For those of your who are doing research on your ancestors who came up from New Mexico, a good way of finding out more about your ancestors is to read historical research on it. Even if your ancestor isn't mentioned, you will gain a general understanding of their lives. And if your ancestor is mentioned, you have a bonus. Two good books on Abiquiu and the Rio Chama Valley, and the "pioneers" (broader area than Abiquiu) are: Valley of Shining Stone. Lesley Poling-Kempes. Tucson:University of Arizona Press. 1997 Pobladores: Hispanic Americans of the Ute Frontier. Frances Leon Quintana. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press. 1991. Order them via inter-libaray loan through your local library. Also, go to the website of University of New Mexico and search for interested subjects or keywords, then if you find an interesting book, get the info off the web site and order it through your local library's inter-library loan.