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The Alachua County Genealogical Society (ACGS) is a nonprofit organization devoted to promoting and preserving genealogy in Alachua County and beyond. We strive to provide educational opportunities, resources, and support for researching family histories.

The ACGS offers an array of services for those researching their family history. We provide free access to our library full of genealogical materials and databases, host workshops, put on lectures and seminars, publish the Heartland Florida genealogical magazine, organize field trips, and mentor members in their research projects.

Yes! We host events all year round. In addition to our monthly meetings with guest speakers and interactive sessions, we also have annual events such as our Heritage Day celebration where attendees can experience life as it was in Alachua County during past centuries through living history demonstrations in Historic Melrose.

Membership fees depend on your type of membership. An individual membership is $25 dollars per year or a lifetime membership can be purchased for $200 dollars. Family memberships cost $30 dollars per year or $250 dollars for a lifetime membership. Discounts are available for senior citizens, veterans, students, groups, and organizations.

As a member you will receive discounts on workshops and special events hosted by the ACGS as well as access to our library's vast collection of genealogy materials that cannot be found anywhere else. You will also have online access to our searchable database of indexed obituaries from local newspapers which include information about over 32 thousand deceased individuals since 1821!

Yes! We offer guidance and assistance with researching heritage including advice on how best to document resources you find during your research journey so that generations to come can learn even more about their family tree. We also put on classes throughout the year teaching everything from how to read old handwriting in original records all the way up to creating your own genealogy websites!

Absolutely! Your donation helps us continue providing support for researching families' histories by keeping our library collections up-to-date, hosting seminars and special events open free of charge to visitors interested in tracing their roots back home, and educating current members & newcomers alike about how best to record their results when building a family tree!

You can view upcoming events at www.acgsonline.org/events or subscribe to our newsletter where we send out monthly updates about all upcoming programs being offered by the society including workshops hosted both online & offline across Florida's Panhandle region!

We always welcome volunteers interested in helping us achieve our mission of promoting & preserving genealogy throughout Alachua County & beyond — simply reach out via email at [email protected] letting us know what talents you possess & how you would like to use them towards making sure nobody forgets who they are nor from whence they came from!