Nora Graf On Thursday, March 3, 2016, The SaddleBrooke Genealogy Club will welcome Carolyn O’Bagy Davis who will be talking about Goldie Tracy Richmond, a quilt maker from the Tucson area, and how quilts can integrate with family history. Carolyn is a fourth-generation descendant of Utah pioneers, has written ten books on the history of…
Nora Graf Irish genealogy research has unique challenges due to destroyed and missing records, multiple jurisdictions and family naming patterns. The McClelland Irish Library in Phoenix has many resources that are available to help you trace your Irish ancestors. Learn why most Irish research starts in the U.S. and how Irish migration patterns can provide…
Our guest speaker for October was: Janna Larson – Genealogy One-on-One presenting PERSI – Periodical Search Index at 1:00 p.m. on October 1 in the Coyote North SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse. Janna has been involved with genealogical research since 1981. She has ancestors who were English, Irish, Scottish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch and German. She has extensive…
Are you new to Genealogy? Would you like to learn what Genealogy is about and how to do it? This is the class you should take. Gloria Quigg, a SaddleBrooke resident, will be offering this beginners class which is open to all residents of SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch. In the class you will learn: what…
SaddleBrooke Genealogy Club meets on the first Thursday of each month at 1:00 p.m. in the HOA1 Clubhouse Coyote Room. Residents are welcome to attend two meetings as a non-member to see if this club fits your needs. For further information visit our website at http://sb-genealogy.org or call President Dave Tiefenbach at 825-7546.
On Thursday, December 4, 2014, Paul Duffey will speak on DNA Results in Genealogy. Paul will detail results of how various people have found ancestors who were polygamists, environmental destroyers, non-biologic fathers and more. Plan to attend and see what fascinating things DNA can reveal. Duffey has been conducting genealogy research for 15 years and…
The May meeting featured an interesting presentation by Chris Seggerman, an experienced genealogist from the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records Division. His topic, Newspapers for Research, explained how to use publications to find information about ancestors. Chris suggested looking at death notices, obituaries, marriage notices and other news articles to locate important dates…