San Mateo County Genealogical Society

Discovering Our Family History Together

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The Library is Open!  

See website for hours and location

Genealogy consultants are available Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.  

Drop in or contact Library manager (librarian@smcgs.org) to schedule an 

appointment

See our library schedule here

See events at the San Mateo Public Library here

   MyChinaRoots is now available at San Mateo County Libraries.  For more information, click HERE

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Midwest Archives: Worthy of More Than a Flyover

28 Feb 2026  10:30AM - 12:30PM  via Zoom

Speaker:  Amber Oldenburg

The Midwest, often known as America's Heartland, is made up of twelve states and is home to many archives that can help you with your family history research. The major and lesser-known repositories in each of the twelve Midwestern states will be highlighted in this presentation. Join me and see what you're missing out on if you'reonly flying over this area.

Amber Oldenburg is a genealogist, lecturer, and social media manager with a degree in Family History Research from Brigham Young University-Idaho, where she currently serves as an online instructor in their Family History Research program. She specializes in Midwest and Great Lakes states research.

Registration pending


A Few of our Meetings

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The SMPL, in conjunction with SMCGS, is now a FamilySearch Affiliate Library.  Find out more about the resources at these libraries here.

Upcoming public events

 For more information about our monthly meetings click here

Upcoming events for members

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Become a member of SMCGS and share our genealogical adventure!

About us

The San Mateo County Genealogical Society supports the study of family history in the Bay Area and beyond.

  • We get together to learn and share information in monthly meetings, seminars with well-known speakers, workshops and special-interest groups.
  • We support research through our genealogy library located at the San Mateo Public Library, online databases, and research services
  • We connect with each other through blog and monthly eNews notices about SMCGS events.

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Download the SMCGS app from Wild Apricot to your smartphone. With this app, you can:

  • View your member profile
  • View a list of upcoming events
  • Contact other SMCGS members


SMCGS would like to thank...

  • And to ALL who have supported us over the years... a BIG THANKS!
Come visit us in our facility at the San Mateo Public Library.

San Mateo County Genealogical Society

     SMCGS is a 501(c)(3) organization

PO Box 230
San Mateo, CA 94401-0230 

https://smcgs.org

 

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