Blair County Genealogical Society
431 Scotch Valley Rd.
Hollidaysburg, PA. 16648
814-696-3492
bcgslibrary@gmail.com
Meetings are held at 7 PM on the 3rd Thursday of each month except July and December, at the library. Visitors are always welcome.
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.
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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