San Mateo County Genealogical Society's Blog featuring society events, projects, meeting notes and other items of relevance to genealogists.

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Sutro Library Reopening!

 After nearly two years, the library is welcoming drop-ins.  Go catch up on your research!

- Maggie

New Hours and Opening to Walk-ins 

The first week of April is National Library Week and a good time to announce that the Sutro Library will be open again to walk-in patrons starting April 5th. Patrons will not need to book an appointment to browse the rich resources on the 5th floor but rare material users will still have to coordinate their visits in advance and have an appointment.  Our new hours will be Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Mondays and Fridays, Sutro Library staff members will be available to help patrons remotely via the Ask-a-Librarian service and by email. Once our reading room fully reopens on April 5th, we will also resume in-person tours and classes. 

As a reminder, masks are still required in our reading room and inside all buildings on the SFSU campus. See you soon! 

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

How about a new interest group?

We at SMCGS are asked occasionally if we offer a group which meets in the evenings.  We already have DNA, British/Irish, New England, and German SIGs which meet during the day.

Would you be interested in an evening group?  What topics would you like?  How about a writing group? 

If you're interested or have suggestions, please send them to publications@smcgs.org

- Maggie



Monday, February 7, 2022

Upcoming 1950 US Census Indexing Project

Will the 1950 census be indexed?  Yes!  You can help make that happen.  Our local Family History Center has joined the effort.  Here's their message:

The link is https://www.familysearch.org/en/info/us-census/1950-census/