Sioux Valley Genealogical Society

Next Meeting Date for Members

Thursday, Feb 5th at 7:00 p.m. CST via Zoom.

Ancestral Road Trips: Finding Your Ancestors East of the Mississippi by Madeline Yanov

You will receive an email containing the Zoom link prior to the meeting date.

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SVGS Library Hours

Tuesday – Friday
12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

*Call to make an appointment for any visit outside of operating hours.

Contact Us

SVGS, Old Courthouse Museum
200 W. 6^th Street, 2^nd Floor
Sioux Falls, SD 57104

(605) 991-0256

About Us

We Are The Sioux Valley Genealogical Society

Welcome to the Sioux Valley Genealogical Society (SVGS). This organization, located in beautiful Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was founded in 1972 and continues to serve the genealogical research and documentation needs of our members and community with ties to the Dakotas and surrounding area. The SVGS is a group of volunteers dedicated to the collection and preservation of information about families, past and present, and to help its families in our area obtain the information they need to document their family heritage.

Member info and genealogy news
Meetings information is posted
Research on family history books

Our members help each other
Often share notices of meetings
Research help is available

Why Join Us?

Benefits of our membership

Pathfinder newsletter

This 3 times a year publication comes to each member via email or postal mail. It is jam packed with updates, member info and national genealogy news.

Collaboration with colleagues

Many of our members help one another for free when a brick wall seems impossible in research. You will meet up with folks who understand your genealogy research interest.

9 Meetings a year

Most of these speakers provide handouts shared with members only. We provide a variety of topics for our meetings and the information is posted on our website for members only.

Sharing of resources

Our members often share notices of area meetings, state conferences, national conventions, interesting resources and research tips during our meetings.

Resources galore

Our library, open to all, contains a vast array of research materials such as atlases, family history books, old city directories, obituaries and other society newsletters. * Please keep in mind that we are a non-lending library.

Research help

Research help is available. We have several people who can help you with your genealogical research, whether is is getting started or answering a specific question .

Come Learn With Us

Researching The Past
Preserving The Future

Explore Your Ancestry With Us

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