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Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society

Genealogy Periodicals the Pleasanton Library

Holdings as of March 5, 2010

In addition to the titles listed below, the library keeps current issues of many genealogical society periodicals, especially those those from societies in Northern California. See the list at the end.

[Thanks to the following L-AGS volunteers who helped create this catalog: Lois Smith, Clarice Sisemore, Judy Person, Pat Moore, Joe Keller, Frank Geasa, Linda Garrett, Sandie Condreva and Jon Bryan.]

National and Regional Publications

Isles Family History Society U. S. A. Journal   Issues per year: 4, starting with Spring.
1996-2002.

Forum  (Federation of Genealogical Societies). Issues per year: 4, starting with Spring.
Current issues only.

FEEHS Journal  (Federation of East European Family History Societies). Issues per year: 1.
Vol. 7 through 11, 1999 through 2003.

Family History  (Everton). Issues per year: 6, starting with January.
2002 - 2004

Genealogical Helper  (Everton Publishers). Issues per year: 6, starting with January.
1985 "35 year subject index"
2000 through 2008

Heritage Quest Magazine  Issues per year: Varies.
2000 - July/Aug, Nov/Dec
2001 - Mar/Apr, Jul/Aug, Nov/Dec
2002 - Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr
2003 - Mar/Apr, May/Jun, Sep/Oct, Nov/Dec
2004 - Feb, Apr, Jun, Winter
2005 - Spring, Summer, Fall
Subscription discontinued

Zichron Note  (Jewish Genealogical Society of the San Francisco Bay Area). Issues per year: 4, starting with February.
1997 - August, November
1998 - February, May, August
1999 - February, November
2000 - February, May, November
2001 - February, May, August
2002 - 2005

The Mayflower Quarterly  (The General Society of Mayflower Descendants). Issues per year: 4, starting with January.
1986 - November
1987 to 1996 - All issues except November 1988
1997 - All issues except #3
1998 - #1 and 3
1999 - All issues except #1
2000 - # 2 and 3
2001 - 2005

NGS Quarterly  (National Genealogical Society). Issues per year: 4, starting with March, plus an annual index.
All issues through 1997 on CD 210 (2 disks)
1998 - 2008

Register  (New England Historic Genealogical Society). Issues per year: 4, starting with January.
All issues through 1997 on CDs NE 1 to NE 9 (9 disks)
1995 through 2001 - All issues except July 1999
2002 - 2008

The Second Boat  (The News-Journal, Machias, Maine). Issues per year: 6, starting with January.
1985 - May, August, November (quarterly)
1986-1990 - all issues except 1987 July, September (bi-monthly)

Geographic Area Publications

San Francisco Bay Area

Livermore Roots Tracer  (Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society). Issues per year: 1978-1981 12, 4 per year after 1981
May 1978 - February 1981, except December 1980.
July 1981 - July 1983
Fall 1983 through Summer 1993
1995 - Spring
1996 - 1998
1999 - February, May, August
2000 - February, May
2001 - February, May
2002 - February, August
Every-name index 1978-1988
1992 - Current, issues available online in the Roots Tracer Archives

Other States, Alphabetical by State

The Arkansas Family Historina  (The Arkansas Genealogical Society). Issues per year: 4, starting with March.
1995 - 2004

The Connecticut Nutmegger  (The Connecticut Society of Genealogists). Issues per year: 4, starting with March.
1983 to 1993 - All issues
1994 - #4

Quarterly  (Illinois State Genealogical Society). Issues per year: 4, starting with Spring.
1992 -1995 - All issues except Winter 1993
25-year index to Volumes 1-25

Chicago Genealogist  (Chicago Genealogical Society). Issues per year: 4, starting with Winter.
1984 - Winter
1985 to 1991 - All issues except Winter 1985, Winter 1986
1992 - Spring, Summer

Genealogy  (Family History Section of the Indiana Historical Society). Issues per year: 8, starting with January, omitting March, June, September and December.
1982 - All issues, except January
1983 - All issues
1984 - January

The Hoosier Genealogist  (Family History Section of the Indiana Historical Society). Issues per year: 4, starting with March.
June 1982 - December 1983, except September 1983.

Hawkeye Heritage  (Iowa Genealogical Society). Issues per year: 4, starting with Winter until 1967, with January after that through 1981, with Spring after that.
1966 - Fall
1967 - 1968- All issues
1972 - January
1973 - October
1974 - July
1975 - January
1976 - October
1977 - 1983 - All issues
1980 - 1983 - Indexes

Bluegrass Roots  (Kentucky Genealogical Society). Issues per year: 4, starting with Spring.
1993- 1994 - All issues

Kentucky Ancestors  (The Kentucky Historical Society). Issues per year: 4, starting with January.
LAGS has January 1978 through January 1979; Summer & Fall 1989; Spring, Fall & Winter 1990; Spring, Summer & Winter 1991.

