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- 2026-OCT-25 WVGS Open House
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 to submit your photos and information. Thank you for participating. - 2026-07-18 Save for Summer Collection
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, there is NO NEED to remove the labels off of the plastic bottles. (The bottles stick to the plastic bags.)
WVGS recently received $61.00 from this effort. - 2026-NOV-14 Goodwill Fundraiser Event
Goodwill Donation Drive
Help West Valley Genealogy Society raise money by donating your gently used items. See details here.
- 2026-05-01 WVGS Tea Party
Welcome to WVGS Tea Party
Donaldson Room
WVGS Library
May 1, 2026
1:00 – 2:00
$20.00 per personSign up Today
Limited to 20 people,
so sign up early through the WVGS Store!
Prizes, Games, Food and Fun - 2026-03-21 Arizona Genealogy Day at the Library
The 6th Annual Arizona Genealogy Day can be attended at the WVGS Library
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026
We will be simulcasting the Arizona Genealogy Day in the Donaldson Room at the Library all day. The Library will open at 8:30 a.m. so that the full presentation can be covered. The presentations begin at 8:45 a.m. and continue though 3:00 p.m.
You may sign up using the link below and watch from home, but you may want to join us and watch with a group of genealogists that you can interact with during the 15 minute breaks between presentations. Also there is a limit of 1000 online attendees, so if they fill up, you can still watch it at the Library. There is no long break for lunch so you may want to bring a sack lunch or other snacks.
A complete list of topics, descriptions, and speaker’s bios can be viewed at: Arizona Genealogy Day Info
- 2026-03-26 Special Writing SIG Event in March
We Are Starting a New SIG on Hispanic Research
The Writing Your Family History SIG is having a guest speaker in March. Dave Gaboury will come to our March 26 meeting to talk about his upcomng book and what he is doing to get it ready for publishing. The SIG meets at 9:30am in the Donaldson Room on Thursday, March 26. Space is limited so let Lou McLean know if you want to come to this SIG. Email mlm16ddm@yahoo.com.
- 2026-02-19 New SIG
Starting a New SIG on Hispanic Research
There is a new SIG starting up on Hispanic research with Denee Rodriquez. A new member, Margie Chavez, accompanied Lou McLean to the first organizational meeting. There is a lot to learn and such an exciting new SIG for WVGS to enjoy. Check the WVGS Calendar to see when they will be meeting again!
- 2026-01-10 – Special Volunteer Award – Ed Crabbe
On January 10th, a party was held at the Library to celebrate one of our long serving and most impactful volunteers, Ed Crabbe. He has been a member of Computer Equipment Committee and has been instramental in designing and implementing the software and database used to house the library catalog. In addition he has written the software to upload scans of all the periodicals and obituaries held by our large library.
It was a chance to reminisce about Ed and his accomplishments. Several attendees told stories about working with Ed on this projects. For example, Mike Blachet said Ed just walked in one day to find Mike putting all the computers back in place after the painting and carpeting and that he’d never had gotten it done without Ed’s help. Several people mentioned Ed solves problems quickly and calmly. All present were thankful for all that Ed has done for us.
The WVGS members who attended to celebrate with Ed, were Liz Crabbe, Rich Sporski, Stephanie Sparks, Christa Minogue, Micheal Blachut, Charlie Mannino, Lou McLean, Jim Weichel, Diana Wittenberg, Dorrene Hern, Tim Hern, and Sandy Enkey.
1st row: Liz & Ed Crabbe, Dorrene Hern
2nd row: Micheal Blachut, Stephanie Sparks, Sandy Enkey, Jim Weichel, Diana Wittenberg, Lou McLean, & Charlie Mannino - 2026-01-17 Carefree Trip
Carefree Day Trip – Saturday, January 17, 2026
This day-trip will combine the history of Arizona with ardent mysteries, prehistoric or recent history, settlements, native peoples and more, depending on where you go. How it works: You pick up your packet at the library. It will contain driving instructions, map, and a detailed history of the region you are about to see. You will meet others on the trip for lunch to discuss what you’ve seen so far along the way. All you’ll have to do is sign up. Take your spouse or friend and lots of photos. Then send them to all the members of your group.
For this trip to Carefree, luncheon will be at at the English Rose Tea Room, where you will experience an authentic English High Tea. There will be the magical flavors of many types of teas, with petite sandwiches, scones and sweet delights.
In additional to historical sightseeing, it should prove to be a fun, exhilarating and enlightening experience.
Time: 9:00 am
Meet: Library to pick up instructions
Cost: $20.00 plus food. The $20 fee covers the trip incidentals and can be paid through the WVGS store at azwvgs.org/store/trips/Must have a driver and navigator. You may take a passenger, too. If you need a ride with someone, please contact Alice at 623-606-8386.
- 2025-11-14 Antiques Road Show
WVGS Antiques Road Show – 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., November 14, 2025
Three appraisers from a local auction house will be available in the WVGS Library for the show. They are donating their time to us, but there will be a payment of $15 to WVGS due the day of appraisal. Checks should be made out to West Valley Genealogical Society.
One half-hour will be scheduled for each appraisal, so we recommend that you sign up and plan for no more than one or two items to be appraised. Please bring your item(s) with you. The appraisers will take a lunch break between 12:00 and 1:00 p.m., so no one will be scheduled during that hour.
Sign-up Instructions
To sign up or a session with our appraisers during the Antiques Road Show, select a half-hour time slot between 11:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and contact Sarah at Smaxwell10641@hotmail.com with the subject line “Antiques Road Show.” You may register for a preferred time slot; however, if that slot is unavailable, a time as close as possible will be assigned to you. Notification of your assigned time will be sent via email.
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