Arizona Genealogy and History Resources
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Below you will find useful links for those who are researching in Arizona. Links will be found in the following categories:
- Metasites
- Documents and Libraries
- Obituaries and Cemeteries
- Pima County and Southern Arizona
- Societies, Association, and Boards
- Vital Records
Metasites (Sites Containing a Wide Variety of Information)
- About Arizona
- Arizona Biographical Database
- Arizona Ghost Towns
- Arizona Heritage Traveler
- Arizona Stories
- Bloom Southwest Jewish Archives (University of Arizona)
- Cline Library Special Collection Exhibits
- National Park Service: Arizona
- Native American Resources
- Research in the Southwest (Ancestry Magazine)
- RootsWeb Resources: Arizona
- Sharlot Hall Museum: Genealogy
- UA Library Web Exhibits (University of Arizona)
- Voices of the Colorado Plateau
- Welcome to the AZGenWebProject: Arizona Genealogy Online
Documents and Libraries
- Arizona Historical Society Online Catalog (LISTA)
- Arizona History: The Arizona Collection contains the full text of about 105,000 books, pamphlets, manuscripts and periodicals relating to Arizona and its many peoples.
- Arizona Map Collection
- Arizona Memory Project
- Arizona Newspapers and Other News Resources
- Arizona-Sonora Documents Online
- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
- Arizona State University Library: Arizona Collection
- Colorado Plateau Resources (Cline Library, Northern Arizona University): Vintage and contemporary photographs, diaries and letters, oral history interviews, films, and maps that document the history of northern Arizona and NAU.
- Historical Photograph Collection at the Arizona State Archives
- Newslink: current Arizona Newspapers
- Phoenix Public Library: Arizona Room
- Pima County Public Library
- Residents of Pima County do not have to get a library card to use the public library’s online databases. You can obtain an access code via email by filling out an online application.
- Visitors who are staying for an extended period and have a local address may receive a library card with full borrowing privileges; bring a photo ID with a local address.
- Special Collections are housed at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library in downtown Tucson.
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson: Archives and Library
- Southwest Texts: Electronic Center
- University of Arizona Press: Online Books
- University of Arizona, Special Collections: Digital Collections
- University of Arizona Special Collections: Public Programs. For easy access scroll down to “Online Exhibits” and “Other Online Resources.”
Obituaries and Cemeteries
- Arizona Tombstone Transcriptions
- Arizona Gravestone: Photos
- Arizona Obituaries and Obituary Resources and Databases
- Cemeteries of Arizona
- Looking for an Arizona Obituary?
- Maps of Arizona Cemeteries
- Pioneers’ Cemetery Association
Pima County and Southern Arizona
- Arizona Memory Project: Highlights of the Catholic Diocese of Tucson
- Arizona Public Media: Video Shorts Short online videos about the Tucson area arranged by subject.
- City of Tucson, Tucson 12
Features online videos produced by the City of Tucson on a wide variety of topics including the history and culture of this region. Check out the “Sonoran Style” and “12 Exclusives” (lower left corner) sections for interesting programs. - Through Our Parents’ Eyes: History and Culture of Southern Arizona
Through the use of digital histories presented as images, text, audio, and video, the history, culture and experiences of many peoples who live in southern Arizona are presented. See the Subject Guide in lower right corner. - Tumacacori National Park Site Index
- Tucson, AZ Register of Historic Places
- Tucson Natural History Image Archive
Societies, Associations and Boards
- Arizona Buffalo Soldiers Association
- Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board (AzGAB)
- Arizona Genealogical and Historical Societies (listed by AzGAB)
- Arizona Historical Society
- Black Family Genealogy and History Society
- Family History Society of Arizona
- Pioneers’ Cemetery Association
Vital Records
- Accessing Arizona Public Records
- Arizona Genealogy: Birth and Death Records
- Pimería Alta Mission Records: Spanish mission records of the Pimería Alta (southern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico) containing baptisms, marriages, and burials from the late seventeenth century to the mid-nineteenth century.
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson Archives sacramental and school records.
- Western States Marriages Search Form: Arizona marriages from approximately 1809 – 1943; coverage by county varies widely.
