Recently, I found a treasure trove of information about my wife's Hanks relatives. Specifically, I found many posting on the website Find A Grave. There, a contributor posted information about Nancy's great-grandfather John Williams Hanks, her 2nd great-grandfather Sydnor Hanks, and her 3rd great-grandfather Abner Hanks.
I contacted the contributor, who sent me a descendant register report for Sydnor Hanks. Although he personally is not from this family, he did send my query to someone in who is distantly related to my wife.
I'm hoping to find more of my wife's relatives. In order to facilitate this family search, I've created a new label on this blog: The Hanks Family. If you have any information about this family, please contact me via e-mail at abqbobcat@nmia.com or post to this blog.
16 February 2010
13 February 2010
NMGS Program February 20, 2010
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
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
09 February 2010
Crespin Torres in Los Angeles, California - 1930
My cousin Maurine once told me that there was a 1930 census record of my 2nd great-grandfather Crespin Torres living in California. At the time, he was living with his daughter, Domitila Sanchez. Today, Maurine posted on the Torres Family NM Genealogy and History Blog an image of that census record. Indeed, Crespin was living with his daughter's family at that time in Los Angeles, California. Click on this link to read Maurine's post.
In 2007, Maurine gave me a photo of Crespin at his daughter Domitila's home. I posted it at this link.
In 2007, Maurine gave me a photo of Crespin at his daughter Domitila's home. I posted it at this link.
07 February 2010
The Torres Family NM Genealogy and History Blog
My cousin Maurine Pool of California created a new blog called the Torres Family NM Genealogy and History Blog. The first posting on her blog are about Crespin and Andrieta Torres' families that come directly from my own blog. Yesterday, she posted a good article about her own family titled Jose and Josie Torres.
If you follow my blog, and you are interested in this New Mexico Torres family that now hails from California, you may wish to follow her blog, too. Much of the information that I used for my own genealogy of the Torres family comes from her research that she began a couple of decades ago. Her posts should be interesting.
Link
February 9, 2010 - Correction! - Apparentely this blog was not created by my cousin Maurine, but rather my cousin Nash Torres. Maurine is just a contributor to the blog.
If you follow my blog, and you are interested in this New Mexico Torres family that now hails from California, you may wish to follow her blog, too. Much of the information that I used for my own genealogy of the Torres family comes from her research that she began a couple of decades ago. Her posts should be interesting.
Link
February 9, 2010 - Correction! - Apparentely this blog was not created by my cousin Maurine, but rather my cousin Nash Torres. Maurine is just a contributor to the blog.
05 February 2010
NMGS 50th Anniverary Conference!
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.
03 February 2010
Maybe that's why I get a farmer's tan during the Summer....
When I received the preliminary results of my genetic test from Family Tree DNA, I was wondering whether I should post them online. After all, they are private information. But then I discovered that I have some sexy DNA.
According to the BBC, my haplogroup is fairly common in Europe, especially in Ireland, Wales and Spain, where it reaches frequencies of 90% or more. My lineage is R1b1b2, which, according to the British broadcaster, originates from sexy Near East farmers. Okay, maybe the article didn't exactly say that. However, Dr. Patricia Balaresque, the scientist who did the study that produced these findings, did say that the new technology of farming thousands of years ago helped my ancestors win out over hunter-gatherers. She also said that "maybe, back then, it was just sexier to be a farmer." Honest, she did!
All kidding aside, knowing my family history, it appears that my patrilineal pedigree (father's, father's, father's, father ... ad infinitum) came directly from Spain. What accounts for the same DNA showing up in Ireland and Wales, is probably due to the Celtic migration into Spain 2,500 years ago.
According to Wikipedia, Celts migrated to Spain somewhere around the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. They mated with the local Iberian people, and created a culture that is known historically as Celtiberian. These people were the most influential culture in Iberia during the pre-Roman era, and had their largest historical impact during the 2nd Punic War when they sided with Carthage against Rome.
So the next time you meet a man from Ireland, Wales or Spain, know that they may be my distant cousins. And if you are attracted to them, it could be because of their ancestry.
According to the BBC, my haplogroup is fairly common in Europe, especially in Ireland, Wales and Spain, where it reaches frequencies of 90% or more. My lineage is R1b1b2, which, according to the British broadcaster, originates from sexy Near East farmers. Okay, maybe the article didn't exactly say that. However, Dr. Patricia Balaresque, the scientist who did the study that produced these findings, did say that the new technology of farming thousands of years ago helped my ancestors win out over hunter-gatherers. She also said that "maybe, back then, it was just sexier to be a farmer." Honest, she did!
All kidding aside, knowing my family history, it appears that my patrilineal pedigree (father's, father's, father's, father ... ad infinitum) came directly from Spain. What accounts for the same DNA showing up in Ireland and Wales, is probably due to the Celtic migration into Spain 2,500 years ago.
According to Wikipedia, Celts migrated to Spain somewhere around the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. They mated with the local Iberian people, and created a culture that is known historically as Celtiberian. These people were the most influential culture in Iberia during the pre-Roman era, and had their largest historical impact during the 2nd Punic War when they sided with Carthage against Rome.
So the next time you meet a man from Ireland, Wales or Spain, know that they may be my distant cousins. And if you are attracted to them, it could be because of their ancestry.
28 January 2010
New Graveyard Rabbit Blog
I've started yet another blog. This one is called Socorro and the Beyond Graveyard Rabbit. A graveyard rabbit is someone who blogs about cemeteries, tombstones and the dearly departed. Hey, what can I say: I'm a genealogist - I'm interested in dead people.
My first post is about my great-grandparents Ignacio and Andreitta M. Torres.
Visit my site.
My first post is about my great-grandparents Ignacio and Andreitta M. Torres.
Visit my site.
20 January 2010
February 2010 NMGS 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
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
16 January 2010
Baca cousin writes article about his roots
Edward Baca, one of my dad's cousins, wrote an article in the Dallas Morning News about his family. Coincidentally, he is also related to me through my mom's side. His mother was my maternal grandmother's first cousin.
In the article, he talks about his three great-grandfathers who were posted at Ft. Craig: Philip Bourguignon, Samuel Zimmerly, and Richard Stackpole. Bourguignon and Zimmerly are my 2nd great grandfathers; Stackpole is not related to me.
He also writes about other ancestors, including Cristobal Baca and Cristobal de Torres. It's a really good article. Read it by clicking on the link below.
Edward Baca of East Dallas: My roots help me better appreciate how different cultures can mix News for Dallas, Texas Dallas Morning News Opinion: Viewpoints
Posted using ShareThis
In the article, he talks about his three great-grandfathers who were posted at Ft. Craig: Philip Bourguignon, Samuel Zimmerly, and Richard Stackpole. Bourguignon and Zimmerly are my 2nd great grandfathers; Stackpole is not related to me.
He also writes about other ancestors, including Cristobal Baca and Cristobal de Torres. It's a really good article. Read it by clicking on the link below.
Edward Baca of East Dallas: My roots help me better appreciate how different cultures can mix News for Dallas, Texas Dallas Morning News Opinion: Viewpoints
Posted using ShareThis
13 January 2010
January 2010 NMGS Program
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
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
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