New Mexico Genealogical Society Blog: September 2009

28 September 2009

Suggestions on how to apply for Certificate of Indian Blood

I'm not an expert on applying for a Certificate of Indian Blood - I've never had to do it myself. Nor would I be able to, because, although I undoubtably have Native American blood, it's too far back to mean anything. So when I was asked to help two sisters with their request, I had to apply certain knowledge that I already had, and guess at the rest.

Find out what I did, by reading the post on my personal blog "Searching for Native American Roots".

Click here to view the post.

Virtual Flier: Harvey House Museum - Oct 3, 2009

Today, we begin a new service on the NMGS Blog: Virtual Fliers. We receive many handbills in the mail from other genealogical and historic organizations. Since we believe it is important to let you know about the events that these groups are presenting, we will publish an image of the actual flier here with all the imformation that they provided us.

Valencia County Historical Society and the Harvey House Museum
Invites you to the meeting of
The Rio Abajo Coalition for New Mexico History Preservation and Education
Saturday October 3, 2009
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
at the Harvey House Museum in Belen, NM

Click on the image below to enlarge.

27 September 2009

Santa Fe County Genealogy Links

20 September 2009

Sandoval County Genealogy Links

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

New Mexico Genealogical Society Links

* Locating Catholic Church Records in New Mexico - Sandoval County

- See also the Introduction to the Project

* NMGS Press

* Genealogical Resources of New Mexico (book)

Libraries and Archives:

* Family History Center

* Sandoval County Libraries

* Rio Rancho Library Genealogy Databases

Genealogical and Historical Societies:

* New Mexico Genealogical Society

* Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico

* Sandoval County Historical Society

Genealogy Resources:

* USGenWeb - Sandoval County

* Genealogy Trails - Sandoval County

Genealogy Queries & Message Boards:

* Cousin Connect - Sandoval County

Evangelist for African Ancestored Genealogy

George Geder, self-described "evangelist for African ancestored genealogy", posted to his blog a link titled "Where are the African Americans in Santa Fe?" This article is his debut column in Examiner.com, a website that emphasizes local information.

In the article, Geder notes that there are not many African Americans in Santa Fe, pointing out census statistics that show only 0.7% of Santa Fe is African American. However, he goes on to describe how African Americans enriched Santa Fe's history for over 400 years.

Another link on his post is for an article that he wrote for Shades of the Departed. In additon to being a genealogist, Geder is a photo restoration artist. In the article, he describes how to do what he calls a "background check": making the background of a photograph black and white, while leaving the foreground subject color. He uses Photoshop to create this effect, which mutes the "busy" background that can be found on some photos.

Read more of George Geders posts on his blog by clicking on this link.

19 September 2009

October 17, 2009 NMGS Program

Saturday, October 17, 2009, 10:30 AM
Albuquerque Special Collections Library
423 Central NE, Albuquerque NM
(NW Corner of Edith and Central)

The New Mexico Genealogical Society presents

John Taylor
Author of “Bloody Valverde”
and co-author, with Thomas S. Edrington, of “The Battle of Glorieta Pass”

will speak on

The Civil War in New Mexico

Famed historian John Taylor will discuss how New Mexico played a part in the Civil War. He will sign copies of his books at the presentation.

This program is free and open to the public.

For more information about our programs, please visit the New Mexico Genealogical Society website at http://www.nmgs.org/workshop.htm

18 September 2009

Sandia Mountains Program - Tomorrow, Sept. 19th!

Saturday, September 19, 2009, 10:30 AM
Santo Niño Historic Church
At the intersection of State Highways 333 & 337
Tijeras, New Mexico

The New Mexico Genealogical Society
in conjunction with the East Mountain Historical Society present

The Towns of the Sandia Mountains
Mike Smith, historian and author

The Sandia Mountains have been home to people for millennia. From Navajo, to Spanish, to American Civil War soldiers and beyond, many people have traveled through and lived in this area. Mike Smith collected photographs and stories about this place, and published it in his popular book “The Towns of the Sandia Mountains.” Now, The New Mexico Genealogical Society in cooperation with the East Mountain Historical Society presents this author and his stories.

Mike Smith will be selling and signing copies of his book at the program.

Revised Directions: The Santo Niño Historical Church in Tijeras, NM. From Albuquerque: take I-40 east to Exit 175. At the stop sign go right. You will be on 333 or old US66. Pass the Wells Fargo bank, the post office and the information center. Turn right. The church will be visable ahead.

This Program is Free and Open to the Public

For more information about the East Mountain Historical Society, visit their website at http://www.eastmountainhistory.org/.

For more information about the New Mexico Genealogical Society, visit our website at http://www.nmgs.org/.

13 September 2009

San Miguel County Genealogy Links

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

New Mexico Genealogical Society Links

* Locating Catholic Church Records in New Mexico - San Miguel County

- See also the Introduction to the Project

* NMGS Press

* Genealogical Resources of New Mexico (book)

Libraries and Archives:

* Family History Center - San Miguel County

* Carnegie Public Library in Las Vegas, NM

* Thomas C. Donnelly Library (NMHU)

Genealogical and Historical Societies:

* New Mexico Genealogical Society

* Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico

* Las Vegas Citizen's Committee for Historic Preservation
- Our blog post about NMGS' visit to the Las Vegas CCHP in 2008.

