County:
Quay County was created on January
28, 1903 and named for Mathew S. Quay, U.S. Senator from
Pennsylvania 1887-1904. Quay was a leading proponent in
Congress during New Mexico's fight for statehood. Created
from Guadalupe, San Miguel, and Union counties (for records
prior to 1903, look in those counties). The Quay county
courthouse address is P.O. Box 1225, Tucumcari, NM 88401.
Phone (505) 461-0510; FAX (505) 461-0513. E-mail: quaycountyclerk@hotmail.com
Diocese: This county is in the Archdiocese
of Santa Fe. 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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