New Mexico Genealogical Society Blog

Join/Renew with NMGS before March 1st

2012-02-01T18:34:00.000-07:00

An NMGS reminder - In order to receive the March Genealogist, you must
have renewed your membership by March 1, 2012 to avoid late payment of
an extra $5.Don't miss out on any issue by renewing today.If you have
misplaced the membership form that was included in the December issue,
you will find one on the website at www.nmgs.org.We now offer a two year
membership for $45 - a savings of $5 if you chose that option or renew
for $25 for one year.

Our new editor, Henrietta Christmas, tells us this is going to be a
great issue. And with her background in New Mexico genealogy and
history, she "knows" great articles.So hurry up and get those membership
forms in and don't miss any of the exciting four issues of the New
Mexico Genealogist, published in March, June, September and December.

Link

2012 NMGS Membership

2012-01-31T18:22:00.000-07:00

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.

NM Genealogist Index, Dec. 2011, Vol. 50, No. 4

2012-01-29T18:26:00.000-07:00

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.

February 18, 2012 NMGS Program

2012-01-21T12:01:00.003-07:00

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.

Parking for Tim Kimball Program 1/21/2012

2012-01-16T14:35:00.000-07:00

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

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

NMGS Sponsors 2012 National Hitory Day in NM

2012-01-12T18:58:00.000-07:00

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:

• 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.

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.

Honk! Honk!

2012-01-06T11:35:00.000-07:00

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!

Link

December 2011 New Mexico Genealogist to be mailed out January 5th

2011-12-31T08:33:00.000-07:00

Earlier this month, I erroneously made an announcement that the December 2011 New Mexico Genelaogist was to be mailed on January 7th. It is actually going to be mailed out on Thursday, January 5, 2012. Sorry for the confusion.

Beyond Origins of New Mexico Families

2011-12-30T09:31:00.000-07:00

Many of you may know about the former website "Beyond Origins of New Mexico Families". On this website Jose Antonio Esquibel and other genealogists posted articles that corrected mistakes and expanded genealogies from Fray Angelico Chavez's work "Origins of New Mexico Families". However, this website disappeared from the web some time ago and genealogists dispaired.

Well it's time to rejoice! The New Mexico Office of State Historian website appears to contain all of the articles. Click on this link, click on "people" and then click on "names" (it is one of the circles that you find on the left-hand side of the page.) You should then see a list of names. Click on the name that you wish to read and enjoy!

Link.

December 2011 New Mexico Genealogist mailed in January

2011-12-23T17:37:00.001-07:00

To members of the New Mexico Genealogical Society:

There will be a slight delay in the mailing of the December 2011 issue of the New Mexico Genealogist. It will be mailed on Thursday, January 5, 2012.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Robert Baca
President, New Mexico Genealogical Society

LAN at Albuquerque genealogy library

2011-12-22T17:11:00.000-07:00

The genealogy library on the second floor of the Albuquerque Main Library has a LAN system. This database includes many different items. Below are just a few of those items.

The Albuquerque Main Library is located at 501 Copper Ave. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico. For more information, click on this link or call the library at 505-768-5170 and ask for the genealogy collections.

WHAT CAN YOU FIND ON OUR LAN?

1. AGS Pedigree Searches

2. NMGS Pedigree Charts

3. New Mexico Ancestors

4. New Mexico Combined Index

5. New Mexico 1960 Phone Books

6. 1941-1949 Death Certificates

7. Journal Indexes

8. From many other states, you may even find:

a. Cemetery Records

b. Marriage Records

c. Tax Records

d. Will Books

e. Naturalization Records

9. Obituaries

a. Albuquerque Journal Obituaries

b. 2005-2007 Obituaries

10. The ANI Map

…and lots more…

PLUS AN ON-LINE TUTORIAL IF YOU NEED HELP GETTING STARTED

1598 New Mexico Blog

2011-12-22T16:11:00.000-07:00

Any of you out there who know Henrietta Martinez Christmas know that she is probably one of the best ... darn ... New Mexico genealogist out there. She is also a ... darn ... good historian, too. Well, she's sharing her research on the 1598 New Mexico Blog. She's already posted a few articles on her blog, and their good.

Anyhow, Henrietta is a constant workhorse. She's published a number of books, many, many articles, been on the boards of the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center, Historical Society of New Mexico, and the New Mexico Genealogical Society. I tapped her last year to co-ordinate our conference, and she is going to edit the New Mexico Genealogist next year. And that's just a few things that she's done. Honestly.

Rumor has it that she was partially inspired to do a blog by a certain NMGS president who publishes a couple of blogs himself.

If you are interested in her blog - and you should be - check on this link.

NMGS Video Blog December 22, 2011

2011-12-22T10:12:00.002-07:00

New Mexico Genealogical Society President Robert Baca introduces the society to YouTube by talking about New Mexico history and his personal genealogy.

100 more Facebook members for NM's Centennial

2011-12-22T06:44:00.000-07:00

As of yesterday, the New Mexico Genealogical Society's Facebook page had 260 members. New Mexico will be celebrating its centennial of statehood on January 6, 2012. To celebrate this anniversary, let's add 100 new members to the NMGS's Facebook page!

If you haven't join the NMGS Facebook page, please join. If you have joined the site, recommend it to family and friends! Send it to them as a free Christmas gift (after all, January 6th is the 12th day of Christmas!)

Click on this link to join!

Time to renew your membership or Join NMGS!

2011-12-21T11:51:00.000-07:00

It's near the end of the year: time to renew your membership or join NMGS for the first time! For the first time, NMGS is offering not only 1 year memberships for $25, but 2 year memberships for $45!

Benefits: As a member of the New Mexico Genealogical Society, you receive:

FREE shipping on orders for books by NMGS Press. The information-packed New Mexico Genealogist in your mailbox each quarter.
An index each December, covering all issues of the Genealogist that year. You'll confer with others who understand your interest (obsession?) in genealogy.

Print this membership form and mail with your payment to the address on the form.
The membership year begins January 1 and ends December 31.
Individual issues of the New Mexico Genealogist may be ordered at http://nmgs.org/nmg-ord.htm

If you are unable to print the membership form, or if you would prefer
to have a form mailed to you, drop a note to our Membership Chair at NMGS membership.

NMGS Facebook Page

2011-12-12T21:27:00.000-07:00

It's not new, and it's not a secret, but you may not know about the New Mexico Genealogical Society's Facebook Page.

Connect with others who are interested in New Mexico genealogy. You can post queries about your ancestry. Maybe someone will be able to give you the answer that you are looking for. Or maybe you will be able to answer someone else's questions....

As always, you should always do your own research. NMGS does not guarantee that any of the information posted on the site is correct. However, it may guide you towards the answer to your genealogical questions.

Click on this link to join the NMGS Facebook Page.

Other great things about the Facebook page:
* Get news about NMGS and other genealogical and historical societies
* Post photos of your ancestors
* Discuss your favorite books and other research material.
* Post stories about your ancestors
* ... and so much more.

See you on Facebook!

Tim Kimball - January 21, 2012 NMGS Presentation

2011-12-05T12:01:00.000-07:00

Botts Hall
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 Society
present

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.

2012 New Mexico Centennial Program - Botts Hall

2011-12-03T21:18:00.000-07:00

Botts Hall
Albuquerque Special Collection Library
423 Central NE
Albuquerque, NM
(On the northwest corner of Central and Edith)

2012 New Mexico Centennial Program

The New Mexico Genealogical Society in conjunction with the Albuquerque Special Collection Library is celebrating the New Mexico Statehood Centennial in 2012!

The 2012 New Mexico Centennial Program will present speakers on New Mexico history and genealogy throughout the year, January through November. The quality of presenters and topics are guaranteed to be superb. Each presentation is thoroughly researched and will entertain as well as inform.

The 2012 New Mexico Centennial Program will be presented exclusively in the newly renovated Botts Hall, at the Albuquerque Special Collections Library on the northwest corner of Central and Edith. Come join us for the re-opening of the Albuquerque Special Collection Library in January.

List of Programs:

• January 21, 2012, 10:30 A.M. to Noon
Tim Kimball - Asking for the Inestimable Right: N M’s State Government of 1850.

• February, 18, 2012, 10:30 A.M. to Noon
Sherry Robinson – John S. Calhoun: Indian Agent, First Territorial Governor

• March 17, 2012, 10:30 A.M. to Noon
David Stuart - Before New Mexico Got its Name: Archaeology of its First XI Millennia.

• April 21, 2012, 10:30 A.M. to Noon
Henrietta Martinez Christmas - Julian Jacquez, Rosa Villalpando, and the Taos Massacre of August 1760 - Trekking Through Texas.

• May 19, 2012, 10:30 A.M. to Noon
Robert Torrez - Law and Order and the Quest for Statehood: A View From the Bench.

• June 16, 2012, 10:30 A.M. to Noon
Richard Garcia – “Grandma, Where Do We Come From?” Isleta Pueblo Diversity.

• July 21, 2012, 10:30 A.M. to Noon
John Kessell - "¡Más Allá! Don Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco and the 18th-Century Kingdom of New Mexico

• August 18, 2012, 10:30 A.M. to Noon
David Snow – Settling New Mexico’s Colonial Landscape

• September 15, 2012, 10:30 A.M. to Noon
Ron Solimon – Pueblo Nations and State and Federal Government Policies 1912-2012

• October 20, 2012, 10:30 A.M. to Noon
Richard Griswold del Castillo – Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and its Effect on New Mexico’s Quest for Statehood.

• November 17, 2012, 10:30 A.M. to Noon
Richard Melzer – Delay after Delay and Finally, Statehood at Last!

All Programs are free and open to the public.

September 17, 2011 NMGS Program

2011-09-15T20:48:00.000-06:00

Special Collections Library
Main Library - Second Floor
501 Central NW
Albuquerque, NM
Saturday, September 17, 2011
10:30 AM

The New Mexico Genealogical Society
presents
Henrietta Christmas
“Jornada del Muerto Grant aka Armendaris Grant”

The Jornada del Muerto Grant. The Jornada del Muerto Grant was first sought by Pedro Armendaris of San Elizario around 1819. Later requests for a grant from this long stretch of mostly dry land came in 1845, and conflicted with other grants to the Armendaris family. Long associated with the Camino Real, the Jornada del Muerto Grant presents an interesting set of questions. Beset with drought, Indian predations, and a desert landscape, did it have real value? A primer on researching land grants will be pointed out within the presentation.

Henrietta Christmas, a native New Mexican, is a genealogical and historical researcher for the last 35 years and she descends from eleven of the soldiers that came with Oñate in 1598. She has written several books which relate to New Mexico's small towns and history and over 100 articles mostly on New Mexico's Colonial Families. She is a long-time member of the Historical Society of New Mexico, Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico and the New Mexico Genealogical Society. Two of her most recent projects include assisting with the bios for Segesser Hide Paintings for the opening of the History Museum in Santa Fe and writing two chapters in the Anthology for the Historical Society of NM, titled “Sunshine and Shadows in New Mexico’s Past.”

Henrietta’s interest in researching land grants is two-fold, identifying the persons involved and hearing the testimonies. These records provide an in depth knowledge of who, what and when things happened in regards to their specific land grants. Many of these papers are far superior in terms of the WPA interviews and represent New Mexico’s historical past. Some of her most recent land grant projects include El Rito, Antonio Salazar, Santa Fe County and Chaperito. Henrietta resides in Corrales with her husband Walt.

This program is free and open to the public.

August 20, 2011 NMGS Program

2011-08-08T19:08:00.002-06:00

Special Collections Library

Main Library - Second Floor

501 Central NW

Albuquerque, NM

Saturday, August 20, 2011

10:30 AM

The New Mexico Genealogical Society
and the Special Collection Library

present

Researching Your New Mexico Brick Walls

Bring your research and charts to break through the brick walls in your family history.

Ask our area experts:

* Robert J. C. Baca - Rio Abajo & Socorro
* Henrietta Christmas - Santa Fe & San Miguel
* Manny Olona - Albuquerque & Belen
* Joe Salazar - Rio Abajo & San Juan

Program is free and open to the public.

Questions: call (505) 796-0376 e-mail info@nmgs.org

Genealogical collection to stay at Albuquerque Main Library

2011-06-22T08:58:00.000-06:00

The following message was sent to me by email on May 31st, but I have been unable to access my email for the past few weeks. Therefore, I apologize for posting this late, but I hope this information will be useful to you. - Robert Baca, President, New Mexico Genealogical Society

Dean P. Smith, Director
Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Libraries
501 Copper St. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
505.768.5170

An open letter to all the supporters and volunteers of the Special Collections Library

Thank you to all who have shared your thoughts and concerns about the Special Collections Library and the materials housed there. After consultations with Library staff, customers, stakeholders, and City Hall, I have decided to leave the Genealogy Collections at the Main Library on Copper and 5th. The Local History, New Mexicana, Archives, and Center for the Book collections will remain at the Special Collections building on Central and Edith. We plan to re-open the Special Collections building in late August or September.

I understand that for some supporters of the Genealogy collections this will not be an acceptable arrangement. I certainly regret this decision being the cause of stress, frustration, or sadness for any volunteers, customers or supporters. These collections would not be the outstanding treasures that they are today without the many contributions of volunteers and supporters.

