Research Your Roots

Before it’s too late, ask Mom and Dad, Grandma and Granddad, Aunt Sue and Uncle Bob for information and stories about your family history. Then, go downtown to the Genealogy Center at the Albuquerque Public Library Main Branch!

501 Copper Ave. NW, 768-5131, (free parking at 5^th & Copper)

 Monthly Events

• Genealogy Research Day: Last Tuesday of the month (10:30 am to 3:30 pm)
• Military Research Group: First Tuesday of the month (10:30 am)
• Also, one-on-one assistance by appointment with volunteers from the Albuquerque Genealogical Society and the New Mexico Genealogical Society

Resources

• Books, maps, family histories, CD databases, and microfilm from New Mexico, the U.S., and the world (e.g., actually 30 shelves with books about Kentucky families alone!)
• Genealogy computer lab and microfilm readers
• Books and film from early Catholic Church records in New Mexico
• Spanish, Mexican & Territorial Archives in New Mexico
• Access to Family Search Microfilm (a vast collection of genealogical and historical records)
• And, contact information for a variety of local research groups (e.g., Irish Research Group, Scandinavian Research Group, Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico, the Bear Canyon Genealogy Club, and more!)