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A message from the Genealogy Center at the Albuquerque/ Bernalillo County Libraries:

"A special thanks to those of you who have been placing your Amazon.com orders using the buttons on the New Mexico Genealogical Society and Albuquerque Genealogical Society web-sites. Thanks to you we have been able to order over $720 of new books for the Genealogy Center this year through Amazon.com. We really appreciate your support! Access your Amazon account using the Amazon Books button on the NMGS web-site or the AGS web-site and the Genealogy Center will receive a gift certificate based on a percentage of your purchases. www.nmgs.org or http://abqgen.swnet.com/spl-lib.html What a practical way to support genealogy research in New Mexico without any additional cost to you."

November 2013 NMGS Program

November 2013 Program

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

(Click here to view map.)

November 16, 2013, 2013
10:30 am
 

The New Mexico Genealogical Society

Presents

 Conducting Research Online and In-Person at the UNM Center for Southwest Research

by

Nancy Brown-Martinez
and
Ann Mossman

of the University Libraries, University of New Mexico

The Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections (CSWR) is located in Zimmerman Library on the UNM main campus. It maintains a wealth of library and archival collections documenting the people and communities of New Mexico, and the greater Southwest borderlands region. The CSWR's resources are open to all, so come find out the latest digital, library and archives sources of use for your research.

Access information about CSWR collections via LIBROS (libros.unm.edu) and RockyMountain Online Archive (rmoa.unm.edu). Many digital collections from the CSWR and museums across the state can be found at New Mexico Digital Collections (econtent.unm.edu).

This program is free and open to the public.

Questions? Call (505) 848-1376 or email info@nmgs.org.

October 19, 2013 NMGS Program

October 2013 Program

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

(Click here to view map.)

Saturday, October 19, 2013
10:30 am

The New Mexico Genealogical Society

Presents

Paleography and How Spanish Documents Can Unlock Family History

by

Robert Martinez

Assistant State Historian

Paleography is the study of ancient writings and inscriptions, including their dating and cultural context. Learning how to use old Spanish documents can help to fill in important details about the lives of your ancestors.

These records are found in the Spanish Archives of NewMexico, Series I and II, as well as in many additional collections housed at the New Mexico State Archives in Santa Fe and other locations around our State.

Robert will also discuss period customs.

This program is free and open to the public.

Questions? Call (505) 848-1376 or email info@nmgs.org.

Looking for my ancestry through DNA

Recently, I paid for the Family Finder DNA analysis. On August 30th, I received my results.

According to FamilyTreeDNA.com, I am 43.15% European (+/- 13.31%); 19.04% Native American (+/- 0.96%); and 37.81% Middle Eastern (+/- 12.37%.) The European is identified as defined as Finnish/Russian, the Native American (Central American) as Mayan and the Middle Eastern as Jewish.

Now, knowing about my ancestry, the thing that was most confusing was the Russian/Finnish connection. I know that I'm 1/16th Swiss and 1/16th German/French. But Russian/Finnish doesn't fit. Also the fact that I have such a high Middle Eastern percentage seemed a bit much. As far as the latter, a high Middle Eastern percentage might mean that I have "recent" Middle Eastern ancestors (within hundred of years), but might also mean that I have Irish - or more accurately, Celtic ancestors. (Click on this link for more information.) Having Celtic ancestors makes sense. There were many Celts in Spain.

So, in order to find out more information about my DNA, I had an expert Dr. J. Douglas McDonald analyze my raw data. This is what he found:

" the automatic fit is saying you are Finnish, which is very rare in Latin Americans of any sort. So I did a more reliable custom fit (including it) and get 

       Irish 0.3337        Spain 0.2426     Moroccan 0.0925     Georgian 0.1367         Maya 0.1945 or

     English 0.5068        Spain 0.0475     Moroccan 0.1118     Georgian 0.1389         Maya 0.1950 or

     English 0.5447    Sephardic 0.0052     Moroccan 0.1166     Georgian 0.1393         Maya 0.1942 or

     English 0.5461     Moroccan 0.1174     Georgian 0.1378     Armenian 0.0045         Maya 0.1942 or

     English 0.5439      Italian 0.0035     Moroccan 0.1176     Georgian 0.1408         Maya 0.1942 or

     English 0.5465       Jewish 0.0002     Moroccan 0.1179     Georgian 0.1412         Maya 0.1942 or

