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:The [[National Genealogical Society]] (NGS) aims to serve and grow the genealogical community by providing education and training, fostering increased quality and standards, and promoting access to and preservation of genealogical records.<ref>[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/mission NGS Mission] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 January 2017).</ref> It is the ''premier'' American national society for everyone from the beginner to the most advanced family historian.<ref name="Trifold''>[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/wp-content/uploads/Press-kit/NGS-Membership-Trifold-Rev-2018-1009.pdf NGS Membership Trifold] pdf in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 January 2017).</ref> In conjunction with a sponsoring local genealogical society, it stages an annual '''[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/conference_info NGS Conference]'''. They also provide genealogical education courses, publications and videos.<ref>[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ Home] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 7 January 2017).</ref> Their [[National Genealogical Society Book Loan Collection|NGS Book Loan Collection]] is now housed at the [[St. Louis County Library]] in Missouri. Their online collections include ''The National Intelligencer'' (Washington, DC) newspaper index 1800-1850, indexed Bible records and family groups from NGS members.<ref>[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/individual_member_benefits Individual Member Benefits] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 January 2017).</ref><br><br>