The Sacramento German Genealogy Society (SGGS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation (a public charity) founded in 1983. It promotes the search for family histories of those who have a German heritage, provides educational resources for those seeking to learn how to research their German ancestry, and seeks to increase the public’s understanding of the cultural history of life in the German-speaking areas of Europe and United States. While based in Sacramento, SGGS has a membership with more than half of its members living in other areas.