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The New Mexico Genealogical Society, founded in 1960, is composed entirely of volunteers. 2010 will be our 50th year of providing research materials and networking opportunities for family historians.

Useful Information

Allen County Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has a helpful service for those who have their genealogical work in print but have not had a desire to publish it. In exchange for allowing the Allen County Library to make one photocopy for its collection, they provide the compiler of the work with one complementary bound photocopy and return the original master. Send an unbound "master copy" to the Historical Genealogy Department at P.O. Box 2270, Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270 with a note reading "Photocopy Exchange Program." While enriching the Allen County Library's collections, this service ensures your work is secure from any disaster that might befall your personal library. From Tip of Texas Newsletter, Vol. 43.3, 2005.   Durango Microfilm Collection, at Branson Library, New Mexico State University. Working with the Mexican Archdiocese, rare archival records of New Mexico's colonial period are being made available to researchers. See "Preserving Our Past," by Mary Benati.    Is it Protected Under Copyright Laws? by Richard Eastman.    Spanish Names from the 15th Century Rootsweb sites:      Roots Web Genealogical Data Cooperative      New Mexico Genealogy      New Mexico Ancestors  US GenWeb Project. A chain of state web sites covering the United States. NMGenWeb New Mexico counties and their volunteers. NMDI - New Mexico Death Index 1899-1940 Official Land Patents Database -- Bureau of Land Managment (BLM) and General Land Office (GLO) searchable records. US Census Bureau -- State and County Quick Facts US Postal History -- Research Information US Surname Distribution US Vital Records Information -- Where to Write by State & County Richard Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter (very informative, and free). Ancestry: An extensive file system, some with free access, including the Social Society Death Index (SSDI), Phone and Address listings. New Mexico NET - Internet resources in New Mexico. Cyndi's List