Tucson Arizona West Family History Center

===The Tucson Arizona West Family History Center is located at the Tucson West Stake Center. It serves northwestern Tucson, Oro Valley, Marana, and Picture Rocks. It includes a collection of about 5000 books useful for genealogy research in the United States and Europe, as well as a variety of journals from genealogical societies. Note that there is no charge for using any of the available resources or center services.===

Individual Consulting

 * Center staff are available for personal consulting with no appointment needed

====Have a church organization and community organization that would like to reserve off-hour time please sign-up here Patrons Scheduling Tucson Arizona  Family History Center====

Staff Research Specialties
US Industrial and Agricultural Census Schedules, available on Wednesday and Saturdays

Links
Online Genealogy Records by Location
 * FamilySearch Research Wiki: What It Can Do For You!: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * 3530 W Magee, Tucson, AZ 85741 USA
 * From Ina Road go north on Thornydale about one mile to Magee Road. Turn east on Magee, continue one quarter mile to the church building on the left.
 * Take the second entrance on the east side of the building.
 * The Family Search Center is entered through the small door just to the left of the main east entrance of the building.
 * Location Map

Phone: 520-579-3493 E-mail: [mailto:az_tucsonwest@familyhistorymail.org az_tucsonwest@familyhistorymail.org]

Center Hours:


 * Tuesday: 9AM to 8PM
 * Wednesday: 9AM to 8PM
 * Saturday: 9AM to 1PM

Holiday and Summer Break Schedule:


 * Closed for Summer Break July 2 - July 13
 * Closed for Thanksgiving, Tuesday, 26 November 2019 - Monday 2 December 2019
 * Closed for Christmas, from Friday, 23 December 2019 - Tuesday, 3 January 2020
 * Closed for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference - April 6 and October 5 (Saturdays)
 * Closed for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints General Conference - April 6 and October 5 (Saturdays)

Calendar and Events
Want to find all the genealogy events in the Arizona area? Check out http://conferencekeeper.org/arizona/

Upcoming Local Events
December 4 2019- AZ - Genealogy Workshop at the Irish Cultural Center McClelland Library - Griffith’s Valuation and Other Irish Land and Property Records 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM

Level II: Intermediate Presenter: Miles Davenport

This workshop provides a comprehensive look at Irish land and property records that can be used as a substitute for missing or lost 19th Century Irish records and those of earlier eras. The workshop will demonstrate how to utilize records such as Griffith’s Valuation, Tithe Applotment Books, and numerous other online and offline record sources to uncover relevant genealogical information in Ireland. The primary focus of the workshop will be on the records generated by Richard Griffith’s extensive valuation activities that led to and followed his Primary Valuation of Ireland published between 1847 and 1864. An actual case study will illustrate how to locate and interpret these land and other property records and use them to determine multi-generational family relationships

Full details and Register at:

www.azirish.org

December 21, 2019- AZ - Pima County Genealogy Society Meeting

Truly Nolen Leadership Training Center, 436 S. Williams Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85711

PCGS meets the 3rd Saturday of every month (except July and December) from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Operations Division Midtown, Hardesty Multi-Service Center, 1100 S. Alvernon, Tucson, AZ (corner of 22nd St. & Alvernon). Parking is free.

The first half of our meeting includes a program on a genealogy topic of general interest, followed by a featured guest speaker educational program. Check the Calendar section of our website for information on upcoming programs and guest speakers.

More information at azpimagensoc.org

January 16, 2020- Green Valley Genealogical Society Meeting

Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S. Camino del Sol, Green Valley, AZ

GVGS meets October through April, from 1:00-3:00PM on the 3rd Thursday of each month, at the Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S. Camino del Sol, Green Valley, AZ. Check the Calendar listing on our website for information on upcoming programs and guest speakers.

More information at azgvgs.org

January 18, 2020- Pima County Genealogy Society Meeting

Truly Nolen Leadership Training Center, 436 S. Williams Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85711 map

PCGS meets the 3rd Saturday of every month (except July and December) from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Operations Division Midtown, Hardesty Multi-Service Center, 1100 S. Alvernon, Tucson, AZ (corner of 22nd St. & Alvernon). Parking is free.

The first half of our meeting includes a program on a genealogy topic of general interest, followed by a featured guest speaker educational program. Check the Calendar section of our website for information on upcoming programs and guest speakers.

More information at azpimagensoc.org

January 25, 2020- Pinal County Genealogists 2019 Annual Genealogy Workshop

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1555 N. Colorado, Casa Grande, AZ map

8:00 am to 4:00 pm

The Pinal County Genealogists will hold their 17th annual workshop. There will be 20 sessions including basic favorites and classes for seasoned researchers. A Syllabus is available online or a hard copy can be purchased. Lunch is included in the registration. Registration materials will be online at pinalctyazgen.com after Nov. 1, 2019. For further information contact Avis at 520-876-0256 or billavis@cgmailbox.com.