       Irish 0.3845      Italian 0.1964     Moroccan 0.1053     Georgian 0.1205         Maya 0.1932 or

       Spain 0.4676      Finland 0.1570     Moroccan 0.0616     Georgian 0.1205         Maya 0.1933 or

       Irish 0.2570       French 0.3053     Moroccan 0.1109     Georgian 0.1338         Maya 0.1931

which is much more reasonable. The Caucusus is a bit odd: it could be real or just representing something Italian/Mediterranean/Balkan/Ukrainian. "

 

Having ancestry from the Caucuses seems a little odd to me, too. Could it be the fact that I have a 2nd great grandfather who was Swiss and another who was either German or French? Maybe. Maybe I have a few ancestors coming in through (Russian) Georgia and Armenia who made their home in the German states.

The English and Irish I assume has to do with my Celtic ancestry. The Moroccan could be from Moors who came into Spain. And, of course, I have some Sephardic Jewish blood.

The Mayan just means that I have Native American ancestry from North of Panama. This, of course makes a lot of sense. When Spaniards came to the New World, they didn't bring many women. Therefore, they mated with Native women.

I still have a lot of questions about my ancestry, but much of this makes sense.

Descendants of Petronila Garcia Jurado, Matricarch of the Rio Abajo

Yesterday, September 21, 2013, I gave a presentation for the New Mexico Genealogical Society on one of my ancestors, Petronila Garcia Jurado. She was the only daughter of Ramon Garcia Jurado and Juana Antonia de Espindola y de las Heras. She married Juan Antonio Baca, the son of Manuel Baca and Maria de Salazar.

Her life history is interesting. After her husband died, she became part of a months long battle over her husband's estate. I'm not going to give the details - I'll do that when I finally publish the article - but I will tell you that it is fascinating. As part of my presentation, I handed out a list of Petronila's descendants. That list is in the PDF file below.

 

Although I am pretty confident in my research abilities, I warn the reader to only use this information as clues to your own genealogy. Don't copy it wholesale on to your databases, or use it as "proof" for your genealogy. One reason is that I don't include the sources. The second is that this document does not include exact dates, or places.

Keep an eye out for the article. I hope to publish it by next year. It will be co-authored by Patricia Sanchez Rau, who provided me with a translation of a document that I used for the article.

Robert Baca

Census Records are Free at MyHeritage.com Labor Day Weekend, 2013

Census records are free to view at MyHeritage.com, Labor Day weekend (August 30th through September 2nd!) Click on this LINK to check them out.

Maria Hurtado 1725 Will

Maria Hurtado was my dad's eighth great-grandmother, among many other relationships to both of my parents. Henrietta M. Christmas transcribed and published Maria Hurtado's will on her blog:

1598 New Mexico: Maria Hurtado ~ Will 1725: I declare that I was married according to the Rite of our mother, the Catholic Church for a period of forty-six years, more or less to...

The relationship is this: Maria Hurtado, Juana Montoya, Maria Estela Palamino Rendon, Luis Felipe Rivera, Ana Maria Rivera, Jose Francisco Sena, Concepcion Sena, Maria Rita Luna, Juan B. Cabeza de Baca y Luna, Robert Bourguignon Baca, Robert Carlos Baca.

September 21, 2013 NMGS Program

The Auditorium

On the Lower Level of

The Albuquerque Main Library

501 Copper SW

Albuquerque, New Mexico

(on the northwest corner of 5^th and Copper)

Saturday, September 21, 2013

10:30 AM – Noon

The New Mexico Genealogical Society

Presents

Robert J. C. Baca

“Petronila Garcia Jurado:

Matriarch of the Rio Abajo”

 

Genealogy and history can sometimes be messy; and the most interesting stories are the messiest. Petronila Garcia Jurado was a daughter of a prominent family which came to New Mexico after the Pueblo Revolt to re-establish the Spanish kingdom. She married into the old Baca clan, and began raising a family. After her husband’s death, she had to fight her in-laws over her children’s inheritance. Later, she had another child who carried the Baca name - two years after the death of her husband Juan Antonio Baca.

Using a Spanish document recently translated by genealogist Patricia Sanchez Rau and filling in the details with other research, Robert Baca paints the portrait of a complex and daring woman. He follows her family through the Rio Abajo, or the lower river, district of New Mexico. He tells the story of the Baca, Torres and Garcia Jurado families of Belen and Socorro.

