Argentina Societies

There are many societies and organizations that may have information of value to your genealogical research. There are some such societies in Argentina and in the country your ancestor immigrated to, especially the United States. You may find it helpful to join one of these societies and support their efforts.

Genealogical and Historical Societies
There are some genealogical and historical societies which emphasize Argentinian research and can be valuable sources of information. Most of these societies publish helpful periodicals, transcripts, compiled genealogies, and may have special indexes, collections, and projects.

The following societies may be of interest:


 * Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealogicas Balcarce 1064 Buenos Aires Argentina


 * Archivo Histórico y Biblioteca de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires Av. Córdoba 1556 Buenos Aires, Argentina Internet: http://www.curiosamonserrat.com.ar/ac/insthist.html


 * Archivo Histórico de la Universiday de Buenos Aires Viamonte 430 Buenos Aires, Argentina

The above institute is in charge of historical research only, but can offer you the services of genealogical experts who could research your family in Argentina.

Other Resources
If the Internet is available to you, you can use a search engine to search under "Argentina" and "genealogy" and find several good references to Archives and Societies and other web pages.

Locating Records at the Family History Library Records of these societies are usually described in the Author/Title Section of the Family History Library Catalog under the name of the society.

They are also listed in the locality section of the Family History Library Catalog under one of the following:

ARGENTINA - SOCIETIES

ARGENTINA, (PROVINCE) - SOCIETIES

ARGENTINA - GENEALOGY

ARGENTINA, (PROVINCE) - GENEALOGY

Some records gathered by societies are listed in the locality section of the Family History Library Catalog under the type of record.

Lists and guides that describe the collections of societies are listed in the locality section of the Family History Library Catalog under:

ARGENTINA - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS

ARGENTINA, (PROVINCE) - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS

ARGENTINA, (PROVINCE), (TOWN) - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES - INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS