Two miles southeast of the town of Gardner, Colorado was once a town of Hispanic families known as Chavez.1 The word itself has roots in the Spanish and Portuguese language meaning “keys” and as with many surnames, was a trade that evolved into a surname.2 The history of the Hispanic settlers of the area is…
Month: June 2022
LEGO Row Houses
This is a render of the house from set 10270 Bookshop in multiple colors. The fun part is that these cab be built in these colors as I sourced the bricks in the colors available in 2020. I have built the pink one IRL, and it is at my desk at work.
Otero County Marriage Research Guide
Back in 2007, I was a coordinator for the Otero County COGenWeb Project. I did not have the time to maintain and grow the website, so it was passed on to someone else. I wrote the following Otero County Marriage Research Guide. I have updated as the information for the CD-ROM, for as of today,…
Otero County Census Research Guide
Back in 2007, I was a coordinator for the Otero County COGenWeb Project. I did not have the time to maintain and grow the website, so it was passed on to someone else. I wrote the following Otero County Census Research Guide that is still good information, so I am sharing it here. While the…
My Genealogy Books: El Cerrito, New Mexico
There are a few genealogy books that I have on my bookshelf. El Cerrito, New Mexico Eight Generations in a Spanish Village by Richard L. Nostrand is one that I have purchased four times, because each time I have shared it with someone in family, they inevitability keep it for themselves. The book is the…