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 the research facilities,
see Records.)
County:
Guadalupe County was created February 26, 1891 from
the southern part of San Miguel County. Named for Our
Lady of Guadalupe, patron saint of Mexico. In 1903 the
county name was changed to Leonard Wood, then changed
back to Guadalupe in 1905. The Guadalupe County Courthouse
is at 420 Parker Avenue, Santa Rosa, NM 88435. Phone (505)
472-3791. FAX (505) 472-3306.
Diocese:
Guadalupe County is within
the Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe (see
map). Where can you search the records, books and
microfilm? See Records for sources and addresses known to date.
Published
Records:
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 Genealogist: Since its first issue in 1962, the Genealogist has been publishing a continuous stream of county records
as well as other informative articles. A topic index 1962-1999
is available as Book #E4b at NMGS Press, and an index for each current year is
provided to Genealogist subscribers. For a list
of articles published on this web site, see Genealogist
online.
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.
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.
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