* Valle Grande Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (Los Alamos, NM)

Genealogy Resources:

* USGenWeb - San Miguel County

* Genealogy Trails - San Miguel County

Genealogy Queries & Message Boards:

* Cousin Connect - San Miguel County

12 September 2009

Hispanic Facts and Figures for the Nation

Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15 - October 15, 2009.

Hispanic Facts and Figures for the nation (compiled 2007)

The document is a work in progress. To add information or request changes for future publications, please send e-mail to Katherine Michalske.

Correction: the email address above was not posted correctly. The correct email connect is now posted.

This link was posted on the NMGS website.

11 September 2009

San Juan County Genealogy Links

Volunteers Needed for New Mexico Death Certificate Project

ANNOUNCEMENT:

How would you like to be a part of the New Mexico Death Certificate Project? The project is ready to go and volunteers are needed. You can work one day a week or more - whatever fits your schedule. Some of the work will be done at Special Collections Library and some will be able to be done at home. Hugh Bivens is the contact person for this project but is looking for another person to coordinate volunteer schedules, etc.

Hugh is at Special Collections Library every Tuesday and Thursday so you can contact him there to get more information.

The software has been developed and tested. Volunteers are now needed to move death certificate images from microfilm rolls to digital format. This involves operating a microfilm machine that you may already have used it in your personal research. Training will be provided to make you comfortable in the operation of the machine. Since having New Mexico Death Certificates available on our website is mainly going to help people searching for their New Mexico ancestors, it seems to make sense that NMGS take an active role in getting this done. Talk to Hugh Bivens or Gail Rassmussen regarding the project if you are interested in helping . The phone number at the Albuquerque Special Collections Library is (505) 848-1376.

The Albuquerque Special Collection Library website is http://www.cabq.gov/library/specol.html

09 September 2009

Roosevelt County Genealogy Links

08 September 2009

Roswell Genealogy Program

This following information came across my desk....

Genealogy "CSI":Collecting, Selecting, Identifying Your Ancestors

Speaker: J. Mark Lowe

Saturday, October 24, 2009

* Using the Internet for Genealogy and Research
* Finding Your Landless Ancestors
* Cemeteries as a Genealogical Resource
* Land Barons or Dirt Farmers: Finding Land Transactions

For more information, contact:

Wilson-Cobb Research Library
PO Box 1216
Roswell, NM 88202
575-622-3322
E-email: wilsoncobb@dfn.com

07 September 2009

September 19, 2009 NMGS Program

Saturday, September 19, 2009, 10:30 AM
Santo Niño Historic Church
At the intersection of State Highways 333 & 337
Tijeras, New Mexico

The New Mexico Genealogical Society
in conjunction with the East Mountain Historical Society present

The Towns of the Sandia Mountains
Mike Smith, historian and author

The Sandia Mountains have been home to people for millennia. From Navajo, to Spanish, to American Civil War soldiers and beyond, many people have traveled through and lived in this area. Mike Smith collected photographs and stories about this place, and published it in his popular book “The Towns of the Sandia Mountains.” Now, The New Mexico Genealogical Society in cooperation with the East Mountain Historical Society presents this author and his stories.

Mike Smith will be selling and signing copies of his book at the program.

Directions: The Santo Niño Historical Church is located at the intersection of State Highways 333 and 337 in Tijeras, New Mexico. From I-40, take the Tijeras exit. At the stoplight, turn right, and travel West, past the library. The church should be easy to spot from there.

This Program is Free and Open to the Public

For more information about the East Mountain Historical Society, visit their website at http://www.eastmountainhistory.org/.

For more information about the New Mexico Genealogical Society, visit our website at http://www.nmgs.org/.

The Founder Effect and New Mexican Hispanics

Today's Albuquerque Journal has an article about a certain founder effect that is found in Hispanic families from Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado's San Luis Valley. The illness is recombinant 8 syndrome, a genetic disease that causes mental retardation and internal deformations and defects.

A "founder effect" is a genetic mutation passed on through the descendants of a small population that intermarries. For example, founder effects are prevalent in Spanish New Mexico and French Quebec due to the small amount of families that settled those areas in their early histories.

Other founder effects mentioned in the article include OPMD, a type of muscular dystrophy, and cavernous cranial malformation, a type of brain defect. To read more about this disease, click on the link below:

ABQJOURNAL NEWS/STATE: Founder Effect

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06 September 2009

Rio Arriba County Genealogy Links

02 September 2009

NM County Genealogy Links to return ... soon ....

Many of you who are following the NMGS "New Mexico Genealogy Links" that have been posted regularly on this blog may have noticed that I haven't posted new county links for about three weeks.

Alas, work has gotten in the way. I began teaching again three weeks ago, and have not had the time or energy to post these articles that usually take an hour to two hours to create.

But, don't worry. I will be working on new county link posts this weekened. I hope to be caught up within a week.

Keep you eyes out for new links....

Santa Fe's 400th Anniversary

Here is some interesting information about Santa Fe's history and the upcoming 400th Anniversary:

ABQJOURNAL NEWS/STATE: Santa Fe's 400th Anniversary

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