NORTHERN ARIZONA
           GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY    
   (NAGS)

      P.O. Box 695
                 Prescott, AZ 86302       

Monthly Programs, usually 4th Saturday @ 1 PM

Programs during the Pandemic are online Zoom meetings, on the fourth Saturday of the month at 1:00 p.m.   The meeting is free and open to the public.   
Email: AskNagsPrescottAZ@gmail.com for meeting information
Genealogy Gems: News from the Allen County Public Library at Fort Wayne​ - * Eastern Daylight Savings Time Zone
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Genealogy Center’s September Programs
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Join us for another month of free, virtual programs.  The Genealogy Center offers two virtual programs each week. Take an active role in your continuing family history education by signing up for at least a few each month. In addition, you can go to the Center’s homepage (www.GenealogyCenter.org) and click on the YouTube icon to get access to nearly 250 past programs. You really don’t have a reason not to research better and smarter.

September 7, 2023, 6:30 p.m. EST “Examining DNA for Unknown Parentage” with Steven Frank - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/9058294

September 12, 2023, 2:30 p.m. EST “Introduction to the Vasa Archives” with Kathy Cuff - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/9058354

September 14, 2023, 6:30 p.m. EST “Using the Family History Guide” with Bob Taylor - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/9077871

September 19, 2023, 2:30 p.m. EST “Researching Your Black Sheep Ancestors” with Brian Mulcahy - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/9077897

September 21, 2023, 6:30 p.m. EST “A Genealogist's Guide to Sanborn Maps” with Michelle L. Spencer - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/9077903

September 26, 2023, 2:30 p.m. EST “Genealogy Resources at the Kansas State Archives” with Lauren Gray - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/9077912

September 28, 2023, 6:30 p.m. EST “How Investigative Genetic Genealogy is Revolutionizing Cold Case Investigations” with Tracie Boyle - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/9077924

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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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GenealogyCenter/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genealogycenter/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACPLGenealogy
Blog: http://www.genealogycenter.org/Community/Blog.aspx
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/askacpl

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

                                                               www.prescottlibrary.info/

GENEALOGY & HISTORY 8 November 2022

2023 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: ask.librarian@prescott-az.gov

Family History Society of Arizona Upcoming programs on Zoom:  See News/Events

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.​

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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