Months of planning, and possibly years of requests to have the Records Center and Archives open on a Saturday, have brought about the newest genealogical group in New Mexico. The Northern New Mexico Genealogical Group is not a formal society, thus no fees for membership are required. Recently, the New Mexico Records Center and Archives Sponsored a beginning genealogy workshop that was attended by 70 people.
Lockers are available for storing personal affects.
If you are a resident of northern New Mexico and are interested in researching your family genealogy and history, you are welcome to join the group by attending any meeting on the second Sunday of any given month. If you are not already a member of one of the four groups mentioned above, there will be membership registration forms available at the meetings. If you reside outside of New Mexico, are a member of any of the groups mentioned above, and plan to be in Santa Fe around the second Saturday of any month, you are welcome to utilize the Records Center and Archives for your family research. Also, please encourage any of your New Mexico relatives to join the group and take advantage of weekend access to a great many useful resources. A special thanks goes to Elaine Olah, State Records Administrator, Sandra Jaramillo, Director of Archives and Historical Services, and Charles Martnez y Vigil, Administrative Secretary, for their support and advocacy in the formation of the genealogy group and allowing the Records Center and Archives to be open one Saturday a month.