NORTHERN ARIZONA
           GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY    
   (NAGS)

      P.O. Box 695
                 Prescott, AZ 86302       

Monthly Programs, usually 4th Saturday @ 1 PM

Programs / meetings are generally on the fourth Saturday of the month at 1:00 p.m.  
The meetings are free and open to the public.   
Email: [email protected] for meeting information
Genealogy Gems: News from the Allen County Public Library at Fort Wayne​ -  Eastern Time Zone  (2 hours ahead)  
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Genealogy Center’s February 2025 Programs
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Join us for another month of free, virtual programs!

Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET “45th International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies Conference Information Program” with members of the NE Indiana Jewish Genealogy Society, national IAJGS leaders, and the Genealogy Center manager - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkc-2trjIoG9Jui9NHeIew0WvjuCRUFv7w#/registration

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. ET “Recognizing Inaccurate and Misleading Genealogical Records, Citations, and Sources” with Bryan Mulcahey - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12680398

Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. ET “In-Person DNA & Genealogy Interest Group” with Sara Allen - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12679820

Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET “Hidden Gems in the Polish Archives” with Jakub Czuprynski, a virtual program of the Northeast Indiana Jewish Genealogy Society - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqcOqoqTsiGtEpEmtPvBEbiWeGfgPqYu4k#/registration

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. ET “Give Your Past a Future - An Introduction to WeAre.xyz” with Simon Davies - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12687468

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET “Who Needed it Anyway? Getting Around the Missing 1890 Census” with Sara Cochran, an Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana program, in-person in the Genealogy Center Discovery Center and online - https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9EDAWUQYSq-U3qsqhO5gqQ#/registration

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. ET “The Genealogy Proof Standard in Action: Finding the Parents and Siblings of a Civil War Ancestor” with Lindsey Harner - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12680543

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. ET “DecipherInk: Language Learning for Genealogists” with Taieno Kaiser - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12680591

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. ET “Who Walked These Streets? How to Build an Online Platform for Historic Neighborhood Research”  with Elizabeth Hodges - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12680502

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. ET “Searching for the Smith’s: A Case Study” with Jessica Conklin - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12680653

Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. ET “Tracing Lineages: Unearthing the Descendants of UVA's Builders with Dr. Shelley Murphy - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12680766

Please register in advance to enjoy these engaging programs.

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Staying Informed about Genealogy Center Programming
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Do you want to know what we have planned? Are you interested in one of our events, but forget? We offer email updates for The Genealogy Center’s programming schedule.  Don’t miss out!  Sign up at http://goo.gl/forms/THcV0wAabB.  

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Genealogy Center Social Media
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   Begin with Genealogy & History Tab for Online Resources @ Prescott Public Library   

                                                               www.prescottlibrary.info/

GENEALOGY & HISTORY
2024 Genealogy Mentoring Program Schedule
Genealogy Mentoring done virtually via Zoom.
Get help with the research tools you need to discover your family history.
Register at the Prescott Public Library for a one-hour mentoring session
​with a member of the Northern Arizona Genealogy Society for assistance with your genealogy research.

1st & 3rd Thursdays on Zoom
10AM - 11AM
11AM - Noon
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You must register for your session:
Prescott Public Library website Events Calendar or call (928) 777-1526 to make a reservation,
 or by using the library email address: [email protected]

Saturday, 26 October 2024, 1 PM -  ​Using US Maps in Genealogical Research 
                                                                                        Suzanne Young Brayer

Maps are one of the great resources for finding clues about the lives and life styles of our ancestors.  Maps can provide an amazing array of information about our ancestors.  Maps can show us when and where boundaries changed, help to recreate a community, plot migration routes, and aid in visualizing a view of the community. This class will look at the many available maps old and new to help pinpoint your ancestors. Atlases, historical maps, military maps, fire insurance maps are all terrific sources. We will discover  how to find them and use them. 

