Land acquired through the 1854 Gadsden Purchase, between the United States and Mexico, defined the southern most portion of Arizona.
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Tuesday, April 11
Storytellers: Writing Family Stories (Classes)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Friends in Deed, Room D, 301 E. Camino Casa Verde, Green Valley, AZ
Don't let your family stories or research get lost in time! Write stories to share with family and future generations.
Classes will focus on writing about our ancestors. It is a comfortable exchange of stories, without the pressure of critiquing or grammar/punctuation rules; it is finding how you best want to tell your family stories. There will be homework suggestions, creative exercises, and story ideas. Come ready to write! (No electronic devices; we use pen/pencil and paper.)
Classes for the 2022-23 season are held the 2nd Tuesday of the month thru May 2023. Please register in advance by sending an email to Becky McCreary: rebeccamccreary764@gmail.com
Facilitator: Becky McCreary
If you are not a SAGS member but would like to join, click HERE for more information.
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Wednesday, April 12
FamilyTree Maker SIG – MEMBERS ONLY (SIGs)
9:30 am to 11:30 am SPECIAL SESSION
A Special Hands-on Meeting for FTM SIG members only.
An email regarding this special session was sent to the group members on March 10, 2022. If you did not receive the email, contact the SIG Leader at webmgr@azsags.org.
SIG Leader: Karen Feeney
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Thursday, April 20
SAGS Monthly Meeting (Monthly Meetings)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm La Posada Recreation Center in Green Valley & via Zoom Meeting
For our April meeting we will have two main presentations. No short program is planned.
Presenter: Becky McCreary
Topic: Writing Our Stories: How often have you wished that you had listrened better to your parents' or grandparents' stories of their lives? Now is the time for us to write stories about our lives, so that future generations can know us. The presentation will include subject ideas and tips & treasures about writing. Please bring paper and pen/pencil.
Presenter: Deb Kabinier
Topic: A Short History of Migration in Steerage: We have heard the stories of immigrants after they arrive in the U.S. However, the information about how and what our immigrant ancestors experienced while traveling is often sketchy and scattered. Unless our ancestors were rich, they probably traveled in steerage. What was it like to travel in steerage? Where did our ancestors stay while they waited for their voyage? These are a few of the questions I ask myself while researching my family. I will share the information from many sources I gathered to help provide some answers to these and other European immigration questions.
NEW-NEW-NEW!! There are two ways to attend this meeting: in-person at the La Posada Recreation Center or online via Zoom. However, we ask that you register in advance if you plan to attend -- the short registration form will ask if you plan to attend in person or on Zoom; when you've completed the registration, you will receive an automated email reply that will confirm you registered and, if you plan to attend via Zoom the link for the meeting will be included. Click the link below to register for this meeting: link coming soon
• In-person Meeting Location: La Posada Recreation Center, 685 S. La Posada Circle, Bldg. #37, Green Valley, AZ (click HERE for location & driving map)
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Saturday, April 22
3rd Arizona Genealogy Day (Conferences: Regional)
9:00 am to 3:00 pm FREE ONLINE EVENT
The Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board and the Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records presents their 3rd Annual Genealogy Day. This is a FREE event. Speakers/Topics include:
- J. Mark Lowe – Missing People: Fractured Relationships, Divorce, and Murder
- Ari Wilkins – Reconstructing Communities Using Sanborn Maps, Census Records, & City Directories
- Elizabeth Hodges, MA, MSLIS – If These Walls Could Talk: How to Research Your Home
- Wendi Goen, MA and Yahm Levin, MLIS – Arizona Genealogy 101
- Cyndi Ingle – Crafting Genealogical Proof
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Thursday, April 27
Beginner's Genealogy SIG – MEMBERS ONLY (SIGs)
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm ZOOM MEETING
We all have to start someplace and when we do, it is very helpful to have some help. This group is designed to be just that – a support group to provide you with some direction and tips for your research. For more information, and to receive the Zoom meeting link, contact Jon Otto at jonotto48@yahoo.comSIG Leader: Jon Otto
If you are not a SAGS member but would like to join, click HERE for more information.
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Tuesday, May 9
Storytellers: Writing Family Stories (Classes)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Friends in Deed, Room D, 301 E. Camino Casa Verde, Green Valley, AZ
Don't let your family stories or research get lost in time! Write stories to share with family and future generations.
Classes will focus on writing about our ancestors. It is a comfortable exchange of stories, without the pressure of critiquing or grammar/punctuation rules; it is finding how you best want to tell your family stories. There will be homework suggestions, creative exercises, and story ideas. Come ready to write! (No electronic devices; we use pen/pencil and paper.)
Classes for the 2022-23 season are held the 2nd Tuesday of the month thru May 2023. Please register in advance by sending an email to Becky McCreary: rebeccamccreary764@gmail.com
Facilitator: Becky McCreary
If you are not a SAGS member but would like to join, click HERE for more information.
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Wednesday, May 10
FamilyTree Maker SIG – MEMBERS ONLY (SIGs)
9:30 am to 11:30 am ZOOM MEETING
Explore the features of FTM with a hands-on approach!
An email with the ZOOM meeting link will be sent out approximately 5 days prior to the meeting to those on the group email list. To have your name added to the group list, send an email to webmgr@azsags.org.
SIG Leader: Karen Feeney
If you are not a SAGS member but would like to join, click HERE for more information.
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Thursday, May 18
SAGS Monthly Meeting (Monthly Meetings)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm La Posada Recreation Center in Green Valley & via Zoom Meeting
MAIN PROGRAM: One-Step Website: A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools
The One-Step website started out as an aid for finding passengers in the Ellis Island database. Shortly afterwards it was expanded to help with searching in the 1930 census. Over the years it has continued to evolve and today includes about 300 web-based tools divided into 16 separate categories ranging from genealogical searches to astronomical calculations to last-minute bidding on e-bay. This presentation will describe the range of tools available and give the highlights of each one.
Presenter: Stephen P. Morse, PhD
Stephen Morse is the creator of the One-Step Website for which he has received both the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Outstanding Contribution Award from the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, Award of Merit from the National Genealogical Society, first-ever Excellence Award from the Association of Professional Genealogists, and two awards that he cannot pronounce from Polish genealogical societies.
In his other life Morse is a computer professional with a doctorate degree in electrical engineering. He has held various research, development, and teaching positions, authored numerous technical papers, written four textbooks, and holds four patents. He is best known as the architect of the Intel 8086 (the granddaddy of today"s Pentium processor), which sparked the PC revolution 40 years ago.
In-Person Meeting Info:
• Speaker: Mr. Morse will be presenting "live" via Zoom to those attending the meeting in-person and for those unable to attend in-person. Click the link below to register for this meeting: link coming soon
• In-person Meeting Location: La Posada Recreation Center, 685 S. La Posada Circle, Bldg. #37, Green Valley, AZ (click HERE for location & driving map)
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Thursday, May 25
Beginner's Genealogy SIG – MEMBERS ONLY (SIGs)
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm ZOOM MEETING
We all have to start someplace and when we do, it is very helpful to have some help. This group is designed to be just that – a support group to provide you with some direction and tips for your research. For more information, and to receive the Zoom meeting link, contact Jon Otto at jonotto48@yahoo.comSIG Leader: Jon Otto
If you are not a SAGS member but would like to join, click HERE for more information.
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