WHITTIER AREA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Discovering our family stories.
Helping others do the same.
The Whittier Area Genealogical Society (WAGS) was founded in 1981 in Whittier, California, to meet the needs of those interested in finding out more about their family history and digging deeper to find their roots.
We offer monthly meetings featuring prominent genealogy speakers, sponsor a virtual annual seminar featuring nationally known lecturers, and hold bimonthly meetings for writers to share their life stories and family histories.
We also provide research assistance to people worldwide who are exploring their roots in Whittier and surrounding communities in southeastern Los Angeles County.
Connections
Learning Opportunities
Discoveries
Meet friendly and helpful people who are working on discovering their families' stories.
Learn how to discover your family history from monthly speakers, fellow genealogists, and other resources.
Do you have an ancestor who seems to be hiding behind a brick wall? Maybe we can help you break through and see what's on the other side!
UPCOMING WAGS EVENTS
All times listed are Pacific Time.
Click on the title of the event below to find out more information.
Forensic Genetic Genealogy: A Game Changer in Cold Casework
South Whittier Library Meeting Room, 11543 Colima Road, Whittier CA 90604 + On Zoom
Think Like an Archivist: Finding Genealogy Records in Libraries and Archives
South Whittier Library Meeting Room, 11543 Colima Road, Whittier CA 90604 + On Zoom
Road Trip to the Huntington Beach Library
Huntington Beach Library, 7111 Talbert Avenue, Huntington Beach CA 92648.
There will be no meeting at the South Whittier Library or on Zoom in August.
This Road Trip is being held instead of our WAGS August 2025 Monthly Meeting
There will be no WAGS Business Meeting in August.
June 2025 Writers Group Senior Center Meeting
Whittier Uptown Senior Center, 13225 Walnut St, Whittier CA 90602
WAGS members and the public are invited to attend any of our Life Story Writers Group Meetings. These meetings create supportive spaces for members to share writing about their personal life stories, or those of their family members and ancestors. Attendees are welcome to share their writing or to listen to others for inspiration.
Writing prompts are offered each month to help inspire your writing. The writing prompts are meant to be suggestions only. Members are welcome to share their writing on any topic related to their own lives or the lives of their family members. The October writing prompts will be listed below when they are updated.
This meeting will be in-person only.
July 2025 Writers Group Zoom Meeting
Zoom
This meeting will be held on Zoom.
To join the Zoom meeting, click here.
July 2025 Writers Group Senior Center Meeting
Whittier Uptown Senior Center. 13225 Walnut St, Whittier CA 90602
This meeting will be in-person only.