Research in Arizona/ David E. Rencher
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"The guide book discusses a wealth of resources, including: Archives, Libraries, and Societies; Atlas, Gazetteers, and Maps; Bible, Business, Cemetery, Institutional, Land, Military, and Naturalization and Immigration Records; Ethnic Records, Fraternal Organizations, and Newspapers; Probate, Religious, School, State, Tax, and Vital Records; Railroads, Voter Rolls, and more. The author includes the website address, physical address, and telephone number for each resource. Research in Arizona also covers Arizonas various censuses. They include Pre-territorial censuses, the first of which was conduct in 1797; Territorial censuses by county (1862-1882), both when Arizona was part of the New Mexico territory (1850-1862) and while the Arizona Territory (1863-1912); Federal Census from 1860; Indian Census Rolls beginning 1884; Detailed information is provided for those researching Native American ancestors, which include Apache, Hopi, Navaho, and Pueblo of Zuni tribes. The book includes both local resources as well as out-of-state repositories such as the National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center in Suitland, Maryland, and the Raynor Memorial Libraries in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The author also discusses researching Indian allotment records. Tribal land of some of the more than twenty tribes in Arizona were subject to the General Allotment Act (1887-1934). The act divided reservation land into tracts for individual Indians. Most of these records along with the records from the Bureau of Indian Affairs now reside at the National Archives in Riverside, California. For those researching Spanish and Mexican ancestors, Research in Arizona offers helpful information on finding records from the states pre-territorial periods when it was ruled by Spain (1562-1821) and Mexico (1821 - 1853). In addition to local resources, the author covers out-of-state repositories for Arizona related records and valuable reference books." - from publisher's site.
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| 979.1 D27ngs | FamilySearch Library | 3rd Floor Book | Available |
| 979.1 D27ngs copy 2 | FamilySearch Library | 3rd Floor Book | Available |
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| 979.1 D27ngs | FamilySearch Library | 3rd Floor Book | Available |
| 979.1 D27ngs copy 2 | FamilySearch Library | 3rd Floor Book | Available |
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