Latest on 2011 Conference

LAST CHANCE

FOR

EARLY REGISTRATION SAVINGS

FOR THE 2011

HISPANIC GENEALOGY SEMINAR

There are only three days remaining

to take advantage of the

early registration savings of $10. 

Your payment and registration must be

postmarked by Friday, September 30, 2011

to take advantage of the $20 early registration fee. 

After that, the registration fee will be $30.

We have added a number of exciting features to our day,

so take the time to register now!

Saturday October 8, 2011

9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Featured speakers: 

Robert J. Torrez, former New Mexico State Historian – Key Note Speaker

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

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

In addition to our featured speakers,  Maria Clara Martinez, a veteran genealogical researcher and prolific author, will again be joining us for the day with her vast database of genealogy.  Mrs. Martinez has compiled an extensive database consisting of over 70,000 well-researched and credible genealogical lines and has written numerous books on Hispanic families of the Southwest United States, each containing invaluable genealogical information.  She has recently been revising and updating a number of them, as so much new information has become available over the past several years and has now republished some of them and will have them available for sale.  She is always willing to help researchers look up their family lines on her database.  She currently resides in the San Luis Valley and is editor of La Sierra newspaper.  Be sure to take advantage of this chance to spend some valuable time with her! 

We also have the following donations, as well as additional items,

which participants will have the chance to enter to win:

Ancestry.com - 6 month world subscription

New MexicoMagazine - 1 year subscription

Genealogy Bank (newspaper) - 1 year subscription

Family Tree DNA - free test kit

Free 2012 OLTHLRC membership

Back issues of El Farolito

We will also have some great door prizes!!

  Our two conference coordinators, Jose Esquibel and Mark Leyba,

both have professional experience in adult training and workshops. 

In addition, veteran researchers with expertise in various research topics

will be available to assist during the workshops activities. 

Our conference committee has been hard at work

to make the seminar and open forum workshop and discussions

as valuable to our participants as possible. 

All for a preregistration fee of $20!!!!

This is a deal that you will not find elsewhere! 

Do not miss out!

REMINDERS: 

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!

This is a “bring your own lunch” seminar. 

There are restaurants nearby,

 but you may want to spend the lunch hour

“networking while you eat.”