I have weighed many options and factors in determining the best way to meet the needs of the community, encourage the use of the historical collections, and honor the history and architecture of the Special Collections building. This arrangement is the most beneficial to the greatest number of customers at this time.

Many customers approached Library staff and suggested that the genealogy materials stay at the Main Library as they find the space more conducive to research, the available hours better, and the nearby amenities, such as restaurants, to be better. Many others have told staff they feel strongly about the Special Collections building and the appropriateness of all historical materials being housed in that one location.

Here are some of the factors that had to be considered:
· All of these collections must have space to expand. If all of the historical collections including Genealogy, Local History, Archives, New Mexicana, and the Center for the Book, move back to the Special Collections Library there will be no room for growth.

· The present stack arrangement at the Special Collections Library must be closed to the public. The current configuration of the stacks and the multiple access points to them are not conducive to the necessary supervision or the appropriate security. The present stack arrangement, narrow and with many dead ends, is most suitable to a closed stacks approach.

· The Genealogy collections are best on open and accessible shelves. The remaining historical collections, especially the archival and unique, are more suited to closed stacks.

· Parking at Main is now more convenient on weekdays with multiple pay lots and a parking garage available, with two free hours, as well as metered parking and public transportation.

· Parking around the Special Collections building has changed in the last six months as two hour metered spaces have been installed all along and just off of Central, and residents only parking is being set up in front of the adjacent residences all along Edith and Copper.

· Genealogy is the most used special collection. Having Genealogy at the Main Library provides an additional 10 hours of public service including Mondays and two evenings.

· Meetings and programs on local history and genealogy can be held in either location depending on which venue most suits the style of program, the space requirements and the time. Large events can be held in the community room or auditorium at the Main Library, while smaller events can be out on the 2nd floor where the Genealogy collection is housed. Medium sized events can be held at the Special Collections building in Botts Hall, and small events in the Center for the Book or the New Mexicana Room. Because of the new parking restrictions at Special Collections, events there will best be limited to weekday evenings and Saturdays.

Again, thank you for your interest in the Special Collections building and the historical collections. Please understand that this was not an easy decision to make nor was it made lightly.

At this time, I have determined this to be the most appropriate use of the historical ‘old main’ building at Central and Edith; the best way to assure all the collections can grow and thrive; and the most appropriate provision of access to all the treasures that make up the various historical collections of the Albuquerque / Bernalillo County Libraries.

Sincerely,

Dean P. Smith, Director
Albuquerque / Bernalillo County Libraries

July 16, 2011 NMGS Program

2011-05-24T18:05:00.000-06:00

Saturday, July 16, 2011

10:30 AM
Albuquerque Main Library – 2^nd Floor

501 Copper NW

Albuquerque, NM

The New Mexico Genealogical Society

presents

Andrés Armijo

Becoming a Part of My History

Andrés Armijo presents on his first, recent publication "Becoming a Part of My History: Through Images & Stories of My Ancestors" - People's Photography and Family Research at its Best.

This project stems out of years of genealogical research, oral history interviews and the recovery of family images and artifacts. Vernacular photography, or "people's photography" enlightens a family's past, while oral histories also illuminate photographs. Both aspects of family research are in potential danger of being lost, and it is through this recovery project that Andrés Armijo shares insights, guidance, stories and oral histories about his family for all ranges of audiences. In this presentation, Armijo will share excerpts from select chapters of the book, and the photographs (and moving pictures, or home movies as we know them) that accompany them. Interaction, discussion and questions in this multi-media presentation are encouraged.

This program is free and open to the public

For more information, please visit our website at www.nmgs.org

June 2011 NMGS Program

2011-05-15T15:41:00.001-06:00

Saturday, June 18, 2011

10:30 AM

Albuquerque Main Library – 2^nd Floor

501 Copper NW

Albuquerque, NM

The New Mexico Genealogical Society

In cooperation with the

Albuquerque Special Collections Library

present

Tim Kimball

HISPANICS WHO MADE

AMERICAN NEW MEXICO

1846-1851

Donaciano and Juan Bautista Vigil, Curas Antonio Jose Martinez, Ramon Ortiz, Jose Manuel Gallegos and Jose Leyva, Vicario Juan Felipe Ortiz, Colonels Diego Juan Archuleta, Pablo Montolla and Manuel Cortez, Francisco Sarracino, Ramon Luna, Manuel Alvarez, Albino Chacon, brother and sister Trinidad and Gertrudes Barcelo, and Juan de Jesus Maese shared a love of New Mexico.

Traditional history emphasizes the differences between these patriots and their alleged failings. They and their conciudadanos were admirable men and women with much in common, sharing many goals but taking different paths. These Hispanic leaders provided continuity in governance and established a viable American (but distinctive) New Mexico in a stormy sea of jingoism, racism, and antebellum national politics.

Tim Kimball is an amateur historian and Army-trained intelligence analyst with a 1967-68 tour in RVN. He received an M.A. in Anthropology from the University of New Mexico, is literate in Spanish and German. Kimball has a special interest in archival research on occupation-era New Mexico and its application to a more complete interpretation of the period. He lives in Corrales with his wife Nancy.

This program is free and open to the public

For more information, please visit our website at www.nmgs.org

New Mexico History by KNME - on YouTube

2011-05-09T21:31:00.000-06:00

I discovered a number of great short history episodes on YouTube, published by PBS/ KNME. These include:

* Moments in Time. "Billy the Kid's letters, a Governor's wife faces the Inquisition, on board the U.S.S New Mexico during a W.W. II Kamikaze attack... The New Mexico History Museum in collaboration with KNME presents fifteen short history videos about New Mexico's unique and diverse history. Moments in Time offers audiences a glimpse into some fascinating people, events, and artifacts."

* Colores

* Notable New Mexicans

Click on the links above to view the videos.

Arlington Graves Database

2011-04-30T12:01:00.000-06:00

From an article published in the Los Angeles Times website Teen Makes Digital Record of Arlington Graves:

Ricky Gilleland, a tech-savvy 11th-grader, has created the only digitized record of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.

Richard "Ricky" Gilleland III — 11th-grader and Junior Future Business Leaders of America computer ace — has succeeded where the Army failed: He has created the only digitized record of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans laid to rest at Arlington. His website, preserveandhonor.com, is a reverent catalog of the fallen, and one young man's response to a scandal of Army mismanagement, mismarked graves and unmarked remains that has rocked this hallowed place for two years.

To search this database, click on this link.

Meeting about Special Collections Library - April 30th, 10:30 AM

2011-04-28T20:26:00.000-06:00

Albuquerque Main Library
501 Copper Ave NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
April 30, 2011, 10:30 AM

URGENT NOTICE:

There will be a meeting to discuss the future of Special Collection Genealogical and Historical Collections at the Main Library on SATURDAY, APRIL 30th at 10:30am, Lower Level of the Library.

If you can, Please attend ...

This is our chance for library directors to hear the concerns of Special Collections users. Regardless of where SCL ends up, we need to have our concerns known.

What can we do about parking? Can we get access to more restrooms at Main? Requests for better accommodation of electrical outlets for laptops, etc. ... What are the things we like about both locations and hope to keep? We have complaints, praises and suggestions that we talk about to each other ... if we really want anything known and/or done about them, we need to let the directors know ... it's up to us.

This is a very important meeting ... if just to show support for our genealogy library and our librarians ... come to show how much we do need and appreciate them.

GSHA Conference - August 5-7, 2011

2011-04-28T20:19:00.000-06:00

The following notice was sent to us via email. We'd like to share it with you.

The Genealogical Society of Hispanic America (GSHA) presents their Annual Meeting and Conference in Las Vegas, New Mexico, August 5-7, 2011 at the Historic Plaza Hotel. The theme, "Discovering Our Shared Ancestors", will incorporate topics ranging from DNA and the impact of technology on genealogy research, to the history of Fort Union, the Rough Riders and our early ancestors’ activities in the southwest. Additional details and a registration form are available at http://www.gsha.net/ or contact Charlene Garcia Simms, PO Box 3357, Pueblo, CO 81005.

May14, 2011 NMGS Program

2011-04-17T20:38:00.000-06:00

Saturday, May 14, 2011, at 10:30 am

2nd Floor of Main Library
501 Copper NW, Albuquerque New Mexico (505-768-5131)
(Click here to view map.)

The New Mexico Genealogical Society,
the State Historian's Office, & the Special Collections Library
present

David Snow
“DOÑA de MALA VITA”

The well-known feud involving Lamy’s Vicar General, Machebeuf and Padre Gallegos, the pastor at San Felipe de Neri, is revisited by David Snow from the State Historian’s Office. Much of the controversy surrounded Gallegos’ relation-ship with Dona Maria de Jesus Trujillo who elicited a variety of opinions

• An independent woman from Santa Fe’s upper crust society per Janet LeCompte

• Was called a prostitute by Padre Antonio Martinez

• Thought by Angelico Chavez to be Mexican-born and so her behavior should be excused!

• Referred to as "Dona de mala vita" & "that damned female" by Machebeuf

Emotions have always run high concerning this ménage á trois but Snow gives us a long-overdue, unbiased overview of the genealogy and history of Trujillo as well as a factual account of her involvement with Gallegos, Machebeuf, and San Felipe parish.

David Snow is an historical archaeologist living in Albuquerque who has written numerous articles and books regarding New Mexico historical sites &; personalities. His works include, New Mexico’s First Colonists & History and Archaeology of San Felipe Church.

• Educated at UNM and Brandeis University

• Former staff archaeologist at Museum of NM Laboratory of Anthropology

• Owned Cross-Cultural Resource Systems – a resource management company

• Former history curator at the Palace of the Governors

This program is free and open to the public.

A summary of this presentation is available here.

New Mexico Villages Handout

2011-04-16T17:06:00.000-06:00

Did you miss our April 16th presentation: "Genealogy of a Village: The How and Why of Researching New Mexico Villages"? If you did, you missed a good presentation. Francelle Alexander explained how using histories, memoirs and other written material, a genealogist may create a family or local history.

Since she focused on the Rio Abajo, she wrote up a selected bibliography for that area. It is a great resource for material on central and southern New Mexico. Click on this link to view her "Selected Bibliography of New Mexico Hispanic Villages".

Enjoy.

Historical Society of NM Conference May 5-8, 2011

2011-04-13T17:52:00.002-06:00

This was sent to our society via email. Please remember this is an announcement for the Historical Society of New Mexico, NOT the New Mexico Genealogical Society. Our society is not responsible for this announcement, nor is it putting on the conference. If you have any questions about the conference, contact the Historical Society of New Mexico. Their website is below.

Historical Society of New Mexico

For Immediate Release

Historical Society of New Mexico announces 2011 New Mexico HIstory Conference in Lincoln County, May 5 - 8.

The Historical Society of New Mexico, along with its partners, the Lincoln County Historical Society, New Mexico State Monuments, Fort Stanton, Inc., ENMU-Ruidoso, and the Hubbard Museum are pleased to announce the 2011 New Mexico History Conference to be held in Ruidoso and other venues in Lincoln County, May 5 - 8. An opening reception and conference registration will be held at the Hubbard Museum on Thursday, May 5, from 4 to 6 PM. Program sessions will take place at the Ruidoso Convention Center from 8:30 to 5 PM on Friday, May 6 and from 8:30 to 12:00 PM on Saturday, May 7.

The conference program includes four parallel sessions at the Convention Center, with a number of program presentations focusing on Lincoln County and the region. A highlight for those interested in Lincoln County history is a session, starting at 8:30 on Friday morning, on “Lincoln County Warriors” presented by current Lincoln County Historical Society President, Gary Cozzens, and past-President Herb Marsh. There will also be three sessions later in the conference on the history of Fort Stanton.

On Friday evening from 5:30 to 7:00 PM in the Ruidoso Convention Center , the Historical Society of New Mexico will hold a book auction, followed by its Annual Awards Banquet from 7 to 9 PM. Two Lincoln County residents will be receiving awards from the Society. The first is Jay Smith, who is receiving the Society’s most prestigious award, the Edgar Lee Hewett Award, given for outstanding service to the public. Smith is currently the interim Director of the Silver City Museum, the President of the Mountain Plains Museum Association, and the Vice-President of the Lincoln County Historical Society. The second Lincoln County awardee is Diane Prather, who is receiving the Society’s Bradford Prince Award for significant work in the field of historic preservation, in particular, her efforts in preserving the Nogal Mesa Ranger Station barn.

Conference registration is open to all, with registration fees for the full conference starting at $35 for a single session and $75 for the full conference. In addition to the opening reception at the Hubbard Museum on May 5, registration will be available all through the sessions on May 6 and 7 at the Ruidoso Convention Center. Full-time students may register for $10 and New Mexico K-12 teachers can attend for free.

There will also be a day of teachers’ sessions and workshops at the Lincoln State Monument on Saturday, May 7. The workshops will be focused on the history and impact of New Mexico’s achieving statehood in 1912 and are part of the statewide commemoration of the Statehood Centennial. These teachers’s sessions and workshops are being supported by the Historical Society of New Mexico and private donors, by a grant from the New Mexico Humanities Council, and by funding from the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.

