09 August 2010

Albuquerque Historical Society Presentation August 21st

I received the following announcement via email:
THE ALBUQUERQUE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
& THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS SECTION OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
INVITE YOU . . .

"LOS ARABES DE NUEVO MEXICO....
COMPADRES FROM A DISTANT LAND"

Bellamah, Malouff, Budagher, Ghattas, Koury: the common denominator to all these well known familiesis the region of the middle east now known as the country of Lebanon. Come hear the fascinating story of how these immigrants began their long journey in the late 1800's to America and ultimately New Mexico. Our speaker is Dr. Monika Ghattas, a long time NM resident and educator. Because of her husband's Lebanese ancestry, Dr. Ghattas began her research some 20 years ago into the reasons for Lebaneseimmigration to New Mexico.

MAIN LIBRARY 5TH & COPPER NW, Albuquerque, NM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 21. . . 10:15 A.M.
TWO HOURS OF PARKING IS FREE AT THE CITY PARKING GARAGE
ACROSS FROM THE LIBRARY METERED PARKING IS FREE ON SATURDAYS

For more information contact Janet Saiers at 299-5019 or jsaiers@msn.com

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