THE SOUTHERN GENEALOGIST'S EXCHANGE SOCIETY AND RESEARCH FACILITY is open free to members and for a small fee to the public SGES is located at 6215 Sauterne Drive, Jacksonville, Florida The mailing address is P.O. Box 2801, Jacksonville, FL 32203 Phone: 904-778-1000 Email: [email protected] Website: http://sgesjax.tripod.com Library hours: Tues., Wed., Thurs.: 10-4; and Sat. 1-5 Closed all major holidays LIBRARY HOLDINGS INCLUDE: 4500+ BOOKS, INCLUDING MATERIALS FROM 46 OF THE 50 STATES, with large collections for FL, GA, AL, VA, NC, & NC. 850+ Family Histories. Also census, military, ethnic, immigration, passenger lists, reference and many others. Two personal collections totaling over 380 volumes. 2000+ microfilm and microfiche including census, military records, and Florida land records. 50+ CDs including early genealogical records (census, vital records, maps, etc.) from various states, Social Security Death Records, SAR records, Freedman's Bank Records, World Family Tree, and Family Finder Index. 300+ different quarterlies from throughout the U.S. 4000+ Ancestral Charts of members. Vertical Files/Family Files. We also have genealogical supplies available: Forms, Charts (for wall, and two- or three-ring binder). Materials published by SGES include: Pioneers of Florida's First Coast; Old City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Florida; Other genealogical books on Florida and Georgia; The SGES Quarterly (published since 1957). The Society meets at the library the second Saturday of each month (except December) for a program and business meeting, at 10 a.m. The library is easily accessible from I-10 and I-295 on the west side of Jacksonville. See the Web site for directions. You are invited to visit and to become a member.