Membership in CGS offers the following member-only benefits
Free subscription to The California Nugget, the twice-yearly research journal of the California Genealogical Society (CGS).
Free or discounted fees to genealogy related classes.
Opportunities to collaborate with others to advance your research
Free access to several “subscription only” genealogy websites while at the CGS Library. Note: members cannot access these sites from home. You need to come to the library. Non-members must pay a daily use fee to use our computers. Our subscriptions include:
Ancestry.com Library Edition
Americanancestors.org (New England Historic Genealogical Society)
Fold3
HistoryGeo Bureau of Land Management Maps
Vitalsearch-Worldwide.com
Convenient links to free genealogy related websites e.g., Family Search, Historic American Newspapers, Digital Public Library of America, Library of Congress Catalog.
Free access to more than 38,000 books at the CGS Library, City Directories, maps, manuscripts and our pedigree chart collection.
Discounts on CGS publications.
Discounted rates for research services by the members of our Research Committee.
Members only field trips e.g., California State Archives, Sutro Library, Bancroft Library, Haas Lilienthal House.
Member only Research Trips e.g. Family History Center in Salt Lake City; New England Historical & Genealogical Society, Boston; National Archives, Washington D.C.
Annual Membership Meetings to learn about CGS updates and meet other members.
