Scene from the Valle Grande Chapter, NSDAR Genealogy Workshop, Oct. 11 at SALA. Courtesy/VGC, NSDAR

Valle Grande Chapter members and Genealogy Workshop guest speakers, Megan Farrell, Roberta Day Idzorek, JoAnn Unruh, Eileen Rhine, Linda Carol Alt, Ron Smith, Henrietta Christmas, Jane Shumaker, and Linda Kolar. Courtesy/VGC, NSDAR

COMMUNITY News:

The Valle Grande Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), held its first Genealogy Workshop Saturday, Oct. 11, at SALA Los Alamos Event Center.

Every year, the NSDAR celebrates its birthday, Oct. 11, by offering a day of community service.

Guest speakers at the Oct. 11 event included Valle Grande Chapter Secretary Roberta Day Idzorek, Ron Smith of Los Alamos, and Henrietta Martinez Christmas, a published author of numerous articles and books on the Spanish Colonial History in New Mexico. In 2021, she was awarded the Encomienda de la Orden de Isabela Católica Award by King Felipe of Spain for her accomplished research and history of Spanish Colonial New Mexico. Guest speaker Eileen Rhine holds a Certificate in Genealogy from Boston University and has completed several other genealogical education courses. She serves as president of the Santa Fe County Genealogical Society.

Genealogy Workshop topics included basic genealogy, online resources, using the census records, and DNA use in Genealogy.

To inquire about membership in the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, contact the Chapter Regent at linda.c.alt.lca@gmail.com.

Eileen Rhine presenting her program on DNA and Genealogy. Courtesy/VGC, NSDAR

Henrietta Christmas speaking on using the census records in genealogical research. Courtesy/VGC, NSDAR