A full program for the 2011 New Mexico History Conference can be found at the Historical Society of New Mexico’s website, http://www.hsnm.org/.

New Mexican U.S. Congressmen (and one woman)

2011-04-10T10:52:00.004-06:00

Do you have an ancestor or other relative who served in the United States Congress? Even before New Mexico was a state, there were a number of men who represented New Mexico as a non-voting members of congress. There are a number of websites that include information about the history and biography of our state's congressional delegations.

If you're looking for a list of people who served on Congress, you can go to the New Mexico Secretary of State's website. On the site are complete digital copies of the last two New Mexico Blue Books. In "Federal" section of the 2009-2010 Blue Book is a list of New Mexico representatives who served on the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives - their names and terms of service.

Biographies of U.S. Congressmen - and one Congresswoman, Heather Wilson - can be found in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. A search engine on the site allows you to search for any specific person you wish - or if you would like to read the biographies of all the congressmen from New Mexico, just search for "New Mexico" under the "state" drop box. A Facebook buddy of mine pointed me to this website, which featured an ancestor of his who served as a delegate from the Territory of New Mexico, Jose Francisco Chaves. From the Biography Directory of the United States Website:

CHAVES, José Francisco, a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico; born in Padillas, Mexico (now New Mexico), June 27, 1833; attended schools in St. Louis, Mo.; studied medicine at the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons; engaged in the stock-raising business in the Territory of New Mexico; president of the Territorial council for eight sessions; major of the First New Mexico Infantry in the Union Army during the Civil War; promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel; took part in the Battle of Valverde in 1862; elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1865-March 3, 1867); successfully contested the election of Charles P. Clever to the Fortieth Congress; reelected to the Forty-first Congress and served from February 20, 1869, to March 3, 1871; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870 to the Forty-second Congress; engaged in farming and stock raising; district attorney of the second judicial district 1875-1877; member and president of the State constitutional convention in 1889; State superintendent of public instruction from 1903 until his death; appointed State historian of New Mexico in 1903, but died before his term of service began; assassinated in Pinos Wells (near Cedar Vale, Torrance County), N.Mex., November 26, 1904; interment in the United States National Cemetery at Santa Fe, N.Mex.

Another good site is the Library of Congress. You can find photographs, biographies and other information on the website. A particular book that is found complete online is the title "Hispanic Americans in Congress". This book includes a table of contents with names that you can click on to read the particular congressman's biography.

Corrales Historical Society Presentation April 7, 2011

2011-03-31T17:23:00.000-06:00

Corrales Historical Society Speaker Series invites you to attend:

Henry Street, co-owner of Ponderosa Vineyards and Winery,
will speak on Winemaking in New Mexico – 382 Years!

Thursday, April 7th @ 7:00pm

Old San Ysidro Church @ 966 Old Church Road

Event is free and open to the public. No reservations required.

Everyone knows about California wines. But do you know...
• How many years before grapevines were planted in California were vineyards established in New Mexico?
• Where would one find well established vineyards in the Southwest in 1800?
• What was the only revenue producing product in our state in 1812?
On Thursday, April 7th at 7:00 pm at the Old San Ysidro Church come learn the answers to these questions and hear the fascinating story of vineyards and winemaking in New Mexico. Henry Street, co-owner of Ponderosa Vineyards and Winery, will speak on Winemaking in New Mexico – 382 Years! He will share his vast knowledge and stories of New Mexico’s winemaking industry from its inception to today.

Jim Hammond of Corrales, known as the Southwestern Wine Guy, describes Henry Street as one of New Mexico’s top winemakers and one of its best spokespersons. Henry came to New Mexico in 1963 having been recruited from Georgia Tech by Sandia National Laboratories. While working as an engineer at Sandia for 30 years, Henry and his wife, Mary, started planting grapes in Ponderosa, New Mexico. Their vineyards grew to be the largest Riesling Vineyards in New Mexico and soon they were selling their grapes to wineries in New Mexico. In 1993, after studying winemaking at the University of California Davis they opened Ponderosa Valley Winery where they have produced a number of national award-winning wines.

Albuquerque Historical Society Presentation April 10th

2011-03-29T17:59:00.003-06:00

Received via email....
Albuquerque Historical Society
** SUNDAY APRIL 10, 2011 **
All programs are free and open to the public
…In preparation for NM’s 2012 Centennial of Statehood…

THE HISTORY OF THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT
** Presenter**
Herman Bishop,
Historian Retired Albuquerque Firefighters Association
Mr. Bishop will describe the evolution of fire fighting in Albuquerque from the 1880’s to the present: from human drawn and horse drawn equipment to the high tech engines of today.The program includes a visit to the adjacent Fire History Museum which houses numerous photographs along with a 1919 75’ aerial ladder and a 1927 LaFrance Pumper engine.

SUNDAY APRIL 10, 2011 2 P.M.
Albuquerque Fire Academy, 11500 Sunset Gardens SW
Adjacent to 114th St. & Central SW

This is an easy 12 minute drive from the Big I. Take I-40 west to the 98th St. exit. Go south (left) on 98th one mile to Central. Take Central west one mile to 114th St. Turn left (south) on 114th. Several signs indicate the Fire Academy turn. The Academy is one block from Central. Park in the back parking lot and come through the rear entrance of the building. Founded in 1947, the Albuquerque Historical Society (AHS) welcomes all who are interested in the history of our city to its monthly programs. All programs are free.This program also supported by TACA, the Tricentennial Committee & the NM Statehood Centennial. www.albuqhistsoc.org

Rio Rancho, NM Genealogy Day Program

2011-03-28T20:31:00.002-06:00

From the Rio Rancho Public Library website:

Blast into Your Past: A Multi-Topic Genealogy Day with Experts

Saturday, April 2, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Loma Colorado Main Library Auditorium

Interested in your unique family history? Want to learn about scientific advances in this field? Blast into your Past is an informative and congenial program aimed at helping beginners learn more about the tools that can help! The five distinguished speakers on the agenda include two of genealogy's most famous experts: Bennett Greenspan, founder of www.FamilyTreeDNA.com and Dr. Steve Morse, founder of the "One-Step" genealogical websearch tool/pages (http://stevemorse.org) and architect of the Intel 8086 (the grandaddy of today's Pentium process). Local experts Michael Barger, Schelly Dardashti, and Lionel Rael will also share their abundant expertise.

2011-03-27T18:59:00.002-06:00

The Special Collections Library & NM Genealogical Society are proud to present

GENEALOGY OF A VILLAGE
The How & Why of Researching New Mexico Villages

By FRANCELLE ALEXANDER
Saturday April 16, 2011 at 10:15 am-noon

“When we have a solid understanding of the place of birth and chronology of our ancestors, we have a context for their life histories. For many in New Mexico it is a village.” Each village has its own genealogy – ancestors, siblings, cousins, and descendants. Many materials are available for researchers on Hispanic NM Villages, but some are less well known. Ms Alexander will cover these materials as well as other aspects of research including:

• General and unique characteristics of villages

• New Mexico villages and their environment

• Selected bibliography of types of material available to the researcher

Francelle is a native New Mexican having grown up in both the North & South Valley. After having applied her talents with APS for many years she lived overseas and began researching several villages in Europe & Asia. Upon returning from abroad, she began extensive research on the villages of Bosque, Peralta, and Los Lunas. This research resulted in several publications culminating in her major work in the area “Among the Cottonwoods – The Enduring Villages of Peralta and Los Pinos” to be published later this year. Whether your village is Madrid, Madison, Monterey, or Montenegro, you won’t want to miss this workshop.

This event will be held @ Special Collections on the 2nd Floor of the Main Library located at 5th & Copper NW. It is FREE & open to the public. Please call 311 or 505-768-5131. TTY users call Relay NM or 711; www.cabq.gov/library or specialcollections@cabq.gov

Finding Aids for Southwest Genealogical Collections

2011-03-08T17:00:00.000-07:00

The Rocky Mountain Online Archive has many finding aids to collections found throughout the Southwest. Below are a listing of a few of the aids that include genealogical information:

* Myra Ellen Jenkins papers, 1500-1993. Dr. Jenkins was once the state historian of New Mexico. Her collection can be found at the Fort Lewis College Center of Southwest Studies in Durango, Colorado.

* Abe N. Pena papers, 1894-2004. Pena is a sheepman and historian. Much of this collection has to do with his political life, but included in the collection are a few genealogies. His collection can be found in the New Mexico State University Library, Archives and Special Collections in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

* Vargas Project Records, 1642-1999. According to the guide, the scope and content of the collection is: "The Vargas Project papers contain the working papers of the project, collected by Larry Miller. The papers consist primarily of office files pertaining to research, logistics, promotion and production of the five volume set of journals of don Diego de Vargas: By Force of Arms, To the Royal Crown Restored, Blood on the Boulders, That Disturbances Cease, and A Settling of Accounts. Much of the material consists of Spanish language documents photocopied, transcribed and translated by the research team. Other materials include notes, manuscripts and correspondence related to archives, research and funding of the project." Center for Southwest Studies, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.

* Edmundo Delgado Collection, 1932-1995. Delgado was a state legislator, amatuer historian and genealogist. His collection includes a number of his genealogies. National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

* Fabiola Cabeza de Baca Gilbert Papers, 1602-1996. Cabeza de Baca Gilbert was the author of "We Fed them Cactus". Her collection includes genealogical info, history and folklore. Center of Southwest Research, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.

There are countless guides and finding aids on this website that have lists of genealogical resources. To search the Rocky Mountain Online Archive, click on this link.

Margaret Buxton's Research

2011-03-07T17:00:00.002-07:00

Many people in the New Mexico genealogy community know the name of the late Margaret Buxton. She was a tireless researcher who published a number of articles and books for the New Mexico Genealogical Society including "The Family of Lucero de Godoi: Early Records". (Link) Recently, while doing some searching online on a query, I discovered that her research has been collected at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. The Rocky Mountain Online Archive has list of items in her collection:

Inventory of the Guide to Margaret Buxton Collection, 1628-1994

Much of this collection are her research notes for the "Lucero de Godoi" book. Just a few of the items in her collection:

* Various charts and notes on Sedillo y Rico, Jaramillo, Sanchez, Silva, Baca
* Will of Joséfa Baca
* Santa Fe Tool Distribution 1711 to 1712
* Family Chart of Dionisio (Dennis) Chávez , 1887
* José Cháves Estate 1783
* Fray Angelico Chávez Sephardic Jews
* Tomé Land Grant
* Atrisco Land Grant and Other Documents Book C. Sur Gen Rec. State Archives

... and much, much more.

To view the guide to the collection, click on this link.

Carpool to Socorro for March 19th NMGS Program

2011-03-06T19:08:00.004-07:00

Yesterday, I posted an announcement about a program that I will be giving in Socorro, New Mexico on March 19th. I received a request from one man who will need a ride from Albuquerque to Socorro for the program. He will help pay for gas.

If you would like to take him down to Socorro, or if you would like to arrange for a carpool from Albuquerque or elsewhere, contact me (Robert Baca) at (505) 299-7883. I will not be able to personally carpool with anyone since I will be visiting family before and after the program.

Saturday, March 19, 2011, 10:30 AM
Socorro Public Library
401 Park Street, Socorro, New Mexico
(Click here to view map.)

The New Mexico Genealogical Society Presents

Robert J. C. Baca

"Baca y Baca: Two Families from Socorro"
(10:30 AM)

and

"The Zimmerly Family of Socorro, New Mexico"
(2:00 PM)

(Lunch is on your own)

This special "double feature" presentation by New Mexico Genealogical Society president Robert J. C. Baca will be given in his home town of Socorro, New Mexico.

At 10:30 AM, Robert will discuss the origins of two Baca families. One family came from Belen; the other from Peña Blanca. Discover how these two families became part of early Socorro history.

At 2 PM, Robert will speak about the Zimmerly Family of Socorro, New Mexico. Samuel Zimmerly, a Swiss-born Civil War soldier, fell in love with and married Paubla Torres, a daughter of an old New Mexican family. Their family history extends from the beginnings of Spanish New Mexican history up into statehood and beyond.

Come see one or both of these programs

Both programs are free and open to the public.

(Click here to view map.)

March 19, 2011 NMGS Presentations

2011-03-05T19:28:00.003-07:00

Saturday, March 19, 2011, 10:30 AM
Socorro Public Library
401 Park Street, Socorro, New Mexico

The New Mexico Genealogical Society Presents

Robert J. C. Baca

“Baca y Baca: Two Families from Socorro” (10:30 AM)
and

“The Zimmerly Family of Socorro, New Mexico” (2:00 PM)

This special “double feature” presentation by New Mexico Genealogical Society president Robert J. C. Baca will be given in his hometown of Socorro, New Mexico.

At 10:30 AM, Robert will discuss the origins of two Baca families. One family came from Belen; the other from Peña Blanca. Discover how these two families became part of early Socorro history.

At 2 PM, Robert will speak about the Zimmerly Family of Socorro, New Mexico. Samuel Zimmerly, a Swiss-born Civil War soldier, fell in love with and married Paubla Torres, a daughter of an old New Mexican family. Their family history extends from the beginnings of Spanish New Mexican history up into statehood and beyond.

