Lake Havasu Genealogical Society (LHGS)

03/19/2026

Take advantage of this wonderful sale, while you can. Go to https://www.ancestry.com/offers/subscribe These are for 6 months, turn off auto renewal and then buy a gift membership for a year from the Black Friday deal. Don't forget, the Genealogy Library does have a subscription you can use too. Just bring a flash drive to save documents you want to use for your tree.

10/01/2025

09/29/2025

Cemetery is week 40 theme for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. Our member, Charlene Filipiak wrote about what she discovered when trying to find where her 3rd great grandmother was buried.

T he theme for Week 40 is “Cemetery.” (Honestly, this is one of my favorite themes!) Any memorable trips to an ancestral cemetery? Whose bur...

09/22/2025

Disappeared is Week 39 Theme for the 2025 version of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. Our member, Charlene Filipiak wrote about her 2nd great grandfather, Seymour Hiltz.

The theme for Week 39 is “Disappeared.” All of us have someone on our family tree who seems to have just disappeared. This is a good week to...

04/21/2025

It has been a while, but our member, Charlene Filipiak wrote about how she hopes ANCESTRYDNA ProTools Shared Matches will help solve one of her unknown DNA Match groups for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, Week 17 theme of DNA.

The theme for Week 17 is "DNA ." DNA has helped countless people make discoveries in their family history – some good and some not. Has DNA ...

01/28/2025

Challenge is Week 5's theme for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. Our member, Charlene Filipiak states that figuring out our female ancestors are very challenging. She wrote about some clues that might help her through this challenge for her 3rd great grandmother Jane.

The theme for Week 5 is “Challenge. ” Which ancestor has been challenging to research? What ancestor faced an enormous challenge? Click here...

01/20/2025

The theme of 52 Ancestors for 52 weeks for Week 4 is Overlooked. Our member, Charlene Filipiak wrote about the pitfalls of overlooking our siblings of your direct ancestors.

The theme for Week 4 is “Overlooked. ” It’s close to impossible to research everyone equally. Who is someone in your family tree who you hav...

01/13/2025

The theme for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 3 is "Nickname". Our member Charlene Filipiak wrote about "Chick" nickname that her paternal grandpa, dad and his only brother all shared.

The theme for Week 3 is “Nickname.” Nicknames can hint to a person’s personality, occupation, or appearance. But be careful to not always ta...