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The Arizona Department of Health Services is a great family history resource it is a free database and includes the original digital verified versions of birth and death certificates that are publicly available in Arizona. The database goes back from 50 years ago for Deaths and 75 years ago for birth, to protect the privacy of individuals.
For many Canadians (unless you are of First Nations descent) your family may only have lived in Canada for several generations. The Links to Other Sources of Information and Websites found in this website will help you contact different institutions or archives for documents that may assist in establishing your family's past, including immigration records, military records, census information, and naturalization or citizenship papers.
The great thing about family history is that there is something for all levels. If you have plenty of time so much the better but if you don’t, you can still achieve a lot by being organized and focused in your family history research. One way to progress if you have limited time is to create a family history plan to motivate you. It’s really just your commitment to yourself that you will try and achieve certain things by a certain date.
Try asking various family members to gather family photo albums out check for information including, names, dates and places where your ancestors may have been. You never know what family history you might find on the back of an old photo. This can provide you with a new route for your family history investigations
