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If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.  
If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.  


<br> '''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  


*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.  
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.  
*[http://archives.gov/dc-metro/college-park/researcher-info.html National Archives II], College Park, MD, Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, and Treasury all after 1900.
*[[Family History Library|Family History Library]], Salt Lake City,&nbsp;450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.
*[http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/ New Mexico State Records Center and Archives] Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Diocese of Gallup, censuses, district court, land grants, wills, diaries, family papers, prisons, family and local histories, newspapers.
*[http://www.nps.gov/yell/historyculture/archives.htm Yellowstone National Park Archives] records of major park projects, concessionaires, donated manuscripts, personal papers, hundreds films and oral history recordings.


'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  


*[http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel/ National Personnel Records Center], St. Louis, MO.,&nbsp;has millions of military personnel, health, medical records of discharged and deceased veterans of all services starting with World War I, and federal employee records.
*[[Albuquerque Bernalillo County Library Genealogy Center|ABC Library Genealogy Center]], Albuquerque, genealogy and Southwestern history, including New Mexico vital records, history, biography, periodicals, and family folders.<ref name="DB79" />
*[[Family History Library|Family History Library]], Salt Lake City,&nbsp;450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.


'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  


*[http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/archives/archives_hm.htm Archives and Historical Services Division is the central archives of New Mexico State Government] The agency is mandated by law to collect, preserve and make available to the public and all branches of government, permanent public records, historical manuscripts, photographs and other materials that contribute to the understanding of New Mexico history
*[http://www.bernco.gov/clerk/ Bernalillo County Clerk] marriages (restricted for 50 years), death certificates, wills, deeds, mortgages, DD Form 214 soldier discharges.
*[[National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)]]Serves Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.Includes Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Land Management, Air Force Acadamy, Bureau of Indian Affiars, National Park Service, naturalizations for CO, MT, NM, UT,[ U.S. Food Administration, Denver Mint, Internal Revenue Service, Forest Service, federal censuses 1790-1930 and selected indexes, Indian censuses, passenger arrival lists, military service through the Spanish American War, World War I draft registrations for CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY, military pension and bounty land, Utah polygamy trials, court records of appeals, bankruptcy, criminal and civil cases in CO, MT, NM, ND, SD, UT, WY, and other states,U.S. diplomacy, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War and Reconstruction, Native American-Government relations, westward expansion, and World War II, tours, genealogy workshops, and presentations.  
*[http://www.bernco.gov/welcome-to-probate-court-2887/ Bernalillo County Probate Court] recent wills.
*[http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/index.php New York Genealogical and Biographical Society], New York City has censuses, city directories, church, cemetery, Bible, land, probates, genealogy, local history, and manuscripts.  
*[http://www.deeds.com/recorder/new-mexico/bernalillo/ Bernalillo County Recorder] deeds and land records.
*[http://www.nmgs.org/index.php New Mexico Genealogical Society] manuscripts, newspapers, periodicals, histories, directories, maps, photos.  
*[http://www.countyoffice.org/nm-bernalillo-county-medical-coroner/ Bernalillo County Coroner] selected death records.  
*[http://www.hgrc-nm.org Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico] Hispanic Genealogical Research.  
*[http://seconddistrictcourt.nmcourts.gov/ Second Judicial District Court of New Mexico], Albuquerque, civil, and criminal court records.
*[http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/home.html Historical Society of New Mexico] We offer links to organizations, museums and other historic points of interest in New Mexico. .  
*[[Center for Southwest Research (UNM)|UNM Center for Southwest Research]], Albuquerque, Includes manuscripts of Southwestern U.S. families, organizations, and businesses, 40,000 books and periodicals, and 120,000 images since the 1850s.<ref>[http://elibrary.unm.edu/cswr/strengths.php CSWR Collection Strengths] in ''University of New Mexico University Libraries'' (accessed 17 Jan 2015).</ref>
