Albuquerque, Embassy Suites
1000 Woodward Place Northeast
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
1000 Woodward Place Northeast
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
Friday, May 8th, 2015
The New Mexico Genealogical Society
Presents
Henrietta Martinez Christmas and
Dorothy Chávez Wiskup
Dorothy Chávez Wiskup
Bayonets to Trenches Hispanic New Mexicans in WWI
This paper will examine the military lives of selected men from
Bernalillo, San Miguel and Sierra Counties
from the day they registered for the draft, to the day they were
discharged. The presenters will be using a wealth of information
housed at the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, personal
family papers, books and museums. A timeline of several New Mexico
Soldiers during WWI will be portrayed.
Henrietta M. Christmas is a well-known and respected author, lecturer, and full-time genealogist. She lectures regularly on topics related to New Mexico Genealogy. A native New Mexican who descends from eleven soldiers who came with Oñate in 1598; she currently resides in Corrales. Henrietta is the 2015-2016 NMGS President.
Dorothy Chavez Wiskup is a retired librarian and History Teacher. She is a board member of the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico and an NMGS member. She has contributed articles to HGRC-NM journal Herencia. She was a contributor to the Aquí Se Comienza, a genealogical history of Albuquerque's Founders, that was published by the New Mexico Genealogical Society.
Henrietta M. Christmas is a well-known and respected author, lecturer, and full-time genealogist. She lectures regularly on topics related to New Mexico Genealogy. A native New Mexican who descends from eleven soldiers who came with Oñate in 1598; she currently resides in Corrales. Henrietta is the 2015-2016 NMGS President.
Dorothy Chavez Wiskup is a retired librarian and History Teacher. She is a board member of the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico and an NMGS member. She has contributed articles to HGRC-NM journal Herencia. She was a contributor to the Aquí Se Comienza, a genealogical history of Albuquerque's Founders, that was published by the New Mexico Genealogical Society.
This program is free and open to the public.
Questions? Call (505) 796-0376 or email
info@nmgs.org.
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