The AFGS Library will be closed on

Saturday, October 7 

Take a Virtual Tour of Our Library

AFGS is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island USA.  Since its founding in 1978, the Society has acquired over 20,000 books and 7,000 reels of microfilm. Our library contains one of the largest collections of French Canadian genealogical and historical research.

We can assist those who have ancestral roots other than French Canadian.  AFGS is an affiliate library of the Family History Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Through this affiliation, the Society has access to birth, marriage, burial, and in some cases, real estate records from over 130 countries. If you want to dig deeper into your family origins, AFGS also can assist with DNA and genetics research.

Members and guests who reside outside the Woonsocket area and would like to use the AFGS library should visit our “Visit AFGS” page under the “About Us” menu. We have  hours of operation, driving directions, and a link to places to visit, great restaurants, and local lodging.