New Mexico Archives, Societies & Publications

It is a good idea to familiarize personally with just about any repository in New Mexico that you simply might travel to by communicating with to the best suited archive or library in advance.

Most, if not all, New Mexico repositories have written and published content that present its collections as well as research policy.

New Mexico archives and historical organizations usually have On-line sites that provide equivalent details. Several also contain down loadable data for some or parts of their collections.

List of New Mexico Archives

• New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, 1205 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, NM 87505-9860; As the main repository of government documents within the state, it participates in the “Online Archive of New Mexico.” Among its holdings are land grant documents; Spanish (1621–1821), Mexican (1821–46), and Territorial (1846–1912) Archives; statehood records; Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe records; governors’ papers; judicial and private papers. Publishes Quipu.
• Center for Southwest Research, Special Collections Department, General Library, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1466; Major research center for New Mexico, the Southwest, and the American West; participating repository of the “Online Archive of New Mexico”; land grant and Native American collections; vertical files; family histories; inventories and bibliographies.
• Rio Grande Historical Collections, New Mexico State University Libraries, P.O. Box 30006, MSC 3475, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8006; A participating repository of the “Online Archive of New Mexico,” its holdings include Southwest collections on Native Americans, cowboys, cattle industry, farming, overland trails, borderlands, and the Western Women Collection.
• Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico, P.O. Box 51088, Albuquerque, NM 87181; Publishes Herencia.
• National Archives-Rocky Mountain Region, Denver Federal Center, Building 48, West 6th Avenue and Kipling Street, Denver, Colorado 80225-0307. States covered are Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming.; Mailing Address: P.O. Box 25307, Denver, Colorado 80225-0307; Tel: 303-236-0817, E-mail: denver.archives@nara.gov, Fax: 303-236-9297

List of New Mexico Libraries & Museums

• National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th SW (at Avenida César Chávez), Albuquerque, NM 87102; A library and genealogy research center, its holdings include rare books, archival and genealogical collections, and microform collections.
• New Mexico State Library, 1209 Camino Carlos Rey, Santa Fe, NM 87505-9860; The library provides access to state and federal sources; Southwest collections, including Hispanic and Native American; newspapers; vertical files; and clipping files.
• Special Collections Library, Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Library System, 423 Central Ave. NE (at Edith), Albuquerque, NM 87102; This is the main genealogical research library in New Mexico. Specialties include Southwestern reference; microform and CD-ROM collections; all New Mexico censuses; special Native American censuses; extensive New Mexico and U.S. genealogical collections.
• Fray Angélico Chávez History Library, P.O. Box 2087, 120 Washington Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87504-2087; This research library collects materials to document the history of New Mexico, the Southwest, American West, and Meso-America. It is a participating repository of the “Online Archive of New Mexico” and maintains vertical files and newspaper clippings.
• Wilson-Cobb History & Genealogy Research Library, 301 S. Richardson, Roswell, New Mexico; Phone: 575-622-3322

List of New Mexico Historical & Genealogical Societies

For almost every state there is a state genealogical society, a state genealogical council, or both.

In addition to their own work, New Mexico groups many times help coordinate the efforts of local societies throughout the New Mexico.

Their unique publications, newsletters and quarterlies, supplement those created through the area societies.

Regional and State Societies

• New Mexico Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 8283, Albuquerque, NM 87198-8283; Publishes New Mexico Genealogist.
• Historical Society of New Mexico, Box 1912, Santa Fe, NM 87504; Publishes La Cronica.

