Arizona Archives, Societies & Publications

It is a good idea to familiarize personally with just about any repository in Arizona that you simply might travel to by communicating with to the best suited archive or library in advance.

Most, if not all, Arizona repositories have written and published content that present its collections as well as research policy.

Arizona archives and historical organizations usually have On-line sites that provide equivalent details. Several also contain down loadable data for some or parts of their collections.

List of Arizona Archives

• Arizona Department of Library, Archives and Public Records, Archives Division, State Capitol, Suite 342, 1700 W. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85007; Tel: 602-542-4159, Fax: 602-542-4402, E-mail: archive@lib.az.us
• Research Division, Arizona State Library, Department of Library, Archives & Public Records, State Capitol, 1700 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007; Tel: (602) 542-3701, (800) 228-4710, Fax: (602) 542-4400
• National Archives-Pacific Region, 24000 Avila Rd., First Floor-East Entrance, P.O. Box 6719, Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-6719; Tel: 949-360-2641, Fax: 949-360-2624, E-mail: laguna.archives@nara.gov
• Arizona Office of Vital Records, Telephone: (602) 364-1300, (888) 816-5907; Street Address: 1818 West Adams, Phoenix, AZ 85007; Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3887, Phoenix, AZ 85030

List of Arizona Libraries & Museums

• Arizona State University Libraries
• Alpine Public Library , P.O. Box 528 Hwy. 180 Alpine, Arizona 85920; 928-339-4925
• Clifton/Greenlee County Public Library, 102 School St., P.O. Box 1226, Clifton, AZ 85533-1226 ; Phone: 928-865-2461; Fax: 928-865-3014
• Colorado River Indian Tribes Library/Archive, Tribal Public , Route 1 Box 23-B, Parker, AZ 85344; (928) 669-9211
• Flagstaff City Coconino County Library, 300 W. Aspen Avenue, Flagstaff, AZ 86001; Phone: (928) 779-7670
• Page Public Library, 479 Lake Powell Blvd, Page, AZ 86040; Phone: (928) 645-5802 or (928) 645-4270
• Pinal County Library District
• Santa Cruz Public Library District
• Sedona Public Library, 3250 White Bear Road, Sedona, AZ 86336; Phone: (928) 282-7714
• Williams Public Library, 113 S. First Street, Williams, AZ 86046; Phone: (928) 635-2263
• Yavapai County Library District
• Yuma County Library District
• Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 2021 N. Kinney Rd. Tucson, AZ 85473-8918; (520) 883-1380
• Clemenceau Heritage Museum, 1 N. Willard St., Cottonwood, AZ 86326; (520) 634-2868
• Hopi Cultural Museum, P.O. Box 67 Second Mesa, Arizona 86043; Phone: (928) 734-2401
• Mohave Museum of History and Arts, 400 West Beale Street, Kingman, Arizona, 86401; 928-753-3195
• Museum of Northern Arizona , 3101 N. Fort Valley Rd.,  Flagstaff, AZ 86001; 520-774-5213
• Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson Air Museum Foundation of Pima County, 6000 East Valencia Road Tucson, AZ 85706; (520) 574-0462
• Quechan Tribal Museum, PO Box 1899 Yuma, Arizona 85366
• Rim Country Museum , 700 Green Valley Parkway, Payson, AZ 85541, ; 520-474-3483
• St. Michael’s Historical Museum, 24 Mission Road, Box 680, Window Rock, AZ 86515-9999; (928) 871-4171
• Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 West Gurley Street Prescott, Arizona 86301
• Titan Missile Museum, 1580 W. Duval Mine Rd., Sahuarita, Arizona; 520.625.7736
• Tucson Rodeo Parade Museum, P.O. Box 1788, 4823 S. 6th Avenue, Tucson AZ 85702 (520) 294-1280
• White Mountain Apache Cultural Center and Museum, (928) 338 – 4625

List of Arizona Historical & Genealogical Societies

For almost every state there is a state genealogical society, a state genealogical council, or both.

In addition to their own work, Arizona groups many times help coordinate the efforts of local societies throughout the Arizona.

Their unique publications, newsletters and quarterlies, supplement those created through the area societies.

