The SAR Genealogical Research Library, Louisville KY

The SAR National Headquarters, Genealogical Research Library (SARGRL), and SAR Center are located at 809 West Main Street in Louisville, Kentucky. Its mission, a component of The SAR Center, is to maintain and enlarge the collection of genealogical and historical materials available for research by SAR members and the general public. Additionally, it is to acquire and preserve records of the American Revolution and foster and encourage historical research in relation to the American Revolution period. The SAR Genealogical Research Library will serve to reinforce The SAR Center’s educational, patriotic, and historical outreach initiatives. The SAR Library is a non-circulating, reference facility only. The SAR Library does not sell any of the books listed in its catalog, nor does it loan them out. The Library is open to the general public for a nominal fee of five dollars per day. Free use of the library is provided to Friends of the SAR Library (FOL); SAR members and their spouses; and members of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Children of the American Revolution (CAR), and Sons of the Revolution (SR).