Correcting Bataan History

An article about a mis-captioned photo from World War II appeared in today's Albuquerque Sunday Journal.

According to the copyrighted article published on 31 August 2009:

"Four New Mexico veterans who survived the Bataan Death March and imprisonment at the infamous Camp O’Donnell POW camp say the caption on a historic photograph of prisoners carrying bodies of men who purportedly died during the Death March is inaccurate.

"The photo, distributed worldwide by The Associated Press for decades, is actually a shot of prisoners carrying the bodies of comrades who died at Camp O’Donnell to a mass grave days or weeks after the Death March ended, the men say."

12,000 Americans and 66,000 Filipinos were captured by the Japanese in 1942 and marched for six days on the Bataan Peninsula. Many died. 1,800 of the American soldiers were New Mexican National Guardsmen.

Click on the link below to read the article and view the accompaning video.

Correcting Bataan History

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Door Prizes at August 15th NMGS Meeting

We will be giving away door prizes at the August 15, 2009 New Mexico Genealogical Society meeting. Once again, Ancestry.com donated two books:

* "The Official Guide to Rootsweb.com" by Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG, and Tana Pedersen Lord; and,

* "Finding Answers in U.S. Census Records" by Loretto Dennis Szucs & Matthew Wright.

Come try to win the door prizes, and then enjoy the two speakers we have scheduled that day: Dr. William Litchman and Dr. Wesley Sutton. As always, the program - and the door prizes - are free and open to the public.

The program begins on Saturday, August 15, 2009, 10:30 AM

at:

Botts Hall, Albuquerque Special Collections Library
423 Central NE, Albuquerque, NM
(NW corner of Edith and Central)

Quay County Genealogy Links

Below is a list of Quay County Genealogy Links. Please send your suggestions for additional links to abqbobcat@nmia.com. Please put in the subject line the words "Quay County Genealogy Links." Thank you - Robert Baca, President NMGS.

New Mexico Genealogical Society Links

* Locating Catholic Church Records in New Mexico - Quay County

- See also the Introduction to the Project

* NMGS Press

* Genealogical Resources of New Mexico (book)


Libraries and Archives:

* Family History Centers - Quay County

* Tucumcari Library System

* Quay County Libraries


Genealogical and Historical Societies:

* New Mexico Genealogical Society

* Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico


* Tucumcari Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution



Genealogy Resources:

* USGenWeb - Quay County

* Genealogy Trails - Quay County




Genealogy Queries & Message Boards:

* Cousin Connect - Quay County

* GenForum - Quay County

* GenCircles - Quay County

* Rootsweb - Quay County


Genealogy Directories, List, and Links:

* EPodunk -Quay County Profile

* Cyndi's List - Quay County

* Linkpendium - Quay County


Vital Records

* Quay County Vital Records

* Quay County Clerk


Cemetery, Burial & Obituaries:

* Find a Grave - Quay County

* The Political Graveyard - Quay County


* Tombstone Transcription Project - Quay County


* Cemeteries - Quay County (Genealogy Trails)


* Quay County Cemeteries (USGenWeb)


* Interment Net - Quay County


* Obituaries - Quay County (Genealogy Trails)


* Quay County Sun Newspaper (obituaries)


Census Records:

* Heritage Quest Online (through the Tucumcari Library System - contact the library to access.)

* Census Records and Indexes


Community Genealogy and History:

* Leading Facts of New Mexico History - Quay County

* History of New Mexico - Quay County


* Quay County History


* Quay County (New Mexico State Historian)


* Historic Marker Database - Quay County


* Tucumcari


Cultural Resources:

* Tucumcari Historical Museum


Personal Websites, Biographies and Surnames


* Tucumcari GEDCOM Index


Misc.

* National Register of Historic Places - Quay County

* New Mexico Digital Collection - Quay County

* New Mexico Military Records

* Land Patent Search (New Mexico)

* Newspaper Abstracts - Quay County


* World War II Enlistees - Quay County



Look for "Rio Arriba County Genealogy Links" on Sunday, August 16th. As always, if you wish to contribute to this county or another, please send me an e-mail at abqbobcat@nmia.com.

If you wish to see all of the New Mexico County Links posted so far, click on this link.

Additional Presentation at August 15th NMGS Program

Saturday, August 15, 2009, 10:30 AM
Botts Hall, Albuquerque Special Collections Library
423 Central NE, Albuquerque, NM
(NW corner of Edith and Central)

The New Mexico Genealogical Society

Special Announcement

After our regular program on August 15, 2009, (“Researching the Courthouse III: Vitals” by Dr. William Litchman, certified genealogist) the New Mexico Genealogical Society will present Dr. Wesley Sutton. He will speak for approximately 15 minutes on “Heritage Genetics of Spanish Americans in the American Southwest”.

