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CURRY COUNTY HISTORY BOOK

published and Copyright © in 1978,
edited by Don McAlavy and Harold Kilmer


This 572 page, 8 1/1 X 11 inch, hard-bound volume (gold embossed on red leatherette cover) contains the history of Curry County (County seat: Clovis), communities, families, schools, tributes, memorials, churches, busines These two books were published by the non-profit High Plains Historical Fd., Inc., established in 1972, at Clovis, Curry County, New Mexico. Editors for both volumes were: Harold A. Kilmer, and Don McAlavy.

HIGH PLAINS HISTORY

A history book published and Copyright © in 1980,
edited by Don McAlavy and Harold Kilmer.


This 700 page, 8 1/2 X 11 inch, hard-bound volume (embossed brown leatherette cover) covers most of four counties in East-Central New Mexico: Curry, Roosevelt, Quay, DeBaca. Contains family histories, community historie (The cemetery data covers all of Curry County, and most of Quay, Roosevelt, and DeBaca Counties and several West Texas cemeteries: Parmer County: Bovina, Oklahoma Lane, and Farwell. In Bailey County, Texas: West Camp Cemetery. The DeBaca County cemeteries include the Old Military Cemetery at Old Fort Sumner, site of Billy the Kid's grave.)

QUAY COUNTY HISTORY

published and Copyright © in 1985 by the Quay County Book Committee. The book is 794 pages size 8 1/2 x 11 inches. It contains family histories, public records and it is indexed. This is a very good book for the genealogist searching for family roots in Quay county. I do not know if there are any available now (1998). In order to find out write to: Tucumcari Museum, 416 South Adams, Tucumcari, NM, 88401.

A MARK OF TIME

A History of New Mexico compiled and written by Mary Grooms Clark. Copyright © 1983 by Mary Grooms Clark. A collection of storys and interviews on New Mexico places, people, ranches and events. Book has a General Index. This is a good resource for New Mexico historical names, places and events. Last address available for Mary Grooms Clark is: Box 946, Tucumcari, NM, 88401. Telephone 505-461-114