Robert J.C. Baca is the president of the New Mexico Genealogical Society. He has been researching his Rio Abajo roots for over a dozen years. He has presented for the New Mexico Genealogical Society, the Historical Society of New Mexico, the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico (presented on his behalf in his absence), and other organizations. He and his wife Nancy reside in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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

This program is free and open to the public.

Silva Family reunion in Socorro ... last month.

Here's a link to an El Defensor Chieftain article about a Silva family reunion in Socorro: http://www.dchieftain.com/2013/08/01/family-reunion-celebrates-couple-married-in-1916.

I didn't attend, am not directly related to this family, and didn't know about it until someone posted the link on the NMGS Facebook page, but I thought I would share it with my readers.

By the way, did you know that I wrote an article about one of my Silva ancestors:

Robert J. C. Baca, "From Sabinal to Socorro: Descendants of Maria Clara Lorenza Silva, Born 1794", New Mexico Genealogist, 48 (March 2009), pages 39-43.

If you are interested in my article, you may order it from the NMGS webpage at www.nmgs.org

August 13, 2013 NMGS Program: Using Census Records

August 2013 Program

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

(Click here to view map.)

Saturday, August 17, 2013
10:30 AM

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

The New Mexico Genealogical Society

Presents

Henrietta Martinez Christmas

Independent New Mexico Historian and Genealogist

Using Census Records to Keep and Eye on Your Ancestors

Census records are an invaluable resource for keeping track of your ancestors. A census is a government record that appears every ten years that can help you find details you might otherwise miss in the normal sacramental records or land records. So let's step back in time every ten years and see what you can find that will add details to your family research.

Plus a Bonus -
Getting Ready for the upcoming HGRC Conference in August!!

A well respected and well-known genealogical and historical researcher, Henrietta M. Christmas has researched for over 35 years on a wide variety of subjects specializing in the rio arriba region of New Mexico. A native New Mexican, she descends from eleven soldiers who came to New Mexico with don Juan de Oñate in 1598.

This program is free and open to the public.

Questions? Call (505) 848-1376 or email info@nmgs.org.

Eduarda Yturrietta - a strong New Mexican woman

My cousin Maurine Pool posted this article in her blog:

Torres Family NM Genealogy and History Blog: Young Woman's Dowry Dispute: One woman in 1700s New Mexico named Eduarda Yturrieta represents so many other women’s stories of the time. She married young, was widowed t...

It's about one of our common ancestors who sued her father-in-law over her dowry - and won! This is an unusual, and fascinating story. The second part of the article is at this link:  http://torresfamilyhistorynm.blogspot.com/2011/05/dowry-dispute-addenda.html

Beginning Genealogy Workshop in Santa Fe - Friday, August 9, 2013

Beginning Genealogy Workshop in Santa Fe at the State Records Center and Archives on Friday, August 9, 2013 from 1pm to 4:30pm; presented by the Office of the State Historian.

The State Records Center and Archives is located at

1205 Camino Carlos Rey
Santa Fe, NM 87507  

For more information, contact the State Historian at:

Phone: (505) 476-9782
Fax: (505) 476-7909
E-mail: nm.historian@state.nm.us

Website link

Garments of Faith & Founding of "Modern" Socorro - August 9, 2013

              Lecture: Garments of Faith & Founding of “Modern” Socorro

Nadine Ulibarri-Keller and Robert J.C. Baca

 

The wardrobe for the old San Lorenzo statue in the Polvadera church, which has been amassed for over a century, will be discussed and displayed in an upcoming program sponsored by San Miguel Mission.  Generations of believers have been making pilgrimages to this small church in tribute to El Santo.  With the birth of a new child, the return of a loved one from war or in supplication for strength and blessings during hardship or illness, the faithful have looked to San Lorenzo in thanksgiving.  Their gratitude has been made manifest through these garments and other tokens of love left at the church.  During Holy Week, the San Lorenzo church is a popular destination of many who walk from miles around.

 

Nadine Ulibarri-Keller, a mayordomo at the Polvadera church and who has lived in the village since childhood, will share stories and her experiences in caring for this much loved statue and its accumulated wardrobe.

 

 San Lorenzo is believed to have been born in Spain, at Osca, a town in Aragon near the foot of the Pyrenees. He was one of seven deacons of the Church of ancient Rome serving under Sixtus II.  He became a martyr in 258 AD during the persecution of Valerian where he was condemned to a slow, cruel death tied on top of an iron grill over a slow fire that roasted his flesh little by little.  His feast day is celebrated August 10.

