BURSUM, HOLM O.: Republican, of Socorro; stock raiser; born at Fort Dodge, Iowa, February 10, 1867; resident of New Mexico since 1881; member of Territorial senate 1899‑1900; delegate to the Republican National Conventions 1904, 1908, 1912; chairman of the Republican Territorial central committee 1905, 1911; member and Republican floor…
WALTON, WILLIAM BELL: Born in Altoona, Blair County, Pa., January 23, 1871; attended the public schools and the South Jersey Institute, Bridgeton, N. J.; moved to New Mexico in 1891; studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1893, and commenced practice at 37 Deming, N. Mex.; member of…
SIMMS, ALBERT GALLATIN: Republican, of Albuquerque, N. Mex.; born in Washington, Ark., 1882; attended private schools and University of Arkansas; resided from 1906 to 1912 in Monterrey, Mexico; came to Silver City, N. Mex., in 1912; admitted to the bar in 1915; during World War served as field director…
Biography of Nestor Montoya MONTOYA, NESTOR: Born in Old Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N. Mex., April 14, 1862; attended the common schools, and was graduated from St. Michael’s College, Santa Fe, N. Mex., in 1881; began newspaper work in 1889; owned and edited the Spanish paper called “La Bandera Americana”…
Eighty years ago, the United States faced the worst epidemic in our nation’s history. The Spanish flu epidemic of 1918 killed over half a million Americans and an estimated 20 million persons worldwide. By Richard Melzer and Oswald G. Baca Eighty years ago, the United States faced the worst…
Dennis Chávez (christened "Dionicio") was born in Los Chávez, Valencia County, New Mexico on April 8, 1888. His parents, David and Paz (Sanchez) Chávez were members of families that had lived in Los Chávez for generations. In 1895, David Chávez moved his family to the Barelas section of Albuquerque…
Biographical information about Thomas B. Catron. CATRON, THOMAS BENTON: Republican; born near Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo., October 6, 1840; attended the common schools, and was graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1860; served 4 years in Confederate Army during the Civil War; moved to New Mexico…
A brief history of the Historical Society of New Mexico, founded in 1859. The Historical Society of New Mexico (HSNM) was founded on December 26, 1859. It is the oldest historical society west of the Mississippi River. Although HSNM was forced to suspend activities during the Civil War, it…
Summary: Fred Geary was an artist who designed promotional materials about New Mexico for Fred Harvey & Co. Fred Geary was born in 1894 in Missouri. He created images that were used in railway promotional brochures for Fred Harvey & Co., whose personnel ran the restaurants for the Santa…
"In the Forgotten Land of God: The Influence of the Genizaros on Penitential Practices of the Mission Frontier of Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado" By Randall James Weaver Graduate Student California State University, Dominguez Hills In 1840, the American explorer and trader Josiah Gregg encountered a startling scene…
