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Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog™
Archives And Libraries
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
Native Races
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
DIRECTORIES Directories
of heads of households have been published for major cities in New Mexico. For example, the Family History Library has directories for:
- Santa Fe
The Museum of New Mexico History Library has a good collection of city directories.
The earliest non-Indian settlers of New Mexico were the 130 Hispanic families who came into the upper Rio Grande Valley in 1598. At the time of the Pueblo revolt of 1680, the New Mexico Spanish population was about 2,500. By 1817, just before Mexican independence, the Spanish population of New Mexico had reached 27,000.
After the United States took control in 1848, immigrants from Mexico settled in the north central part of the state. In the 1900s there has been a heavy Hispanic emigration to other states, especially California.
The influx of Anglo-Americans There has been no port of entry common to settlers of New Mexico. For information on passenger lists Records of a few ethnic groups such as Italians and Hispanic-Americans are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under NEW MEXICO - MINORITIES. Many records of American Indians are listed under the same heading. Also see the “Native Races” section of this outline.
Several useful gazetteers
Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. These must usually be searched in person. Some notable genealogical collections are:
The Pioneers Foundation Collection Family Group Records: Collected and Compiled by the former Spanish-American Mission. This is a collection of family group sheets showing the ancestry of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from the southwest. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library (FHL Latin America films 940001-6) and the originals are interfiled with the patron section of the Family Group Records Collection.
Guide to the Microfilm of the Spanish Archives of New Mexico 1621-1821. This is a collection of official records in Spanish for 1621 to 1821. They include censuses, petitions, military correspondence, journals, civil and criminal cases, legislative records, and an index in English. The originals are at the New Mexico Records Center and Archives. The records center published a guide book that explains the contents of these records (FHL book 978.9 A5na; film 928111 item 3).
The State of New Mexico published in 1968 a detailed guide, [Calendar of the Spanish Archives of New Mexico 1621-1821] (FHL book 978.9 A3nm; film 908040 item 5). This book was republished in 1987 with the addition of microfilm roll 23 (FHL book 978.9A3nm 1987). The collection is also available on microfilm at the Museum of New Mexico History Library and at the Family History Library (FHL films 581463-78). It is listed in the Family History Library Catalog under NEW MEXICO - ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES. These records are abstracted and indexed in Ralph E. Twitchell, The Spanish Archives of New Mexico, 2 vols. Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Torch Press, 1914 (FHL book 978.9A3t; film 845276 item 1-2). Vol. 1 deals with the Surveyor General's records. Vol. 2 contains the other records.
Guide to the Microfilm Edition of the Mexican Archives of New Mexico. These are the records of the Mexican government for 1821 to 1846. They are located at the New Mexico Records Center and Archives. The Family History Library has a guide to the collection (FHL book 978.9 A3nb; film 962163 item 4). There is also a detailed calendar of the documents (FHL book 978.9 A3nn; film 962164 item 1).
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Collection. This collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, marriages, deaths, obituaries, and wills. It was microfilmed in 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, D.C., and is available at the Family History Library (FHL films 860340-41 and 870179 item 2).
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EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION
first began about 1850, when the Santa Fe Trail was used by many on their way to the California gold fields. The eastern third of New Mexico was settled after the Civil War by Protestants from Texas. The southwestern corner attracted miners from other states after the coming of the railroads in the 1880s. Colorado ranchers and Mormon colonists (after 1876) settled the San Juan Valley in the northwest corner of the state.
, see the United States Research Outline (30972). The first laws restricting immigration across the Mexican border were enacted in 1903. Records of Mexican border crossings from about 1903 to the mid-1900s are located at the National Archives.
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GAZETTEERS
of New Mexico have been published. One of the most helpful is T. M. Pearce, New Mexico Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, [1985]; FHL book 978.9 E2n).
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GENEALOGY
. This collection of 520 oral interviews about caucasian families of southwest New Mexico is in the Special Collections Room of the University of New Mexico Library. The tape recordings are restricted to members of the family, but photocopies of the index and transcripts of the interviews can be obtained for a fee.
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