019).</ref> Almost every book is available for Interlibrary Loan to NGS members and non-members alike.<ref>[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/references_for_researching References for Researching] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 January 2017).</ref> To obtain an item from this collection:  

::1. Search the [http://webpac.slcl.org/ St. Louis County Library catalog] by subject, title, author, or keyword. Call numbers without a beginning "R" (''for example'', 929.3 or Q929.3) circulate and can be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan.

::2. Print the catalog record of the book you want.

::3. Take the printout to the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) department of your local library to order the book

*'''[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/genealogy-courses/ Educational Online Courses]''' including:

::- the free ''Family History Skills'' self-paced, self-graded course<ref>Free Family History Skills [https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/family-history-skills/ Course] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 March 2019).</ref><br>

::- ''American Genealogical Studies'' series on basics, documentation, beyond the basics, and writing reports<ref>[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ags/ American Genealogical Studies] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 March 2019).</ref><br>

::- ''Continuing Genealogical Studies'' series on genetics, Revolutionary War, Civil War, and World War I research<ref>[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cgs/ Continuing Genealogical Studies] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 March 2019).</ref><br>