Our membership year began on January 1 and ends on December 31 so now is the time to submit for your 2012 membership.
Several benefits come with an NMGS membership:
- Free shipping on orders for books by the NMGS Press. - An annual subscription to the New Mexico Genealogist. - An index each December for all issues of the the New Mexico Genealogist that year. - Networking with others who understand your passion for genealogy.
Click here to get a membership form.
31 January 2012
29 January 2012
NM Genealogist Index, Dec. 2011, Vol. 50, No. 4
NM Genealogist Index, Dec. 2011, Vol. 50, No. 4
The latest issue of the New Mexico Genealogist (Dec. 2011, Vol. 50, No. 4) contains an Index to Names and Subjects which is incorrect.Here is the correct version.
We at NMGS apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
21 January 2012
February 18, 2012 NMGS Program
Botts Hall
Albuquerque Special Collection Library
423 Central NE
Albuquerque, NM
(On the corner of Central and Edith)
Saturday, February 18, 2012
10:30 AM – Noon
The Albuquerque Special Collections Libraryand
The New Mexico Genealogical Society Present
Sherry Robinson
John S. Calhoun:
Indian Agent, First Territorial Governor
Before he became N. M’s first territorial governor, John Calhoun came to New Mexico as its first Indian agent where he became acquainted with old civilizations and conflicts. Hispanic ranchers and Pueblo Indians were at the mercy of Navajo raiders who had their own grievances. Washington was ignorant of the territory so Calhoun was on his own.
Sherry Robinson is a well known columnist, independent historian and researcher in New Mexico. A speaker for the NM Humanities Council, she has won numerous awards for her work. Two of her books are: Apache Voices, and El Malpais, Mt. Taylor, & the Zuni Mts. with a history of the Lipan Apaches ready to be published.
Join us in the newly renovated Botts Hall at the Albuquerque Special Collections Library on Central and Edith.
For more information about our programs, check out the New Mexico Genealogical Society’s website at http://www.nmgs.org/.
This program is free and open to the public.
Albuquerque Special Collection Library
423 Central NE
Albuquerque, NM
(On the corner of Central and Edith)
Saturday, February 18, 2012
10:30 AM – Noon
The Albuquerque Special Collections Library
The New Mexico Genealogical Society
Sherry Robinson
John S. Calhoun:
Indian Agent, First Territorial Governor
Before he became N. M’s first territorial governor, John Calhoun came to New Mexico as its first Indian agent where he became acquainted with old civilizations and conflicts. Hispanic ranchers and Pueblo Indians were at the mercy of Navajo raiders who had their own grievances. Washington was ignorant of the territory so Calhoun was on his own.
Sherry Robinson is a well known columnist, independent historian and researcher in New Mexico. A speaker for the NM Humanities Council, she has won numerous awards for her work. Two of her books are: Apache Voices, and El Malpais, Mt. Taylor, & the Zuni Mts. with a history of the Lipan Apaches ready to be published.
Join us in the newly renovated Botts Hall at the Albuquerque Special Collections Library on Central and Edith.
For more information about our programs, check out the New Mexico Genealogical Society’s website at http://www.nmgs.org/.
This program is free and open to the public.
16 January 2012
Parking for Tim Kimball Program 1/21/2012
Parking at the Special Collections Library:
A few of you have shown concern about the parking situation at the Special Collections Library for the Tim Kimball presentation on January 21st. I spoke to the librarian, and she gave me this following suggestion:
1. Get there early. The earlier you are there, the more likely that you will find a close space to park.
2. There are parking spaces nearby, especially to the East, North and South of the library. If you don't mind walking, park a couple of blocks away.
3. Carpool. Ask a friend who is going to the program to drive you there or offer to drive someone else. If you have limited mobility, you may ask someone to drop you off near the door.
4. Take a bus. The Central bus stops just in front of the library. However, don't take the Rapid Ride. That bus does not stop near the library.
I know that this is not terribly convenient, but I know that this program will be worth it.
See you there! (I may take the bus!)
Robert Baca
President, New Mexico Genealogical Society
Albuquerque Special Collection Library
The Albuquerque Special Collections Library
and The New Mexico Genealogical Societypresent
Tim Kimball Asking for the Inestimable Right: New Mexico’s State Government of 1850
During spring of 1850 New Mexicans organized a state government and petitioned the US Senate for admission. Calling the promises made by Polk and Kearny in 1846, New Mexico possessed a greater population than most previous territories granted statehood. National hurdles of slavery, anti-Catholicism, and racism doomed this first attempt at statehood in a complex drama that continued for another 62 years.
Tim Kimball is an independent researcher and Army-trained intelligence analyst and is literate in Spanish and German. Tim’s special interest is in archival research on occupation-era New Mexico and its application to a more complete record of the period. He has published several articles and given several presentations on his interpretations.
