From the Society of Southwest Archivists' website:

Society for Southwest Archivists Annual Meeting

April 28 -May 1 Santa Fe, NM

Lobby of the N.M. History Museum, site of the workshops

SSA's Annual Meeting at Santa Fe will feature three workshops:

* Preservation of Photographic Materials

* Fund Raising 101: Success in Starting a Fund-Raising Program for your Repository

* Caring for Native American Archival Collections in a Culturally Responsive Way

For more information, visit the website.

African-American History Month celebrated at the NARA

From Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, the following announcement from the National Archives and Records Administration was posted:

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The National Archives will celebrate African-American History Month in February with special films, public programs, book talks, and lectures, including a special event on the legacy of John Hope Franklin. These events are free and open to the public and will be held at the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C., and at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

Visitors to the William G. McGowan Theater should enter at the Special Events entrance at Constitution Ave. and 7th St., NW. Visitors to all programs in the National Archives Building Research Center (Room G-24) should use the Pennsylvania Avenue entrance, between 7th and 9th Streets, NW. The National Archives at College Park, MD, is located at 8601 Adelphi Road. Both locations are fully accessible. For directions, see: http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro....

Visit Dick Eastman's blog for further information, including dates and times of specific events. If you live or are visiting in the Washington, D.C. area in February, consider attending one or more of these events.

February 2010 NMGS Program

Saturday, February 20, 2010, 10:30 AM
Albuquerque Special Collections Library
423 Central NE, Albuquerque NM
(NW Corner of Edith and Central)

The New Mexico Genealogical Society presents
Angel R. Cervantes

Who will discuss the

New Mexico DNA Project:
The Anglo/Saxons connection to New Mexican Families

In Part IV of an ongoing series, Mr. Cervantes will explore the connection between certain New Mexican families and the Anglo Saxon tribes. Cervantes will show a short film that will trace the history of these people. He will discuss which families show the markers that are most identified with this tribe.

Angel Cervantes is the New Mexico Genealogical Society’s DNA Project Advisor. For more information about the New Mexico DNA Project, visit their website online at: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/NewMexicoDNA/default.aspx

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

Lila Armijo Pfeufer, 1911-2010

From Pat Esterly, NMGS website editor:

Sadly, we recall Lila Armijo Pfeufer, who was an dedicated member of the early team of volunteers who worked transcribing church records for NMGS publications. The Albuquerque Journal obituary stated that she passed away on January 10, 2010, at 99 years of age.

Lila was a very talented lady with an interesting life and left behind two daughters, a granddaughter, and a great granddaughter, as well as admiring friends. See more about her at French Funeral's online tribute, http://hosting-24467.tributes.com/show/Lila-Pfeufer-87600516.

A private funeral will be announced at a later date.

January 2010 NMGS Program

Saturday, January 16, 2010, 10:30 AM
Albuquerque Special Collections Library
423 Central NE, Albuquerque NM
(NW Corner of Edith and Central)


The New Mexico Genealogical Society presents

Mary Wyant, Map Librarian
The Map and Geographic Information Center (M.A.G.I.C.) at the University of New Mexico

From the web site: "Whatever your needs or interest, maps can add a new dimension to your research, assignments, work or recreational activities. The Map and Geographic Information Center has thousands of maps and atlases on topics as diverse as flood zones in Bernalillo County to mineral resources in East Asia." Included is New Mexico historical material, such as Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, and maps of New Mexico and the Southwest, 1700s to 1940.

Ms. Wyant will display a number of maps from the center and discuss their significance to history.

Come join us at Botts Hall for this unique 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