 

A presentation by Robert J.C. Baca, President of the New Mexico Genealogical Society and a native son of Socorro will follow Nadine.  Baca has been researching Socorro genealogy and history over many years.  Although Socorro has a rich history which goes back to the Piro Indian inhabitants of this area and to the Spanish beginning with the 1598 settlers lead by Juan de Onate, modern day Socorro began in 1815 when 70 families from Belen and other areas of New Mexico re-established the community.  With a re-discovered 1818 list of 66 Socorro residents who contributed to a military campaign and other research, Baca re-imagines the Socorro of two centuries ago when Spanish pioneers began their lives anew in this little community.

 

San Lorenzo was first mentioned in church records in 1835.  A license was granted by the bishop of Durango, Mexico for a chapel at Polvadera August 2, 1847.  The land on which this chapel was built was donated by Mr. & Mrs. Luciano Luna.  The church bell, that is housed in its own structure left of the main entrance, is said to be the original bell of the San Acacio Church.

 
  

If you go

 

What:  Lecture: Garments of Faith & Founding of “Modern” Socorro

 

When:  6:30 p.m. Friday, August 9, 2013

 

Where:  San Lorenzo Mission, Polvadera, NM (Exit 156 I-25, right to NM-408, first left to Frontage Road, north to Polvadera)

 How Much:  $20/person. Tickets available at San Miguel Church Office or Gift Shop.                              

                     For more information  call 575-835-2891.

 

  

 

              

            

Who are Juan Antonio Baca's parents?

Who are the parents of Juan Antonio Baca? In a previous post I indicated that the parents of Juan Antonio Baca, husband of Maria Romero and father of Luis Maria Cabeza de Baca, may not be the son of Antonio Baca and Monica de Chavez. Fray Angelico Chavez, in his book "Origins of New Mexico Families", asserted this connection based on a document in the Bancroft Library in Berkeley, CA in which Juan Antonio Baca is shown related to Barbara Baca, the daughter of Antonio Baca and Monica Chavez. However, not everyone one agrees with Chavez's assessment.

In her article "Juan Antonio Baca m. Maria Romero: A Genealogical Proof Standard of", Henrietta Martinez Christmas demonstrates that it is more likely that Juan Antonio Baca was the son of a family from the Rio Arriba (northern New Mexico) rather than the Rio Abajo (southern New Mexico.) She believes that Juan Antonio Baca lived all of his life in La Cienega/ Santa Fe. She shows that all the records for him are in Santa Fe in the Rio Arriba, and that he seems to have a connection to Cristobal Baca and Apolonia Vega y Coca, who Henrietta Christmas theorizes are his parents. The only weakness to her argument is that she does not have access to the Bankcroft document, and therefore cannot definitively discount the document as inaccurate or that Fray Chavez misinterpreted the document.

The importance of figuring out who are Juan Antonio's parents is to figure out once and for all if Juan Antonio's lineage goes directly through the paternal line to the original Cristobal Baca (the other Cristobal Baca's 2nd great grandfather), the progenitor of the Baca family in New Mexico. If Cristobal Baca and Apolonia Vega y Coca are Juan Antonio's parents, than Juan Antonio's line does go directly up the paternal line. If his parents are Antonio Baca and Monica Chavez, it does not. This is because Antonio Baca is the son of Josefa Baca and an unknown father. Antonio took his mother's surname, not his father's.

As I mentioned in the previous post, I hope that one day we can answer this question by using DNA. I am hoping that descendants of Antonio Baca and the younger Cristobal Baca take a Y-DNA test to help us clear up this problem.

Sources:

Fray Angelico Chavez, Origins of New Mexico Families: A Genealogy of the Spanish Colonial Period, Revised Ed. (Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1992) pp. 144 and 152.

Henrietta M. Christmas, "Juan Antonio Baca m. Maria Romero: A Genealogical Proof Standard of", Herencia, Vol. 13 (January 2005), pp. 26-31.

Notes on Baca family Y-DNA

Last week, FamilyTreeDNA President Bennett Greenspan gave the New Mexico Genealogical Society a two part presentation on genetic genealogy.

In the audience was a woman who is a distant relative of mine. I won't write her name on this post, but I will say that her maiden name is Baca. During a break, we began speaking about our families. We had spoken before, and may have even talked about our Y-DNA certificates. Since only men have the Y chromosome, this Baca cousin had to have her brother take the test.

