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 SocietyPresent
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.