Centre County Genealogical
Society
Centre County, Pennsylvania
Welcome to the website of the Centre County Genealogical Society, a dedicated group of genealogists with a Centre County connection. A non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, the society strives to serve its members and the public through informative meetings and workshops, a quarterly newsletter, and the publication of various types of county records. All meetings are free and open to the public and are held September to June, usually on the first Thursday of the month. Special events such as our Annual Family Heritage Afternoon at the Grange Fair and genealogy workshops are held throughout the year.
History: Now more than 35 years old, the Centre County Genealogical Society held its first meeting in December of 1975 as the Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society and Library. A few years later, the group's books were donated to the local LDS Church to provide the nucleus of its genealogy library, and our current name was adopted as it better reflected our interests. Today, the society has hundreds of active members living around the world.
| Society News... Join us for our first program in 2012 as Keri-Lynn Kendall presents a program on FamilySearch on Thursday, February 2. Most of our regular monthly meeting programs will be now held at the Latter-day Saint Church located at 842 West Whitehall Road in State College. Reminder for members: membership renewal for 2012 was due by December 31. You may pay your dues with PayPal or mail it along with a membership form. Recent Publications from CCGS: Delayed Birth Records of Centre County, PA - data DVD of images of approximately 3600 birth records issued 1941-1996 to those born prior to January 1, 1906. The Warrant Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania - hardcopy book and companion CD-ROM. Centre County, PA: Index to the CCGS Cemetery Series - searchable CD-ROM with an index to all the names found in our 18-book Cemetery Series. We now offer The Death Records of Centre County, 1852-1854 & 1893-1905 on CD-ROM (PDF). This resource was originally published in hardcopy book format in 1997. The CD-ROM format allows for complete searching of all names, places, etc. See our Publications for more information. |
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Please remember, anyone interested in genealogy is invited to join the CCGS or attend our meetings. Having a Centre County ancestor is not required!
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Members, you may update your contact information online. Please keep your email and mailing address current so that you will continue to receive email notifications about upcoming events, publications and other items of interest and receive your newsletter on a timely basis.
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since February 15, 2003
"Tracing Your Irish Roots" Workshop presented by the Ulster Historical Foundation.
"Researching German Life, Culture and
Genealogy in 18th Century Pennsylvania"
Seminar presented by John T. Humphrey, CG.
See photos from our Spring 2011 Seminar held May 7.
Fairgoers stop by Family Heritage Afternoon
at the Grange Fair.
Members & friends explore
Erbtown, Ferguson Township.