Join us in the newly renovated Botts Hall at the Albuquerque Special Collections Library on Central and Edith! This presentation is the first of the 2012 New Mexico Centennial Program. Come help us celebrate every third Saturday of the month, January through November, 2012. For more information about our programs, check out the New Mexico Genealogical Society’s website at http://www.nmgs.org/.
This program is free and open to the public
A few of you have shown concern about the parking situation at the Special Collections Library for the Tim Kimball presentation on January 21st. I spoke to the librarian, and she gave me this following suggestion:
1. Get there early. The earlier you are there, the more likely that you will find a close space to park.
2. There are parking spaces nearby, especially to the East, North and South of the library. If you don't mind walking, park a couple of blocks away.
3. Carpool. Ask a friend who is going to the program to drive you there or offer to drive someone else. If you have limited mobility, you may ask someone to drop you off near the door.
4. Take a bus. The Central bus stops just in front of the library. However, don't take the Rapid Ride. That bus does not stop near the library.
I know that this is not terribly convenient, but I know that this program will be worth it.
See you there! (I may take the bus!)
Robert Baca
President, New Mexico Genealogical Society
Tim Kimball - January 21, 2012 NMGS Presentation
Albuquerque Special Collection Library
423 Central NE
Albuquerque, NM
(On the corner of Central and Edith)
Saturday, January 21, 2012
10:30 AM – Noon
The Albuquerque Special Collections Library
and The New Mexico Genealogical Societypresent
Tim Kimball Asking for the Inestimable Right: New Mexico’s State Government of 1850
During spring of 1850 New Mexicans organized a state government and petitioned the US Senate for admission. Calling the promises made by Polk and Kearny in 1846, New Mexico possessed a greater population than most previous territories granted statehood. National hurdles of slavery, anti-Catholicism, and racism doomed this first attempt at statehood in a complex drama that continued for another 62 years.
Tim Kimball is an independent researcher and Army-trained intelligence analyst and is literate in Spanish and German. Tim’s special interest is in archival research on occupation-era New Mexico and its application to a more complete record of the period. He has published several articles and given several presentations on his interpretations.
Join us in the newly renovated Botts Hall at the Albuquerque Special Collections Library on Central and Edith! This presentation is the first of the 2012 New Mexico Centennial Program. Come help us celebrate every third Saturday of the month, January through November, 2012. For more information about our programs, check out the New Mexico Genealogical Society’s website at http://www.nmgs.org/.
This program is free and open to the public
12 January 2012
NMGS Sponsors 2012 National Hitory Day in NM
NMGS Sponsors 2012 National History Day in New Mexico
National History Day is a year-long educational program that engages students in grades 6 through 12 in the process of discovery and interpretation of historical topics. Students produce dramatic performances, imaginative exhibits, multimedia documentaries, research papers, and web sites based on research related to an annual theme. These projects are then evaluated at local, state, and national competitions.
New Mexico History Day is part of National History Day and is sponsored by the New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities and the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Public, private, and home schools are welcome to participate. The competition in New Mexico begins at a local or district level and progresses to state and national competitions. New Mexico state finals will be held Friday, April 27, 2012 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque.
As a commitment to education in New Mexico, community involvement, and the pursuit of developing a love of history in future generations, The New Mexico Genealogical Society and its generous donors currently award five $100 prizes in the following categories:
New Mexico History Day is part of National History Day and is sponsored by the New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities and the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Public, private, and home schools are welcome to participate. The competition in New Mexico begins at a local or district level and progresses to state and national competitions. New Mexico state finals will be held Friday, April 27, 2012 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque.
As a commitment to education in New Mexico, community involvement, and the pursuit of developing a love of history in future generations, The New Mexico Genealogical Society and its generous donors currently award five $100 prizes in the following categories:
• Best Senior Individual Exhibit displaying the best documented use of primary source material in a genealogical, family history or community history topic
• Best Junior Individual Exhibit displaying the best documented use of primary source material in a genealogical, family history or community history topic
• Best documented use of primary sources, including oral history sources, in Native American History - Nell D. Munyon Award
• Best documented use of primary sources in Medical History - Thomas Henry Munyon Award
• Best documented use of primary sources, including oral history sources, in Spanish New Mexican History - Patricia Black Esterly Award
The theme for 2012 is
Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History.
Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History.
For more information on National History Day, see http://www.nationalhistoryday.org.
New Mexico State Coordinator is Ms. Trevor Carter at historyday@nmhum.org.
Students should contact their school’s history coordinator for further information.
New Mexico State Coordinator is Ms. Trevor Carter at historyday@nmhum.org.
Students should contact their school’s history coordinator for further information.
06 January 2012
Honk! Honk!
This is a virtual honk from the New Mexico Genealogical Society! At 11:35 AM, January 6, 1912, President Taft signed the bill that made New Mexico a state. Celebrate New Mexico's centennial by visiting the official Centennial Site!
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