January Plans

We have some interesting topics for our January meetings.

We will begin our regular meetings January 8 with a guest speaker on FindAGrave, as this free website is one that everyone can and should use. A few of us heard Vanessa Spahan speak at the April genealogy forum at the Vista Grande Library, and she is quite knowledgeable on the topic.

During the January 15 workshop we will spend more time looking at the Family Tree area of FamilySearch. We will demonstrate how to add names and sources to the tree and show where to get questions answered on the site.

January 22 we'll be listening to Melanie Sturgeon talk about how to locate women in public records. Many times our female lines are the most difficult to follow. Melanie recently retired as the State Archivist and Director of the Archives and Records branch of the Arizona State Library.

Maureen will talk about WikiTree during the January 29 workshop. She has been working on her family information on this website.


There will be two opportunities for helping our club with our genealogy table: the January 8 craft fair and the January 25 Welcome Back party. There is still time to volunteer!


Don't forget about the Pinal County Genealogy Workshop planned for Saturday, January 26. This is an all-day workshop with opportunities for taking five classes. Registrations must be postmarked by January 12 in order to take advantage of the $20 fee, which includes all classes and lunch. Visit www.pinalctyazgen.com to find more information.