ESGR, where family history and local history come together!

Established in 1972, ESGR is a 100% volunteer organization focused on promoting the study and preservation of family history in Erie County and the nearby area. When you are a member of ESGR, you become part of a community of shared interest in the history and families of Erie County, Pennsylvania and the nearby area. Our members range from beginners to people with many years of genealogy research experience. About half of our members live outside of the Erie area but have local roots.

ESGR is dedicated to the following goals:

• Providing educational opportunities through our monthly member speaker series via Zoom, in-person
• Publishing research resources in our Keystone Kuzzins quarterly newsletter, assorted ESGR publications
• Preserving genealogy and historical records and make them available to our members and the public.

Our website provides information About ESGR, as well as a section for Public Resources, and another for Member Resources.

About ESGR

To learn more about ESGR, visit the following website links:

• What’s Happening, see our home page at https://www.genealogyerie.org/
• Detailed event information, go to our calendar at https://www.genealogyerie.org/p/Calendar
• About Us includes Our Mission and Purpose, ESGR Board Members, and Member Meetings
• To join ESGR, see our page on How to Join ESGR and our online Membership Application
• Visit our ESGR Facebook group
• Still have questions? Contact Us

Public Resources

The public section of our website includes tips for getting started with your research and website links for Erie area libraries, historical societies, genealogy lineage societies, and other helpful websites.

We also provide a list of all ESGR Research Resources available in the members area of our website.

Member Resources

The member section of our website contains networking contacts, local area records NOT otherwise found on the internet, and 50 plus years of ESGR work product. This includes:

• Member directory containing all members and community resource associates
• Team directory listing the volunteer names and their roles
• ESGR Roadmaps to Resources — compiled by members to provide background information and help about how to locate genealogy and historical resources in the Erie area
• Keystone Kuzzins, our quarterly newsletter archive, full of research articles and assorted record listing
• Research tips, articles written by our members about general genealogy topics of interest
• Local records including early Erie vital birth/death records, naturalization indexes, almshouse records, cemetery readings, old Erie county tax assessment records, Erie’s 1853 city directory, select church records and more
• Guidance about available records at local resource centers, including the Erie Library’s Heritage Room, the Erie County Historical Society’s library and archives, the Erie County Courthouse, and more

The Erie Society for Genealogical Research (ESGR)

356 West 6^th Street
Erie, PA 16507
Email: info@genealogyerie.org
Website: genealogyerie.org

• ESGR is located within the Erie County Historical Society’s Hagen History Center.
• ESGR member volunteers respond to family history inquiries for both groups.
• Our volunteers handle most inquiries remotely.
• To inquire, please Contact Us or email us at info@genealogyerie.org.