See the website for details as they become available:

pinalctyazgen.com

February 6, 2020- East Valley DNA Special Interest Group

Mesa Institute of Religion across from Mesa Community College,1310 S. Dobson Road, Mesa 85202 map

7:00 - 8:25 pm

East Valley DNA Special Interest Group meets in room 105 at the Mesa Institute of Religion across from Mesa Community College at 1310 S. Dobson Road, Mesa 85202 (red brick building just north of Banner Desert Hospital). No charge and all are welcome. Come and learn with others who are interested in DNA! Usually 1st Thursday each month (check calendar).

mckellkeeney.com/calendar

February 8, 2020- 2020 Family History Fair at the Tucson Family History Center

Tucson Family History Library 500 S. Langley Ave., Tucson, AZ 85710-4834 map

The 2020 Family History Fair will be held on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel and Family History Center at 6901 E. Kenyon Drive, Tucson. Tentative times are 8:30am to 3:00pm. More information, including the class schedule will be posted later in 2019.

www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Tucson_Arizona_Family_History_Center#2020_Family_History_Fair

February 10, 2020- West Valley Genealogical Society Meeting

First Presbyterian Church located at 12225 N. 103rd Ave., Sun City, AZ map

Membership meetings are held the second Monday of each month between September and May; beginning at 1:00 p.m. and end at about 3:00 p.m. It is free and open to the public.

Please arrive after 12:30 pm to sign up for classes, get a cup of coffee, check out our raffle items and fundraising activities, ask questions of a Board Member or Committee Chairperson, etc. The short business meeting will start at 1:00 pm sharp followed by our featured speaker.

February 14, 2020- Green Valley Genealogical Society 2020 DNA Conference featuring Blaine Bettinger

Save the date, and watch the website for details as they become available.

https://azsags.org/cpage.php?pt=17

February 15, 2020- West Valley Genealogical Society 2020 Annual Seminar, featuring Dr. Thomas W. Jones, presented by the West Valley Genealogical Society

Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church 13658 West Meeker Blvd. Sun City West, Arizona map

SAVE THE DATE!! February 15, 2020

Dr. Thomas W. Jones

Tom has been pursuing his ancestry since 1963. For the first twenty years he was clueless about what he was trying to accomplish and how to do it.

When he started climbing the genealogy learning curve he repeatedly experienced the challenges, joys, and rewards of tracing ancestors reliably and fully understanding their lives.

Tom eventually became an award-winning writer, board-certified genealogist, editor of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, recipient of honors from genealogical organizations, and author of the textbooks Mastering Genealogical Proof and Mastering Genealogical Documentation.

Using his nearly lifelong career in education as a springboard, he enjoys teaching at weeklong genealogy institutes, weekend seminars, and local, national, and international genealogy conferences.

Watch the website for registration information as it becomes available.

azwvgs.org/Seminar.asp

Center Resources
We have 9 computers, 2 scanners, and 2 microfilm and microfiche readers.




 * FamilySearch Catalog. Access to the microfilm holdings of the Family History Library in Salt Lake Internet access is available at the library.
 * We have extensive hardbound collections for North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia as well as a few New England collections.

Databases and Software

 * FHC Portal: This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. The resources currently include:
 * 19th Century British Library Newspapers digital archive – Searchable database of the British Library's newspaper holdings with a complete run of 48 national and regional Victorian British newspapers for the 19th century (from 1800 to 1900)
 * Alexander Street Press - Focused on records from the American Civil War. Searchable information on over 4 million soldiers and thousands of battles, together with 15,000 photographs. Contains approximately 100,000 indexed pages of diaries, letters, and memoirs. Includes images, photographs, posters, and ephemera
 * Ancestry.com – Searchable collections of records from around the world, including immigration, census, voter, vital, and military records; newspapers and periodicals; family trees; photos and images; directories, maps, court, land, wills and financial records, stories, memories, and histories; and detailed records about births, marriages, deaths, land ownership
 * ArkivDigital Online – Images of Swedish Church Records and other historical records. Indexed by locality
 * Find My Past – Searchable collections of records from the United Kingdom and Ireland, including the 1911 British Census. (Not all of the content from Find My Past is available in family history centers)
 * Fold3 – Search or browse millions of historical documents and photos, focused on military records and stories
 * Heritage Quest Online – Heritage Quest Online database is a collection of material for both genealogical and historical researchers, with coverage dating back to the late 1700s. U.S. federal census images from 1790, books, periodicals, Revolutionary War Era Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, Freedman’s Bank records
 * Historic Map Works Library Edition - Digital map collections available, with high-resolution, full color historic and antique maps
 * Legacy Stories - Resource for storing and publishing online family history information in text, audio, and multi-media formats
 * Newspapers.com - The largest online newspaper archive and has 15,900+ newspapers from the 1700s–2000s. Millions of additional pages added every month
 * Paper Trail – Provides access to 19th-century westward American migration documents
 * World Vital Records – Access to birth, marriage, and death records; Social Security Death Index; family trees; census records; immigration records; court, land, and probate records; military records directory lists; newspapers, family histories, reference materials, biographies, wills, gravestone photos, ship manifests, map collections, and yearbook collections

Hardware and Equipment

 * Nine computers with internet access, each with dual monitors
 * One microfilm scanner - bring a USB flash drive to store your digitized documents
 * Two microfilm readers
 * Two scanners for digitizing photographs, slides, negatives, and documents - bring an USB flash drive to store your digitized documents
 * Wireless access available upon request.