More Thoughts From New Mexico

Just some thoughts from New Mexico, mostly about New Mexico, New Mexican History and my New Mexican ancestors and relatives. Some other miscellaneous stuff I come up with and also some thoughts of mine on matters of importance to me. As William Faulkner once said "The past isn't dead. It isn't even past." Also, if you are afraid of skeletons then stay out of closets and if you are ashamed to have ancestors who do not meet your social standards then stay away from genealogy.

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Los Hermanos de la Sociedad de Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazerno, Rowe, New Mexico in the 1960's

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A typical morada. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penitentes_(New_Mexico) There were 6 (six) of us if I recall right. There was don Jos...
Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Genealogy, Never, Ever Complete......

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The genealogical puzzle is never ever complete, never. It is very interesting finding a piece here and there, but it is never really comp...
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Sunday, May 7, 2017

La Cautiva Marcelina

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Very interesting song: https://vimeo.com/70437646 Sung by Virginia Bernal of Raton many years (1960's - 1970's) ago. There w...
Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Identity Switching And Displacement And/Or Dissaperarance Of New Mexican Hispanos

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It happens folks, it happens all of the time and it happens a lot. It is happening more and more as we progress in time. I do not mean the...
Friday, April 7, 2017

San Viche Was Not A Saint, The Dangers Of Literal Translations

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Reminds me of an article in the old La Herencia Magazine  , a few years back they had a column there dealing with "Spanglish" an...
Saturday, April 1, 2017

Family Lore, Oral Family History And Genealogy

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It is almost worthless for genealogical purposes. There is too much embellishment by individuals who want to aggrandize one individual or ...
Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Worthless New Mexican History!

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The "southern" United States culture has always had a tradition of embellishment which goes beyond the ordinary.  They love the ...
Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Curious New Mexican Habits in the pre American period.

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New Mexicans had religious habits in the pre American period that were completely alien to Americans who arrived here early on. Not only wer...
Monday, January 23, 2017

Gabriel Chavez and Gabriel Chavez, What is up in the Chavez Household?

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While looking at some genealogical information on an individual(s) we were having problems with, we had to dig deeper than normal to as...
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

New Mexican Patriots or Horse Thieves and Murderers in August of 1847

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This post is about the drumhead court martial incident that came to be known as The  Las Vegas Affair  or the  Battle of Las Vegas, which ...
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