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).

*Tip: Very early in New Mexico and Colorado Catholic church history, those New Mexico residents who lived close to the New Mexico border and west of the Rio Grande Gorge near Taos many times went to the Catholic church in Conejos, Colorado. Many New Mexico residents are found in church records of the San Luis Valley of Colorado. See Churches, Conejos County, CO. Also: San Luis Valley and the Culebra River Villages.

Tip Jan 2005: Julie Candelaria writes that she found many Conejos CO families in the 1860 census of Taos County, New Mexico Territory.

Records of Interments, from Nov. 20, 1902. Records of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Taos County. New Mexico Ancestors Rootsweb site.
Published with the Approbation of His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons. Transcribed by Louanna Gortarez

Taos County information:
Taos County takes its name from the ancient Indian Pueblo found by the Spanish explorers when they came to the area in the 16th century. When it was under Mexican rule it was one of the seven original partidos established. Then, under American rule it was established as a New Mexico county on January 9, 1852. At that time it was created from the counties of Mora and Rio Arriba. The Taos County Courthouse is at 105 Albright Street, Suite D. Mail to P.O. Box 676, Taos, NM 87571. Phone (505) 751-8654. FAX (505) 751-8500.

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 on these pages 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: webmaster@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.

Return to top of this page