Come see one or both of these programs
Both programs are free and open to the public

February 2011 NMGS Program

2011-02-01T13:47:00.001-07:00

Saturday, February 19, 2011, 10:30 AM
Albuquerque Main Library Auditorium
501 Copper NW, Albuquerque NM

The New Mexico Genealogical Society
and the New Mexico DNA Project presents

Angel R. Cervantes

Who will discuss
Anthropological Genetic Genealogy:

The Moors connection to
New Mexican Families
Haplogroup E1b1b1
Part II

In Part II of an ongoing series, Mr. Cervantes will explore the connection between certain New Mexican families and the Moors. Mr. Cervantes will show the second part of a short film that will trace the history of these people. He will discuss which families show the markers that are most identified with this ancient civilization.

Angel Cervantes is a History Instructor and the Project Administrator of the New Mexico DNA Project. For more information about the New Mexico DNA Project, visit their website online at: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/NewMexicoDNA/default.aspx

This program is free and open to the public.

February NMGS Program Correction

2011-01-07T20:50:00.003-07:00

In a previous post, I mentioned that the February 19, 2011 New Mexico Genealogical Society meeting would be at the Albuquerque Special Collections Library. This was a mistake. That library is still closed for remodeling.

The February 19, 2011 will be at the Albuquerque Main Library, instead. I apologize for any confusion that this may have caused you.

Robert Baca
President, NMGS

No January 2011 NMGS Program

2011-01-06T20:05:00.001-07:00

The New Mexico Genealogical Society will not be presenting a program on January 15, 2011. However, we will be back in February.

Our next program will be on February 19, 2011 at the Albuquerque Special Collections Library. Keep on eye on this blog for further information.

Robert Baca
President, New Mexico Genealogical Society

Migration Routes, Roads and Trails

2010-10-28T17:00:00.000-06:00

I recently took a genealogy class at my church. Our instructor showed us a number of websites that showed routes, roads and trails that have historically been used by people as they have migrated across the country. Below are some of the links we discussed. Click on the words below to access the links:

* Cyndi's List: Migration Routes, Roads and Trails - a large list of trail themed websites.

* Historic American Roads and Migration Routes - Includes descriptions, maps and even photos of trails throughout the United States.

* Early American Roads and Trails - This site was listed as one of the 101 BestWebsites for 2010 by Family Tree Magazine. It contains hand drawn maps and descriptions of various routes.

A good suggestion that was given by our instructor: if you wish to find out more about your family who traveled along specific trails, then you should research the stops along the trail. Find out if your ancestors left documentation along the trails.

NMGS Year-end program, November 20, 2010

2010-10-26T17:00:00.001-06:00

Saturday, November 20, 2010
10:30 AM at the Salón Ortega in

The National Hispanic Cultural Center
1701 4th St. SW
Albuquerque, New Mexico
On the southwest corner of Avenida
César Chávez and 4th Street

The New Mexico Genealogical Society’s
Year-end program
featured speaker
Robert Julyan
Author of “The Place Names of New Mexico”

Additionally:
· Door prizes / NMGS Volunteer Appreciation
· NMGS Officer elections
· Vote on proposed NMGS by-law amendments (the amendments are featured in the September 2010 issue of the New Mexico Genealogist)

This program is free and open to the public. For more information, visit national recognized NMGS website at www.nmgs.org.

Photos of Special Collections Library Renovations

2010-10-25T17:00:00.000-06:00

As you may know, the Albuquerque Special Collections Library is being renovated. I found a page on the Albuquerque Main Library website that shows parts of the library that are in disrepair and in need of renovation.

Click on this link to see these pictures.

I'll let you know if the library posts other photos of the renovation process.

Book Publishing - self publish or not?

2010-10-24T11:35:00.003-06:00

The following information is about a program that is sponsored by the Albuquerque Special Collections Library.

Saturday - October 30 2010
10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Albuquerque Main Library,
501 Copper Avenue NW
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Corner of Copper and 5th

Book Publishing- self publish or not?
Join Barbe Awalt & Paul Rhetts and learn the options, pitfalls, and advantages of doing your own thing vs. going the traditional route with an established publisher.

Barbe Awalt & Paul Rhetts are the very successful owners of LPD Press, Rio Grande Books, & Tradicion Revista Magazine and have won numerous other awards for their publications.

This program is sponsored by the Special Collections LIbrary and will be held at Main Library, 2nd floor. Saturday, October 30, 10:15a.m. – Noon. For more information call (505) 768-5131.

NMGS Conference - a smashing success!

2010-10-19T18:23:00.002-06:00

The 50th Anniversary New Mexico Genealogical Society Conference was a smashing success! Nearly 200 people attended the conference, with 145 people attending our banquet. Many others attended the banquet presentation, but did not eat at the banquet itself.

Conference highlights:

* Dr. Paul Hutton was our keynote speaker. He talked about the "genealogy" of the Billy the Kid story. He showed us how the story of Billy the Kid evolved over the years through books, comic books and movies, and how accurate, or more often inaccurate, these stories were. Some memorable items about his presentation: 1.) Billy the Kid was played by a whole slew of actors including Audie Murphy, Paul Newman and Emilio Estevez. The better looking the actor, the more likely his character was a "good guy". 2.) "The Cisco Kid" is based on the Billy the Kid story; and 3.) There is one comic-book version that has Billy the Kid as actually a woman, pretending to be a man.

* Al Regensberg showed us how our ancestors migrated throughout New Mexico's history. For the most part, our ancestors stayed on the Rio Grande at it tributaries. When the Americans came, people began spreading out more.

* Former New Mexico state historian Robert J. Torrez read excerpts from his new book "Rio Arriba: A New Mexico County". He talked about the times he describes as "mucho mas antes", or New Mexico pre-history, and "mas antes", the Spanish colonial era. He also explained that this is "a" history of Rio Arriba, not "the" history of the county. He said that if any of the readers found that anything was left out, they should write about it themselves. Good advice!

* Krysten Baca, from the Ancestry.com Public Relations and Conference Team, explained how we could get the most out of Ancestry.com. The next day she had a workshop on "Best Strategies for Researching using Ancestry.com". Conference attendees were seen taking copious notes, and asked Krysten many questions.

* Jim Greene of FamilySearch.org showed us new features of beta.familysearch.org, the beta search engine that the organization is using while it updates its website. He explained that the website was free, and requested that our members help in indexing the site. He also showed us a couple of short videos about the digitization that they are doing of the 2.4 million microfilms that they have in their vault. The videos also showed the vault itself, something that the average person would not be allowed to see in person.

* Robert J. Torrez spoke again, this time about the Rio Abajo - specifically about "Rich and Powerful Hispanic Leaders". Although these families were not "millionaires" by any stretch of the imagination, they were definitely the wealthiest people in New Mexico.

* Richard Melzer spoke about "Hispanic Profiles in Courage Since Statehood". His presentation, modeled after John F. Kennedy's "Profiles in Courage", demonstrated how five individuals went against the political and social grain to stand up for what they believed in.

* Rick Hendricks spoke about "Research In and About Durango and Parral". He explained how many of these records had been preserved through his and others actions. Many of these records have been microfilmed and can be found at New Mexico State University. One photo that he showed us sent shock waves through the crowd: that of irreplaceable Spanish documents that were haphazardly boxed up and strewn across the floor of a mold infested room.

* Our banquet speaker was Bennett Greenspan, president of FamilyTreeDNA. His entertaining presentation described how he came about starting FamilyTreeDNA. He also spoke about the controversy over whether Crypto-Jews existed in New Mexico's history. He gave facts that, although did not conclusively prove the possibility of Crypto-Jews, did at least open up the conversation once again to this possibility. He also described the new autosomal DNA test that allows one to find family on across all lines up to 6 generations back.

Thanks again to everyone who helped make this conference a success: from the volunteers to the speakers to the attendees themselves. Thank you.

Photos of the conference can be seen at this link.

NMGS Website Named 2010 Best State Website

2010-10-13T22:17:00.002-06:00

We are proud to announce that the New Mexico Genealogical Society website (http://www.nmgs.org/) was named one of the 2010 Best State Websites by Family Tree Magazine. Our website was the only one named for New Mexico.

According to Family Tree Magazine:

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010, the society excels in guiding researchers through the Land of Enchantment’s genealogical maze. Site visitors will find a wealth of how-to articles, an index to and sample articles from the society’s magazine, New Mexico Genealogist, and exhaustive coverage of church records in the state.

To read more about this accolade, click on this link.

Family Photos at NMGS Conference

2010-10-06T19:40:00.002-06:00

I'm putting together a slide show for the New Mexico Genealogical Society's 50th Anniversary Conference on October 15th and 16th. As part of the slide show, I would like to show some family photos.

If you wish to contribute your family photos to the conference, please do the following:

1.) Send me up to three family photos to my email at abqbobcat@nmia.com.

2.) Include the names of all the people you know in the photos, how they are related to you, and when and where you think the photo was taken. Approximate dates are fine.

Send it to me by Sunday, October 10th. I'll be preparing the slide show the week following.

Thanks! Hope to see you at the conference!

Robert Baca
President, New Mexico Genealogical Society.

Early registration for NMGS Conference ... extended

2010-09-21T16:29:00.004-06:00

Shh... it's a secret.

Even though we've passed the early registration date, I can get you into the

New Mexico Genealogical Society's 50th Anniversary ConferenceOctober 15 - 16, 2010Mariott Pyramid Hotel, Albuquerque, NM
at the early registration price. Click on this link to print up a registration form. Initial the form with my initials, (RB) send it in with a check or money order at the early registration fee amount, and - there you go - you're attending a great conference.

Can't make it to the conference on both Friday and Saturday? Have you thought about attending the banquet instead? The luncheon banquet begins at 12:30 PM on Saturday, October 16th. Bennett Greenspan, the President and CEO of FamilyTreeDNA, will be talking about genetic genealogy. This is a must for anyone who is interested in using DNA for genealogical research. It's only $35 per person.

Remember, send in your registration soon. If you mail it too late, we might not get it in time....

Corrales Historical Society presentation Sept 16th

2010-09-15T19:55:00.002-06:00

This announcement was sent to me by the Historical Society of New Mexico:

Corrales Historical Society “Speaker Series”
invites you to attend:

Mary Davis, author and historian,

speaks on Corrales History
with an emphasis on the post WWII period

Thursday, September 16th @ 7:00pm
Old San Ysidro Church @ 966 Old Church Road

Event is free and open to the public. No reservations required.

On September 16th at 7pm in the Old Church, Mary Davis will talk about Corrales History, with an emphasis on the post WWII period. This was the time when Corrales became a more diverse community where engineers, newly arrived farmers, artists, bankers and professors shared with their long-established neighbors the difficulties and delights of living in an isolated agricultural village. What factors drove these changes, when did growth spurts occur and what does this mean for the character of Corrales today?

Mary P. Davis has lived in Corrales for nearly 40 years. A graduate of Oberlin College, she served as the preservation planner and historian for the City of Albuquerque for over fifteen years. Mary has headed Corrales’ Historic Preservation Committee and currently serves on the Corrales Historical Society Board as chair of the Archives Committee. As co-author with the Corrales Historical Society of Images of America – Corrales, she was excited and pleased to be asked to bring together remembrances, family information, and photographs that could tell at least a part of the Corrales story. Although historic buildings are visible reminders of a community’s history, Mary believes that it is knowing about the people who lived there that makes the history come alive. Images of America – Corrales will be available for sale at the presentation.

2010-09-14T19:16:00.000-06:00

I received the following announcement by email:

THE ALBUQUERQUE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNOUNCES ITS SEPTEMBER PROGRAM. . .

NEW MEXICO HALL OF PRIDE & HONOR...High school sports tell 100 years of history

Decades old championship footballs, basketballs & trophies, photographs of schools & teams pre-WW I, band and cheerleader uniforms, the evolution of the athletic letter jacket, ..and much more.

A "hidden treasure" of local and state history is contained in the 7,000 sq. ft. Hall of Pride and Honor at the NM Activities Association (NMAA) building. Over 120 NM high schools feature their sports memorabilia in glass display cases.
The vision for the Hall, which opened in 1992, was cast by former NMAA Director Dan Salzwedel who says "if you forget the past, you forsake the future". The Hall also includes the Halls of Fame for coaches, officials, & NMAA leaders.

Preceding the tour, our speaker is Dr. Dan Salzwedel, a long time NM resident, educator, and NMAA Director from 1980 - 2004. He will explain how the Hall was started and how historic artifacts from schools are preserved.

NEW MEXICO ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION BUILDING
6600 PALOMAS NE
(one block east of San Pedro & one block south of Paseo del Norte, behind the shopping area)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1:30 P.M.
Convenient parking in front of the building. For more information contact Janet Saiers at 299-5019 or jsaiers@msn.com

OTHER HISTORY OPPORTUNITIES
Saturday, Sept. 11, 1 p.m.
"The Journey & Impact of the African-American Athlete in NM" This will be a panel discussion of athletes from across the decades and across NM.
Sponsored by the African American Museum and Cultural Center of NM.
LOCATION: National Hispanic Cultural Center, 4th & Bridge SW
Wells Fargo Auditorium

BEGINNING SATURDAY, SEPT. 11 THROUGH DEC. 31
Putting a Face on History: The Buffalo Soldiers in NM and the Forgotten Faces of Ft. Craig, NM
LOCATION: African-American Performing Arts Center,
310 San Pedro NE on the grounds of Expo NM

Last minute deal: NMGS 50th Annivesary Conference

2010-09-13T19:14:00.001-06:00

Save $20 by registering early for the NMGS conference!
Send it postmarked by September 15th to get the deal!
Find a registration form at this link.

