About Us – Sioux Valley Genealogical Society

Monthly Meetings

First Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. January-May and August-December

We meet on the first Thursday of each month at the Old Courthouse Museum at 200 E. 6th Street in the old law library on 2nd floor unless we have indicated that we are meeting via Zoom. You may contact our library volunteers Tues-Friday afternoons from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. by calling 605-991-0256.

Membership with SVGS runs yearly from the month you joined or renewed. You will be notified prior to your membership expiration date that your renewal date is approaching. Please email questions regarding membership to registrar@siouxvalleygenealogicalsociety.org

Benefits of Membership:

Receive three issues of the Pioneer Pathfinder Newsletter – electronically or a mailed option.
Ancestry.com access for research purposes when at the library. This includes Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com, and Fold3.com (military records).
Voting privileges at SVGS meetings.
Access to “Members Only“ page on the SVGS website that includes databases.
Notification of meetings and special events in the area.
Discounted rates on registration fees for seminars and classes sponsored by SVGS.
Opportunity to network with others interested in family history.
Support the organized study, research and preservation of historically and genealogically significant material.