Arizona State Research Guide Digital Download

You'll love this if:

• You're getting started tracing your ancestors in Arizona
• You want new ideas and resources to get past a Arizona brick wall
• Your genealogy search is focused mainly on Arizona

Trace your Arizona ancestors with the advice and resources in our State Research Guide! This four-page download includes:

• a how-to article detailing Arizona's history and records, with helpful advice on tracking your family there
• the best websites, books and other resources for Arizona research, handpicked by our editors and experts
• listings of key libraries, archives and organizations that hold the records you need
• timeline of key events in the state's history

Here's a sampling of the helpful tips you'll get in the Arizona guide:

• In 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War and Mexican rule for Arizona north of the Gila River, which then became part of New Mexico Territory. The Gadsden Purchase of 1854 added the rest of present-day Arizona.
• Arizona has no statewide marriage registration. Beginning in 1864, county recorders kept marriage and divorce records.
• The government took several territorial censuses between 1864 and 1882. They're available at Ancestry.com, though not all are complete.

Plus, each guide contains active web links for one-click access to every recommended online resource. You can view this PDF on your computer and print pages for reference.