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Crownpoint (N.M.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Stacher Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-382-BC
Scope and Content Included are ten photocopied volumes, all prepared by Herbert C. Stacher around a specific theme. Most of the volumes are either autobiographical, or contain information about his father, Samuel Franklin Stacher. They include family recollections, photographs, genealogical information, and copies of original documents relating to the Stacher family. Three of the volumes relate to coal mining in the Gallup, New Mexico area. Included is a history of the Gallup Southwestern Coal...
Dates: 1940-1982; Majority of material found in 1980-1982

Sue Sterling Collection on Ranching in Crownpoint, New Mexico

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1108-BC
Scope and Contents The collection consists of material related to ranches and ranching in northwestern New Mexico, primarily in the vicinity of Crownpoint. The collection includes research notes; recollections of ranching and life; photographs; copies of land documents; correspondence; extracts of federal census returns related to ranching families; maps; genealogical information; and photocopies of articles on local history.
Dates: Majority of material found within 1960 - 2022