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Finding Obituaries in the Albuquerque Journal
Obituaries in the Albuquerque Journal
2015 to the present
Obituaries published by the Albuquerque Journal beginning in 2015 are available at https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/abqjournal/
Before 2015
For obituaries published in the Albuquerque newspapers prior to 2015, you may email the Genealogy Center of the Main Library at librarygenealogy@cabq.gov. Please provide the name of the deceased and an approximate time period, if known. We are usually able to respond to your request within a few days.
We have an obituary index created by volunteers from the Albuquerque Genealogical Society and the New Mexico Genealogical Society for Albuquerque obituaries 1888-2013. You may search the index and obituary images on a Local Area Network while at the Genealogy Center.
With your Library card, you also have free access to historic Albuquerque and New Mexico newspapers using ProQuest Historical Newspapers and Newspaper Archive.
Finding Obituaries in other New Mexico Newspapers
Obituaries in other New Mexico Newspapers
The Fray Angelico Chavez History Library at the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe maintains an Obituary Database for some New Mexico newspapers. The index covers obits from the 1870s through December 2005. Entries up to the 1940s cover areas beyond Albuquerque and Santa Fe and include several New Mexico newspapers. Entries since the 1950s cover primarily the Santa Fe area and are based on the Santa Fe New Mexican with occasional entries for famous New Mexicans elsewhere. It is not comprehensive, so if you cannot find an entry for a person of interest, do not assume an obituary notice does not exist. You will need to take additional steps to verify the existence of an obituary.
The Legacy network allows a search by name of person or by town. The span of years covered will vary from newspaper to newspaper. On this website you can find obituaries from many New Mexico newspapers and mortuaries.
Obituaries in the Navajo Times are available from their website:
Cemetery Records
Cemetery and Gravesite Records
- Tombstone Transcription Project of New Mexico
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A New Mexico-based group not affiliated with US GenWeb - US GenWeb New Mexico Tombstone Transcription Project
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- Find A Grave Search millions of records for gravesites throughout the United States, including New Mexico.
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- Online New Mexico Death Records & Indexes Provides links for NM death records, cemeteries, and obituaries available online.
- Grave Locator for Veterans Search for burial locations of veterans and their family members in VA National Cemeteries, state veterans cemeteries, various other military and Department of Interior cemeteries, and for veterans buried in private cemeteries when the grave is marked with a government grave marker.
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- Billion Graves Index Name index of burial records courtesy of BillionGraves which is an expansive family history database of records and images from the world's cemeteries, all tagged with GPS locations. Volunteers around the world capture images of headstones in a cemetery and upload them to the site. Also available on World Vital Records.
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- Interment.net A free online library of cemetery records from thousands of cemeteries across the world, for historical and genealogy research.
- Archdiocese of Santa Fe Catholic Cemetery Association Interactive map for Rosario, Mt. Cavalry, and Gate of Heaven Cemeteries where visitors can search for loved ones and share memories.
- Fairview Cemetery Albuquerque blog Fascinating history and tidbits about Historic Fairview Cemetery in Albuquerque and its residents.
- Cemeteries of Bernalillo County Cemeteries of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County and Parts of Sandoval and Valencia Counties by Carl J. Condie for City of Albuquerque, 1999.
