We Preserve the Past for the Future
1890 Palma Hotel
The Duffin Heritage Room
Tuesday 1 pm to 3 pm
Wednesday 9 am to 12 pm
Thursday 11 am to 3 pm
Friday 11 am to 3 pm
Saturday 12 pm to 3 pm
Welcome to the Hemet San Jacinto Genealogical Society (HSJGS) web site. If you are interested in climbing your family tree you landed at the right place. We are here to help, from the beginner to the advanced genealogist, we encourage everyone to share their knowledge and help one another in this journey. If you are new, take a minute to look at the Facts and Tips page on the left, on these pages you will find lots of useful information for both beginners as well as reminders for more experienced users.
Please take the time to look around our website, check out our Calendar to see what is coming up, take a look at the surnames our members are researching you might find a cousin or two. If you arrived seeking records, be sure to look at our obituary listings.
Our monthly meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 1:00 pm at the Hemet Public Library, 300 E. Latham, Hemet, CA, September through May, check our calendar for details . Please feel free to attend a complimentary meeting and if you like us we'd love to have you join our society. Click HERE for a membership application.
Duffin Heritage Room - Computers
At the Duffin Heritage Room we have 4 computers available for patron use, all with the following free subscription websites: Ancestry, Fold3, GenealogyBank and Newspapers.com, In addition we have a microfilm reader/printer, not to mention almost 7,000 books, maps and other resources. Stop in and let one of our friendly volunteers show you around, you never know what you will find.
138,000 plus Obituaries covering 100 plus years!
The HSJGS has undertaken a project to list all Obituaries in our local newspapers. We have uploaded over 137,000 names to our obituaries/deaths database. These names were taken from the Press Enterprise, Hemet News, Valley Chronicle and the San Jacinto Valley Register, some of the earliest obituaries are from 1899 and the latest obituaries are from as recent as last the past months. Use the convenient search box under obituaries/deaths on the left side of the screen in the green area, to search and if you find an obituary you would like to request a copy of, click research request on the left side of the screen, print the request form and send it to us, we will do the rest.
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December 11
General Society
Holiday Party, Join us for a festive hour of food, drinks and fellowship. We will provide the main course and drinks. Please feel free to bring a side dish or dessert to share. As is our tradition, we will also be sharing famiy stories and herilooms, if you have ...
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January 8
General Society
Speaker Kay Reaume-Johnson New Beginnings: Engagements, Weddings, Births. What happened in your ancestors lives, how to research and what you might find.
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February 12
General Society
Speaker TBA
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March 12
General Society
Speaker TBA
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April 9
General Society
Speaker Jerry Peebles Topic: The History of Ramona
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When you begin your genealogy research, focus on one or two families so you do not become overwhelmed. The other families will be there when you are ready for them.
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In early American history, a cousin was a relative by blood or marriage of any degree outside the immediate family.
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Going to the library to research? Don't forget to take money for photocopies.
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Use information passed down by word of mouth as a clue, not as a fact.
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Bounty Land is public land given by the government to induce young men to join the military. An act to end the military land grants was passed in 1858. Veterans or their heirs were given five years to claim land under the system, and no warrants were to be issued after 1863.
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