*Courts: city, state, and federal.  
*[[National Hispanic Cultural Center]], Albuquerque, photographs, maps, manuscripts, and genealogies.<ref>[http://www.nationalhispaniccenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;id=77&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;Itemid=150 Archives] in ''National Hispanic Cultural Center'' (accessed 20 January 2015).</ref> The library contains 12,500 book titles about the history and culture of the Hispano world from the U.S. Southwest, Mexico, Central America, Latin America to Spain, and Portugal.<ref>[http://www.nationalhispaniccenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;id=76&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;Itemid=151 Research Library] in ''National Hispanic Cultural Center'' (accessed 20 January 2015).</ref>
*[[http://library.cabq.gov/home Albuquerque Public Library]] includes finding aids and collections guides to archives, manuscripts, oral histories, photographs, paintings, oral history database, and maps.  
*[http://www.hgrc-nm.org Hispanic Genealogical Research Center (HGRC) of New Mexico], Albuquerque, maintains the ''Great New Mexico Pedigree Database (GNMPD)&nbsp;'' for Hispanic ancestors of New Mexico.<ref>[http://www.hgrc-nm.org/ HGRC Home] in ''Hispanic Genealogical Research Center'' (accessed 21 January 2015).</ref>
*[http://www.nmstatelibrary.org/ New Mexico State Libraries], history, biography, ethnic studies, newspapers, government documents.  
*[http://www.nmgs.org/index.php New Mexico Genealogical Society], Albuquerque, manuscripts, newspapers, periodicals, histories, directories, maps, photos.
*[http://library.cabq.gov/specialcollections Albuquerque Public Library] Special Collections.
*[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe|Archdiocese of Santa Fe]], Albuquerque, created in 1850, it once included Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico, but has been sub-divided and is now limited to only part of northern New Mexico.<ref>[http://www.archdiocesesantafe.org/AboutASF/AboutASF.html About the Archdiocese of Santa Fe] in ''Archdiocese of Santa Fe'' (accessed 20 January 2014).</ref>
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [[Cibola County, New Mexico|Cibola]], [[Sandoval County, New Mexico|Sandoval]], [[Santa Fe County, New Mexico|Santa Fe]], [[Torrance County, New Mexico|Torrance]], and [[Valencia County, New Mexico|Valencia]].
*[[New Mexico State Records Center and Archives]], Santa Fe, Roman Catholic church records, censuses, district court, land grants, wills, diaries, family papers, prisons, family and local histories, newspapers. NM's best genealogy repository because of its 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 State Library]], Santa Fe, history, biography, ethnic studies, newspapers, government documents, maps, periodicals, and genealogies. Largest book collection in New Mexico.<ref name="DB79" />
*[http://nmhealth.org/about/erd/bvrhs/vrp/ New Mexico Dept. of Health Vital Records], Santa Fe, adoption, births (restricted for 100 years), and deaths (restricted for 50 years).
*[[Fray Angélico Chávez History Library]], Santa Fe, colonial and territorial manuscripts, papers, newspapers, rare books, maps, and photos—rivals in size the ''State Records Center and Archives''.<ref name="DB79" />
*[[New Mexico State University Library Rio Grande Historical Collections|NMSU Rio Grande Historical Collections]], Las Cruces, early colonial Spanish records since 1598 for families along the [[Camino Real de Tierra Adentro|Camino Real]] (Spanish mission road) from southern Colorado to Mexico City.<ref name="DB79" />
*[http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/home.html Historical Society of New Mexico], Santa Fe, offers links to organizations, museums and other historic points of interest in New Mexico.  
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states (or nations):''''' [[Arizona Archives and Libraries|AZ]], [[Colorado Archives and Libraries|CO]], [[Oklahoma Archives and Libraries|OK]], [[Texas Archives and Libraries|TX]], [[Utah Archives and Libraries|UT]], and [[Mexico Archives and Libraries|Mexico]].  
*[[Bancroft Library]], Berkeley, CA, premier Western Americana, and Latin Americana collections, including Native Americans, Spanish encounter and colonial settlement, exploration of western America, maps and atlases, the Mexican War, westward migration, the Gold Rush, mining, land surveys, ethnic groups.  
*[[National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)]] Includes old New Mexico court records and naturalizations, federal and Indian censuses, passenger arrival lists, World War I draft registrations.  
*[http://www.agn.gob.mx/ Archivo General de la Nación] (AGN), Mexico City, church, civil, census, court, history, military, migration, land. Copies of colonial New Mexico records of were often sent to Mexico and Spain.<br>


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