Do you love a good mystery? Are you a budding history detective ready to sleuth out your family legends and lore? Are there skeletons hiding in your family closet just begging to be let out? Did you ever say… “Why didn’t I ask those questions sooner?” Well it’s not too late to discover those fascinating ancestors and the stories that make up your personal tapestry.

The Genealogy Group is open to all members and is for beginners and seasoned veterans alike, all working on and collectively celebrating our families histories. We break down brick walls, open up blind allies and search for those elusive relatives using the most current genealogical resources available. You’ll learn how to preserve those special photos and documents. Everyone has a story to tell.

Join us the first Monday of each month on Zoom from 2-4 p.m., and you too can become a history detective! If the first Monday is a holiday, we will meet on the second Monday. The group does not meet in July and August.

2023-2024 meeting schedule:

Date / Time	Place	Topic	Presenter
Mon Sep 11, 2023 / 2 p.m.	Meet via Zoom	Genealogy Scavenger Hunt	Melinda
Mon Oct 2, 2023 / 2 p.m.	Meet via Zoom	Genealogy Scavenger Hunt for those that missed the September meeting	Melinda
Mon Nov 6, 2023 / 2 p.m.	Meet via Zoom	Verifying your Family Tree	Melinda and video
Mon Dec 4, 2023 / 2 p.m.	Meet via Zoom	"Turn Witnesses into Evidence" (video)	Ancestor Story - Elaine
Mon Jan 8, 2024 / 2 p.m.	Meet via Zoom	"4 Kinds of DNA- Which Ones to Use for a Brick Wall" (video)
Mon Feb 5, 2024 / 2 p.m.	Meet via Zoom	Creating a DNA Plan to Solve a Brick Wall- a video
Mon Mar 4, 2024 / 2 p.m.	Meet via Zoom	Using AI (Artificial Intelligence) Tools in Genealogy	Debbie Thomas
Mon Apr 1, 2024 / 2 p.m.	Meet via Zoom	TBA
Mon May 6, 2024 / 2 p.m.	Meet via Zoom	TBA
Mon Jun 3, 2024 / 2 p.m.	Meet via Zoom	TBA

Genealogy Resources

Ancestry (subscription required; free at library)
Barefoot Genealogist  (YouTube Tutorials)
Cindi’s List  Digital Public Library of America
Elephind newspaper search
Ellis Island Passenger Search
Family History Center, Prescott
Family Search
Find A Grave
Google Books
Heritabe Quest (through library website)
Intermet.net
Legacy Family Tree
Northern Arizona Genealogical Society
Prescott Public Library (click on Research tab)
National Archives and Records Administration
Newspaper Archives (subscription required)