Conference 2011

2011 Hispanic Genealogy Seminar

Saturday October 8, 2011

9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Featured Presenters

Robert J. Torrez, former New Mexico State Historian

“From rio arriba to Rio Arriba: The Evolution of a New Mexico County”

Henrietta Martínez Christmas, genealogical researcher and author:

“Digging Up Your Roots Using Land Records”

Tyler Lynn Hancock, Daughters of the American Revolution, Spanish Task Force:

“Spanish Involvement in the American Revolution: Is Your Ancestor a Patriot?"

José Antonio Esquibel, genealogical researcher and historian:

“Locating Family Land (1880 - 1930): Using Features on the Internet and Land Patent Maps in Genealogy”

Michael J. Turner, Vice President of OLTHLRC, and veteran genealogical researcher:
“Los Californios”

Expert Workshop Leaders:  
Additional genealogical researchers: all veteran researchers in family surnames and various research topics will be available to assist during the workshops activities.

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• This will not be the usual "sit down all day and listen seminar”
• Participants will not only learn from the presenters, but also from each other
• Make connections with people researching similar family lines
• Meet others who share an interest in Hispanic culture and heritage
• Beginners and experienced genealogy researchers welcome
• Come prepared to learn useful historical information and genealogy research techniques

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Each of the presenters will offer useful information to enhance your genealogy and family research, and there will also be the opportunity for dialogue with the presenters.

Interactive discussion will tap into the shared knowledge and passion of participants to highlight some of the best ways to get the most out of doing genealogy.

Participants will particularly benefit from the expertise of Robert, Henrietta, and Jose, who have worked together before, both on projects and in organizations, and share a passion for our heritage and history.  Do not miss this rare occasion to benefit from their expertise!  In addition, Henrietta is the author of “The Santa Fe Presidio Soldiers: Their Donation to the American Revolution” and both she and Jose have conducted extensive research on the DAR lineages of New Mexico Families.  Tyler’s presentation in conjunction with their work, will enhance your ability to establish yourself as a member of the SAR or DAR.

Participants are encouraged to bring genealogy charts, pictures, maps and/or other displays, as well as primary research material they have found to be useful in their research. 

The more of your own research you bring to share, the more you will get out of the day!  

Start getting your research organized now!

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REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND SAVE $10

CLICK HERE FOR A REGISTRATION FORM

Vendor Table Fee: $25.00, limit one table per vendor.

Tables must be reserved in advance. 

Contact el.farolito@yahoo.com by September 30, 2011.

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SPEAKERS AND PRELIMINARY AGENDA

Robert J. Torrez
“From rio arriba to Rio Arriba: The Evolution of a New Mexico County”
Robert’s presentation will focus on the importance of north-central New Mexico in our history. The information he provides is always intriguing and thought provoking.  You can be certain if you find one of your ancestors recorded in Robert's research, there will be an interesting story to go with it.  After his years as State Historian and additional years of independent research, he is an authority on a wide variety of New Mexican historical topics, and his humorous and laid back presentation style makes many of the more unique elements of our history and culture come to life.

Robert J. Tórrez is an independent historian, researcher and author. He held the position of New Mexico State Historian from 1987 through 2000 and is a past President of the Historical Society of New Mexico. He has published widely in numerous scholarly journals and popular magazines and writes a monthly column, “Voices From The Past” for Round the Roundhouse. His recent books include UFOs Over Galisteo and Other Stories of New Mexico History (2004); New Mexico in 1876-1877, A Newspaperman’s View (2007); Myth of the Hanging Tree (2008); and most recently, Rio Arriba: A New Mexico County (Rio Grande Books, 2010) with Robert Trapp.

Henrietta Martínez Christmas
“Digging Up Your Roots Using Land Grant Records”

Genealogists can utilize land records to further their research, make familial connections and break down the brick walls.  Learn where to look, what to look for and how they can be found.  Homestead records and land grants will be examined. These records provide an in depth knowledge of who, what and when things happened in regards to your ancestor.  Many of these papers are far superior in terms of the WPA interviews and represent New Mexico’s historical past as well as what they owned and passed onto their children.

A well respected genealogical and historical researcher for over 30 years on a wide variety of subjects specializing in northern New Mexico, Henrietta has written, in addition to above six family books, more than 100 articles for various journals relating to genealogy and history. A long-time member of the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center and New Mexico Genealogy Societies she currently serves on the Board of the Historical Society of New Mexico. Two of her most recent projects include assisting with the Segesser Hide Paintings for the History Museum in Santa Fe and writing two chapters in the Anthology for the Historical Society of NM, titled “Sunshine and Shadows in New Mexico’s Past.” Henrietta resides in Corrales with her husband Walt.

Jose Antonio Esquibel
“Locating Family Land (1880 - 1930): Using Features on the Internet and Land Patent Maps in Genealogy”
The period of 1880 to 1930 was a time of increased mobility for families of northern New Mexico. Various Internet sites are valuable for not only locating family land but also identifying relatives that were granted land.

Jose is a widely respected genealogical researcher and independent historian, and is author of numerous articles related to Spanish colonial genealogy and history, with particular regard to New Mexico. He has contributed to three anthologies on New Mexico history, most recently Thirty-eight Adobe Houses: The Villa de Santa Fe in the Seventeenth Century, and has served as a research consulted for the Vargas Project (UNM) and El Camino Real Project.  He co-authored the following books:  The Spanish Recolonization of New Mexico: An Account of the Families Recruited at Mexico City in 1693 (with John B. Colligan);  Tapestry of Kinship (with Charlie Carrillo; and The Royal Road: El Camino Real from Mexico City to Santa Fe (With Christine and Douglas Preston) and most recently the forthcoming book, Juan Domínguez de Mendoza: Soldier and Frontiersman of the Spanish Southwest, 1629-1693 (2012) with France V. Scholes, Eleanor B. Adams, and Marc Simmons.

   
Tyler Hancock

“Spanish Involvement in the American Revolution: Is Your Ancestor a Patriot?"
Upon joining the DAR, Tyler Hancock joined the Spanish Task Force and has been actively working to increase awareness of Spain's involvement in the American Revolution and opening up new avenues for membership for Hispanics in the DAR, all the while using her passion for genealogy.

Tyler was born and raised in Fort Collins. While Spanish is not her native language, she fell in love with it, and went on to live in Mexico City, and taught Spanish while pursuing her Masters degree in Spanish Linguistics at Indiana University. She is a member of the Territorial Daughters of Colorado, and the Daughters of the American Revolution.

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Sponsored by the Olibama Lopez Tushar Hispanic Legacy Research Center

For additional information, log on to www.hispaniclegacy.org or write el.farolito@yahoo.com