Film Codes: (For locations of the research facilities,
see Records.)
AASF: Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
FHL: Catholic church records filmed by the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints (LDS).
County:
Los Alamos County was created March 16, 1949 out of
parts of Sandoval and Santa Fe counties. It was named for
the community of Los Alamos, its county seat, which in turn
was named for the Los Alamos School for Boys, established
in 1925 by Ashley Pond. The
county courthouse address is: Los Alamos County Municipal
Building, 2300 Trinity Drive -- P.O. Box 30, Los Alamos,
NM 87544. Phone (505) 662-8010; FAX (505) 662-8079. Civil marriage records 1949-1994 are housed
at the county courthouse. They have been microfilmed.
Diocese: This county is within the Catholic Archdiocese of Santa
Fe (see map). Where
can you search the records, books, and microfilm? See Records for the 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:
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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