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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New Mexico|New Mexico]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Archives and Libraries'''  
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The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful for genealogical research in New Mexico.  
These archives, libraries, societies, and museums house sources, lists, and indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in New Mexico.  


==== New Mexico Records Center and Archives  ====
=== National  ===
 
[[National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)|National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)]]
 
'''National Archives at Denver'''<br>17101 Huron Street<br>Broomfield, CO 80023<br>Telephone: 303-604-4740<br>Fax: 303-407-5707<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/denver/ National Archives at Denver]&nbsp;{{See|National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)}}<br>
 
''Note that all the records for New Mexico are at the Denver National Archives office, not Texas''.
 
=== State ===
 
'''New Mexico Records Center and Archives'''


1205 Camino Carlos Rey<br>Santa Fe, NM 87507<br>Telephone: 505-476-7948<br>Fax: 505-476-7909<br>Email: [mailto:archives@state.nm.us archives@state.nm.us]  
1205 Camino Carlos Rey<br>Santa Fe, NM 87507<br>Telephone: 505-476-7948<br>Fax: 505-476-7909<br>Email: [mailto:archives@state.nm.us archives@state.nm.us]  
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:New Mexico's best genealogy repository because of their original territorial, state, and county records.<ref name="DB79">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 79. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>
:New Mexico's best genealogy repository because of their original territorial, state, and county records.<ref name="DB79">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 79. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>


==== [[National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)|National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)]]  ====
'''New Mexico State Library'''


'''National Archives at Denver'''<br>17101 Huron Street<br>Broomfield, CO 80023<br>Telephone: 303-604-4740<br>Fax: 303-407-5707<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/denver/ National Archives at Denver]&nbsp;{{See|National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)}}<br>
1209 Camino Carlos Rey<br>Santa Fe, NM 87507<br>Telephone: 505-476-9700<br>Internet: [http://www.nmstatelibrary.org/ http://www.nmstatelibrary.org/]  


''Note that all the records for New Mexico are at the Denver National Archives office, not Texas''.
'''New Mexico Genealogical Society'''


==== New Mexico Genealogical Society  ====
P.O. Box 27559<br>Albuquerque, NM 87125<br>Internet: http://www.nmgs.org/


P.O. Box 27559<br>Albuquerque, NM 87125<br>Internet: http://www.nmgs.org/
=== Regional  ===


==== Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico ====
'''Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico'''


Lourdes Hall, St. Pius X Campus<br>4060 St Joseph Pl. NW<br>Albuquerque, NM 87125<br>Telephone: 505-833-4197<br>Internet: http://www.hgrc-nm.org<br>  
Lourdes Hall, St. Pius X Campus<br>4060 St Joseph Pl. NW<br>Albuquerque, NM 87125<br>Telephone: 505-833-4197<br>Internet: http://www.hgrc-nm.org<br>  


==== Historical Society of New Mexico ====
'''Historical Society of New Mexico'''


P.O. Box 1912<br>Santa Fe, NM 87504<br>Internet: http://www.hsnm.org/  
P.O. Box 1912<br>Santa Fe, NM 87504<br>Internet: http://www.hsnm.org/  


==== Albuquerque Public Library ====
'''Albuquerque Public Library'''


501 Copper Avenue, N.W.<br>Albuquerque, NM 87102<br>Telephone: 505-768-5100<br>Fax: 505-768-5191 <br>Internet: http://www.cabq.gov/library/  
501 Copper Avenue, N.W.<br>Albuquerque, NM 87102<br>Telephone: 505-768-5100<br>Fax: 505-768-5191 <br>Internet: http://www.cabq.gov/library/  
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==== New Mexico State Library  ====
1209 Camino Carlos Rey<br>Santa Fe, NM 87507<br>Telephone: 505-476-9700<br>Internet: [http://www.nmstatelibrary.org/ http://www.nmstatelibrary.org/]


==== Albuquerque Public Library ====
'''Albuquerque Public Library'''


Special Collections Library<br>423 Central Ave, NE<br>Albuquerque, NM 87102<br>Telephone: 505-848-1376<br>Internet: [http://library.cabq.gov/specialcollections http://library.cabq.gov/specialcollections]  
Special Collections Library<br>423 Central Ave, NE<br>Albuquerque, NM 87102<br>Telephone: 505-848-1376<br>Internet: [http://library.cabq.gov/specialcollections http://library.cabq.gov/specialcollections]  
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To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of New Mexico counties, use the 15 inventories of the county archives produced by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. These inventories are available at the Family History Library at [http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org] .  
To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of New Mexico counties, use the 15 inventories of the county archives produced by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. These inventories are available at the Family History Library at [http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org] .  


=== New Mexico Online Records  ===
=== Online Records  ===


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United States Gotoarrow.png New Mexico Gotoarrow.png Archives and Libraries

These archives, libraries, societies, and museums house sources, lists, and indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in New Mexico.

National[edit | edit source]

National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)

National Archives at Denver
17101 Huron Street
Broomfield, CO 80023
Telephone: 303-604-4740
Fax: 303-407-5707
Internet: National Archives at Denver 


Note that all the records for New Mexico are at the Denver National Archives office, not Texas.

State[edit | edit source]

New Mexico Records Center and Archives

1205 Camino Carlos Rey
Santa Fe, NM 87507
Telephone: 505-476-7948
Fax: 505-476-7909
Email: archives@state.nm.us

New Mexico's best genealogy repository because of their original territorial, state, and county records.[1]

New Mexico State Library

1209 Camino Carlos Rey
Santa Fe, NM 87507
Telephone: 505-476-9700
Internet: http://www.nmstatelibrary.org/

New Mexico Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 27559
Albuquerque, NM 87125
Internet: http://www.nmgs.org/

Regional[edit | edit source]

Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico

Lourdes Hall, St. Pius X Campus
4060 St Joseph Pl. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87125
Telephone: 505-833-4197
Internet: http://www.hgrc-nm.org

Historical Society of New Mexico

P.O. Box 1912
Santa Fe, NM 87504
Internet: http://www.hsnm.org/

Albuquerque Public Library

501 Copper Avenue, N.W.
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Telephone: 505-768-5100
Fax: 505-768-5191
Internet: http://www.cabq.gov/library/

Albuquerque Public Library

Special Collections Library
423 Central Ave, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Telephone: 505-848-1376
Internet: http://library.cabq.gov/specialcollections

A historical account and description of records from the Spanish and Mexican periods is Henry P. Beers, Spanish and Mexican Records of the American Southwest: A Bibliographic Guide to Archive and Manuscript Sources (Tuscon, Arizona: University of Arizona Press, 1979); Family History Library book 973 A3bh.

To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of New Mexico counties, use the 15 inventories of the county archives produced by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. These inventories are available at the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org .

Online Records[edit | edit source]

Links to online databases and indexes that may include vital records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, maps, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 79. At various libraries (WorldCat). FHL Ref Book 973 J54d.