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Introduction Maps:    NM    So.CO Records and Sources Cities and Towns Locating Catholic Church Records in New Mexico Curry County * Films marked with * have been transcribed and indexed by NMGS. € Films marked with € have been transcribed and indexed by HGRC-NM. ( ) Parentheses indicate that the book is a partial transcription of that roll of film. Churches Parish Location Missions Microfilm Our Lady of Guadalupe Clovis   Texico  Church records 1944-1956: FHL 0016752 Sacred Heart of Jesus Clovis   Melrose Church records 1906-1956: FHL 0016753

Film Codes: AASF: Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. FHL: Catholic church records filmed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).  (For locations of research facilities, see Records.) County: Curry County was created February 25, 1909 from parts of Roosevelt and Quay counties and named for NM Territorial Governor George Curry. The Curry County Courthouse is at 700 N. Main Street, Suite 7, P.O. Box 1168, Clovis NM 88101. Phone (505) 763-5591; FAX (505) 763-4232. E-mail: ccclerk@plateautel.net. Diocese: Curry county is within the Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe (see map). Where can you search the records, books, and microfilm? See Records for the sources and addresses known to date. Books: New Mexico Genealogist: Since its first issue in 1962, the Genealogist has been publishing a continuous stream of county, state, and church records as well as other informative articles. Available: 1) a CD containing every issue published in the first forty years of publication:  See NMG-CD. 2) a printed topic index 1962-1999: Book #E4b at NMGS Press. 3) An index for each current year is provided within the Genealogist in that year's December issue. 4) There are also some articles from the Genealogist being published on this web site. For a list, see Genealogist online. Most Catholic church records are available on microfilm, and volunteers have extracted, translated, and published many of those records with indexes. Click on the links below to see which other books are already available from these two societies: New Mexico Genealogical Society  (NMGS)             (www.nmgs.org/NMGS.Books.php) Hispanic Genealogical Research Center  (HGRC-NM) (www.hgrc-nm.org/saleitms/pubs&oth.htm) Assistance: Due to the volume of incoming mail, this webmaster is not able to answer online research questions. Instead, please try our extensive link section. Two other volunteer groups are New Mexico GenWeb and New Mexico Ancestors. Both are linked to larger networks of sites covering the entire state of New Mexico. Introduction Maps:    NM    So.CO Records and Sources Cities and Towns To the best of our knowledge, the information presented here is accurate and up to date. If you have corrections or additions to contribute, please add the words "Catholic Church Project" in the subject line, include your source reference, and email to: info@nmgs.org.  Locating Catholic Church Records in New Mexico is a work-in-progress and the pages will be updated as additional information is received. Return to top of this page