Discover Your Ancestry
Date: September 14, 2026 Title: Probate Records Speaker: Janna Larson Description: Few other sources so clearly state family relationships as probate records, and they can usually be depended upon to be accurate. The lecture will cover the steps in the probate process and provide examples of the many kinds of documents that may be created […]
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WVGS Open House 2026 The 2026 Open House will be held on Sunday, Oct 25th. We will be honoring the veteran members of WVGS. Pam LaFond is in charge of the display honoring our vets and their family members who served. She can be reached via email on the website under Library Admin regarding how
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Aluminum Pop/Soda Cans & Plastic Bottles Drop-off At the LIBRARY – Saturday July 18th 9:00-11:00 a.m. ALUMINUM CANS & CLEAR PLASTIC BOTTLES ONLY Please NOT These No Plastic Cups. ALUMINUM CANS & CLEAR PLASTIC BOTTLES ONLY Drop-off Thank you to everyone who participated in contributing aluminum cans and plastic bottles at our May collection. As a reminder,
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A note from Lisa Troub, MLIS, Genealogy Services Coordinator, Irish Cultural Center & McClelland Library. Hi all- I know some of your groups have visited The Irish Cultural Center and McClelland Library, but not everyone has, so I thought I’d give everyone some highlights to share with your members who are staying here this summer.
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Goodwill Donation Drive Help West Valley Genealogy Society raise money by donating your gently used items. See details here.
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Focus on German Ancestry and AI Tools If your roots trace back to Germany, you can celebrate and learn more about your German ancestry from three FamilySearch Library German research specialists. Everyone can learn a few new hacks for unleashing the power of AI in your family discoveries. See details here.
2026-May FamilySearch Webinars Read More »
Stephanie Sparks, 1stvp@azwvgs.org Sheri Erickson WVGS have been awarding Impressive Service Awards more often lately – a sign that a generational change is going on. Our honoree this month has had VAA awards before, but this one is special. Hailing from Van Buren County, Iowa, she graduated from college and became the county home economist,
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Stephanie Sparks, 1stvp@azwvgs.org Duplicate Books Team Elaine Wright, Jill Mitchell and Della Jones The Duplicate Books Team at WVGS consists of three people – Della Jones, Elaine Wright and Jill Mitchell. They organize the donated books, price them, put them on the website so they can be found online as well as in the library.
2026-03 Volunteer Appreciation Award – Duplicate Books Team Read More »
Book Awards The Collection Development Committee not only works with collections that are donated to our library, but also gets to purchase books. When one of our members reaches the age of 90, the member can choose a book for WVGS to purchase – the book gets presented at a monthly Membership meeting, BUT then
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