Napa Valley Genealogical Society
and Library

Researching Family Stories for 50 Years

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Our library houses one of the finest family research and American history collections in Northern California. The collection covers the entire United States and many foreign countries.

Types of Records

Our library holds the following resources and much more:

Napa County vital records (birth, marriage, census, voter, church, and cemetery records)
Napa County pioneer files (Indexed)
Napa County yearbooks
American state papers
Atlases and maps
Family files (Indexed)
Family histories
Hartford Times index
Special Collections

Preview our holdings in our online catalog. Then plan your visit!

Recent Acquisitions

Genealogist’s Handbook for
New England Research
by Michael J. LeClerc
Call Number = 974 D28l

Family Photo Detective
by Maureen Taylor
Call Number = 929.1 D29t

Homestead and Other
Federal Land Records
by James C. Barsi
Call Number = 929.1 R28b

Treasures in Our Stacks

Essex Institute Historical Collections

30 Sep 2024 1:19 PM

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The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England

20 Sep 2024 10:00 AM

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Cherokee by Blood: Records of Eastern Cherokee Ancestry in the U.S. Court of Claims, 1906-1910

6 Sep 2024 4:30 PM

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Roll of Honor: Names of soldiers who died in defence of the American Union

28 Aug 2024 11:00 AM

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Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy

10 Aug 2024 1:00 PM

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Did You Know?

Only about 10% of all resources available for genealogical research can actually be found online. That's why libraries like NVGS's are so invaluable!

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