New Mexico Genealogical Society
50th Anniversary Conference

October 15-16, 2010

Marriott Pyramid North
515 San Francisco Road NE
Albuquerque, NM

For more information, visit the NMGS website at http://www.nmgs.org/

Early registration for NMGS Conference ends Sept 15th!

2010-09-05T12:59:00.002-06:00

Just a reminder to everyone: early registration for the New Mexico Genealogical Society's 50th Anniversary Conference ends September 15th!

You can certainly wait until after September 15th to register, but why? Wouldn't you rather save money by registering early? For more information about the conference, and to print out a registration form, click on this link:

New Mexico Genealogical Society
50th Anniversary Conference

October 15-16, 2010

Marriott Pyramid North
515 San Francisco Road NE
Albuquerque, NM

September 18, 2010 NMGS Program

2010-08-31T19:20:00.000-06:00

Saturday, September 18, 2010, 10:30 AM
Albuquerque Main Library Auditorium
501 Copper NW, Albuquerque NM

The New Mexico Genealogical Society
and the New Mexico DNA Project presents

Angel R. Cervantes

Who will discuss the

Anthropological Genetic Genealogy:

The Moors connection to
New Mexican Families
Haplogroup E1b1b1

In Part I of an ongoing series, Mr. Cervantes will explore the connection between certain New Mexican families and the Moors. Mr. Cervantes will show a short film that will trace the history of these people. He will discuss which families show the markers that are most identified with this ancient civilization.

Angel Cervantes is a History Instructor and the Project Administrator of the New Mexico DNA Project. For more information about the New Mexico DNA Project, visit their website online at: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/NewMexicoDNA/default.aspx

This program is free and open to the public.

For more information about our program, please contact the New Mexico DNA Project at angelrcervantes@yahoo.com. For more information about NMGS programs, visit our website at http://www.nmgs.org/workshop.htm.

50th Anniversary Conference - October 15th & 16th

2010-08-30T16:49:00.003-06:00

New Mexico Genealogical Society

50th Anniversary Conference

October 15-16, 2010

Marriott Pyramid North

515 San Francisco Road NE

Albuquerque, NM

Save by registering early!

Early Registration ends September 15th!

- Affordable conference registration!

- Affordable banquet!

- Exceptional speakers, speaking on local genealogy and history:

* Paul Hutton
* Al Regensberg
* Robert J. Torrez
* Richard Melzer
* Rick Hendrix

- Nationally recognized speakers such as:

* Krysten Baca of Ancestry.com
* Jim Greene of FamilySearch.org
* Bennett Greenspan, President of FamilyTreeDNA

- Network with genealogists from around the state and around the country!

- Visit the Land of Enchantment!

Registration forms may be found at this link

For more information, click on this link: www.nmgs.org

Who Do You Think You Are? Re-runs

2010-08-11T20:09:00.002-06:00

This was sent to me by Ancestry.com:

Hello!

As you may have already heard, NBC is planning to re-air four episodes of the Who Do You Think You Are? series starting on Friday, August 13 at 8/7c.

As a sponsor of NBC during the show, we wanted to make sure that you didn’t miss this Friday night affair, where you can expect to see the repeated episodes that feature Lisa Kudrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, Emmitt Smith and Brooke Shields.

For those of you who may have missed a few episodes of this family history-focused series, now’s your chance to experience it. You’ll see the celebrities take an amazing voyage to discover more about the ancestors who came before them. Or maybe you’ve already seen all the episodes. If that’s the case, it will still be worth the time to pop some popcorn and sit back to relive the heart-warming journeys that each of the celebrities experienced.

So don’t forget to tune-in to the reruns of Who Do You Think You Are? starting on Friday, August 13 at 8/7c and enjoy the show!

Suzanne Russo Adams, MA, AG®
Content Research Specialist
Ancestry.com
P 801.705.7996
F 801.705.7602
E sadams@ancestry.com
360 West 4800 North
Provo, UT 84604

Albuquerque Historical Society Presentation August 21st

2010-08-09T10:06:00.002-06:00

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

Local news anchor is the descendant of Sheriff Brady

2010-08-05T09:03:00.005-06:00

In response to an inquiry that I sent to the station, KOB TV confirmed that news anchor Nicole Brady is the descendant of Billy the Kid victim Sheriff William Brady. Here is their short yet definite response via email:

Yes Nicole Brady really is a descendent (sic) of Sheriff Brady.

Julie Szulczewski
News Director

Although I will respect the news anchor's privacy by not trying to discover how she is related to this man, I may in the future post something about Sheriff Brady's 1st generation descendants. Keep a lookout on this blog for more information.

To learn more about Sheriff Brady, check out this NMGS Blog post. There is even a book published about Sheriff Brady, titled simply "Sheriff Brady" by Donald R. Lavash. You can order it through NMGS on Amazon.com and at the same time help support the Albuquerque Special Collections Library.

Is KOB TV Anchor a Descendant of Sheriff Brady?

2010-08-04T22:19:00.004-06:00

Is it true that KOB TV Anchorperson Nicole Brady is the 3rd great-granddaughter of Sheriff William Brady, victim of the Billy the Kid? After reporting about the uproar over whether New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson should pardon the infamous killer, reporter Stuart Dyson mentioned that Nicole Brady was a descendant of Sheriff Brady.

Click on this link to see the report.

According to Don Bullis in his book "New Mexico's Finest", Sheriff Brady and his deputies stepped out of the Lincoln County Courthouse on April 1, 1878 and was ambused by Billy the Kid and eight others. Sheriff Brady was the only one killed. Billy the Kid was tried and convicted for this murder - his only murder conviction. Sentenced to hang, Billy the Kid escaped killing two other lawmen in the process.

William Brady was 49 when he died. He was born in Ireland, and migrated to the US in 1951. Brady came to New Mexico as a soldier. He wife was Bonifacia, and they had nine children. His ninth child, Primitivo. was born after his death.

Source: Don Bullis, "William Brady: County Sheriff", New Mexico Finest: Peace Officers Killed in the Line of Duty 1847-1996 (Santa Fe: New Mexico Department of Public Safety, 1996), pp. 108-109.

2010 Family Reunion at El Rancho de Las Golondrinas

2010-08-04T21:06:00.001-06:00

Sunday, August 8th, 2010:
El Rancho de Las Golondrinas 1710 to 2010

In place of an NMGS program in August, we encourage everyone to visit "A Family Reunion: Families of Los Golondrinas" day on Sunday, August 8 at El Rancho de Las Golondrinas. 10 AM to 4 PM

1710 -2010
The Families of Las Golondrinas will celebrate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the historic Ranch of the Swallows with a reunion Sunday August 8th from 10:00 to 4:00. Festival admission fees apply for this event. Family members are invited to bring a picnic lunch and visit with other members while enjoying the festivities of Summer Festival. Families with pedigree charts are invited to post them in Placita Ortiz to share with visitors and family members alike. Stop at the bookstore and receive your family reunion packet before leaving. Please join us on this very special occasion.

El Rancho de Las Golondrinas is a historic rancho that dates from the early 1700s and served as an important paraje, or stopping point, along the famous Camino Real, the Royal Road from Mexico City to Santa Fe, New Mexico.

El Rancho is now maintained as a living history museum and on Sunday, August 8th, 2010 will have a "Family Reunion" day to honor all the families who lived here during the Spanish Colonial era.

Congratulations, Julia Gomez, a Los Golondrinas volunteer, for winning Best of Show at Spanish Market. Her entry, named Jardin de las Golondrinas, featured traditional colcha embroidery designs of birds and flowers on a white wool sabanilla, or cloth.

**This is not an NMGS event, but we heartily recommend this beautiful ranch and its historical significance. It is now celebrating its 300th Anniversary.

Take: $5.00 for admission, a hat, lunch and water. See: Directions to the ranch. (505) 474-3817.

Hidden Cemetery in Bernalillo, NM

2010-07-22T22:35:00.003-06:00

An old cemetery in Bernalillo, NM that was discovered a couple of months ago is being restored. The following information is from the KRQE Channel 13 website:

BERNALILLO, N.M. (KRQE) - The town of Bernalillo uncovered 200 years of history. Neighbors discovered an old cemetery south of U.S. Highway 550 near the railroad just two months ago.

Weeds and shrubs grew over the tombstones. Some of the graves date back to the 1800s. Few people even knew the cemetery existed.

"A lot of people walk by this cemetery on [a] particular path and don't even realize it's there," said Roxanne Smyth.

Click on this link to read the rest of the story and to view photos of the cemetery.

Did you know there is also a hidden cemetery in Socorro County, in the town of Lemitar? Click on this link to read more.

Corrales Fiber Arts Show

2010-07-20T19:31:00.001-06:00

From the Historical Society of New Mexico:

The Corrales Fiber Arts Show and Sale is a display of the works of thirteen fiber artists from around the country and Canada. The show, held at the Old San Ysidro Church from July 17 to July 25, is being presented in conjunction with the biennial conference of the Handweavers Guild of America known as Convergence. An important part of Convergence is community exhibitions of members' works. The Corrales Show is the result of a cooperative effort of Las Aranas Spinners and Weavers Guild, the Corrales Historical Society and Corrales MainStreet.

The show runs from Sunday, July 18 to Sunday, July 25, from 9 am to 7 pm. The works include tapestries, rugs, table runners, shawls, scarves and basketry. A portion of the sale proceeds go to the Corrales Historical Society. This is an opportunity for area residents to see extraordinary, well crafted pieces by nationally acclaimed fiber artists.

Also stop by the Galeria de Corrales to see the unique and beautiful work of Patricia SPark, another Convergence fiber artist.

Alice Glover, Corrales

Blast from the past: Cuatro Centennial History Series

2010-07-14T08:58:00.002-06:00

As we are celebrating other anniversaries, (Santa Fe's 400th, El Rancho de Las Golondrinas' 300th, and NMGS's 50th) I thought it would be nice to look back at New Mexico's 400th Anniversary in 1998.

During that year, Miguel Encinias wrote a number of history articles for the Albuquerque Journal celebrating the Cuatro Centennial. Click on this link to read the Cuatro Centennial History Series.

Ghost Town Refurbished

2010-07-11T13:59:00.003-06:00

Today's Albuquerque Journal has an article titled "New Life in a Ghost Town" . The article tells how a retired couple taking a wrong turn in New Mexico, came across the ghost town of Chloride. They fell in love with the place, and decided to buy up old landmarks and restore the town. You will need a subscription to the Albuquerque Journal, or, if you don't have a subscription, you can click on a box that will allow you to view the article after you view an advertisement. Click on this link to view the article.

The proprietors of the town's Pioneer Store Museum have a website, that can be viewed at this link.

Free Stuff!

2010-07-08T12:30:00.002-06:00

Elyse Doerflinger is a young, teenaged genealogist who hosts"Elyse's Genealogy Blog". She has created a "Freebie" section of her blog, which includes free genealogy forms of her own devising. These forms are:

•Internet Research Log and Calendar
•Microfilm to Order
•Google Book Search
•Census Tracker Worksheet
•Ancestor Timeline
•Research Goals Brainstorm Sheet

I especially like the Google Book Search form. I'm always doing stuff on that site, so I'll be printing up copies of that form.

Click on this link to access these forms. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them.

Thanks Elyse, keep up the good work!

Online Databases From Other States

2010-07-08T07:20:00.004-06:00

The following information is from the Genealogical Society of Hispanic America-Southern California. They sent out an e-mail to their membership informing them about online databases that can be found on various websites. The entire text of the e-mail is below:

E-News You Can Use

Getting to the library or genealogy resource center is not easy for many of us, so it’s a great help when we learn about new databases we can access right from our own homes. Take some time to browse through these two that have been so generously shared with us.

Jeanette Fisher, Editor

Genealogical Society of Hispanic America-Southern California
PO Box 2472
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670-0472
http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/GSHA.htm
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Genealogy Databases

Fort Wayne Genealogy Center
If, like me, you have ancestors from the eastern states, the databases listed on the Fort Wayne Genealogy Center website may be a great resource for you. You can search the database catalog at www.genealogycenter.info/otherdb.php to see if the area you are researching is included.

This comes to you from issue No. 66 of Genealogy Gems: News from the Fort Wayne Library, August 31, 2009

Amazing numbers of new records have been added to our Genealogy Center database site. Have you looked for your late 19th and early 20th century OH, IN, MI, IL and NY ancestors in the more than forty-four thousand entry ³Evangelical Messenger² obituary index? Have you visited Roots Television online recently? A lot of new programming and shows are there, and you don¹t even have to worry about your digital signal coming in clearly.

