The Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board and the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records

present a free, virtual event:

The 5th Annual

Arizona Genealogy Day

Saturday, March 29, 2025
 

Important Details

• We are finalizing speaker contracts and more information about each session will be posted soon. We have an exciting line-up of speakers and can't wait to share all the details with you!
• Registration is FREE!
• Registration is limited to 1000 participants.
• The presentations will be on Zoom.
• To view select past recordings from this and other genealogy events from the State of Arizona Research Library, click here. 
• Please note that this event will be recorded and recordings made available to registrants for a specified amount of time. More information and links will be shared a couple of days after the event.
• You do not need to be an Arizona resident to attend. Everyone is welcome!
• If you have any questions, please contact us at https://azsos.libanswers.com/form

Schedule (all times listed are Mountain Standard Time)

8:30 am - 8:45 am      Virtual doors will open at 8:30 am

8:45 am - 9:00 am      Welcome messages from AzGAB President, State Librarian, and Arizona Secretary of State

9:00 am - 10:00 am   Session 1 - To Be Announced

10:00 am - 10:15 am   Break

10:15 am - 11:15 am  Session 2 - To Be Announced

11:15 am - 11:30 am   Break

11:30 am - 12:30 pm  Session 3 -  To Be Announced

12:30 pm - 12:45 pm   Break

12:45 pm - 1:45 pm    Session 4 - Emma Stoltenberg and Yahm Levin - "City Directories: Step in the Right Direction"

City directories are an essential resource for genealogical research, but sometimes we forget that they're more than just a way to confirm an address or phone number. In this presentation, we will explain what city directories, business directories, and telephone directories are, how to access them at the State of Arizona Research Library, and provide real-life examples of how they can be a stepping stone for your genealogical research.

1:45 pm - 2:00 pm       Break

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm      Session 5 - To Be Announced
 

Speaker Bios

Emma Stoltenberg is the Lead Reference Librarian for the State of Arizona Research Library. She holds a MLIS degree from the University of Arizona and has a diverse work background as an elementary school media specialist, technology technician, and Librarian for the Heard Museum in Arizona. When Emma is not assisting patrons find answers to their questions, she can be found exploring new coffee shops with her husband or hiking with her cats. 

Yahm Levin, MA, MLIS, is the Arizona Collection and Reading Arizona Librarian for the State of Arizona Research Library. In this role, she collects and maintains Arizona-related materials such as city directories, books, and periodicals, all of which can be useful for genealogical research. Reading Arizona is a free platform for eBooks and eAudiobooks about Arizona for Arizonans, which she manages as well. Yahm is the main liaison for the library's FamilySearch scanning partnership, which has digitized many items from her collection for increased access.