Regional and State Societies

• The Arizona Historical Society, 100 W. Broadway, Frankfort, KY 40601; 877-444-7867, [EMAIL]
• Arizona State Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 42075, Tucson, AZ 85733-2075; (520) 275-2747
• Family History Society of Arizona, P.O. Box 63094, Phoenix, AZ 85082-3094
  • FHSA web site. To subscribe send “subscribe” to fhsa-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or fhsa-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
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• Genealogical Society of Arizona, P.O. Box 27237, Tempe, AZ 85282
• Arizona First Families, 4813 E. Flower Street, Phoenix, AZ 85018
• Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board, P.O. Box 5641, Mesa, AZ 85211-5641
• Arizona Genealogical Computer Interest Group, P.O. Box 51498, Phoenix, AZ 85076-1498
• Arizona Society of Genealogists, 6565 East Grant Road, Tucson, AZ 85715
• Arizona Society of Daughters of the American Revolution, 2622 Papago Trail, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
• Arizona Society of Sons of the American Revolution,

County, Township and City Societies

• Ajo Historical Society, 160 S Mission Rd, Ajo, AZ 85321; Phone:(520) 387-7105
• Apache County Historical Society , 180 W. Cleveland (P.O. Box 146), St. Johns, AZ 85936, (928) 337-4737
• Arizona Historical Society- Northern Arizona Division (Pioneer Museum) , 2340 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, Arizona; (520) 774-6272
• Arizona Historical Society–Rio Colorado Division, Yuma, 140 Madison Ave., Yuma, AZ 85364; (928) 782-1841
• Camp Verde Historical Society, 435 S Main St, Camp Verde, AZ 86322; Phone:(928) 567-9560
• Casa Grande Valley Historical Society, 110 West Florence Boulevard, Casa Grande, AZ 85222; 520-836-2223
• Cherokee Family Ties, 516 North 38th Street, Mesa, AZ 85208
• Chloride Historical Society, Jim Fritz Museum, 2nd St. and Elkhart, P.O. Box 294, Chloride, AZ 86431; Ph (928) 565-3619
• Cochise Genealogical Society, Douglas-Williams House, 1001 Ave D, Douglas, Arizona 85608
• Cochise County Historical Society, Douglas-Williams House, 1001 Ave D, Douglas, Arizona 85608
• Coconino County Genealogical Society, 649 E. Edison, Williams, AZ 86046
• Colorado River Historical Society, P.O. Box 1599 Bullhead City, AZ 86430; Museum phone (928)754-3399
• Coolidge Historical Society Museum, 1151 W. Harding, P. O. Box 1186, Coolidge, AZ 85228; Phone: 520-723-3588
• Douglas Historical Society, 1001 D Ave, Douglas, AZ 85607; Phone:(520) 364-7370
• Eastern Arizona Museum and Historical Society, N. Main St., No. 2 Pima, AZ 85543; P.O. BOX 274, Pima, AZ 85543; tel (520) 485-9400
• Genealogical Workshop of Mesa, P.O. Box 6052, Mesa, AZ 85216-6052
• Genealogy Society of Pinal County, 1128 North Kaduta Ave., Casa Grande, AZ 85222
• Genealogical Society of Yuma Arizona, P.O. Box 2905, Yuma, AZ 85366-2905
• Gila County Historical Society,1330 N Broad Street, Globe, AZ 85501; telephone: (928) 425-7385
• Graham County Historical Society Museum, 3430 W Main St, Thatcher, AZ 85552; (928) 348-0470
• Greenlee County Historical Society Museum, 299 Chase Creek, Clifton, AZ 85533; Phone:(928) 865-3115
• Green Valley Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1009, Green Valley, AZ 85622-1009
• Jerome Historical Society, P.O. 156 Jerome, AZ 86331; (928) 634-1066
• Lake Havasu Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 953, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86405-0953;(928) 854-5447
• Mesa Arizona Family History Center, 41 South Hobson Street, Mesa, Arizona 85204 480-964-1200
• Mohave County Genealogical Society, 400 West Beale Street, Kingman, AZ 86401
• Monte Vista Genies, Monte Vista Village Resort, Pueblo Room, 8865 E. Baseline Road, Mesa AZ 85208-5309
• Navajo County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1403, Winslow, AZ 86047
• Navajo County Historical Society, 100 East Arizona, Holbrook, Arizona 86025; (928) 524-6558
• Northern Arizona Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 695, Prescott, AZ 86302
• Northern Gila County Genealogical Society, 302 E. Bonita, Payson AZ, 85541-5012; Phone: (928) 474-2139
• Northern Gila County Historical Society, P.O. Box 2532, 700 Green Valley Parkway, Payson, Arizona 85547; (928) 474-3483
• Ohio Genealogical Society, Arizona Chapter, P.O. Box 677, Gilbert, AZ 85299-0677
• Parker Area Historical Society, 1214 California Avenue (Highway 95), Parker, AZ 85344; (928) 669-8077
• Phoenix Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 38703, Phoenix, Arizona 85069-8703; 602-687-7030
• Pimeria Alta Historical Society, 136 North Grand Avenue Nogales, Arizona; (520) 287-4621
• Pinal County Historical Society and Museum, 715 S. Main St., P. O. Box 851, Florence, AZ 85232; Ph (520) 868-4382
• Pine-Strawberry Archeological And Historical Society , Located on Route 87 (Beeline Highway) , P.O. Box 564, Pine, Arizona 85544; (928) 476-3547
• Quartzsite Historical Society 161 W Main St , Quartzsite, AZ 85346, 85346; Phone:(928) 927-5229
• Rio Rico Historical Society, P.O. Box 4352, Rio Rico, Arizona 85648-4352
• Saddlebrooke Genealogy Club, 38418 S. Golf Course Dr., Tucson, AZ 85739-1113
• Sedona Genealogy Club, P.O. Box 4258, Sedona, AZ 86340
• Sedona Historical Society and Museum , P.O Box 10216, Sedona, Arizona 86339; Phone:+1.928.282.7038
• Sierra Vista Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1084, Sierra Vista, AZ 85636-1084
• Show Low Historical Society Museum, 561 E Deuce of Clubs, Show Low, AZ 85901; Phone:(928) 532-7115
• Sulphur Springs Valley Historical Society, 127 E. Maley Street, Willcox, Arizona 85643; (520) 384-3971
• Sun City Vistoso Genealogical Society, 13763 N. Buster Spring Way, Tucson AZ 85737-4717
• Tempe Historical Society 809 East Southern Avenue, Tempe, Arizona 85282; (480) 350-5100
• Tri-States Genealogical Society, PO Box 21902, Bullhead City, AZ 86439
• West Valley Genealogical Society,12222 N. 111th Ave. Youngtown, Arizona 85363; 623-933-4945
• Yavapai Heritage Foundation, P.O. Box 61, Prescott, 86302