Kansas Historical Society Online Collection

Do you know that between 1854 and 1861, eastern Colorado was part of the Kansas Territory? Here is what Wikipedia has to say:

The Territory of Kansas was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30 , 1854 , until January 29 , 1861 , when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Kansas .

The territory extended from the Missouri border west to the summit of the Rocky Mountains and from the 37th parallel north , north to the 40th parallel north . Much of the eastern region of what is now the State of Colorado was part of Kansas Territory. The Territory of Colorado was created to govern this western region of the former Kansas Territory on February 28 , 1861 .
WAGS member, Sherry Britton, shares this announcement with us from the Kansas Historical Society:

Former Kansas Governor John Carlin, who served as Archivist of the United States from 1995 to 2005, will return to Topeka Oct.16 for the launch of Kansas Memory, the Kansas Historical Society's newest online offering. Kansas Memory will feature the largest collection of photographs and manuscripts from Kansas history on the Internet, and can be accessed at .

Kansas Memory offers unprecedented online access to Kansas history and includes thousands of items from the Kansas Historical Society's collections of photographs, letters, diaries and other historic items. Users can browse, search, or share images, and will eventually be able to purchase high-resolution versions online. The "My Memory" section allows users to customize a personal space, save searches, and create scrapbooks of items.

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In the article below from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, August 26, 2007, Dick Eastman gives us several good examples of why we shouldn’t believe everything we find on the internet.

Can You Trust Online Genealogy Data?

"I found it online, so it must be true!"

Of course not. If you have been involved in researching your family tree for more than a few months, you already know the truth about online genealogy data. Or do you?

You can go to almost any of today's online genealogy sites and find information that appears to be false. I'll pick on FamilySearch.org as it is a free and open database, making it a good example that everyone can see. However, similar examples exist on most of the commercial genealogy databases as well.

The first example is that of Mrs. John Allen. According to the International Genealogical Index online at http://www.FamilySearch.org, Mrs. John Allen was born about 1580 in Hartford, Connecticut. She married Mr. John Allen about 1602, also in Hartford. John Allen's birth is listed as about 1575, also in Hartford.

As I remember from my history classes in school, Hartford didn't exist in those days. The only people found there from 1575 through 1602 would have been American Indians, and the name "John Allen" sure doesn't sound like an Indian name to me! In fact, Dutch explorer Adriaen Block first visited the area in 1614. The first settlement from the New Netherland colony was a trading post not far from present-day Hartford, and the first English settlers arrived in 1635. It would therefore seem silly to claim births in the area in the 1500s.

In a similar vein, you can find a birth record in the Ancestral File for John Smith in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1618. That is obviously two years before the Pilgrims arrived and settled the place. Another person named John Smith reportedly was born about 1615 in Eastham, Massachusetts, despite the fact that the history books all claim that the first settlers arrived there in 1644.

A third example uses my surname: Roger Eastman, born 13 April 1598 in Romsey, Vermont." Not only is the date obviously incorrect, I also checked and found there is no place in Vermont named Romsey. There is, however, a Romsey in England, and several Eastman families appear in the church records there in the 1500s. This is an excellent example of the sloppy records you can find on the Internet.

These are but a few of the obvious errors; there are many thousands more. In fact, most of the errors are not so obvious. I picked a few examples of births before each area was settled, but most errors sound much more plausible. A birth in Massachusetts in the 1700s or in Texas in the late 1800s might be equally inaccurate but much less obvious since those areas were well populated at the time.

So take Dick’s advice. Don't believe everything you find on the internet. Get those original records and document your information. Check out Dick’s daily blog at http://www.eogn.com.
You can go to almost any of today's online genealogy sites and find information that appears to be false. I'll pick on FamilySearch.org as it is a free and open database, making it a good example that everyone can see. However, similar examples exist on most of the commercial genealogy databases as well.

The first example is that of Mrs. John Allen. According to the International Genealogical Index online at http://www.FamilySearch.org, Mrs. John Allen was born about 1580 in Hartford, Connecticut. She married Mr. John Allen about 1602, also in Hartford. John Allen's birth is listed as about 1575, also in Hartford.

As I remember from my history classes in school, Hartford didn't exist in those days. The only people found there from 1575 through 1602 would have been American Indians, and the name "John Allen" sure doesn't sound like an Indian name to me! In fact, Dutch explorer Adriaen Block first visited the area in 1614. The first settlement from the New Netherland colony was a trading post not far from present-day Hartford, and the first English settlers arrived in 1635. It would therefore seem silly to claim births in the area in the 1500s.

In a similar vein, you can find a birth record in the Ancestral File for John Smith in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1618. That is obviously two years before the Pilgrims arrived and settled the place. Another person named John Smith reportedly was born about 1615 in Eastham, Massachusetts, despite the fact that the history books all claim that the first settlers arrived there in 1644.

A third example uses my surname: Roger Eastman, born 13 April 1598 in Romsey, Vermont." Not only is the date obviously incorrect, I also checked and found there is no place in Vermont named Romsey. There is, however, a Romsey in England, and several Eastman families appear in the church records there in the 1500s. This is an excellent example of the sloppy records you can find on the Internet.

These are but a few of the obvious errors; there are many thousands more. In fact, most of the errors are not so obvious. I picked a few examples of births before each area was settled, but most errors sound much more plausible. A birth in Massachusetts in the 1700s or in Texas in the late 1800s might be equally inaccurate but much less obvious since those areas were well populated at the time.

So take Dick’s advice. Don't believe everything you find on the internet. Get those original records and document your information. Check out Dick’s daily blog at http://www.eogn.com.

Revolutionary War Docs Free on Footnote Until July 7th

2010-07-01T10:40:00.002-06:00

Footnote.com, which has a number of great documents online from the National Archives and other sources, will be offering free access to Revolutionary War documents on their site until July 7th.

From their site:

In partnership with the National Archives, you can explore millions of American Revolutionary War documents that are found nowhere else on the Internet. Discover details about individual soldiers, read letters penned by the Founding Fathers, view documents from The Continental Congress and more.

Example Records
* Revolutionary War Pensions
* Revolutionary War Rolls
* Revolutionary War Service Records....

Link.

All Civil War Content Free on Footnote.com in June

2010-06-25T21:21:00.003-06:00

Sorry about this late notice, but I just discovered that all Civil War content on Footnote.com is free this month! This apparently includes 1860 Census records. Check out these free documents at this link!

It's only good for the rest on this month! Don't delay!

Special Collections Material Now At Main Library

2010-06-21T12:52:00.003-06:00

I know that I'm behind the times, but I wanted to let you know that the Albuquerque Special Collections material has moved to the second floor of the Albuquerque Main Public Library. Not everything is there: for instance, they didn't have have the paper copies of the Albuquerque City Directories - but they did have the microfilm of those directories. However, almost everything is there.

They have about a dozen computers on the second floor that are useable for genealogical research. These computers have free access to the library editions of Ancestry.com, Footnote.com, and other paid websites. Most of the microfilms are there, including the Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. And I found that it appears that all of the genealogical periodicals and books are on the shelves.

Come visit the library! They are open

Mondays 10 AM - 6 PM
Tuesdays 10 AM - 7 PM
Wednesdays 10 AM - 7PM
Thursdays 10 AM - 6 PM
Friday 10 AM - 6 PM
Saturday 10 AM - 6 PM
Closed Sunday.

As always, if you are coming from far away, you may wish to call before you leave just in case it is closed for hoidays or unforeseen reasons. You may call the Albuquerque Main Library at 505-768-5141. Their website is at http://www.cabq.gov/library/main.htm#ongoing.

I'll be going over to the library today!

R. Baca

1962 Time Article about 1st NM Capital

2010-06-10T20:09:00.001-06:00

I found the following article from the August 3, 1962 Time Magazine: Science: Conquistadors' Capital. It is about the excavation work that was done on the first Spanish capital of New Mexico: San Gabriel de Yunque. It's an interesting read.

You can find out more about the dig in the Winter 2008 Issue of the UNM Anthropology Newsletter (page 8). The article aludes to a Time Magazine article that Tony Hillerman wrote about the dig. I wonder if it's the article above?

Some Local and NM History Programs in June

2010-06-10T11:14:00.002-06:00

The following was sent to me from the Albuquerque Historical Society, via e-mail:

HERE'S SOME LOCAL & NM HISTORY OPPORTUNITIES

JUNE 10, 5:30 PM, ROBINSON PARK, 8TH & CENTRAL Rededication of the Braden Memorial, Lady with Fountain, sponsored by City Public Art program

JUNE 11, 12 NOON, ZIMMERMAN LIBRARY-
"Political Transitions in NM: 3 Looks at the Early 20th Century", sponsored by the State Historian & NM Archives

* NM on Display: Politics and Image at Territorial Fairs, 1881-1912
* All Pueblo Council and Political Sovereignty in the 1920's
* Indians on One Hand, Mexicans on the Other--Pueblos, Hispanos, Politics of Ethnicity 1913-1935

SATURDAY JUNE 12, 10AM - 12 NOON, Downtown Tiles Silent Auction, City Warehouse-604 Menaul NW

SATURDAY JUNE 12, 1 PM, Belen Harvey House "Legacy of the Belen Railroad Cut off

MONDAY, JUNE 14, 12 NOON, ZIMMERMAN LIBRARY
State Historian Program, Denise Tessier, Historic County Courthouses

Mary Penner to Speak at June 19, 2010 NMGS Program

2010-06-03T21:13:00.002-06:00

Saturday, June 19, 2010, 10:30 AM
The Auditorium, basement floor
Albuquerque Main Library
501 Copper NW, Albuquerque NM

Important Notice : Due to the closure of the Albuquerque Special Collections Library for renovations, our programs will be presented in different locations throughout the year. Please check the New Mexico Genealogical Society website for program locations at http://www.nmgs.org/workshop.htm. Our programs are usually presented at 10:30 AM on the third Saturday of each month.

The New Mexico Genealogical Society presents

Mary Penner
Professional Genealogist

Will present a workshop on

Online Public Library Resources for Genealogists
Local public libraries hold many valuable resources for family history researchers, but we can’t visit every library near where our far-flung ancestors lived. Fortunately, many public libraries have online resources useful for genealogists. Find out how to conduct research in libraries far and wide from your home computer.

Tijeras resident and NMGS member Mary Penner began documenting her family history at the age of ten and still continues to pursue her passion for genealogy. A former college and high school English teacher, she now works as a professional genealogist, writer, and speaker. An award winning author, her articles have appeared in numerous genealogy journals and magazines, and she contributes frequently to the “Ancestry Weekly Discovery,” a digital newsletter for Ancestry.com. Her recent webinar on Ancestry.com has been viewed by over 3,000 people. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Association of Professional Genealogists and has been awarded research grants from both the Kansas and Missouri State Historical Societies.

For more information about Mary Penner, check out her Penner Research Services website at http://www.marypenner.com/.

This program is free and open to the public.

The Lovelace Medical Center, Tuberculosis and Outer Space

2010-06-03T20:34:00.002-06:00

This was sent to me by the Albuquerque Historical Society

ALBUQUERQUE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INVITES YOU

SATURDAY JUNE 19, 2010, 1 P.M.
LOVELACE EDUCATION BUILDING, 6200 GIBSON SE
most eastern building of former Lovelace Hospital Complex,
Park in east lot

“Tuberculosis to Outer Space”

The SAGA of the Lovelace Medical Center and the two Doctors Lovelace
Presented by UNM History Professor Jake Spidle

William Randoph Lovelace, M.D. and Edgar Lassatter, M.D. sought their personal cure for tuberculosis in NM in the early 1900’s. After they both were well, they teamed up in the 1920’s to start a practice which ultimately became one of NM’s largest health care presences. Not without controversy, the two doctors pioneered the “group practice” philosophy which was radical at a time when solo practice doctors were considered the “American Way”.

Dr. William Randolph (Randy) Lovelace II joined his uncle in practice after WWII. A clinic was built on Gibson in 1949. The fledgling NASA space program used the talents and research of Dr. Randy Lovelace to test and help select the original Mercury 7 astronauts in the late 1950’s.

Professor Spidle’s book “The Lovelace Medical Center: Pioneer in American Health Care” chronicles the Lovelace saga with special mention of the astronauts in the late 1950’s..

Professor Jake Spidle taught in the history department of UNM for many years and specializes in the history of modern medicine with an emphasis on NM and the southwest.

Founded in 1947, the Albuquerque Historical Society (AHS) welcomes all who are interested in the history of our city to its monthly programs. All programs are free and open to the public. For more information call Janet Saiers, 299-5019, jsaiers@msn.com

Questions: Call Janet Saiers, AHS President, 299-5019

Belen Harvey House Events in June

2010-06-03T20:25:00.002-06:00

The following was sent to me by Janet from the Albuquerque Historical Society

SATURDAY JUNE 5 & 12, 2010, 1 P.M.
BELEN HARVEY HOUSE'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY
104 N. 1st Street, Belen 861--0581
Regular hours Tuesday - Sat. 12:30 - 3:30, Sunday 1-3
The following Saturday events begin at 1 p.m.

