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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.

See News/Events for upcoming Genealogical Zoom Meetings available to NAGS members!

NAGS Monthly Meetings, 4th Saturday of the Month @ 1 PM:

NAGS ZOOM MEETING — 19 November 2022 @ 1 PM "Civil War Records" by Katie Gertz

Katie Gertz has been serving as the President of the Family History Society of Arizona (FHSA) for the past two years. Katie became her family historian in 2008. She has attended and presented at many genealogical workshops and seminars since 2011. Her personal genealogy research has taken her back to her 7th great-grandparents. Her ancestors settled in several counties of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Like her passion for technology, genealogy presents interesting puzzles to solve. In addition to genealogical research, she owns and operates a home-based business where she repairs, installs, and teaches about personal computers. She is a certified Apple Product Professional and Microsoft partner.

Katie has researched a wide range of topics and will be sharing an overview of "Civil War Records." During the American Civil War, more than six million men served in the armed forces sometime between April 1861 and April 1865. They comprised roughly 2% of the population, and an estimated 620,000 men lost their lives in the line of duty. Please join us for Katie's presentation of this historically important topic.

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Nov 19, 2022 01:00 PM Arizona

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckd-2trTgsEtL-yBwU4KG67ptWQj3l9hoI

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

NAGS Heirlooms: Story Sharing - Saturday, 10 December 2022 @ 1 PM

You are invited to enjoy the NAGS holiday event in person — no Zoom. This will take place at the Family History Center on Ruth Street, across from the Prescott High School, on Saturday, 10 December 2022, beginning at 1 PM. Please select a family heirloom that is not too fragile and is small enough to carry easily or a select item of ephemera specific to one of your ancestors. The main sharing is about the item you bring: Your family story regarding the Who, What, Where, Why about the ancestor who bequeathed this historical item to your family.
Please come — consider bringing a snack item made from a family recipe.

Arizona State Library offers lectures - must register as space is limited

- https://azsos.libcal.com/

New York City Offerings in November- ET zone & must register

Wednesday, November 9 | 7 p.m. Using New York City's Free Records

Monday, November 14 Clues in the New York Biographical Index 7:30pm ET | In-person and OnlineHow can this database of more than half a million names be leveraged to find ancestors and biographical sketches? Working with Susan R. Miller, Director of Programs and Publications, learn to find the clues and follow them to further information and sources. Sign up for Clues in the New York Biographical Index

Tuesday, November 15 - 7:00pm ET | Online only Mournful Exodus: Finding Your Irish Ancestors' Home -
With support from the Government of Ireland’s Emigrant Support Programme, this program has been added to expand your genealogy research and learning Dan Poffenberger from FamilySearch will detail five strategies for figuring out where in Ireland your Irish ancestor was from. The strategies are: Straight-forward, "No Stone Unturned," cluster migration, surname distribution and DNA. Sign up for Mournful Exodus: Finding Your Irish Ancestors' Home

Thursday, November 17 Making the Most of Your NYG&B Membership 7:00pm ET | Online only There are many benefits to being a NYG&B member – are you taking advantage of them all? Jen Davis, Director of Development and Membership, takes you on a tour of NYG&B membership and often overlooked benefits you should check out. Sign up for Making the Most of Your NYG&B Membership

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GETTING STARTED WITH ZOOM - You may connect by using a desktop computer, laptop, tablet or mobile telephone. Each type of device will participate in the meeting a little differently. For tablet and mobile you may want to download the Zoom App. You can download the Zoom Client app. For iOS devices look in the app store for “Zoom Cloud Meetings” and for Android it’s in Google Play. Alternately you can get the download at https://ZOOM.us/download#client_4meeting

Here is a link to a 1 minute YouTube Video "How to Join a Zoom Meeting."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIkCmbvAHQQ
If you just want to sit in on a Zoom meeting all you need is the ability to watch a video on your computer. If you want to participate you need a microphone. Many computers have a speaker and a microphone built in. If yours does not, you can obtain a headset with a boom microphone. External speakers will improve your experience. If you want to be seen by others you need a web camera. If your computer does not have a camera you can purchase one.
There is a good video tutorial at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_8vQDfSzdY
And zoom.us has some demonstrations.
To run a test of your setup type zoom.us/test into your search bar.

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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 1:00 pm. Meetings during the pandemic will be held online via Zoom.
Email: AskNagsPrescottAz@gmail.com for meeting information.

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