El Farolito: La luz del pasado iluminara el camino de nuestro futuro

The Lantern: The light of the past shall illuminate the pathway of our future

What We Do

OLTHLRC promotes an interest in and the study of lives, times, cultures, traditions, ancestries, and histories of the peoples who emigrated to New Spain and New Mexico,  many of whom still have descendants in New Mexico, Colorado, California, Texas, Arizona, and Northern Mexico.

We hold our monthly meetings on the third Saturday of the month at the Denver Public Library to allow our members to benefit from the largest genealogy and western history collection available.  You will not find a larger selection of genealogical, cultural or historical research material anywhere in Colorado, and the assistance you will receive at the Denver Public Library is second to none.

Membership dues are $25 per family.  This includes a subscription to El Farolito, a quarterly Hispanic Genealogy publication. 

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Upcoming Topics and Features in

El Farolito 2009

Founding Families of Santa Fe – continuing feature by José Antonio Esquibel

History of Communities from which the Founding Settlers of Santa Fe Originated

Augmenting Prenuptial Investigation Records by John B. Colligan

Origins of Genízaro Families of New Mexico

Storytellers of Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico

New Mexico Wills and Settlements of Estate, 1704-1844

First Settlers of New Mexico Communities

Fraternal and Mutual Benefit Organizations

Santa Cruz de la Cañada Marriages, 1695-1726

New Mexican Families of the Denver Area, 1870-1920

El Rincón: Beginner’s Corner

Member Submissions

Discover Your Roots and Celebrate Your Heritage! 

Contact Us!

Board of Directors

President:  Catherine M. Aragon Esquibel

Vice President:  Michael Turner

Treasurer:  Cindy Olivas Gomez

Secretary:  Johnny Miller

Editors, El Farolito:  Catherine M. Aragon and Jose Antonio Esquibel

Director of Fundraising:  Diena Sandoval Mohlman

 Advisory Committee

Genealogical Research Advisor:

Jose Antonio Esquibel

Historian:  Vincent C de Baca

Library Research Assistant: 

Margaret Valdez Turner

Click on our link to DPL:

Denver Public Library, Department of Genealogy

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Membership Dues for 2009 are now past due.

The Spring 2009 Issue of El Farolito is currently being formatted for the publisher and should be mailed around the beginning of July.  If you have not renewed your membership for 2009 you have received your last issue of El Farolito.  Don't miss a single issue!  You may print a membership form by visiting "Joining OLTHLRC".