AGS member Molly Shannon (aka Margaret Abbey Ashman Shannon) has recently published Vol 1 of her Family History/Genealogy book. She is fortunate to have a 1916 Abbe-Abbey Genealogy to use as a starting point. The introduction to that volume states, “A family history is never complete and we have produced only the beginning – may others continue […]
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by AGS member Judith Rapping The month of February 2022 opens up a whole new level of rich resources for those of us learning about and researching African American ancestry, whether just getting started or well into our discoveries. And Albuquerque is no exception! The Albuquerque Genealogy Society has added African American research to our
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compiled by Lisa Kindrick, Genealogy Librarian, the Public Library Albuquerque and Bernalillo County DNA for Native American Genealogy by Roberta Estes. Baltimore Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2021. 929.103 Estes The Brackin family in the Southeastern United States by Henry B. Brackin, Jr. Nashville: Brackin, 1979. (donated by Nancy Tucker) 929.2 Bracken Daniel family of Georgia &
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by Lark M. Robart In the event you missed the January Annual Business Meeting, here is the report I gave at that meeting. As Vice President of AGS, one of my responsibilities is to present a report at the January general meeting of the previous year’s activities and accomplishments. 2021 was indeed a challenging year,
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by AGS Member Philip Spivey In this time of Covid-19, getting together with friends or holding meetings can be a real challenge. Now, there is a way we can safely meet from our own homes using a program called Zoom. Participating in a Zoom meeting is free and easy. Zoom is a way to see
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compiled by Lisa Kindrick, Genealogy Librarian, the Public Library Albuquerque and Bernalillo County Finding and using African American newspapers by Timothy N. Pinnick. Wyandotte, OK: Gregarth Publishing Co., 2008. 305.896 Pinnick The Census book: facts, schedules & worksheets for the U.S. federal censuses by William Dollarhide. Orting, WA: Family Roots Publishing Col., 2019. Includes information on
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by AGS Member Philip Spivey The Christmas Tree stands as one of the most iconic images of the holiday season in America. Bringing trees into our homes, decorating them, and putting presents underneath is embedded in our culture. It’s hard to imagine Christmas without it. But that was not always the case. In 1848, this
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by AGS member Mike Blackledge | updated 5 Mar 2022 (scroll to the bottom) The National Archives releases a federal census to the public 72 years after the day the census was taken. Because census day in 1950 was 1 April, the 1950 census will be released on the same date in 2022 – just
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review by AGS member Mike Wilson Some of you might not know that AGS member and former Quarterly editor Rosemary McNerney Winkler compiled the stories she wrote and commissioned about early Albuquerque families into a book that is now available. You might like to have a copy, or it could be a perfect present for
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by AGS member Philip Spivey Like this picture? It was uploaded to Ancestry and FamilySearch in 2012 as a picture of a Thomas Hicks born about 1710 in North Carolina and died in 1775. This picture has been shared by 285 people on Ancestry and appears in their family trees. You will also find it
