Local Libraries

The TCGS library includes 2,900 books, 450 periodicals, 200 CDs, 3000 microfilms and thousands of microfiche. Below are the catalogs for these resources to help you prepare for a visit to our library.

Our catalogs have been reorganized and updated. The catalogs for books, fiche and CDs have been expanded to include short descriptions of each book/fiche/CD that often including the surnames included or the counties covered. Each catalog is a work-in-progress, and will be updated periodically.

Usage instructions are:

• You will need Adobe Reader installed on your system to use it. Download and install Adobe Reader. It's easy and takes less than five minutes.
• Each catalog is organized by location.
• Within each catalog the resource headings on the first page are hyperlinks that will take you directly to each state, country, or topic of interest.
• You can use Adobe Reader’s powerful search function to find all occurrences of a topic, place, name, etc.
  • Go to Edit/Search (not Find) and enter the word or phrase of interest.
  • There is no wildcard capability, but you can enter a few letters to find all the words containing those letters. For example, entering penn finds all occurrences of Pennsylvania. Similarly, entering Os and checking Case-Sensitive finds all the Osborn, Osborne, Osburn, etc. spelling variants.
  • Enlarging the Search window shows the word or phrase with its surrounding words, and clicking on the item of interest takes you to its location in the document.

Book Catalogue (updated 3/2008) – listing of the books but not periodicals.

Microfiche Catalogue (updated 3/2008) – listing of the microfiche.

CD Catalogue (updated 9/2009) – listing of the Compact Discs.

Microfilm and Periodicals (updated 3/2008)– listing of microfilms and genealogical and historical periodicals. Pages 3-24 is the catalogue for periodicals. The remaining pages are the catalogue for microfilms.

• Address is 1314 Jadwin Ave. Richland WA 99352 (509) 946-6637
• Hours are:
  • Mon, Fri, Sat 9am - 5pm
  • Tues, Wed, Thur 9am - 9pm
• Free family history classes are offered. See the Calendar or the Monthly Update for the latest classes.
• Check out the online resources accessible for free at most Family History Centers, including the Richland Center.

• Address is 895 Gage Blvd, Richland WA 99352 (509) 628-8332
• Email address is:
       
• Hours are:
  • Tues 10am - 8:30pm
  • Wed 10am - 3pm and 6 - 8:30pm
  • Thurs 10am - 3pm
  • Fri 10am - 3pm
  • Sat 10am - 5pm
• With the change in directors (August 2009), the Gage FHC has decided to not keep a book and periodical collection. That collection has been transferred to the Richland FHC. Those books and periodicals are now incorporated into the catalogs at the Richland FHC (see the catalog links above).
• Free family history classes are offered. See the Calendar or the Monthly Update for the latest classes.
• Check out the online resources accessible for free at a Family History Center including the Gage Blvd Center.

• Hours are:
  • Tue - Thur 9:30am - 1pm and 6:30pm - 8:30pm

• Mid-Columbia Library - Services include:
  • Online resources including Ancestry.com, Heritage Quest, ProQuest (newspapers online), Ancestry Library edition (available only in the library),
  • A large number of books of genealogical value including some from the Sutro library in California,
  • Microfilm of local newspapers (see Newspapers Available at Mid-Columbia Libraries).
  • TCGS volunteers provide genealogical help at MCL. See our calendar for dates and times. Contact Sharon Vaughn if you'd like to help.
  • Hours are:
    • Mon - Thur 9:00am - 9:00pm
    • Fri - Sat 9:00am - 5:00pm
    • Sun 1:00pm - 5:00pm

• Richland Public Library- Services include:
  • Online resources including Heritage Quest, ProQuest (newspapers online), Ancestry Library edition (available only in the library),
  • Genealogy books,
  • The Tri-City Herald newspaper on microfilm
  • Hours are:
    • Mon - Thur 9:30am - 9:00pm
    • Fri - Sat 9:30am - 5:00pm
    • Sun 1:00am - 5:00pm