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WELCOME TO THE NORTHERN ARIZONA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY - We are a non-profit dedicated to all aspects of genealogy, providing access to local records and other genealogical information. The Society serves genealogists throughout Yavapai and Coconino Counties. Explore our website and consider becoming a member.

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Benefits of Membership

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* Regular monthly meetings of genealogical interest, including professional speakers

* The Bulletin, our quarterly publication

*Assistance and mentoring with your genealogical research and problems

* Reduced rates for attendance at NAGS special events

* Membership in a like-minded group which understands your excitement over finding dead ancestors. Your membership helps the organization provide more professional programs and materials

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30 Nov 2017

Contact Us: Please feel free to contact us in writing: P.O. Box 695, Prescott, AZ 86302, use the Email Button below or the Web Form on the Contact Us page.

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2018 Events
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You are cordially invited to attend the Northern Arizona Genealogical Society's (NAGS) monthly meeting at the Family History Center, 1001 Ruth Street. Doors will open at 1:30 pm with the meeting beginning at 2pm. Please park at the rear of the building and enter through the double doors in back. This facility is handicap accessible. We will be meeting in Room 20. The meeting is free and open to the public.
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28 April 2018. "Mining the Census." The United States collects a decennial (every ten years) census mandated by Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution, which states: "Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States ... according to their respective Numbers ... . The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years." To protect respondents' privacy, decennial census records are confidential for 72 years.
The Federal Census is the bedrock of genealogical research. From 1790 through 1940, the U. S. census is an easily accessible public record that allows one to trace people through time and space. From 1790 until 1850, the census only named the head of household, but counted others in the household by gender and age brackets. Since 1850, entire households are listed with answers to an astonishing array of questions regarding financial and social issues of interest to the demographers of that time. In addition to the federal population schedules, censuses in the late 19th century also included agricultural and industrial schedules to gauge the productivity of the nation's economy. Mortality schedules taken between 1850 and 1880 captured a snapshot of life spans and causes of death throughout the country.
Come join Raylene Junkins Hiatt as she unwraps the magic of mining the federal census for over 150 years of unique American records. Our census follows migration patterns, social and household changes, and the financial ups and downs of your families. Raylene, an early member of NAGS, is an experienced genealogist with a passion for family history.
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Meetings are open to the public and are held the fourth Saturday of the month (unless otherwise noted). The meeting starts at 2 pm. The doors open at 1:30pm for social time. Meetings are held at the LDS Church, 1001 Ruth Street. Please park in the rear and enter through the back using the double doors. This facility is handicap accessible.
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