{"id":4,"date":"2012-02-21T21:05:33","date_gmt":"2012-02-21T21:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-05-28T09:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:23:08","slug":"welcome-to-the-linn-genealogical-society","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Linn Genealogical Society"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Linn<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;Genealogical Society<\/strong> is based in Albany, Linn County, Oregon. Our Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to &#8220;studying, sharing, collecting, and preserving genealogical and historical information&#8221; concerning Linn County&#8217;s culture and heritage. For over 50 years, the Society has encouraged interest in family and regional history through its many projects.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo_familySearch-250th-1024x214.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16539\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4.785404516225512;width:364px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo_familySearch-250th-1024x214.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo_familySearch-250th-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo_familySearch-250th-150x31.png 150w, https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo_familySearch-250th-768x161.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo_familySearch-250th-1536x322.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo_familySearch-250th-2048x429.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The research room of the Linn Genealogical Society is designated as an affiliate library of the FamilySearch system of libraries. You can find out more about affiliate libraries at this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/en\/locations\/affiliates\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">link<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Located within Albany Regional Museum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.armuseum.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo_ARM-1024x662.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16544\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5468651810315657;width:240px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo_ARM-1024x662.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo_ARM-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo_ARM-150x97.png 150w, https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo_ARM-768x496.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/logo_ARM.png 1354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Research Library for the Linn Genealogical Society is located in the Rod &amp; Marty Tripp Reference Room at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.armuseum.com\">Albany Regional Museum<\/a>. The Tripp Reference Room is open whenever the Museum is open; usually <strong>10am to 4pm, Tuesday-Saturday.<\/strong> The Museum is located at 136 Lyon Street SW in the Historic Downtown District of Albany Oregon. There is no charge to visit the Tripp Reference Room and parking is free. Visit the museum exhibits for a small fee after your visit to the Reference Room.<br \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250402_131811-1-scaled-e1774752697515.jpg\" alt=\"inside the library are two computer screens at a shared desk in the middle of a room lined with books and documents\" class=\"wp-image-15883\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.2300832228180438;width:463px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Tripp Reference Room is the place to do your family research. What is in our collection:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Genealogical reference books, indexes, derivative records, yearbooks, city directories, &amp; family manuscripts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Some local history books<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">100,000 scanned research notes\/clippings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">2,230 non-circulating bound books<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">2,100 e-books<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Computers for public use with free access to:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ancestry.com<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Newspapers.com<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fold3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FamilySearch.org<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Scanner\/copier\/printer (<em>book scanner &amp; slide\/negative scanner available by appointmen<\/em>t)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Volunteers are available to help you with your research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Events<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"em em-view-container\" id=\"em-view-1155581942\" data-view=\"list\">\r\n\t<div class=\"em-list em-events-list\" id=\"em-events-list-1155581942\" data-view-id=\"1155581942\">\r\n\t<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 0em;\">LGS Program<\/h3>\n<p>Sat. Sep. 5, 2026<br \/>\n1:00 PM\u20133:00 PM<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Kim Jardine-Dickerson presents<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Linn&nbsp;Genealogical Society is based in Albany, Linn County, Oregon. Our Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to &#8220;studying, sharing, collecting, and preserving genealogical and historical information&#8221; concerning Linn County&#8217;s culture and heritage. For over 50 years, the Society <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4"}],"version-history":[{"count":81,"href":"https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16741,"href":"https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions\/16741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lgsoregon.org\/lgswp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}