SAR Genealogical

Research Library

Discover Your

Family Heritage

Visit Open to the publicHours: M-F: 9:30 AM- 4:30 PM 3rd Saturday of each month 9:00 AM- 4:00 PM Cost: $5 a day per person Complimentary admission to SAR, DAR and Friends of the Library members

Located off I-64 from Exit 4 towards 9th

Street.

Contact Us SAR Genealogical Research Library

809 West Main Street

Louisville, KY 40202

502-589-1776www.sar.org/sar-genealogical-research-library

Email: library@sar.org

Special EventsGenealogy and history

programs are held at the library

throughout the year. Prior

speakers include authors,

research librarians, and

genealogists. Please check our

website for upcoming events.

We welcome your historical or

genealogical society groups

for special research days or

meetings. Please contact

library@sar.org for information.

Mary & James S. Craik Special Collections Room

Such an interesting

place. I really

enjoyed my visit!

-Paula W.

MissionThe mission of the SAR Genealogical

Research Library, a component of

The SAR Center, is to maintain and

enlarge the collection of genealogical

and historical materials available

for research by SAR members and

the general public. Additionally, it

is to acquire and preserve records

of the American Revolution and

foster and encourage historical

research in relation to the American

Revolution period. The SAR

Genealogical Research Library will

serve to reinforce The SAR Center’s

educational, patriotic, and historical

outreach initiatives.

FacilityFrom across the country,

library visitors come to the SAR

Genealogical Research Library,

located in a late 19th century building

in the heart of Louisville’s “Museum

Row”.

CollectionsWith over 55,000 items in the

collection, there is something

for even the most seasoned

researcher to explore!

Collections include

• George Washington

Collection

• 10,000 Family Histories

• 15,000 State Records, with

special emphasis on the

thirteen colonies

• SAR Patriot Index

• Online databases of

Ancestry, HeritageQuest,

American Ancestors, Fold3

Mary & James S. Craik Special Collections RoomFeatures SAR museum and archive

artifacts on a rotating basis, including

the Dr. James Craik miniature by

Charles Willson Peale and the

Articles of Association of 1774

signature page.

What Our Users Have to Say

Great library! Staff

was extremely

helpful!

-Stephen T.

Very impressed with

the presentation

and the depth of the

collection.

-Ted C.