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ARIZONA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES — MONTHLY MEETINGS

All times and locations are subject to change. Societies are open to the public, except as noted. List is in alphabetical order.

  • BOUSE: Bouse Genealogical Society – 9:30 am, every Friday (October – April) at Bouse Community Building, 44031 Plomosa Rd. Bring sack lunch. Publication: Bouse Genies Newsletter. Write to: Society, PO Box 463, Bouse, AZ 85325-0463, Phone: 480-229-3741. E-mail: bousegenies@gmail.com. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bousegeniesaz
  • BUCKEYE: Sun City Festival Genealogy Club – 3:00 pm, 2nd Tuesday (except June – September) at Sun City Festival, Sage Center, 26501 W. Desert Vista Blvd., Buckeye, AZ 85396. Phone: Gayle Klein, President- 360-921-2700, E-mail: festivalgenealogy@gmail.com, Website: http://festivalgenealogy.wixsite.com/festivalgenealogy.
  • GREEN VALLEY: *Southern Arizona Genealogical Society – 1:00 pm, 3rd Thursday (October 2024 – May 2025) all meetings are held on Zoom.  Occasionally, meetings will be held in person at La Posada Rec Center, 685 S. La Posada Circle, #37, Green Valley. Check the website for updated information: https://azsags.org/.  Green Valley/Sahuarita Genealogy Library at 665 S. Park Centre Ave., Green Valley. Publication: Past Tracks. Write to: Society, PO Box 1009, Green Valley, AZ 85622-1009.
  • KINGMAN: Mohave County Genealogical Society – 1:00 pm, 1st Wed., at Mohave County Museum Library, 400 West Beale St. Write to: Society, 400 West Beale St., Kingman, AZ 86401. E-mail: library@mohavemuseum.org.
  • LAKE HAVASU CITY: Lake Havasu Genealogical Society, Inc. – 9:00 am, 3rd Wednesday (October – May) at the Genealogical Society Family Research Library, 2126 N. McCulloch Blvd., Suite 17, Lake Havasu City, 928-854-5447. Publication (for members): Generation Connection Newsletter. Write to: Society, PO Box 953, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86405-0953. Email: lhgs@frontier.com. Website: https://lhgs.weebly.com/
  • MESA: Sunland Springs Village Genealogy Club – 7:00 pm, first Monday (except May – October) in Superstition Room. Genealogy Help Group and Classes also held. Write to: Sunland Springs Genealogy Club, c/o Clarence Heinz, 11214 E. Laguna Azul Circle, Mesa, Arizona 85209. Phone: 208-631-9100. Email: clarenceheinz@msn.com. Website:  None.
  • ORO VALLEY: Sun City Vistoso Genealogy Society and Library – 1:00 pm, 2nd Tuesday (check website for location). Meetings are open to guests; library is for members only. Write to: Society, 1565 E. Rancho Vistoso Blvd. Oro Valley, AZ. Email: vmbarr@gmail.com. Website: https://scvgs.org.
  • PAYSON: Northern Gila County Genealogical Society and Library – 11:00am, 4th Saturday, at 302 E. Bonita, Payson. Publication: Gila Heritage. Write to: Society & Library, 302 E. Bonita, Payson, AZ 85541-5012. Phone: 928-474-2139. E-mail: egriffbrown2@gmail.com. Website: https://ngcgs.com.

PHOENIX AREA:

