NAVAJO COUNTY

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Navajo County Resources

We hope you find these resources helpful in the search for your ancestors. Links will be in bold text. If you have any additional Navajo County resources that you consider helpful, please help by contacting the County Coordinator (at the bottom of any page) so we can list them here. Thank you.

LOCAL RESOURCES:

Navajo County Government, 100 East Code Talkers Dr, Holbrook AZ 86025 ♦ 928-524-4000
Navajo County Courthouse (Superior Court), 100 East Code Talkers Dr, Holbrook AZ 86025 ♦ 928-524-4188
Navajo County Chamber of Commerce ♦ 928-241-1850
Navajo County Historical Society (Historic Courthouse/Information Center), 100 East Arizona St, Holbrook ♦ 928-524-6558
Pinetop-Lakeside Historical Society Museum, 1973 Jackson, Pinetop-Lakeside ♦ 928-368-8123 - visit on Facebook
Show Low Historical Society Museum, 561 East Deuce of Clubs, Show Low ♦ 928-532-7115 - visit on Facebook
Snowflake Museum and Historic Homes Snowflake ♦ 928-536-4331 (by appointment, call Chamber of Commerce)
Heritage Foundation (Taylor Museum, Pioneer Museum, Hancock Cabin, Standiford Home, and Shumway School), 425 Papermill Rd, Taylor ♦ 928-536-7366 (by appointment, contact Town of Taylor) - visit on Facebook
Old Trails Museum, 212 N Kinsley Ave, Winslow ♦ 928-289-5861 - visit on Facebook

RECOMMENDED BOOKS:

UNFLINCHING COURAGE by Adele B. Westover and J. Morris Richards - (Available to borrow and read online at archive.org. You must log into your free account to "borrow" and read the book. The entire book is available at Ancestry.com if you are a subscriber.) Adele Bushman Westover was a genealogist and compiler of most of the material in this book about the history of Joseph City, Arizona and its people--factual and exact. Joseph City is located in Navajo County on Interstate 40 between Winslow and Holbrook. It was settled in 1876 by colonists who were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is the oldest Mormon settlement on Route 66.

ORAL HISTORY STORIES OF THE LONG WALK Hweeldi Baa Hane' by the Dine' of the Eastern Region of the Navajo Reservation - Stories that have been passed down from grandfathers to sons and from great-grandmothers to their children's children.

WHO'S WHO IN ARIZONA, by Jo Conners, published in 1913.This online searchable book may be browsed and/or downloaded in various formats (at no cost), saved to your device and kept as a reference. There is a section on Navajo County on page 95 and the county is mentioned in other areas of the book as well.

MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES:

FamilySearch.org Research Wiki Navajo County Page - this is a free service through the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Registration for an account is at no cost to you. Sign in and discover a wealth of historical information online or visit one of their many family history libraries.

Library of Congress The largest library in the world online or in person (in Washington DC) with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps, and manuscripts in its collections. The link will take you to Navajo County AZ. No cost.
American Pioneer & Cemetery Research Project
Cyndi's List - a no cost comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links to genealogical research sites online.

NAVAJO COUNTY LIBRARIES:

Location	Address	Phone
Cibecue Community Library	6 West 3rd St, Cibecue	928-532-6240
Clay Springs Public Library	2106 Granite Rd, Clay Springs	928-535-7142
Heber-Overgaard Rim Community Library	3404 Mustang Ave, Heber	520-421-8710
Holbrook Public Library	403 S Park St, Holbrook	928-524-3732
Hopi Public Library	1 Hopi Mission School Rd, Bldg 1, Rm 2, Kykotsmovi	928-734-4500
Kayenta Community Library	1/4 Mile N U.S. Highway 163, Kayenta	928-697-5563
McNary Community Library	208 W Pine, McNary
Pinedale Public Library	1264 Pinedale Rd, Pinedale	928-535-7144
Pinetop-Lakeside Public Library	1595 Johnson Dr, Pinetop-Lakeside	928368-6688
Show Low Public Library	181 N 9th St, Show Low	928-532-4070
Snowflake-Taylor Public Library	418 S 4th West, Snowflake	928-536-7103 X245
Whiteriver Public Library	100 E Walnut St, Whiteriver	928-594-3164
Winslow Public Library	420 W Gilmore, Winslow	928-289-4982
Woodruff Community Library	6414 W 1st St, Woodruff	928-524-3885
Office of Navajo Nation Library	Highway 264, Post Office Loop Rd, Window Rock	928-871-6376

HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS:

Many historical newspapers in Navajo County have been digitized and can be found online at Chronicling America and/or Arizona Memory Project at no cost. Direct links to no cost websites are provided in the table below in bold text. Dates of available issues are listed next to each newspaper and may be browsed online and/or downloaded and saved, all from the comfort of your home. If you know the name of the newspaper, you might also try searching Google Newspaper Archives. You never know what you might find! Other newspapers listed with an asterisk (*) can be found through various paid subscription services. You can visit each site to find out if they have newspapers in the geographical area you are looking and sign up for a free trial, anywhere from 7-14 days. Links to paid sites are provided here: GenealogyBank.com, Newspapers.com, NewspaperArchive.com, NewsLibrary.com, Ancestry.com, MyHeritage.com, FindMyPast.com.

Newspaper	Town	Time Period	Website
The Argus (weekly)	Holbrook	Dec 1895 - Apr 1900	Chronicling America
The Argus (weekly)	Holbrook	Dec 1895 - Jan 1898	Arizona Memory Project
Holbrook Argus (weekly)	Holbrook	May 1900 - Feb 1913	Chronicling America
Holbrook Argus (weekly)	Holbrook	May 1900 - Feb 1913	Arizona Memory Project
The Holbrook News (weekly)	Holbrook	May 1909 - Dec 1922	Chronicling America
The Holbrook News (weekly)	Holbrook	May 1909 - Dec 1922	Arizona Memory Project
The Snowflake Herald (weekly)	Snowflake	Jun 1913 - Jun 1923	Chronicling America
The Snowflake Herald (weekly)	Snowflake	Jun 1913 - Jun 1923	Arizona Memory Project
The Fort Apache Scout (monthly)	Whiteriver	Jun 1962 - Dec 1963	Arizona Memory Project
The Fort Apache Scout (monthly)	Whiteriver	Jun 1962 - Dec 1963	Arizona Memory Project
Winslow Daily Mail (daily)	Winslow	Dec 10-31, 1926	Chronicling America
Winslow Daily Mail (daily) scroll to bottom of linked page	Winslow	Dec 10-31, 1926	Arizona Memory Project
The Winslow Mail (weekly)	Winslow	Jan 1897 - Dec 1926	Chronicling America
The Winslow Mail (weekly)	Winslow	Jan 1897 - Dec 1926	Arizona Memory Project

There are many additional historical newspapers that were printed in Navajo County that may have been digitized and made available online. For a list of these newspapers, see Historical Newspapers and scroll down to the bottom to find "Offline Newspapers for Navajo County". You will also see a link for "Locating Offline Newspapers". Don't forget to check Navajo County Libraries to see if they have any on microfiche or store originals of old newspapers.

We will add new resources as we become aware of them so be sure to visit again.

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County Coordinator:
Shannon (Hill) Lanning
State Coordinator:
Colleen Pustola
Asst State Coordinator: Tiffany Flowers

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