Family Memories of World War II

New Book Just Released!
A collection of family memories in 52 articles by 37 authors.  The articles describe training and combat actions, land battles, naval engagements, island assaults, air contests, and POW experiences. The book includes multiple articles and references to guide further individual WWII genealogy research. Soft cover, 198 pages, full color covers, fully indexed by names, military units and ships, battles and locations. 
 

Looking for Genealogy Resources?

Our library collection has over 19,000 titles.

Our library catalog is online and searchable by Media Type, Subject, Location, Title and more.

About our Library Collection


Our Heritage Journal

 
Now is the time for you, the SAGHS membership, to provide help of your own to Our Heritage. The purpose of this journal, to quote our Editor Emeritus Larry Luckett, is “to provide members with a venue in which to share their stories.” We need you, the members, to contribute your stories for Our Heritage to 
Publications@txsaghs.org.
 
For information about how to get published in the next Our Heritage journal, please click here .

These subscriptions are available on all our computers in both our Library and the Dwyer Center:
 
  • Ancestry.com Library Edition
  • Fold3
  • Find My Past
  • American Ancestors
  • History GEO
  • Family Search Library 
 
 

Obituaries update
 
The obituaries list from San Antonio newspapers has been updated to include deaths in 1961.

Visit our Library!

 Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm
Monday 10 am - 4 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 4 pm
Saturday 10 am - 4 pm
 
We are located at:
911 Melissa Dr, San Antonio, TX 78213
Convenient location, great parking, and easy to find.  
From I-410, exit onto Blanco Rd north. 
Go 3/4 mile and turn left onto Melissa Dr.
 
The Dwyer Center is the first building on the north side of Melissa Dr, and the Library is the second building on the north side of Melissa Dr.  Please use the first driveway and park in any of the 28 marked parking spaces.
 
 
 
 
Phone: (210) 342-5242
Days closed: New Years Day, Easter Sunday, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Founders Day, Father’s Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Fall Seminar, Thanksgiving Eve and Day, Christmas Eve and Day.

 
 
 
 
 


Upcoming
17 October
Annual SAGHS Seminar
Lisa Louise Cooke, host of Genealogy Gems is our special guest speaker.   More information   The library is closed but re-opens Sunday, 18 Oct from 1 - 5 pm.    

31 October
Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween!

1 November
Daylight Savings Time Ends
Please remember to set your clock back one hour (Fall Backwards) as Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend!!!    

1 November
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Genealogy Programs with Emphasis on WikieTree.com
Genealogy Programs with Emphasis on WikiTree.com Workshop led by Scott Atkinson Choosing the right genealogy software can make the difference between a research collection that grows with you and one that fights you every step of the way. In this workshop, Scott Atkinson surveys the landscape of genealogy programs ...