​Suzanne Young Brayer is an educator, historical researcher and avid genealogist. She graduated BA and MA in history and education from Arizona State University. Her fascination with history was a natural segue into the field of family history. From Mayflower ancestors to Quakers to Revolutionary War patriots to 19th century German immigrants and a few criminals along the way, she, like most of us, represents the “melting pot” of American culture. She has taught genealogy classes and spoken to numerous groups throughout Arizona and the West. She is a lecturer, teacher and genealogist with over 35 years experience. 

To view the recording click here password: "Maps 4 my genealogy"
Click for Handout 

Family History Society of Arizona Upcoming programs on Zoom:  See News/Events or FHSA.org     

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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REPLAY: Sanborn Maps in Action - Janet McNaughton
Replay will be available till the end of July 2024

Janet Keating McNaughton is a retired lawyer who worked for over 30 years in Arizona primarily as a prosecutor for the Arizona Attorney General's Office and the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.  For over 25 years she has been researching her children's family history.  She has attended many genealogical courses as well as research trips to well known archives, libraries and historical societies around the country.  She has also served 5 years as president of the Tempe Chapter of the FHSA in the Valley.  She currently resides in Pennsylvania & mentors the FHSA Location SIG. 

Janet will give a brief overview of the history of Sanborn maps and where to find them and then live demonstrations using the Library of Congress collection. There are Sanborn maps for about 12,000 jurisdictions. In her limited experience she found that between 1880 and 1920 there are the greatest number of maps. 


Replay Here
Handout from meeting

Saturday, 27 July 2024, 1 PM - Immigration via Steamship 
                                                                           Heather Pouliot Kisilywicz MLIS 

Join us for a one-hour workshop to improve your genealogy and history research skills and uncover the hidden stories within passenger lists, naturalization records, and census data that can shed light on your ancestor’s diverse journeys between 1830s to 1940s to the United States of America. 

Heather Pouliot Kisilywicz is a cultural heritage professional experienced in collections management, interpretation and education. She is the Principal at Ancestor Answers LLC, a consulting and research firm that works with libraries, museums, historical societies, and private collectors. Previously, she was the Executive Director of the South County Museum. She earned a master’s in library and information science and a Bachelor of Science in marketing from the University of Rhode Island. She is a member of the Society of American Archivists (SAA), the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), and Vice President of the Rhode Island Genealogical Society (RIGS). Heather was appointed by the State of Rhode Island Speaker of the House as a RI250 commissioner. Heather is a frequent speaker and workshop facilitator focused on inspiring research using primary sources, digital preservation, and information literacy. She resides in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, with her three sons and her dog, Hugo. Lily, the cat, chooses to live with them.


Watch the replay click here
Handout from meeting
You are invited to view a recording of this Zoom meeting. 
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"Get Ready to Write About Your Family" ~Mary Kelly ~
                                                                       
Get Ready to Write About Your Family. 

What’s stopping you?

Your project is too big. You don’t know where to begin. You fear the blank page. There are remedies for these stumbling blocks and more.

A start-to-finish approach will help you define the scope of your project and slice it into achievable tasks. Techniques and handouts will help you get organized, build a work plan, spark your writing, and track your progress. Tips and pet peeves will make your writing readable and evade common pitfalls. Resources for writing and publishing are literally at your fingertips. Take advantage of lessons learned to get ready to write about your family.

NAGS member, Mary Kelly, will share her trial-and-error experiences as shepherd of a project for her D.A.R. chapter in Maine. They are wrapping up a book about 40 patriots of the American Revolution and War of 1812 honored in one cemetery. As project manager, Mary tapped her experience in project analysis and strategic planning. She developed forms for standard data collection and task management. She created prompts for story ideas and massaged chapter formats. As a contributing writer and editor, she investigated standard book structure, story development, publishing options and writing tools. She adapted the book’s chapter format to write stories of three generations of her own family.
​Recorded zoom meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/-aRsxNebNr5LmA6OVf9T1GTZVsfZ0ekNsQhIjKgKoM_EDvW-v4HN6u_V5DHUuvi-.9Ac34ox4GzDhgSps?startTime=1679774446000
Passcode: ^A3c=n%S

Handout
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