New Orleans Genesis  (Genealogical Research Society of New Orleans). Issues per year: 4, starting with January.
1984 to 1993 - All issues

Bulletin  (Maryland Genealogical Society). Issues per year: 4, starting with Winter.
1983 - Summer and Fall
1984 - Spring
1985 - Summer and Fall
1986 - All issues, except Fall
1990 - All issues, except Winter 1991

Minnesota Genealogist  (Minnesota Genealogical Society). Issues per year: 4, starting with March.
1984 to 2001 - All issues except:
1985 #1,2
1986 #4
1987 #2
1993 #3,4
1995 #1,2,3
2001 - 2005

Minnesota Genealogical Journal  (Park Genealogical Books). Issues per year: 2, starting with March.
1984 - 1986 - All issues
1987 - November
1992 - September
1993 - 1994 - All issues
Indexes for 1984 - 1986

The Prairie Gleaner  (West Central Missouri Genealogical Society). Issues per year: 4, starting with March.
1978 - December
1979 - All issues
1980 - March
1981 - December
1982 to 1992 - All issues

Nebraska Ancestree  (Nebraska State Genealogical Society)
1979 - 2008

New Hampshire Genealogical Record  (New Hampshire Society of Genealogists). Issues per year: 4
1990 - October
1993 - 1998 - All issues
1999 - January
1995 Index

Record  (New York Genealogical and Biographical Society). Issues per year: 4, starting with January.
1983 to 1996 - All issues except:
1983 #2
1986 #4
1987 #1, 2, 3
1988 #3,4
1997 - #1
1998 - #3,4

The Report  (The Ohio Genealogical Society). Issues per year: 4, starting with Spring.
1978 to 1985 - All issues except 1980 #1, 1983 #4
1995 - all issues
1996 - #1

Newsletter  (The Ohio Genealogical Society). Issues per year: 12
1978 to 1985- All issues
1986 - January
1996 - April, June 1997 - March, April, July

Ohio, Gateway to the West  (Anita Short). Issues per year: 4, starting with January
1967 - September 1968 - 1970 - All issues

Ohio, the Cross Road of our Nation  (The Ohio Genealogical Society). Issues per year: 4, starting with January.
1967 - July, October
1976 - All issues
1978 - All issues
1979 - January and October
1980 - All issues
1981 - January
1995 - All issues
1996 - January, April
Surname index to Volumes 1-25, 5 booklets
Topical index to Volumes 1-25

Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine  (Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania). Issues per year: 2, starting Spring/Summer.
1997 - 2005

Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage  (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage). Issues per year: 4, starting with January.
1991 - 2003

Lancaster Co. Pennsylvania   (Journal of the Lancaster Co. Historical Society). Issues per year: 4, starting with Spring.
1995 - 2003

Newsletter  (Virginia Genealogical Society). Issues per year: 6, starting with January.
1993 - All issues except January, September
1994 - All issues
1995 - January, March

Virginia Genealogist  (Jon Frederick Dorman, Falmouth, Virginia). Issues per year: 4, starting with January.
1957 - 1979 - All issues
1987 - 1998 - All issues

Tidewater Virginia Families  (Virginia Lee Hutcheson Davis, Williamsburg, Virginia). Issues per year: 4, starting with February.
1992 - All issues except February
1993 - All issues
1994 - All issues except November
1995 - All issues
1996 - February

Newsletter  (Wisconsin State Genealogical Society). Issues per year: 4, starting with January.
1984 - June and September
1985 - 1987 - All issues
1988 - All issues, except September
1989 - January
1991 - 1994 - All issues
1995 - January, April

Wisconsin Magazine of History  (State Historical Society of Wisconsin). Issues per year: 4, starting with Spring.
LAGS has Fall 1988 through Winter 1989.

Current Issues

L-AGS keeps current or recent issues of periodicals from the following organizations. (Cities and counties are in California unless otherwise noted. "GS"=Genealogical Society)

Amador-Livermore Valley Historical Society
California GS
California State Genealogical Alliance
Cincinnati & Hamilton County [OH] Library
Clark County [NV] GS
Contra Costa GS
East Bay GS
East Cuyahoga County [OH] GS
Genealogical & Historical Council of Sacramento Valley
Hamilton County [OH] GS
Hayward Area GS
Livermore Heritage Guild
Los Banos GS
Mendocino GS
Merced County GS
Monterey County GS
Mt. Diablo GS
Napa Valley Biographical and GS
North San Diego County GS
Placer County GS
Sacramento GS
San Francico Bay Area Jewish GS
San Joaquin GS
San Mateo County GS
San Ramon Valley GS
Santa Clara County Historical and GS
Santa Cruz GS
Solano County GS
Somervell County [TX] Heritage and GS
Sonoma County GS
Stanislaus County GS
Tuolumne County GS
Vallejo-Benicia GS