Date: December 8, 2025
Book of Clues: Using County Histories as a Resource
Speaker: Kim Harrison
Description: Published county histories are a popular resource, but the researcher needs to understand their limitations as well as the rich clues they provided for the genealogist. These clues may provide some of the best information on the local and county level. Tips about disasters, financial expansion, business, and the ethnic make-up of the community.
Biography: Kim S. Harrison has been doing genealogy since 1974, and in 1998 was fortunate to turn her passion into her vocation. She has had the privilege of working in the library community by representing some of the big online providers of information (Gale, Otherdays.com, ProQuest, NewsBank and Ancestry).
She is a past president of the Michigan Genealogical Council and the Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board (AzGAB), a founding member of the Grand River Trails Chapter of the DAR (Michigan), and a former WVGS vice president.
During the 1980s she lobbied the National Archives to stop the destruction of the Railroad Pension Application files. Later she wrote a grant for the preservation of the investigation into the Sultana Disaster, which is now available (free) on Fold3. Her most interesting ancestor was Lot Little, a freed slave from New Hampshire, and being able to join the DAR under his service.
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In-person meetings are held at the First Presbyterian Church located at 12225 N. 103rd Ave., Sun City, AZ. (click here for map) – will open in new tab in your web browser)
Please arrive after 12:30 pm to sign up for classes, SIGs, or the 2025 Seminar, ask questions of a Board Member or Committee Chairperson, etc. Note: We will not be offering coffee at this time.
The short business meeting will start at 1:00 pm sharp followed by our featured speaker.
Another great opportunity from your WVGS Duplicate Book Sales Team!
Join us at the December 8, 2025 Membership Meeting.
Come shop our gently used books for sale at the meeting. Our speaker’s topic is using county histories as a resource. We will have assorted county and town histories available for sale at the meeting as well as books of other general topics.
Take some gently used book home for $5.00 each – Cash only please!
We also have county and town histories for sale in the library near the aide’s desk and in the online bookstore.
Jill Mitchell, Elaine Wright, and Della Jones
WVGS Duplicate Book Sales team
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Membership Meeting
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Remember, bring them to the church, NOT the Library!
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| These are NOT accepted and need to be hand picked out of the collection or the whole bag will be rejected. Please, only CLEAR plastic bottles. |
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Guidelines for dropping off Aluminum Cans/Clear Plastic Bottles:
- Place aluminum cans and clear plastic-water/soda bottles in separate bags.
- Cans do not have to be crushed, but should be rinsed and empty.
- Water bottles can take up less room if they are smashed before putting the cap back onto the bottle.
Please, NO glass, prescription bottles, milk bottles, or food cans as these items need to be hand picked out. Also, NO bags with holes, as any item not rinsed may leak.