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Founded in 1982, the Immigrant Genealogical Society purpose is to help Americans trace their ancestors' origins, particularly in the German speaking areas of Europe and the places in the world to which they migrated. Presently, about half of the library holdings cover German speaking Europe and half cover America. There is a substantial portion of their collection devoted to the Pomerania region. They have the largest genealogical collection for '''''German immigrants''''' except for Salt Lake City. <ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 19 and 21. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> <ref>[http://www.immigrantgensoc.org/welcome.html Homepage] in ''The Immigrant Genealogical Society'' (accessed | Founded in 1982, the Immigrant Genealogical Society purpose is to help Americans trace their ancestors' origins, particularly in the German speaking areas of Europe and the places in the world to which they migrated. Presently, about half of the library holdings cover German speaking Europe and half cover America. There is a substantial portion of their collection devoted to the Pomerania region. They have the largest genealogical collection for '''''German immigrants''''' except for Salt Lake City. <ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 19 and 21. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> <ref>[http://www.immigrantgensoc.org/welcome.html Homepage] in ''The Immigrant Genealogical Society'' (accessed 12 May 2014).</ref><br> | ||
Volunteers offer research services for a small donation. To see a list of searches available, click [http://www.immigrantgensoc.org/searches/igs-asv.html here]. | Volunteers offer research services for a small donation. To see a list of searches available, click [http://www.immigrantgensoc.org/searches/igs-asv.html here]. | ||
'''Immigrant Genealogical Society Library''' <br>1310-B W. Magnolia Blvd. (Note - no mail is delivered to this storefront walk-in address)<br>Burbank, CA 91506<br> | '''Immigrant Genealogical Society Library''' <br>1310-B W. Magnolia Blvd. (Note - no mail is delivered to this storefront walk-in address)<br>Burbank, CA 91506<br> | ||
'''Postal Address'''<br> | '''Postal Address'''<br>IGS<br>P. O. Box 7369<br>Burbank, California 91510-7369<br> | ||
<br>Telephone: 818-848-3122 (only answered during library hours)<br>Fax: 818-716-6300<br>E-mail: [mailto:lural@juno.com lural@juno.com]<br>Internet: [http://www.immigrantgensoc.org/welcome.html The Immigrant Genealogical Society Homepage]<br> | |||
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[[Category:California_Archives_and_Libraries]] | [[Category:California_Archives_and_Libraries]] | ||