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The New Mexico Genealogical Society, founded in 1960, is composed entirely of volunteers. 2010 will be our 50th year of providing research materials and networking opportunities for family historians.

Before you send us e-mail: A word to the serious researcher

We are not able to provide individual help that requires substantial research, but if you will follow the suggestions below we can help you find your own answers. The number of inquiries we have been receiving daily has created a large backlog for our small but dedicated staff of volunteers. What you can do: Send us one or both of the following forms, filled in with as much information as you can: a Pedigree (Ancestor) Chart and/or a New Mexico Ancestors form. Please state your question clearly, keeping to only one or two names or questions per mailing. The information on the above forms will give us, in an organized fashion, the general location and approximate dates that influence your question. Mail to New Mexico Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 27559, Albuquerque, NM 87125-7559. The physical address is necessary because not all of our volunteers use e-mail. Enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. A volunteer will correspond directly with you and will discuss costs, if any, or will provide a list of researchers for hire. What we do best is provide the means and opportunity for serious researchers to find answers: by consistently publishing New Mexico records that are otherwise difficult to obtain or to decipher. by publishing queries, and histories of New Mexico ancestors in the New Mexico Genealogist, by providing an index at the end of each year of names and topics that have appeared in Genealogist articles that year, and by providing accessible links on our web site to online resources with free searchable information.

In the long run, membership and reading the New Mexico Genealogist regularly is the best way for New Mexico researchers to be successful. We appreciate our members and try our best to serve them well.