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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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* 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
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15Jan2019

NOTICE: At Saturday’s 3/23/19 meeting we are asking everyone to enter through the front door instead of in the back and park in the front parking lot. There is an unrelated event at the church that is occurring at the same time. If parking should be a problem, there is plenty of parking on the street.

2019 Events
Join us!
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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March 23, 2019 @ 2pm
Suzanne Young Brayer will discuss "Newspaper Research - A Glimpse into the Past."

Suzanne Young Brayer is an educator, researcher, and avid genealogist.  She graduated with degrees in history and education from ASU.  She is past President of the Family History Society of Arizona, a member of The Arizona Council of Professional Genealogists, as well as numerous local and national societies.  She is a lecturer, teacher, and genealogist with over 25 years' experience.
Tim Lambert (http://www.localhistories.org/media.html)
states that newspapers began circulating in the 17th century with the first American newspaper printed in 1690 - Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick.  Early news may have been printed as broadsides or papers published weekly or monthly.  The first daily American newspaper was published in 1784.  With time, faster communication and printing technology spread news stories rapidly, both local and international, with scandal being a common theme.    Newspapers became far more common in the late 19th century. In the 18th century and the early 19th century stamp duty was charged on newspapers, which made them expensive. However in 1855 stamp duty on newspapers was abolished and they became cheaper and more common. In the mid-19th century newspaper reporters began to use the telegraph as a means to get news to their newspapers quickly. Then in 1880 The New York Graphic became the first newspaper to print a photo.
Suzanne will discuss the use of this valuable, but occasionally somewhat unreliable, resource as one means of discovering hidden family stories.  Newspapers are also a fabulous resource for the current events surrounding an ancestor's life.

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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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