New Mexico Genealogical Society President Robert Baca introduces the society to YouTube by talking about New Mexico history and his personal genealogy.
22 December 2011
100 more Facebook members for NM's Centennial
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!
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!
21 December 2011
Time to renew your membership or Join NMGS!
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!
to have a form mailed to you, drop a note to our Membership Chair at NMGS membership.
Benefits: As a member of the New Mexico Genealogical Society, you receive:
FREE shipping on orders for books by NMGS Press.
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 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
to have a form mailed to you, drop a note to our Membership Chair at NMGS membership.
12 December 2011
NMGS Facebook Page
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!
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!
05 December 2011
Tim Kimball - January 21, 2012 NMGS Presentation
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.
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.
03 December 2011
2012 New Mexico Centennial Program - Botts Hall
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.
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.
15 September 2011
September 17, 2011 NMGS Program
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.
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.
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