Her brother's certificate shows that we are separated by only on step in the 37 marker test (although he has taken the 67 marker test, I have only taken the 37.) DYS # 448 shows "17" for me and "18" for him. According to her research, on her direct paternal line she is the 5th great-granddaughter of Luis Maria Baca through his 1st wife. On my direct paternal line, I am the 4th great-grandson of this man through his 2nd wife. Therefore, she is seven generations separated from Luis Maria Baca while I am six generations separated. According to our Y-DNA TiP report, there is an 77.81% chance that we are related within six generations and 84.11% chance that we are related within seven generations.

Comparing our Y-DNA results are important for me because it may prove that I am descended from Luis Maria Baca (aka Luis Maria Cabeza de Baca.) According to my uncles, my great-grandfather Juan C. de Baca y Luna was adopted, which might mean that he himself is not the great-grandson of Luis Maria Baca. I have found in my research, though, a baptismal record that shows that he is the legitimate son of Martin Baca and Maria Rita Luna, which makes him Luis Maria Baca's descendant. I believe the misunderstanding that he was "adopted" is the fact that his mother remarried after his father died.

I am still trying to find more information through DNA. For instance, I would like to find out if it is true that Luis Maria Baca was the descendant of Josefa Baca, through her son Antonio Baca (see Fray Angelico Chavez's "Origin of New Mexico Families", pages 144 and 152) or through a more direct Baca paternal line that extends to the 1st Baca male in New Mexico, Cristobal Baca.

Right now, there are 21 men who have submitted their results to the Baca Y-DNA project for comparison. Within that project, there is a group of 6 men who match significantly enough to be considered to be in the same lineage. There is only one other pair of two who match, and everyone else are distant enough not to be considered part of the same lineages. I am one of that group of 6. I have not been able to compare my lineage against any of the other five men except for the one I mentioned before. I have sent out emails to the others to see if they will respond.

If you have the Baca surname, I suggest that you take a FamilyTreeDNA Y-DNA test so that we could have more data. I suggest taking at least the 37 marker test in order to make a good comparison. Share your family tree information with other people in project so that we can compare our trees. For more information on the cost of the test, visit www.familytreedna.com.

Remember, only men can take the Y-DNA test (a man's Y-DNA is what makes him male, as opposed to female.) If you are female, you will have to have your brother, father, grandfather, cousin or uncle on the same paternal line take the test. Also, the Y-DNA test only looks at the direct paternal line - usually the surname line - father's, father's, father's, father's, father, etc. There are other tests that will show a maternal line (MtDNA) and other lines of your DNA (Family Finder.) Visit the FamilyTreeDNA website for more information.

July 2013 NMGS Program (NO NMGS PROGRAM IN JUNE!)

The Genealogy Center

On the Second Floor of

The Albuquerque Main Library

501 Copper SW

Albuquerque, New Mexico

(on the northwest corner of 5^th and Copper) 

Saturday, July 20, 2013

10:30 AM – Noon

No NMGS Program in June!

On June 15, 2013, enjoy the Genealogical Society of Hispanic America Conference in Albuquerque instead. Click on this link for more information: http://www.gsha.net/Events.html

  

July 20, 2013 NMGS Program 

The New Mexico Genealogical Society

Presents a

Genealogy Brick Walls Workshop

Bring your charts and materials. Ask questions our of genealogy experts. Break down your genealogy brick walls and discover hidden branches of your family tree!

We’ll be in the Genealogy Center on the Second Floor of the Main Albuquerque Library on 5^th and Copper. See you there!

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

This program is free and open to the public.

Socorro Land Grant presentation - May 4th

Dear readers: Due to a family tragedy, I will not be able to personally present my presentation "The Early Families of the Socorro Land Grant" on May 4th as I planned. Instead, noted genealogist Francisco Sisneros will read my presentation in my place. The program is at 10:30 AM, Saturday May 4, 2013, at the Special Collections Library on 423 Central NE (Northwest corner of Edith Blvd and Central Ave.), Albuquerque. For more information about the location, click on this link. Although I won't be there, Francisco Sisneros and HGRC President Ron Miera are both knowledgeable about the area and will be able to answer questions about the grant. Thank you for your understanding. Robert Baca

Socorro Land Grant Presentation

This weekend, on April 20, 2013, I will be giving my presentation "The Families of the Socorro Land Grant" at the Historical Society of New Mexico Conference in Las Cruces. If you are unable to see my presentation there, don't fret. I will be giving the same presentation - will additional information - in Albuquerque for the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center on May 4th. The May 4th presentation will begin at 10:30 AM, and will be at the Special Collections Library in Albuquerque. For more information, visit the HGRC website at http://hgrc-nm.org, or the Special Collections Library website at http://library.cabq.gov/specialcollections.