  • *Black Family Genealogy & History Society – 9:45 am, 2nd Saturday. Write to: Society, PO Box 75654, Phoenix, AZ 85087-5654, Phone: 408-444-6903. Email: contact@bfghs.org. Website: https://www.bfghs.org. [Virtual]
  • *Family History Society of Arizona – 6:30pm, 4th Thursday at Tempe FamilySearch Center, 2707 South College Avenue, Tempe & Zoom. See website for SIGs. Publication online: FHSA Newsletter. Write to: Society, PO Box 21566, Mesa, AZ 85277-1566. Email: president@fhsa.org. Website: www.fhsa.org. Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/fhsaz. [Hybrid]
  • *Phoenix Genealogical Society – 1:00 pm, 1st Tuesday (except holidays) at West Phoenix Family History Center, 3102 N. 18th Ave (and Earll Drive), Phoenix. Phone: 602-687-7030. Website: https://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~azpgs/, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhoenixGenealogicalSociety/.
  • Phoenix Jewish Genealogy Group – 1:00 pm, one Sunday each month between September and May (check calendar on website). Meetings are either virtual or in-person. In-person meetings are at the Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center, 122 E. Culver Street, Phoenix. Email: emilyhgarber@gmail.com. Website: www.azjhs.org/genealogy-group.
  • First Families of Arizona – 10:00am, last Tuesday (September through May, except December when it is the 3rd Tuesday) at First United Methodist Church, 5510 N. Central Ave., Phoenix. Website: http://thefirstfamiliesofarizona.net/.
  • *Trilogy Genealogy Club – 1:00 pm, 1st Monday (September – June) in the Center for Higher Learning at the Kiva Club, Peoria, AZ. Website: https://www.tvagenealogy.club/.
  • *West Valley Genealogical Society – 1:00 pm, 2nd Monday (September – May), First Presbyterian Church, Swain Hall, 12225 N. 103rd Ave., Sun City, AZ. Genealogy Library located at 12222 N. 111th Ave., Youngtown, AZ; phone: 623-933-4945; Publications: Tidbits newsletter. Write to: Society, 12222 N. 111th Ave., Youngtown, AZ 85363-1225. Website: https://www.azwvgs.org.
  • PRESCOTT: Northern Arizona Genealogical Society – 1:00 pm, 4th Saturday at FamilySearch Library, 1001 Ruth St., Prescott, and virtual. Electronic Publication: The Bulletin. Write to: Society, PO Box 695, Prescott, AZ 86302-0695. Website: https://www.nagsprescott.org. [Hybrid]
  • SADDLEBROOKE: Saddlebrooke Genealogy Club – 1:00 pm, 1st Thursday, Coyote Room at SaddleBrooke One, 64500 E. Saddlebrooke Blvd. Saddlebrooke, AZ. Email: saddlebrookeazgenealogyclub@gmail.com, Website: https://sites.google.com/view/saddlebrookeAZgenealogyclub.
  • SIERRA VISTA: Sierra Vista Genealogy Club – 1:00 pm, 1st Wednesday (Sept – May), Haymore Plaza Conference Center, 432 E Fry Blvd, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635. Contact: SVGenealogy@yahoo.com. Website: https://sierravistagenie.wordpress.com/.

STATEWIDE:

  • *Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board – 1:30 pm, 2nd Saturday every other month beginning in January, virtually. Contact information@azgab.org for Zoom link. Publication: AzGAB Newsletter. Write to: Society, PO Box 5641, Mesa, AZ 85211-5641. Website: https://www.azgab.org. [Virtual]

TUCSON AREA:

  • *Pima County Genealogy Society – 1:00 pm, 3rd Saturday (except July & December) at Truly Nolen Leadership Training Center, 436 S. Williams Blvd., Tucson. Email: help@azpimagensoc.org. Website: https://www.azpcgs.org/. Write to: Society, PO Box 16421, Tucson, AZ 85732. [Hybrid] Registration required.
  • Sunflower Genealogical Society – 2:00 pm, 4th Tuesday month by a Zoom session or in person at the Sunflower Club House, 9401 N. Sunflower Park Drive. Consult the Sun Catcher for date, time and meeting information for the upcoming month. Website: https://www.sunflowerliving.com/genealogy-club-home.
  • YUMA: *Genealogical Society of Yuma Arizona – 10:00 am, last Saturday at the Yuma Main Library, 2951 S. 21st Drive, Yuma. Website: https://www.gsya.org. Write: GSYA, 1107 S. 5th Avenue #222, Yuma, AZ 85364.

* Denotes Member of AzGAB
Compiled January 2025 by AzGAB, PO Box 5641, Mesa, AZ 85211. Permission is hereby granted to genealogy instructors, libraries and non-profit societies to reproduce for the benefit of their patrons or members. Please give proper credit.

AzGAB
Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board
PO Box 5641
Mesa, AZ 85211-5641

AzGAB is a statewide non-profit organization

Our mission is to promote genealogy and history by addressing the educational needs and interests of the Arizona genealogical community and the general public through cooperation with, and support of, member societies and individuals.

Anne Bodine, President – E-mail: president@azgab.org
Linda McCleary, Secretary – E-mail: informationy@azgab.org
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