At least a couple of our members attended the third annual Arizona Genealogy Day on April 26. This is an online program presented by the Arizona State Library. Watch for another session next April.
J. Mark Lowe's topic was "Missing People: Fractured Relationships, Divorce and Murder." He suggests that when an ancestor seems to disappear we consider those possibilities. We should examine the divorce laws for a particular locality and time period to get started.
Ari Wilkins discussed using Sanborn Maps, census reports and city directories to reconstruct a neighborhood to help to learn who our ancestors' associates might be.
Cyndi Ingle demonstrated how to create genealogical proof articles to analyze information gathered about a difficult research problem.
Another session addressed how to research your home: "If These Walls Could Talk." The fifth topic was Arizona Genealogy 101, containing an overview of online resources for research in Arizona.
