JGSGW Genealogy Library

Location

JGSGW is very pleased to announce the grand re-opening of our society's genealogy library in its new location at B'nai Israel Congregation in Rockville, Maryland. It is co-located with the Chol Media Center.

Directions to B'nai Israel Congregation.

Collection

The entire Library collection is listed on this excel spreadsheet. After opening the file you can browse the list, search for a specific item or sort the list using any column.

JGSGW Genealogy Library Collection

Library Hours

(starting Sunday, May 4, 2008)
  • Sundays: First Sunday of the month 1:00 - 3:00 pm (closed June-August)
  • Mondays: 6:00 - 8:30 pm (closed May 26 and June 9)
  • Wednesdays: 1:00 - 3:00 pm
  • Special Sunday, May 18th, 3:30 - 6:00 pm following the JGSGW meeting.

The Library is non-circulating for reference only and is open to members of JGSGW (with a membership card) and B'nai Israel (with a BI library card).

Included in the collection are about 300 recorded lectures on subjects of particular interest to Jewish genealogists. Most of the lectures are about one-hour in length and may be listened to at one of the 13 workstations located in the Chod Media Center.