Maureen Taylor, the photo detective, is presenting an interactive hands-on workshop on Friday, October 16: Love and Loss in the Family Album: Finding the Story Between the Covers. If you know how to read the clues, photo albums tell a story. They are a “snapshot” of your family at a
Join us virtually on Saturday, September 19, for an interesting two hours. Our speakers will help us to find records we didn’t know existed. The short class topic is Library of Congress Resources by April Hale. Discover what resources are available through the Library of Congress to aid you in your
Pima County Genealogy Society is hosting a seminar with photo expert, Maureen Taylor on October 17. Join us for a deep-dive into historic photograph identification and photo preservation. We will learn how to follow clues in old photographs, identify the who, what, when, where, and why of the photos, preserve
Welcome back from our summer vacation! We had record highs in the month of July and didn’t get much rain. We are all hoping more rain will come soon. Our August virtual meeting features two speakers from our own ranks: Bob Black and Joey Caccarozzo! Bob Black is up first
Our June virtual meeting features two local speakers on topics we all need to know more about. The short class topic is Top Ten Countdown: How to Find a Birth Year Without a Birth Certificate by Amy Urman. Birth certificates are a fairly recent phenomenon. Most states did not have
Do you know the tax process that states instituted to collect taxes from their citizens over the past 200 years? First the county compiled a list of taxpayers and their taxable property, then then they valued the property in order to calculate the tax. After that, the taxes were collected
From 1775 – 1855, the U.S. Government and some states granted “bounty land” to soldiers as an incentive to enlist or to reward veterans for military service. At our society’s upcoming E-Conference on June 6, Billie Stone Fogarty, M.Ed., will give a presentation titled “Bounty Land and the American Soldier”.
Have you found military records for your relatives in the National Archives? At our eConference on June 6, Michael Strauss, Accredited Genealogist Professional, will be teaching us about military records from the Revolutionary War to the Vietnam War available at NARA. His seven page syllabus includes information about the major
At our upcoming eConference, “America: Our Records and Our History,” Michael Strauss, Accredited Genealogist, will be teaching the first lecture about the National Archives. His wonderful handout includes helpful details to help us prepare to research within NARA facilities. We are sharing five facts about the National Archives from Michael’s
Join us for this month’s meeting, brought to you live in the safety of your home via the wonderful world of technology known as videoconferencing! We will present two topics this month. First, PCGS member Sherri Hessick will give a short class on A Baker’s Dozen: Free Genealogy Websites. The web
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