April and May NMGS Programs

April 20th Program

 

The Auditorium

In the Lower Level of

The Albuquerque Main Library

501 Copper SW

Albuquerque, New Mexico

(on the northwest corner of 5^th and Copper)

                                   
Saturday, April 20, 2013

10:30 AM – Noon

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

The New Mexico Genealogical Society

Presents 

Miguél A. Tórrez

Independent New Mexico historian and genealogist 

The Espinosa DNA Quest

In 1695, Nicolás de Espinosa, a colonist listed as a Coyote and son of Jose Gomez and Maria de Espinosa came to New México as a member of the Juan Paez Hurtado. The origins and ancestry of the contemporary Espinosa families of Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado were investigated by comparing genealogies and Y-DNA test results of male Espinosa participants. The goal of the study was to determine if Nicolás de Espinosa was indeed the sole progenitor for contemporary Espinos(z)a families of New Mexican ancestry. Miguél will be presenting his discovery of the Y-DNA genetic code of the Nicolás de Espinosa lineage and which 18^th century branches belong to this clan. 

Miguél A. Tórrez is a research technologist at Los Alamos National Laboratory and has his degrees in Natural Resources, Southwestern Studies and is currently pursuing a BS in Environmental Science. Miguél has served as a member of the board directors for the Chimayó Cultural Preservation Association in the capacity of President and Vice President. He is currently involved in a “Family Tree” project for the City of Española

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

This program is free and open to the public.

 

May 18th Special Workshop:

The Auditorium

In theThe Lower Level of

The Albuquerque Main Library

501 Copper SW

Albuquerque, New Mexico

(on the northwest corner of 5^th and Copper) 

Saturday, May 18, 2013

10:30 AM – 12 Noon

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

 

The New Mexico Genealogical Society

Presents an All Day Workshop 

FamilyTreeDNA

Of Houston, Texas

 Featuring

Bennett Greenspan

Founder and president of FamilyTreeDNA

 Family Finder and Family Tree DNA

Seating is limited! RSVP Today!

You may RSVP by sending an email with the heading “Family Tree DNA Workshop” to president@nmgs.org

 or mail a note to

 Family Tree DNA Workshop

c/o New Mexico Genealogical Society

PO Box 27559

Albuquerque, NM 87125-7559

Please include the names and number of people attending

 This program is free and open to the Public!

 

March 2013 NMGS Programs

The Community Room

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

Saturday, March 16, 2013

10:30 AM – Noon

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

 

The New Mexico Genealogical Society

Presents

 Andrés Armijo

Family Historian and Photo Essayist

Historical Family Images and Artifacts:

A creative approach to visualizing

and narrating your family history and genealogy

 

In the first part of his presentation, Andrés Armijo will interpret historic family photographs and artifacts, and demonstrate how to draw on them to broaden your family history while keeping, and using your genealogical research as a foundation.  He will present selections from his family history narrative demonstrating creative and informative approaches. In the second part of his presentation, he will facilitate a mini-workshop in which you the participant will use your personal family photographs, artifacts, oral histories and genealogy to create a photo essay about your family. Bring your photos, small artifacts, genealogy charts and other family information.

Andrés Armijo is the author of Becoming a Part of My History and So that it may be validated: Family History in the Rio Abajo. He holds a Master’s degree in Southwest Hispanic Studies and a BA in Spanish with a minor in Flamenco Dance. He maintains a blog at http://Highnoonarmijo.blogspot.com. This year he became a member of the New Mexico Genealogical Society Board.

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

This program is free and open to the public.

February 2013 NMGS Program: Francisco Sisneros

The Community Room

In the Lower Level of

The Albuquerque Main Library

501 Copper SW

Albuquerque, New Mexico

(on the northwest corner of 5^th and Copper)

Saturday, February 16, 2013

10:30 AM – Noon 

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

 

The New Mexico Genealogical Society

Presents

 Francisco Sisneros

Noted genealogist

A Difficult Birth:

The Re-Settlement Families of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de la Joya de Sevilleta, 1800-1819 

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

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

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

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

This program is free and open to the public.