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|  | The '''National Genealogical Society (NGS)''' aims toserve andgrow thegenealogical community byproviding education andtraining,fostering increased quality andstandards, andpromoting access to andpreservation of genealogical records.<ref>[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/family-history/ NGS Mission] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed14 March2019).</ref> |  | {{breadcrumb | 
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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> | 
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|  | 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/2018/10/NGS-Membership-Trifold-Rev-2018-1009.pdf NGS Membership Trifold] pdf in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 12 November 2018).</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/2018/10/NGS-Membership-Trifold-Rev-2018-1009.pdf NGS Membership Trifold] pdf in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 12 November 2018).</ref> | 
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|  | == Publications  == |  | == Publications  == | 
|  | *'''''National Genealogical Society Quarter''''' (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|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> | 
|  | *'''''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> |  | *'''''{{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> | 
|  | *'''Research in the States Series''' consists of concise guides to the history, records, and research facilities of each state (in print, or PDF format)<ref>[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ris/ NGS Reseach in theStates Series] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 12 November 2018).</ref><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. | 
|  | *''Numbering Your Genealogy''<br> |  | ''' Available at the FamilySearch Library ''' | 
|  | *''Creating a Winning Family History''<br> |  | {{col-begin|width=79%}} | 
|  | *''NGSQ'' reprints<br> |  | {{col-break}} | 
|  | *''Mastering Genealogical Proof'' by Thomas W. Jones<br> |  | *{{FSC|4377104|item|disp=Alabama}} | 
|  | *''Genealogy andthe Law'' by Kay Haviland Freilich and William B. Freilich<br> |  | *{{FSC|4369093|item|disp=Arizona}} | 
|  | *selected older legacy publications may also be available |  | *{{FSC|3753651|item|disp=Arkansas}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|2537993|item|disp=California}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|2216597|item|disp=Colorado}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|341458|item|disp=District of Columbia}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|3044659|item|disp=Florida}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|2216599|item|disp=Georgia}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|1394948|item|disp=Illinois}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|3753655|item|disp=Indiana}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|2216601|item|disp=Kentucky}}{{col-break}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|1394963|item|disp=Maryland}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|3043419|item|disp=Massachusetts}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|3020069|item|disp=Michigan}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|359088|item|disp=Minnesota}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|3020070|item|disp=Mississippi}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|2537996|item|disp=Missouri}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|2537998|item|disp=Nebraska}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|4339902|item|disp=Nevada}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|3048118|item|disp=New York City, Long Island and Westchester County}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|4473367|item|disp=New Mexico}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|3753658|item|disp=North Carolina}} | 
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|  |  | *{{FSC|1655382|item|disp=Ohio}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|2538002|item|disp=Oklahoma}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|3020071|item|disp=Oklahoma, American Indians}}  | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|1394969|item|disp=Oregon}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|3047748|item|disp=Pennsylvania}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|3753650|item|disp=Rhode Island}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|3753660|item|disp=South Carolina}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|678486|item|disp=Tennessee}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|132631|item|disp=Texas}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|3048058|item|disp=Virginia}} | 
|  |  | *{{FSC|3047552|item|disp=West Virginia}} | 
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|  | ''' Research in the States Series ''' |  | '''Additional Publications''' | 
|  | *[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ris/ Research in theStates Series] |  | *{{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}} | 
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|  | == Newsletter  == |  | == Newsletter  == |