AVGS Joins the 1940 Census Community Project

We have joined forces with genealogy societies and organizations around the country as part of the 1940 U.S. Census Community Project. The result of this effort will be an online searchable name index of the 1940 U.S. Federal Census after images of the census are released to the public in April 2012. This online index will be free forever, offering family history researchers a rich genealogical data set for their ongoing use. Three leading genealogy organizations, Archives.com, FamilySearch International, and findmypast.com, launched the initiative at the end of last year, and the project is already engaging volunteers to help provide this invaluable resource to family historians around the world as soon as possible.

The index created by the project will allow the public to easily search every person found in the census and view digital images of the original census pages where he or she is listed. The highly anticipated 1940 U.S. Census is expected to be the most popular U.S. record collection released to date.

Go to www.the1940census.com/society and register to participate with our society. Simply select Antelope Valley Genealogical Society on the profile screen when creating your account. Every new person indexing with our society gets us closer to milestones that qualify us for incentives provided by the sponsors of the project, so sign up today!

About AVGS

Antelope Valley Genealogical Society, Inc. (AVGS) was organized in 1976.

Our purpose is to encourage an interest in genealogy, preserve genealogical materials, and assist researchers with their research techniques. AVGS is a non-profit organization. Donations are always welcome - cash, library materials, genealogy books and histories, or your time.

Our Sponsors

We would like to thank our sponsors, who support AVGS by advertising in our directory. Please see the Sponsors page.

Research Center

AVGS has its own Genealogy Research Center housing a growing library collection of over 600 books, periodicals, and CD-ROMs. The library also offers computers with a high-speed Internet connection and free access to Ancestry.com. We welcome everyone and will help them with their research. We offer genealogy workshops in the Research Center periodically.

Looking for High School Annuals and City Directories

AVGS is looking for old Antelope Valley area High School Annuals and City Directories to augment our library at the Research Center. Read more.

Meetings

Our regular meetings are at 7:00 pm on the second Tuesday of each month at Highland High School, with the following exceptions: The December meeting is held on the second Tuesday at 6:00 pm at the Leisure Lake Mobile Home Park. In July we have a picnic on the second Tuesay at 6:00 pm at an alternate location. Twice a year we meet on the Saturday after the second Tuesday at Mayflower Gardens at 1:00 pm.. Please see our Calendar Page for details and the location of the next meeting.