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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!

Recording of "Getting Ready for The 1950 US Census: Are You Ready?"
~ Thomas MacEntee ~
The results of the 1950 US Census till be made public on Friday, April 1, 2022. It's never too early to prepare for this valuable data related to US genealogy research! Find your ancestors 1950 ED now & be prepared to browse! To view Thomas MacEntee's "Getting Ready for The 1950 US Census: Are You Ready? presentation, use the link, but type in the passcode --

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/P3kqCIgV1dcXpvttxOGdsKghcDN3cuvEFVXBVVGMStMf-kBm7HrS2_T0q-81jTLA.BVHBWCTgu6_yn9nU?startTime=1637438553000
Passcode: 6+TwFJ9W

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrdeqvrjkpG9Ov9XsDUtPcuPolvi65oDXF

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

22 January 2022 @ 1 PM ~ "The GLO Website: A Public (Federal) Land and Military Bounty Goldmine" ~  Peggy Ash ~
Land ownership was often at the heart of the political, social, and economic structure of a community. The records generated by that ownership can provide a great deal of information about an ancestor.  We heard Peggy Ash's presentation on U.S. land records last fall covering the basics of state vs. public land surveys and ownership. This second land presentation will dig deep into our public lands and how the land in thirty states was surveyed and distributed and where to find these invaluable records. Location-Location-Location.   Join us for "The Government Land Office (GLO) Website: A Public (Federal) Land and Military Bounty Goldmine."  Learn how to use the WONDERFUL and AMAZING resources at the General Land Office website. Acquire land patents, surveys, and more for cash sales, homesteads, preemption, military bounty, etc.

Peggy Ash Bio
A child of professional genealogists, Peggy Ash, has been around genealogy for most of her life. She has acquired the Boston University Certificate in Genealogical Research and has attended many courses at RootsTech, the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (including 4 this year). Before the Mesa FamilySearch Library closed, she served as a missionary, a trainer, and taught classes. Peggy is currently working on accreditation with the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists and has passed her Level 1 project. She is currently preparing for Level 2 & 3 testing.  Her blog provides access to class handouts and PowerPoints. Blog: https://peggyspowerpoints.blogspot.com.

26 February 2022 @ 1 PM "Using the International Wikipedia" &/or "A Massive Family Scrapbook Project!" Barbara Winterfield

26 March 2022 @ 1 PM "Ellis Island and the Immigrant Experience" ~ Sue Clark

Learn about the history of immigration to the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries interwoven with the numerous hurdles that immigrants faced on their journeys to new lives in a new land – on board ship, through processing on Ellis Island, and beyond. Sections on how to access records and the mythology of name changes at Ellis Island are featured. Stories, photographs, drawings, quotes, and images of records make this presentation come alive, and a detailed handout includes a bibliography and links to websites

Sue Clark has been researching family history for over 40 years, after reading an article about it in a teen magazine in the late 1970’s. She enjoys hunting for the facts and stories to make her ancestors come alive. Seven of her eight great-grandparents were immigrants: two from Transylvania, two from Croatia, two from England, and one from Germany. Her eighth great-grandparent was first-generation American, with parents from Switzerland and Germany.
Sue has written four books about her family. She and her husband indexed a cemetery in their native Pennsylvania several years ago, which they compiled into a book. She is a member of the Tempe chapter of the Family History Society of Arizona, and has spoken at several genealogy seminars and meetings.
Sue also makes quilts, grows flowers, instructs at an elementary Montessori teacher certification program, and puts on workshops for Montessori teachers. Her background is in geology and dendrochronology (tree-ring dating). She and her husband have one son.
Ellis Island and the Immigrant Experience is Sue’s favorite presentation. Its inspiration was a trip to New York City for a Montessori conference in 2007. She and her friend Connie went a day early so they could go to Ellis Island, and while there, Sue began taking pictures of items in the museum to use in a future presentation.
Numerous historic photos help attendees gain a sense of the immigrants’ entire experience, from purchasing a ticket, to shipboard conditions (with a focus on steerage), to processing on Ellis Island, and being granted a landing card into the United States. Tidbits from many people’s stories enhance the narrative, as does a section addressing the name change mythology attributed to Ellis Island.
The final portion of the talk focuses on researching family history of ancestors who entered the United States through Ellis Island and Castle Garden before it.

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

- https://azsos.libcal.com/

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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.
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