Comments on: Origins of New Mexico Families: A Genealogy of the Spanish Colonial Period http://plockgermangenealogy.org/origins-of-new-mexico-families-a-genealogy-of-the-spanish-colonial-period/ German families who settled in what is now Plock, Poland Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:41:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: L. Layton http://plockgermangenealogy.org/origins-of-new-mexico-families-a-genealogy-of-the-spanish-colonial-period/comment-page-1/#comment-16 L. Layton Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:36:49 +0000 http://plockgermangenealogy.org/origins-of-new-mexico-families-a-genealogy-of-the-spanish-colonial-period/#comment-16 I was shocked when I received this book and saw what a collection of work was involved. This is a very low price to pay for a book that is loaded with actual documented family data. Think of what it would cost for you to do the years of research that he has already compiled for you. Yes, there are a few errors, but there are also errors in actual documents. . . This is just a GREAT place to start for those who are working on their early Spanish American families. He has managed to bring together an enormous group of varied families in this one 442 page effort. I know it doesn't cite it's sources in every case and the dates are not always published, but an experienced researcher can glean much from this man's work. My suggestion is that if you have New Mexico families researched back to the early 1800's you will find this source invaluable. Using his sources I should be able to order some of these records from a local Family History Center to acurately document my own data. If these manuscripts haven't been filmed yet, they eventually will be, so be patient. I was able to put together several promising families using this book and am working on the documentation for myself which we should all do anyway. Rating: 5 / 5 I was shocked when I received this book and saw what a collection of work was involved. This is a very low price to pay for a book that is loaded with actual documented family data. Think of what it would cost for you to do the years of research that he has already compiled for you. Yes, there are a few errors, but there are also errors in actual documents. . . This is just a GREAT place to start for those who are working on their early Spanish American families.

He has managed to bring together an enormous group of varied families in this one 442 page effort. I know it doesn’t cite it’s sources in every case and the dates are not always published, but an experienced researcher can glean much from this man’s work. My suggestion is that if you have New Mexico families researched back to the early 1800’s you will find this source invaluable.

Using his sources I should be able to order some of these records from a local Family History Center to acurately document my own data. If these manuscripts haven’t been filmed yet, they eventually will be, so be patient. I was able to put together several promising families using this book and am working on the documentation for myself which we should all do anyway.

Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Robert J. Baca http://plockgermangenealogy.org/origins-of-new-mexico-families-a-genealogy-of-the-spanish-colonial-period/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Robert J. Baca Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:25:32 +0000 http://plockgermangenealogy.org/origins-of-new-mexico-families-a-genealogy-of-the-spanish-colonial-period/#comment-15 I am an amateur genealogist who belongs to a couple of genealogy groups in New Mexico. I have found Fray Chavez's book, "Origins of New Mexico Families" to be an extremely useful book. Although present-day genealogists have found a few errors in Chavez's work, for the most part he did very sound research. All the New Mexican genealogists that I know refer to this book consistently. The book is well referenced, so the researcher can check the facts himself. The serious New Mexican genealogist should have a copy of this book in his collection. Rating: 5 / 5 I am an amateur genealogist who belongs to a couple of genealogy groups in New Mexico. I have found Fray Chavez’s book, “Origins of New Mexico Families” to be an extremely useful book. Although present-day genealogists have found a few errors in Chavez’s work, for the most part he did very sound research. All the New Mexican genealogists that I know refer to this book consistently. The book is well referenced, so the researcher can check the facts himself. The serious New Mexican genealogist should have a copy of this book in his collection.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Mary Janukites http://plockgermangenealogy.org/origins-of-new-mexico-families-a-genealogy-of-the-spanish-colonial-period/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Mary Janukites Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:18:56 +0000 http://plockgermangenealogy.org/origins-of-new-mexico-families-a-genealogy-of-the-spanish-colonial-period/#comment-14 This book stands out in genealogical research for the commom person who is just beginning to do research. Although, I found that there were some errors after doing more detailed research, it certainly gave me enough information to lead me to documents that corrected them for me. I highly recommend this book to all New Mexicans who have lines to the early colonists of New Mexico. I am happy to say that it contained much information about my ancestry. I recommended this to all my NM cousins whowere doing their own research into New Mexico settlers and I certainly thank Fr. Chavez for doing most of my research for me. Rating: 5 / 5 This book stands out in genealogical research for the commom person who is just beginning to do research. Although, I found that there were some errors after doing more detailed research, it certainly gave me enough information to lead me to documents that corrected them for me. I highly recommend this book to all New Mexicans who have lines to the early colonists of New Mexico. I am happy to say that it contained much information about my ancestry. I recommended this to all my NM cousins whowere doing their own research into New Mexico settlers and I certainly thank Fr. Chavez for doing most of my research for me.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Susan Cruz Bradley http://plockgermangenealogy.org/origins-of-new-mexico-families-a-genealogy-of-the-spanish-colonial-period/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Susan Cruz Bradley Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:31:49 +0000 http://plockgermangenealogy.org/origins-of-new-mexico-families-a-genealogy-of-the-spanish-colonial-period/#comment-13 Very interesting, felt there could have been more added but was happy to have as a resource and history reference. Rating: 5 / 5 Very interesting, felt there could have been more added but was happy to have as a resource and history reference.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: William V. Overton http://plockgermangenealogy.org/origins-of-new-mexico-families-a-genealogy-of-the-spanish-colonial-period/comment-page-1/#comment-12 William V. Overton Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:45:23 +0000 http://plockgermangenealogy.org/origins-of-new-mexico-families-a-genealogy-of-the-spanish-colonial-period/#comment-12 The Origins of New Mexico Families is a must have source book for anyone conducting genealogy research that includes New Mexico. A Must Have Book! Rating: 5 / 5 The Origins of New Mexico Families is a must have source book for anyone conducting genealogy research that includes New Mexico. A Must Have Book!
Rating: 5 / 5

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