Effective March 20, 2020, the Western Hotel Museum, including the AVGS Research Center, is closed to the public until further notice.

The Chimbole Cultural Center is also closed. We have successfully tested out an online service that we can use to conduct our general meetings until conditions change.

Research Center

Our research center is open to the public, free of charge. Our collection includes both U.S. and international genealogical resources. Click Library Catalog on the left to do a search.

We also offer computers with high-speed Internet access and Ancestry Library Edition as well as Find My Past Library

The center is staffed by Society members who can assist you with the collection and online research. Please call at the number below for additional information.

Phone: 661-947-4558

Directions to the AVGS Research Center Inside the Western Hotel Museum

From points north: Go south on the Antelope Valley Freeway. Exit at Avenue I and turn right. Turn right on Sierra Highway. Turn right on Lancaster Blvd. Turn right on Beech Street. Turn left at the first driveway. The museum is the second building on your left.

From Palmdale and points south: Go north on the Antelope Valley Freeway. Exit at 20th Street West and turn right. Turn right on Lancaster Blvd. Turn left on Beech Street. Turn left at the first driveway. The museum is the second building on your left.