The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania (GSP) is a non-profit educational institution located at 2100 Byberry Road, Suite 111, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19116. Founded in 1892, GSP is one of the oldest genealogical societies in the United States. Our mission is to provide leadership and support in promoting genealogy through education, preservation, and access to Pennsylvania-related genealogical information. GSP is committed to preserving and publishing primary source records and to helping people to search for their ancestors.
The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania library will reopen to the public by appointment only starting June 14, 2021. Every visitor, volunteer and employee will be required to wear a mask. Social distancing will be implemented. Your safety is our priority! Our library hours will return to Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 10 am – 3 pm. If you would like to reserve a spot, please contact us at info@genpa.org or 267-686-2296.
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Collections
Online GSP collections are on the Public Collections and Member Collections pages. We also have several manuscript collections and other collections that are not yet listed online. We are currently creating a full inventory of the collections.
Public Collections
Member Collections
Manuscript Collections
Publications and Email List
Read the GSP newsletter online for articles about activities, resources for research, and other feature articles or subscribe to the GSP email list to receive the monthly newsletter and other GSP updates. To submit articles or notices for publication, email editor@genpa.org.
The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine (1948-2015), the Publications of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania (1895-1947), and our previous newsletter, Penn In Hand, are online for GSP members through our Publications page. Penn in Hand issues from 1980 – 1997 still need to be added to the website, but are available at the GSP Library. A few remaining volumes of PGM are still being added to the website.
GSP Newsletter
PGM
Penn In Hand
GSP Library
The GSP Library is open by appointment Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 10 am to 3 pm by appointment only. You can search the GSP book catalog and review some of our manuscripts collections before your visit. We have many more books and manuscripts collections in the library that we are still adding to our book catalog and manuscripts collection lists. Significant updates with entries for over 1400 books and dozens of manuscripts collections are coming soon.
GSP Store
Visit the GSP Store to purchase books, GSP merchandise, research services, and to become a GSP member.
GSP Membership
To become a GSP member or renew your membership, visit our membership page. If you would like to change your password, log into your account page at https://genpa.org/account/. If you have questions about membership, accessing member collections, or resetting your password, email membership@genpa.org.
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