June 5, 1 p.m.
"100 Years of Harvey House History in Belen"
presented by Richard Melzer, Ph.D., president of the Valencia County Historical Society, noted historian and author of Fred Harvey Houses of the Southwest

June 12, 1 p.m.
"Considering the Legacy of the Belen Cutoff: Building Rail capacity and Communities over the Last Century" presented by Shawn Kelley and William Penner of Parametrix in Albuquerque

Albuquerque Special Collection Library to close May 29, 2010

2010-05-19T18:27:00.002-06:00

The following information was sent to me by Julia Clarke, the director of the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library system. The Albuquerque Special Collection Library will be closing after May 29, 2010. More information is below:

Good afternoon,

The Special Collections Library will close for renovation effective Tuesday, June 1, 2010. Saturday, May 29 will be the last day of service at 423 Central NE.

· The renovation is scheduled to last approximately 10 months. (Reminder: we could encounter issues that would extend the duration of the project.)

· All genealogical materials as well as a significant portion of the New Mexicana materials will be moved to the second floor of the Main Library.

· Microfilm resources and microfilm readers will be available to genealogists.

· Public access computers will be available.

The move is scheduled to take approximately two weeks. It is anticipated that Special Collections materials will be available to the public by June 14. Should they be available more quickly, this will be announced on the public library’s website: www.cabq.gov/library

The Main Library is open Mondays through Saturdays. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, the Main Library is open from 10 to 7. Mondays and Thursdays thru Saturdays, the Library is open from 10 to 6.

Since our original discussions, two more maintenance positions have been removed from the library system. This means that we have less manpower to accomplish this task, hence the two week schedule. We ask your understanding as we go through this move. After June 14, we will be continuing the effort to make this a successful transition.

I also anticipate that it will be later than June 14 for all computer related services to be up and running smoothly.

We very much appreciate your patience. Please contact me with any questions.

We also will appreciate your sharing this information.

Julia Clarke
Director
Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System
501 Copper NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 768-5122
Fax: (505) 768-5191
jclarke@cabq.gov

Margaret Leonard Windham, 1924-2010

2010-03-31T19:37:00.002-06:00

NMGS is sad to announce that a past president and a tireless volunteer for our organization died on Monday, March 29. Below is her obitary, as it can be found on her memorial site on French's Mortuary's website.

WINDHAM - Margaret Faye (Leonard) Windham, 86, a resident of Albuquerque since 1955 died Monday, March, 29, 2010. She is survived by her children Donald Ray Windham and his wife Jeanne of Edgewood, New Mexico, and Louise Payne and her husband Roger of Albuquerque; Grandchildren, Arthur Windham, Albuquerque, Donald Windham II, Moriarty, Stormy Gilmore and husband Clay of Roy, Utah, Carla Ludington and husband Doug, and Rus Payne and wife Keri all from Los Lunas, N M, Katie Fry and husband Brooks of Kaktovik, AK, Jacob Payne and wife DeAnn of Tulsa, OK, and Emilee Payne of Thatcher, AZ. She has 16 great grandchildren. Sister Betty Jo (Jodie) Aves of Albuquerque, and nieces Catherine Aves Flint of Albuquerque, Martha Atkins of San Antonio, TX, and nephew John Atkins of Los Angles, CA. She was preceded in death by her husband James Robert (Tex) Windham, son Joseph Windham, and Sister Dorothy Atkins. Margaret was born in Ranger and grew up in Odessa Texas. She was a graduate of Texas Tech, University majoring in Home Economics. She taught school in Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico including Continuing Education for University of New Mexico. Margaret was active in genealogy becoming a certified genealogist and past President of the New Mexico Genealogical Society. She was also active in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and a member of the Cosmopolitan Club. She was an avid quilter, Iris Gardener, and Dallas Cowboy Fan. Services will be held Saturday April, 3, 2010 with viewing from 1:00-1:45 PM with the Service at 2:00 PM at French Mortuary, 10500 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87112 with Rev. John Kees officiating. Interment will be on Monday April 5, 2010 at the National Cemetery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Should friends desire, memorial contributions could be made to the Methodist Children's Home, 1111 Herring Ave, Waco, Texas, 76708 1-800-853-1272 or a charity of their choice.

You may post memories and photos on the website if you wish.

Supporters of the Albuquerque Special Collections Library

2010-03-17T10:21:00.006-06:00

The following announcement is meant for informational purposes only, and is not officially sponsored by the New Mexico Genealogical Society.

Concerned Citizens Supporting
The Albuquerque Special Collections Library

Organizational meeting

Time and Date
1 PM,
Saturday March 20, 2010

Location
Center for the Book
Albuquerque Special Collections Library
423 Central Ave. NE
(NW corner of Central and Edith)
Albuquerque, NM

The meeting is free and open to the public.

In the next few months, the Special Collections Library of the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System will be undergoing renovation. At that time, the library system is intending to move most of the collections of the Special Collections Library to the Main Albuquerque Library on 501 Copper Ave. NE. While many of us patrons understand the need for renovation of the library, we are apprehensive about the move. Specifically:

· Are the renovations going to be done in a timely manner? If the renovations take many months or even more than a year, it could be detrimental to genealogy and history researchers of the area.

· Will the collections be moved quickly to the Main Library and be accessible immediately so that there are no lapses in service?

· Is the move itself necessary? Could we have the library open during portions of the renovation?

· Most importantly, will we have a guarantee from the library system that once the renovation is done, that the Special Collections Library continue the same services as before? Namely, that the library will continue to house its vast and varied research collections on genealogy and New Mexico history and culture, and having these collections easily accessible and that library will be open for at the very least the same hours of operation as before?

Supporters of the library must have our voices heard! We must be clear as to what we want done, and we must let those who are making the decisions know what we want. If you are concerned about these issues, please attend our organizational meeting in the Center for the Book at the Albuquerque Special Collection Library, at 1 PM on Saturday, March 20, 2010.

For more information about the library, follow this link to its official website.

Free Census Records online - for a limited time

2010-03-11T18:32:00.005-07:00

I found the following announcement on the Genealogy Insider blog:

"Footnote's Census Records: Free for a Limited Time

"Posted by Diane

"Historical records subscription site Footnote is making its US census records free for a limited time.

"Footnote spokesperson Justin Schroepfer says there’s not yet a firm ending date, but the records will be free at least through the end of this month. You’ll need to register as a free member to view the records. Footnote is carrying out plans to host the complete US census back to 1790. Here are the census records on the site so far:

"the complete 1860 census
5 percent of 1900
3 percent of 1910
3 percent of 1920
98 percent of 1930

"When you find a relative’s record, click the “I’m Related” button for a name on the document to identify yourself as a relative and see others who’ve done the same. You also can see others’ photos, stories and comments related to the record. (See Footnote’s tips for starting family history and making the most of its interactive census collection.)

"The offer will help Footnote capture the family history interest stirred up by network television programs such as “Who Do You Think You Are?” and “Faces of America.” The getting-started page bills Footnote as the “unofficial, affordable and premiere resource for Who Do You Think You Are?”

"Footnote also has launched its improved record viewer, which I blogged about yesterday."

Yes, you too can participate in the Baca Surname Workshop!

2010-03-10T20:06:00.004-07:00

"The Baca Surname Workshop", facilitated by Robert J. C. Baca, will be on March 20, 2010, beginning at 10:30 AM, in Botts Hall, at the Albuquerque Special Collections Library. The workshop is free and open to the public. For more information, click on this link.

I received a number of responses from people who were disappointed because they could attend this workshop. Some people have even sent me their charts in hopes that we would discuss it during the workshop. That gave me an idea.

If you can't attend, but you wish to share your information in hopes that someone can help you, send me an e-mail at abqbobcat@nmia.com. Let me know if you wish to allow people to contact you directly or through me instead. I will share your information and give you any hints that attendees may have regarding your family tree.

You may find that ancestor who eludes you, or you may even find a long-lost cousin. Either way, you may be happy with the results.

If you are able to attend the workshop, please attend! The workshop will only be successful if people actually attend and discuss their genealogies. It is open to the novice and experienced genealogist, alike!

Robert Baca
President, New Mexico Genealogical Society

March 20, 2010 NMGS Program

2010-03-07T20:08:00.002-07:00

Saturday, March 20, 2010, 10:30 AM
Albuquerque Special Collections Library
423 Central NE, Albuquerque NM
(NW Corner of Edith and Central)

The New Mexico Genealogical Society presents

Robert J. C. Baca

President of the New Mexico Genealogical Society

Facilitating

The Baca Surname Workshop

By popular request, we offer the first of a series of single surname workshops.

Do you have the Baca surname within your family tree? Are you researching for someone else? Do you just have an interest in this uniquely New Mexican family?

Bring your research, charts and questions to the workshop. As a group, we will we work to break through the brick walls of our research. This workshop is for the novice, the expert and everyone in between.

This program is free and open to the public.

For more information about our programs, please visit the New Mexico Genealogical Society website at http://www.nmgs.org/workshop.htm

Festival Djudeo-Espanyol 2010

2010-02-22T19:56:00.002-07:00

I received this notice via e-mail.

Festival Djudeo - Espanyol 2010:

Celebrating the Crypto Jewish Legacy of New Mexico

March 19-20th

Congregation Nahalat Shalom

3606 Rio Grande Blvd. NW
Albuquerque, New Mexico

for more information, click on the virtual flier below:

Summaries of Past NMGS Programs

2010-02-21T22:12:00.003-07:00

I've been receiving requests from NMGS members out of state to post information about our past programs. Well, I have summarized a few of our programs - eight to be exact - on this blog. You can access these summaries by clicking "Past NMGS Presentations" on the right margin of this blog, or you can click on this link.

Hopefully, one of these days we will be able to videotape some of our programs. I'll let you know when we do that.

NMGS Program February 20, 2010

2010-02-13T17:02:00.004-07:00

Recently, it came to our attention that another organization was having a program at the Special Collection Library at the same time as our February program. We did some research, and discovered that The Hispanic Culture Preservation League is actually having their program in a different room than ours. Our program will be in Botts Hall, while their program will be in the Center for the Book. Therefore, there is no conflict between the two programs.

Please see the announcement below for information about our program.

Saturday, February 20, 2010, 10:30 AM
Albuquerque Special Collections Library
423 Central NE, Albuquerque NM
(NW Corner of Edith and Central)

The New Mexico Genealogical Society presents
Angel R. Cervantes

Who will discuss the

New Mexico DNA Project:
The Anglo/Saxons connection to New Mexican Families

In Part IV of an ongoing series, Mr. Cervantes will explore the connection between certain New Mexican families and the Anglo Saxon tribes. Cervantes will show a short film that will trace the history of these people. He will discuss which families show the markers that are most identified with this tribe.

Angel Cervantes is the New Mexico Genealogical Society’s DNA Project Advisor. For more information about the New Mexico DNA Project, visit their website online at: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/NewMexicoDNA/default.aspx

This program is free and open to the public.

For more information about our programs, please visit the New Mexico Genealogical Society website at http://www.nmgs.org/workshop.htm

NMGS 50th Anniverary Conference!

2010-02-05T17:56:00.006-07:00

The New Mexico Genealogical Society

proudly announces it's

50th Anniversary Conference

October 15 & 16, 2010

at the Marriott Pyramid Hotel

in Albuquerque, New Mexico

After 50 Years of Continuous Service to the Genealogical Community it's time to celebrate! 2010 marks Our Golden Anniversary! Celebrate with us at a GENEALOGY CONFERENCE in beautiful Albuquerque.

Speakers scheduled to appear:

* Keynote speaker: Paul Hutton, Ph.D - award winning speaker and UNM history professor
* Al Regensberg
* Robert J. Torrez, former New Mexico State Historian
* Rick Henricks, famed New Mexico historian
* Richard Melzer, historian
* Krysten Baca, of Ancestry.com
* Jim Greene, of FamilySearch.org
* Banquet Speaker: Bennett Greenspan, President & CEO of FamilyTreeDNA

All of this at very reasonable prices.

Visit our website at http://www.nmgs.org for more information.

To register for the conference or to view our agenda, click on this link.

We look forward to seeing you at the Marriott PYRAMID HOTEL in Albuquerque.

2010-01-30T00:01:00.000-07:00

From the Society of Southwest Archivists' website:

Society for Southwest Archivists Annual Meeting

April 28 -May 1 Santa Fe, NM

Lobby of the N.M. History Museum, site of the workshops

SSA's Annual Meeting at Santa Fe will feature three workshops:

* Preservation of Photographic Materials
* Fund Raising 101: Success in Starting a Fund-Raising Program for your Repository
* Caring for Native American Archival Collections in a Culturally Responsive Way

For more information, visit the website.

African-American History Month celebrated at the NARA

2010-01-29T07:00:00.003-07:00

From Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, the following announcement from the National Archives and Records Administration was posted:

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The National Archives will celebrate African-American History Month in February with special films, public programs, book talks, and lectures, including a special event on the legacy of John Hope Franklin. These events are free and open to the public and will be held at the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C., and at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

Visitors to the William G. McGowan Theater should enter at the Special Events entrance at Constitution Ave. and 7th St., NW. Visitors to all programs in the National Archives Building Research Center (Room G-24) should use the Pennsylvania Avenue entrance, between 7th and 9th Streets, NW. The National Archives at College Park, MD, is located at 8601 Adelphi Road. Both locations are fully accessible. For directions, see: http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro....