Religious and Ethnic Societies

• Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, 7739 East Broadway, Suite 195, Tucson, AZ 85710
• Black Family History Society, P.O. Box 1515, Gilbert, AZ 85299-1515
• Hispanic Family History Society, 3607 S. Kenneth Place, Tempe, AZ 85282
• Polish Genealogical Interest Group of Arizona, 2015 E. Redmon Dr., Tempe, AZ 85283

Arizona Newspapers & Publications

Arizona Genealogical publications (magazines, newsletters, periodicals, books, etc.) contain all types of invaluable information about specific ancestors, whole lineages and families, places in time, and about all sorts of genealogical records and repositories.

Newspapers

Newspapers from Arizona and other states nearby are on microfilm at the Arizona Historical Society. Many newspapers are also on microfilm at the Arizona State Archives.

• Arizona Historical Newspapers
• Arizona Newspapers Directory Listings
• Historical Newspapers from Arizona (1866–1977) – Quickly find names and keywords in over 450 million articles, obituaries, marriage notices, birth announcements and other items published in over 2,800 historical U.S. newspapers. New content added monthly!
• Arizona Newspaper List

Periodicals

Genealogical journals provide you with plenty of sources of information and facts, they are generally overlooked by genealogy and family history researchers and genealogist in looking around for family history.

Many regional and county genealogical and/or historical societies produce periodicals which have records relating to the region or vicinity they operate.

Frequently these publications have articles involving records that are not obtainable somewhere else.

• Arizona Highways (published by Arizona Department of Transportation)
• Journal of Arizona History (published by Arizona Historical Society)
• Copper State Journal (Arizona State Genealogical Society) is the major genealogical publication in the state

Books

• Arizona Books at Amazon.com
• Arizona Historical Books (1749 – 1900) – rare and fully searchable old books, historical maps and documents give fresh insights into the daily lives of your early Arizona ancestors.
• Genealogy Publishing Company