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United States Tax Records

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

To the Victor Go the Spoils!

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”.

5 Facts About The National Archives

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

Document Analysis, Brick Walls, Cluster Research, and Family History Narratives – March 30 eConference

Pima County Genealogy Society’s first ever eConference is coming up in two days, on Saturday March 30! There’s still time to register. The subject of the conference is Research Strategies and Historical Writing. Gayle Johnson, PCGS Publicity Committee Member, has interviewed each of the presenters about their topics and background.