Programs, Projects and Classes

Law and Research Library staff are involved with the following:

• Arizona Memory Project
• Arizona Newspaper Project
• Best Practices Exchange:  Libraries and Archives in the Digital Era
• Federal Depository Library Program
• Lunchtime Family History Lessons
• Professional Collection
• Volunteer Opportunities

Lunchtime Family History Lessons
The Law and Research Library's Genealogy staff , the staff of the Arizona History and Archives Division as well as guest speakers with expertise on specific aspects of genealogical research, present programs covering such topics as:

• census research
• immigration and naturalization
• preservation of family papers and photos
• vital records
• land, deed, and property research
• military records
• how to use the Internet to do genealogical research

To view a listing of current and upcoming scheduled programs or to reserve a seat, please visit our Lunchtime Family History Lessons Online Registration System page.

Volunteer Opportunities
If you are interested in performing volunteer work with the Genealogy Collection or other collections, please give us a call!  If you are people friendly, have some free time and enjoy genealogy, you may want to consider volunteering with us.  Our hours are 8 to 5 Monday through Friday, and we are located about a mile west of downtown Phoenix in Arizona's Capitol.

Volunteers shelve books, provide clerical support, assist patrons with beginning level genealogy and assist staff with special projects.

For more information about becoming a volunteer, call us at (602) 926-3938.

Updated:  06/21/2007