New Mexico has been given the delightful nickname of “Land of Enchantment”. Many genealogists become enchanted with their research into their family tree. Do you have ancestors who once lived in New Mexico? Here are several resources that will help you with your New Mexico genealogy research.
The New Mexico Genealogical Society celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2010. Their website has information about upcoming programs and events that the Society will be involved in. They have a blog you can read for more information.
Cyndi’s List is probably the most comprehensive list of links to genealogy resources online. If it exists on the internet, then Cyndi’s List probably has a link to it. You can start by selecting a topic from their Category Index. Choose from: “Birth, Marriage, Death”, “Census”, “Counties”, “Military”, “Newspapers” and many more!
FamilySearch has a Wiki page about New Mexico. There are links to each and every county in the state. Click on any of them to be taken to another FamilySearch Wiki page that is specifically about that county. You can also find a link to two New Mexico genealogy resources that are outside of Family Search. Towards the bottom of their page, there is a list of links to other FamilySearch Wiki pages about New Mexico record collections within FamilySearch.
GeneaLinks has a search engine at the top of their website. Put in the name of your ancestor. Choose the record type that you want to browse through: vital, birth, death, marriage, divorce, or “Genealogy”. GeneaLinks has helpful information for genealogists who are beginners at New Mexico genealogy. Did you know that birth records, marriage records, and death records, are all lumped together as “vital records”?
Internment.net has cemetery records online. Start by putting the first and last name of your ancestor into the search engine at the top of their page. Or, you can start by selecting one of the counties in New Mexico. If the county has a link attached, it indicates that there are records for cemeteries within that county. If there is no link, then Internment.net doesn’t have those records.
Ancestry.com has a page that is filled with links to their many New Mexico collections. To access these links, you need to have an Ancestry.com membership. Sometimes, there will be some records offered with free access, for a limited time. Return to this page often. Ancestry.com does a good job of making it clear when a collection is new, has been updated, or is being offered for free.
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