El Farolito: La luz del pasado iluminara el camino de nuestro futuro

The Lantern: The light of the past shall illuminate the pathway of our future

What We Do

OLTHLRC promotes an interest in and the study of lives, times, cultures, traditions, ancestries, and histories of the peoples who emigrated to New Spain and New Mexico,  many of whom still have descendants in New Mexico, Colorado, California, Texas, Arizona, and Northern Mexico.

We hold our monthly meetings on the third Saturday of the month at the Denver Public Library to allow our members to benefit from the largest genealogy and western history collection available.  You will not find a larger selection of genealogical, cultural or historical research material anywhere in Colorado, and the assistance you will receive at the Denver Public Library is second to none.

Membership dues are $25 per family.  This includes a subscription to El Farolito, a quarterly Hispanic Genealogy publication. 

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Upcoming Topics and Features in

El Farolito 2012

Santa Cruz de la Cañada Marriages, 1695-1726

Conejos Land Grant

Voices of the Past by Robert Torrez

 Revised Trujillo Family Genealogy 

 1693 Settlers Recruited by Governor Vargas by John B. Colligan

 Extractions of Records of Parral, Nueva Vizcaya, continuing feature by Frank Dominguez

  Storytellers of Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico

 New Mexico Wills and Settlements of Estate, 1704-1844

 Beyond Origins of New Mexico Families

Member Submissions

Read about the above topics in the right column of the this page.

Discover Your Roots and Celebrate Your Heritage! 

Contact Us!

Board of Directors

President:  Mark Leyba

Vice President:  Michael Turner

Treasurer:  Margaret Valdez Turner

Secretary:  Diane Broda

Editors, El Farolito:  Catherine M. Aragon and Jose Antonio Esquibel

Director of Fundraising:  Lori Leyba

Immediate Past President: Catherine M. Aragon

 Advisory Committee

Genealogical Research Advisor:

Jose Antonio Esquibel

Nueva Vizcaya and Texas Genealogical Advisor:  Frank Domignuez

Library Research Assistants: 

Margaret Valdez Turner

José Antonio Esquibel

Click on our link to DPL:

Denver Public Library, Department of Genealogy

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Membership Dues for 2012 are due by March 31st and the first issue of the year will be mailed in late May. 

The WINTER 2011 issue of El Farolito is currently being formatted for the publisher and should be mailed the first week of March 2012. 

The SPRING 2012 issue of El Farolito will be in May.

Remember, the publishing cycle for El Farolito is June/July (Spring), September/October (Summar), December/January (Fall) and March/April (Winter)

If you have not renewed your membership for 2012 you have received your last issue of El Farolito.  Don't miss a single issue!  You may print a membership form by visiting "Joining OLTHLRC".