Visit Dick Eastman's blog for further information, including dates and times of specific events. If you live or are visiting in the Washington, D.C. area in February, consider attending one or more of these events.

February 2010 NMGS Program

2010-01-20T11:16:00.002-07:00

Saturday, February 20, 2010, 10:30 AM
Albuquerque Special Collections Library
423 Central NE, Albuquerque NM
(NW Corner of Edith and Central)

The New Mexico Genealogical Society presents
Angel R. Cervantes

Who will discuss the

New Mexico DNA Project:
The Anglo/Saxons connection to New Mexican Families

In Part IV of an ongoing series, Mr. Cervantes will explore the connection between certain New Mexican families and the Anglo Saxon tribes. Cervantes will show a short film that will trace the history of these people. He will discuss which families show the markers that are most identified with this tribe.

Angel Cervantes is the New Mexico Genealogical Society’s DNA Project Advisor. For more information about the New Mexico DNA Project, visit their website online at: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/NewMexicoDNA/default.aspx

This program is free and open to the public. For more information about our programs, please visit the New Mexico Genealogical Society website at http://www.nmgs.org/workshop.htm

Lila Armijo Pfeufer, 1911-2010

2010-01-14T17:29:00.001-07:00

From Pat Esterly, NMGS website editor:

Sadly, we recall Lila Armijo Pfeufer, who was an dedicated member of the early team of volunteers who worked transcribing church records for NMGS publications. The Albuquerque Journal obituary stated that she passed away on January 10, 2010, at 99 years of age.

Lila was a very talented lady with an interesting life and left behind two daughters, a granddaughter, and a great granddaughter, as well as admiring friends. See more about her at French Funeral's online tribute, http://hosting-24467.tributes.com/show/Lila-Pfeufer-87600516.

A private funeral will be announced at a later date.

January 2010 NMGS Program

2010-01-13T12:43:00.002-07:00

Saturday, January 16, 2010, 10:30 AM
Albuquerque Special Collections Library
423 Central NE, Albuquerque NM
(NW Corner of Edith and Central)

The New Mexico Genealogical Society presents

Mary Wyant, Map Librarian
The Map and Geographic Information Center (M.A.G.I.C.) at the University of New Mexico

From the web site: "Whatever your needs or interest, maps can add a new dimension to your research, assignments, work or recreational activities. The Map and Geographic Information Center has thousands of maps and atlases on topics as diverse as flood zones in Bernalillo County to mineral resources in East Asia." Included is New Mexico historical material, such as Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, and maps of New Mexico and the Southwest, 1700s to 1940.

Ms. Wyant will display a number of maps from the center and discuss their significance to history.

Come join us at Botts Hall for this unique presentation.

This program is free and open to the public.

For more information about our programs, please visit the New Mexico Genealogical Society website at http://www.nmgs.org/workshop.htm

New Mexico DNA Project

2009-12-23T17:00:00.003-07:00

New Mexico DNA Project

Project Background:

The New Mexico DNA Project will cover the colonial expeditions of New Mexico by the Spanish in 1598 and 1693, by the Mexicans in 1821, and by the Americans in 1848. The New Mexico DNA Project will encompass not only Hispanics, but also Anglo-Americans who have come to New Mexico.

In the years just after the Conquest of the New World, the Native-American population was decimated by disease and war, leaving a relatively small gene pool of Native-American, Spanish, French, and English ancestors.

DNA studies on Hispanics show a higher European admixture. *Anthropologist Andrew Merriwether and colleagues conducted a study on Hispanics living in Colorado. Using classic genetic markers they estimated an admixture of 67% European and 33% Native-American.

He further tested their mitochondrial DNA (mtdna) which is a test to find the origins of your great, great...grandmother, going back 10's of thousands of years. This one ancestor which is your families "Eve" so to speak, showed up as Native-American 85% of the time and European in origin 15% of the time. Thus showing that the majority of unions in this admixture were of European males and Native-American females.

Project Goals:

To find our ancient origins, whatever they may be. To discover previously unknown living relatives. To determine migration patterns of different families. To see if similar sounding surnames are related. To discover how closely related all of us really are. To share this information with others so that we can learn more about where we came from.

How to join this DNA project:

FamilyTreeDNA offers a discount on their 12 marker test ($99 +P/H, the price of several genealogy books) and their 25 marker test ($124 +P/H) or the 37 marker test ($149 +P/H) to those participating in a DNA Project. Since women do not have Y-chromosome DNA they would need the assistance of a brother, Uncle or other male relative with the family surname.

In order to join the "New Mexico DNA Project" and get this discount just go to this link, or contact Angel R. Cervantes at angelrcervantes@yahoo.com.

Just decide on the 12 marker test or the 25, 37, or 67 Y-dna marker test. The 37 or 67 marker tests are more economical in the long run. All tests show the group discount of $99 for the 12 marker test, $124 for the 25 marker test, $149 for the 37 marker test, and $239 for the 67 marker test. The test results take about 4 to 6 weeks from the time FamilyTreeDNA gets your sample.

To see project results go to this website: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/NewMexicoDNA

Disclaimer: Only Family Tree DNA benefits monetarily from those who sign up to the New Mexico DNA Project

GSHA - SC Holiday Gathering - in Burbank, CA

2009-11-26T09:11:00.004-07:00

Below is from an e-mail that I received from the GSHA - Southern California Chapter. It will be taking place in Burbank, California.

We hope to see you on Saturday, December 5, at our annual Holiday Gathering,the last general meeting of 2009 which will feature the documentary Los Pastores, filmed in Taos, New Mexico and a Q&A with the producer Loren Stephens. [Flyer attached has full information.]

Click on flier below to get a full sized image.

You are also invited to share our potluck--bring your favorite dish. And don't forget this is a good time to clear out your re-gifting drawer andtake a tax deduction for donating those items to our Silent Auction. We also accept certificates for services. One of the most popular items in thepast was several hours of research donated by Jeanette Fisher. Other donations have included plants, jewelry, books, giftware, artwork, baked goods, CDs & DVDs, etc.

For those of you who cannot attend, you can use the attached tickets toenter our door prize drawing. Prizes include a 2010 Membership in GSHA-SCand several gift certificates redeemable at our book sales table.

Date: Saturday, December 5, 2009, 10:30am-4pm

Where: Southern California Genealogical Society Library
417 Irving Drive
Burbank, California 91504-2408

Directions: 818-843-7247

Please feel free to circulate this flyer. If you are a GSHA-SC member, your newsletter is in production and will reach you before December 2. I apologize for the delay.

Happy Holidays,

Donie

Donie Nelson
VP Communications
Genealogical Society of Hispanic America-Southern California Chapter

310-204-6808

http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/GSHA.htm

African-Ancestored Genealogy Vidcast #1

2009-11-19T19:12:00.003-07:00

The self-described "Evangelist for African Ancestored Genealogy" George Geder has produced his first videocast on his blog. This Santa Fe family historian and photo restoration artist has a wealth of imformation on how to research African-American roots. His first videocast begins with a description of two books that he believes all African-American genealogical researchers should have. It ends with a montage of his family photos. Let me have him explain the video himself:

Dear Family & Friends,Most of you know that I'm into family history & genealogy. I'm also calling myself an 'Evangelist for African Ancestored Genealogy'.

To that extent, I've uploaded my first videocast.I promise to get better as I master the techniques involved. LOL

Please check it out at http://bit.ly/44yUC.Tell me what you think; and suggest what I should feature next.Pass it along to your contacts, if you like.

Thanks in advance for any and all feedback!

George Geder

Peace

Reminder: November 21st NMGS Program

2009-11-17T17:48:00.000-07:00

Saturday, November 21, 2009, 10:30 AM
Albuquerque Special Collections Library
423 Central NE, Albuquerque NM
(NW Corner of Edith and Central)

The New Mexico Genealogical Society presents
Angel R. Cervantes

Who will discuss the

New Mexico DNA Project:
The Vandals’ Connection to New Mexican Families

In Part III of an ongoing series, Mr. Cervantes will explore the connection between certain New Mexican families and the Vandals, a Germanic tribe that occupied Spain. Cervantes will show a short film that will trace the history of these people. He will discuss which families show the markers that are most identified with this tribe.

Angel Cervantes is the New Mexico Genealogical Society’s DNA Project Advisor. For more information about the New Mexico DNA Project, visit their website online at: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/NewMexicoDNA/default.aspx

NMGS will also be having its annual officer elections at this meeting.

This program is free and open to the public.

For more information about our programs, please visit the New Mexico Genealogical Society website at http://www.nmgs.org/workshop.htm

Land Grand Research Lecture

2009-11-17T17:13:00.003-07:00

This announcement crossed my desk today. I wish to share it with you.

You are invited
Open to Public
Free Parking

Land grant research lecture

The Center for Land Grant Studies will present a lecture on land grants and land grant research at the New Mexico State Library in the Southwest Room on Friday, November 20, from 3-4 p.m.

Malcolm Ebright, historian/lawyer and president of the Center for Land Grant Studies and Richard Salazar, former State Archivist, will give a talk on land grant research in New Mexico. They will illustrate the process of land grant research with examples and identify research tools and their availability.

The State Library’s Southwest Librarian will be there to provide research assistance, and publications from the Center for Land Grant Studies will be on display and for sale. This presentation is free and open to the public.

The State Library is located at 1209 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe. For further information call Faith Yoman, Southwest Librarian, (505) 476-9790.

Valencia County Genealogy Links

2009-11-08T00:01:00.006-07:00

New Mexican Census and Death Records online

2009-11-02T12:01:00.003-07:00

The Family Search website has a Record Search pilot program online. I've found abstracts of New Mexican death records, as well as census indexes on this site. The 1900 United States census index includes images of the actual records.

Since this is a pilot program, expect more records to show up on this site in the future.

To search this site, click on this link.

Union County Genealogy Links

2009-11-01T18:00:00.014-07:00

Below is a list of Union County Genealogy Links. Please send your suggestions for additional links to abqbobcat@nmia.com. Please put in the subject line the words "Union County Genealogy Links." Thank you - Robert Baca, President NMGS.

New Mexico Genealogical Society Links

* Locating Catholic Church Records in New Mexico - Union County

- See also the Introduction to the Project

* NMGS Press

* Genealogical Resources of New Mexico (book)

Libraries and Archives:

* Family History Centers

* Union County Public Libraries

Genealogical and Historical Societies:

* New Mexico Genealogical Society

* Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico

* Union County Historical Society

Genealogy Resources:

* USGenWeb - Union County

- Archives - Union County

* Genealogy Trails - Union County

Genealogy Queries & Message Boards:

* Cousin Connect - Union County

* GenForum - Union County

* GenCircles - Union County

* Rootsweb - Union County

Genealogy Directories, List, and Links:

* EPodunk -Union County Profile

* Cyndi's List - Union County

* Linkpendium - Union County

Vital Records

* Union County Marriage Index, 1727-1900

Cemetery, Burial & Obituaries:

* Find a Grave - Union County

* The Political Graveyard - Union County

* Tombstone Transcription Project - Union County

* Union County, NM Cemeteries USGS GNIS Geographic Names Server

* Hess Funeral Directors (Obituaries)

Census Records:

* Census Records and Indexes - Union County

Community Genealogy and History:

* History of Union County

* Union County Historical Markers

* History of Clayton

* History of New Mexico - Union County

* The Leading Facts of New Mexico History - Union County

Cultural Resources:

* Herzstein Memorial Museum

* Capulin Volcano National Monument

* Clayton, NM Website

Personal Websites, Biographies and Surnames

* Early Residents, Settlers and Homesteaders of Union County

* Smylie Family of Union County

* Surnames (Linkpendium)

* "Black Jack" Ketchum

Misc.

* Union County, NM World War II Casualties Army and Air Force

* World War II Enslistees for Union County

* National Register of Historic Places - Union County

* Newspaper Abstracts - Union County

* New Mexico Digital Collection - Union County

* New Mexico Military Records

* Land Patent Search (New Mexico)

Look for "Valencia County Genealogy Links" on Sunday, November 8, 2009. As always, if you wish to contribute to this or another county, please send me an e-mail at abqbobcat@nmia.com.

If you wish to see all of the New Mexico County Links posted so far, click on this link.

Political Papers of New Mexico at the CSWR

2009-10-25T16:55:00.003-06:00

The UNM Center for Southwest Research has a number of documents stored in its archives. It publishes on the web finding guides that describe the contents of collections within their archives. I recently found a handy website that categorizes some of these collections: Political Papers of New Mexico at the CSWR.

Click on this link, and you will find tabs to categories such as "U.S. Senators", "U.S. Representatives", "N.M. Governors", "American Indian Officials", "Political Organizations" and more. There is also a link to the online version of the 2007/2008 New Mexico Blue Book.

You may also find contact information on the home page, so that you may find out how to access these collections.

Much more can be found on the LibGuides Home (including Land Grants in New Mexico!)

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Albuquerque Special Collection Library
423 Central NE
Albuquerque, NM
(On the corner of Central and Edith)

Saturday, January 21, 2012
10:30 AM – Noon