18 February 2013

March 2013 NMGS Program


The Community Room
In the Lower Level of
The Albuquerque Main Library
501 Copper SW
Albuquerque, New Mexico
(on the northwest corner of 5th and Copper)

Saturday, March 16, 2013
10:30 AM – Noon

Please note that our programs are at a new location this year!
 

The New Mexico Genealogical Society

Presents

 Andrés Armijo
Family Historian and Photo Essayist


Historical Family Images and Artifacts:
A creative approach to visualizing
and narrating your family history and genealogy
 
In the first part of his presentation, Andrés Armijo will interpret historic family photographs and artifacts, and demonstrate how to draw on them to broaden your family history while keeping, and using your genealogical research as a foundation.  He will present selections from his family history narrative demonstrating creative and informative approaches. In the second part of his presentation, he will facilitate a mini-workshop in which you the participant will use your personal family photographs, artifacts, oral histories and genealogy to create a photo essay about your family. Bring your photos, small artifacts, genealogy charts and other family information.
Andrés Armijo is the author of Becoming a Part of My History and So that it may be validated: Family History in the Rio Abajo. He holds a Master’s degree in Southwest Hispanic Studies and a BA in Spanish with a minor in Flamenco Dance. He maintains a blog at http://Highnoonarmijo.blogspot.com. This year he became a member of the New Mexico Genealogical Society Board.

For more information about our programs, check out the New Mexico Genealogical Society’s website at www.nmgs.org.

This program is free and open to the public.

10 February 2013

Family History Library microfilms at Albuquerque Genealogy Center


Recently, the Genealogy Center at the Albuquerque Main Library became a depository for the LDS Family History Library. As such, microfilm and microfiche that can be ordered through www.familysearch.org can be delivered to the Albuquerque Genealogy Center. For more information, click on this link.
 
The New Mexico Genealogical Society has ordered a few microfilms that are in indefinate loan to the Genealogy Center. That means they are there until the Family History Library asks for them back. The films were ordered that are now the Albuquerque Main Library are listed below.
 
 
Catholic Church. Holy Name of Mary (Del Norte, Colorado)
Latin, English
2 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
Baptisms 1877-1880 Marriages 1877-1895 Baptism 1881-1942         FHLM 2714
 
 
Latin, English
2 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
 
Baptisms 1942-1957 Communion 1946-1957 Confirmations 1913-1955 Marriages 1876-1957 Deaths 1911-1957                                                             FHLM 2715
 
 
 
 
 
 
English, Spanish
 
El Paso, Texas : Golightly, 1956
 
3 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
Baptisms 1852-1912                         FHLM 16827

English, Spanish
El Paso, Texas : Golightly, 1956
3 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

Confirmations 1877-1956 Communions 1882-1956 Marriages 1852-1956 Deaths 1852-1956 Baptisms 1877-1888 (with deaths 1881-1888) Marriages 1908-1920 (with deaths 1881-1888)                          FHLM 16829


 
English, Spanish
El Paso, Texas : Golightly, 1957
2 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

 Baptisms 1886-1956 Confirmations 1903-1955                             FHLM  16842

English, Spanish
El Paso, Texas : Golightly, 1957
2 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

 Marriages 1869-1956 Deaths 1869-1956 Baptisms 1951-1956 Marriages 1952-1956 Deaths 1951-1954       FHLM 16843

English, Spanish, Latin
El Paso, Texas : Golightly, 1956
3 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
 
Baptisms 1874-1911        FHLM 16889
 
 
English, Spanish, Latin
El Paso, Texas : Golightly, 1956
3 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
 
Confirmations 1892-1956 Marriages 1874-1956 Deaths 1883-1956        FHLM 16891
 
 
We will be ordering more films in the future. NMGS will only be ordering films that pertain to New Mexico genealogy. If you have any suggestions of films that you wish us to order, please contact us. Please remember that the Genealogy Center already has microfilms from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
 
If there other microfilms that you wish to order, you may still order them through the Genealogy Center. There will be a fee for each microfilm that you order. Click on this link for more information.
 
Robert Baca,
President, NMGS
 
 

 

09 February 2013

February 2013 NMGS Newsletter


February 2013 NMGS Email Newsletter

1.       Membership Renewal Deadline

2.       Request for volunteers

3.       February 16, 2013 NMGS Program:  Francisco Sisneros:  ” A Difficult Birth: The Re-Settlement Families of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de la Joy  de Sevilleta, 1800-1819”

Greetings to NMGS members and friends:

February may be the shortest month, but we have a lot to talk about.

1.       Membership Renewal Deadline

If you haven’t renewed your membership for 2013 (or you wish to become a new member), you have until March 1st to send in your membership before having to pay a surcharge. It’s only $25 for one year, or $45 for two. Get four quarterly issues beginning March 2013 and support our society in providing programs and services for genealogical community. Visit our website at http://nmgs.org/NMGSMemberForm2012.pdf to print up a form.

2.       Request for volunteers

As always, we are looking for volunteers. Our organization runs on volunteers. We had to put “Primeras Familias de Nuevo Mexico” on hiatus until we have some help. We always need help in transcribing, data entry and editing our books. We need someone to be our Publicity Chair. And, ironically, we also need someone to be our Volunteers Chair in order to organize our volunteers. Please send me an email at President@nmgs.org if you wish to volunteer.

3.       February 16, 2013 NMGS PRogram

The Community Room
In the Lower Level of
The Albuquerque Main Library
501 Copper SW
Albuquerque, New Mexico
(on the northwest corner of 5th and Copper)

Saturday, February 16, 2013
10:30 AM – Noon

Please note that our programs are at a new location this year!

 
The New Mexico Genealogical Society

Presents 

Francisco Sisneros
Noted genealogist

“A Difficult Birth: The Re-Settlement Families of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de la Joya de Sevilleta, 1800-1819” 

La Joya de Sevilleta, located strategically in central New Mexico along the Camino Real, was already a large community before 1819. This presentation will discuss events beginning in 1800 leading up to the conveyance of the La Joya de Sevilleta land grant in 1819, and will focus on the re-settlement families, the surprising places they came from, and the difficulties they endured.

Francisco Sisneros is a life-long student of New Mexico history and culture. As time has permitted over the last 33 years, he has researched numerous articles and made many presentations on these topics. He and his wife Inez live in Casa Colorada, New Mexico.

After Francisco’s presentation, join members of the New Mexico Genealogical Society on the 2nd Floor at the Genealogy Center to research your own genealogy and answer any questions that you may have.

For more information about our programs, check out the New Mexico Genealogical Society’s website at www.nmgs.org.

This program is free and open to the public.