County, Township and City Societies

• Acoma Pueblo Historical Society, P.O. Box 309, Acoma Pueblo, NM  87034
• Ages – Alamogordo Genealogy Society, P.O. Box 734, Alamogordo NM 88310
• Albuquerque Historical Society, P.O. Box 20568, Albuquerque NM 87154-0568
• Artesia Historical Society, 505 West Richardson Ave., Artesia, NM 88210; Phone: 505-748-2390
• Branigan Cultural Center, P.O. Box 2000, 501 North Main Street, Las Cruces NM 88004
• Carlsbad Historical Society, P.O. Box 252, 418 W. Fox St., Carlsbad NM 88220; Phone: (760) 434-9189
• Cibola County Historical Society, POB 346  Grants, NM 87020 ; 505-285-6611
• Cleveland Historical Society, P.O. Box 287, Cleveland 87715
• Columbus Historical Society, P.O. Box 562, Highway 9 and 11, Columbus, NM 88029 575-531-2620
• Curry County Genealogical Society,
• Deming Historical Society, 301 South Silver, Deming 88030
• Dona Ana County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 123, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88004
• Farmington Pioneer History, 302 N. Orchard, Farmington 87401-6227
• Folsom Historical Society, Main Street, Folsom 88419
• Gadsen Historical Society, P.O. Box 147, Mesilla 88046
• Geronimo Springs Museum, 211 Main St., Truth Or Consequences 87901
• Ghost Ranch Living Museum, Hcr77 Box 15, Abiquiu 87510
• Guadalupe Historic Foundation, 100 S Guadalupe St, Santa Fe 87501-5503
• Hispanic Genealogical Research Center Of New Mexico,
• Historical Center For Southeast New Mexico, 200 N. Lea Ave., Roswell 88201
• Kit Carson Historic Society, P.O. Drawer Ccc, Taos 87571
• Las Vegas City Historical Society, 729 Grand Ave., Las Vegas 87701
• Lea County Historical Society, P.O. Box 1195, Lovington 88260
• Lincoln County Heritage Trust, P.O. Box 36, Lincoln 88338
• Los Alamos Historical Society, P.O. Box 43, Los Alamos 87544
• Moriarity Historical Society, P.O. Box 1366, Moriarty 87035
• New Mexico Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 8283, Albuquerque 87198-8283
• New Mexico Jewish Historical Society, P.O. Box 15598, Santa Fe 87506
• New Mexico State Organization Nsdar, 3936 Garcia St. N.E., Albuquerque 87111
• Raton Historical Society,  216 S. First Street, Raton 87740
• Red Rock Historical Society, P.O. Box 328, Gallup 87311
• Rio Arriba County Historical Society, P.O. Box 158, Tierra Amarilla 87575
• Rio Grande Filipino American National Society, P.O. Box 953, Isleta 87022
• Roswell Historical Society, 100 West 11th Street, Roswell 88201
• San Ildefonso Historical Society, Route 5, Box 315-A, Santa Fe 87501
• Santa Fe County Historical Society, P.O. Box 1985, Santa Fe 87504
• Santa Fe Historical Society, P.O. Box 323, Springer 87747
• Silver City Historical Society, 312 W. Broadway, Silver City 88061
• Southeast New Mexico, Historical Society Of, 200 N Lea Ave, Roswell 88201-4655
• Southern New Mexico Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 2563, Las Cruces 88004-2563
• Tucumcari Historical Research Institute, 416 S. Adams, Tucumcari 88401
• Tularosa Basin Historical Society, P.O. Box 518, Alamogordo 88310
• Valencia County Historical Society, 104 North First Street, Belen 87002

Religious and Ethnic Societies

New Mexico Newspapers & Publications

New Mexico Genealogical publications (magazines, newsletters, periodicals, books, etc.) contain all types of invaluable information about specific ancestors, whole lineages and families, places in time, and about all sorts of genealogical records and repositories.

Newspapers

The New Mexico Newspaper Project involves hundreds of newspapers from the state spanning the 1840s until 1996 placed on microfilm.

Mining camp papers and several obscure papers from around the state were included and all counties were covered. The set consists of about 600 rolls of microfilm and can be found in Albuquerque, at the University of New Mexico.

Many newspapers from New Mexico and other states that were not part of the New Mexico Newspaper Project can also be found at the University of New Mexico.

The New Mexico Records Center and Archives also has an excellent collection of newspapers from the state available.

The Special Collections Library, meanwhile, has microfilmed copies of newspapers from the time that New Mexico was a territory.

Clippings or entire newspapers may also be found in various other locations and collections across the state.

The Albuquerque Genealogical Society, which used to be the Genealogy Club of Albuquerque, has abstracted vital records from many state newspapers. The Special Collections Library holds those abstracts. 

• New Mexico Newspapers Directory Listings (onlinenewspapers.com)
• Historical Newspapers from New Mexico (1844 – 1973) (genealogybank.com) Instantly locate names and key phrases in over 450 million content articles, obituaries, marriage notices, birth announcements and also other items printed in over 2,800 historical U.S. newspapers. Brand new articles and other content added every month!
• New Mexico Newspaper List (usnpl.com)

Periodicals

Genealogical journals provide you with plenty of sources of information and facts, they are generally overlooked by genealogy and family history researchers and genealogist in looking around for family history.

Many regional and county genealogical and/or historical societies produce periodicals which have records relating to the region or vicinity they operate.

Frequently these publications have articles involving records that are not obtainable somewhere else.

Books

• New Mexico Books at Amazon.com (amazon.com)
• New Mexico Historical Books (1749 – 1900) (genealogybank.com) rare and fully searchable old books, historical maps and documents give fresh insights into the daily lives of your early New Mexico ancestors.
• Genealogy Publishing Company (genealogical.com)