Blair County Genealogical Society
431 Scotch Valley Rd.
Hollidaysburg, PA. 16648
814-696-3492
bcgslibrary@gmail.com
Meetings at the library, 7 p.m., third Thursday monthly except July & December.
Lookups at BCGS library will be done by snail mail only because BCGS library is staffed by volunteers. No email requests will be honored.
Please limit lookup requests to 3 per envelope.
The key to success in obtaining useful genealogical information is to be
as specific as possible in your request. Please follow the 5 Ws when
writing your lookup letter:
WHO - Give the full name of the subject of the lookup. If you're
looking for the parents of a particular person, give that person's full
name.
WHAT - Specify the exact information you want for this individual, for example - birth, marriage, death, deed, cemetery, will, obituary.
WHAT - List the publication numbers of the BCGS books in which you want
lookups, from the publication list on the main page, and/or titles listed
on the library holdings page.
WHERE - If you know a location where your family lived within the county,
please provide us with that information. If you do not, please
indicate that you do not.
WHEN - Please provide the dates you already know, or a time period if you
do not have a specific date.
WHY - If you're looking for cousins rather than ancestors, please say so.
BCGS maintains a surname interest registry.
Please enclose a donation to BCGS to cover the cost of photocopies,
shipping and handling. Requests will be answered in the order in which
they are received. Click
HERE for a
printable lookup request form.
Copyright 2010. Blair County Genealogical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Library Hours
Mon 6:30 PM-9:30 PM
Wed 10 AM-3:30 PM
Wed 6:30 PM-9:30 PM
Thurs 10 AM-3:30 PM
Sat 10 AM-2 PM
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