Genealogy Collection
Arizona State Library, Archives & Records COVID-19 Response
- Our number one goal is to keep the public and our employees safe
- The situation related to COVID-19 is rapidly developing, as is the response from this office and the state. Please check back regularly for updates
- We are committed to providing continuity of services while reducing exposure risks
- In-person trainings for ALL divisions are on hold until further notice. Divisions will hold trainings by webinar as needed.
- Department staff will attend community meetings virtually or by phone, when available.
- Services impacted:
- In-person Patent and Trademark Resource Center consultations
- In-person retrieval and immediate checkout of materials to patrons of Arizona Talking Book Library
- Walk-in reference service for Archives & the Research Library. Research & reference services are now offered by appointment only. Please contact us here to request an appointment.
- Ask a Question - online reference service
- Digital Arizona Library, including statewide electronic resources
- Records retention schedules assistance
- Arizona Talking Book Library requests and link to downloads
- Tools and resources for library staff
- Online continuing education for library staff
- Consulting for library staff on grants, electronic resources, digital inclusion efforts, Public Library Survey and all library services
- Communications channel for County Librarians
- E-rate Services offered online and by phone
- Arizona Capitol Museum Giftshop orders can still be placed online
- Arizona Capitol Museum collections can be viewed online through the Arizona Memory Project and Google Cultural Institute
- Arizona Capitol Museum staff can respond to email and phone call inquiries.
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Genealogical resources at the Arizona State Archives include but are not limited to:
- Assessment Rolls containing lists of taxable persons and their property.
- Brand Indexes and Books.
- Coroner or Justice Court records detail inquests held for violent or suspicious deaths
- Great Registers containing personal information required of those who registered to vote.
- Records from the Territorial Prison.
- Superior Court records including marriage licenses, wills, probate cases, and civil and criminal cases.
- Historic Arizona newspapers
- Arizona Collection with more than 75,000 items
- A Ready Reference collection of general books
- Online resources (for in-Library use):
Online
- Ancestry.com Arizona State Archives Collection
- Ten Basic Steps to Researching Your Family Tree
- Genealogy Information Portals
- Accessing Arizona Public Records
- Arizona Newspapers
- Arizona Biographical Database