Dr. Sutton collected DNA samples from New Mexicans in 2003 as part of his research for his Ph.D. dissertation. He will discuss his findings in a short presentation, and will answer questions from the audience.

Men and women of Spanish ancestry are encouraged to contribute DNA to Dr. Sutton’s ongoing study. This will be done through a simple check scrape using a cotton swab. Persons taking part in the study are requested, but not required, to bring a pedigree chart or other documentation showing your ancestry.

This is a group study. Individual results will not be discussed.

The August 15th program will begin with Dr. William Litchman’s presentation at 10:30 AM. Dr. Sutton will speak afterwards at approximately 12 noon that day. Please join us for both presentations.

August 15, 2009 NMGS Program

Saturday, August 15, 2009, 10:30 AM
Botts Hall, Albuquerque Special Collections Library
423 Central NE, Albuquerque, NM
(NW corner of Edith and Central)



The New Mexico Genealogical Society presents
William Litchman, Ph.D.
Offering the Third part of his workshop
Researching at the Courthouse III:
Vital Records
Dr. Litchman presents the third part of a workshop that he began in 2007. This will be an in-depth exploration of vital records that are essential to genealogical research. He is a thorough researcher and an entertaining speaker. We are happy to welcome him back.


This program is free and open to the public.
For more information about our programs, please visit our website at http://www.nmgs.org/workshop.htm.

Otero County Genealogy Links

Below is a list of Otero County Genealogy Links. Please send your suggestions for additional links to abqbobcat@nmia.com. Please put in the subject line the words "Otero County Genealogy Links." Thank you - Robert Baca, President NMGS.

New Mexico Genealogical Society Links

* Locating Catholic Church Records in New Mexico - Otero County

- See also the Introduction to the Project

* NMGS Press

* Genealogical Resources of New Mexico (book)


Libraries and Archives:

* Alamagordo Public Library

* Otero County Libraries

* Family History Centers



Genealogical and Historical Societies:

* New Mexico Genealogical Society

* Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico

* White Sands Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution

* Rebels of the Rio Grande, Camp 1826 - Sons of Confederate Veterans


Genealogy Resources:

* USGenWeb - Otero County

* Genealogy Trails - Otero County

* Histopolis - Otero County


Genealogy Queries & Message Boards:

* Cousin Connect - Otero County

* GenForum - Otero County

* GenCircles - Otero County

* Rootsweb - Otero County


Genealogy Directories, List, and Links:

* EPodunk -Otero County Profile

* Cyndi's List - Otero County

* Linkpendium - Otero County


Vital Records

* Otero County, New Mexico Marriage Index 1727 - 1900

* Otero County Vital Records


Cemetery, Burial & Obituaries:

* Find a Grave - Otero County

* The Political Graveyard - Otero County


* Otero County Cemetery Views


* Cemeteries: Otero County (Genealogy Trails)


* Lewis-Jeffers Cemetery

* Alamogordo Daily News (obituaries)

* Obituaries: Otero County (Genealogy Trails)

* Alamagordo Funeral Home (Obituaries)

* PCS (Obituaries)


* Hamilton - O'Dell Funeral Home (Obituaries)

Census Records:

* 1900 Census of Otero County


Community Genealogy and History:

* Leading Facts of New Mexico History - Otero County

* History of New Mexico - Otero County


* History of Otero County, New Mexico


* History of Alamagordo


* Otero County Historical Markers

* Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation (Photographs)

* Sacramento Mountains Historical Museum Photographs

* Tularosa Basin Historican Society Museum


Cultural Resources:

* Sacramento Mountains Historical Museum

* Flickinger Center for Performing Arts


* New Mexico Museum of Space History


* White Sands National Monument

* White Sands Missle Range Museum


Personal Websites, Biographies and Surnames

* Biographies of Otero County

* Hanna-Haney Family History

* Hassell-Lamb Pedigree

* DeBusk Family History

* William Henry Mauldin Biography

* "My Loose Ends" Family Tree Database

Misc.

* National Register of Historic Places - Otero County

* New Mexico Digital Collection - Otero County

* New Mexico Military Records

* Land Patent Search (New Mexico)

* Newspaper Abstracts - Otero County


* Newspaper Stories - Otero County


* Military Data - Otero County


* 1955 Alamagordo Phone Directory


Look for "Quay County Genealogy Links" on Sunday, August 9th. As always, if you wish to contribute to this county or another, please send me an e-mail at abqbobcat@nmia.com.

If you wish to see all of the New Mexico County Links posted so far, click on this link.