New Mexico

• Discover the history of New Mexico newspapers.
• Learn more about how to use New Mexico periodical and manuscripts.

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• Find research clues in the Library of Congress historical newspaper collection.
• Search New Mexico online newspaper sites.

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• * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for newspaper records. Then use the learnings for searches for a U.S. ancestor.
• * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.

John Denver, a famous singer and songwriter, was mentioned in a New Mexico newspaper in 1976. Use the "AC: Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, New Mexico" QUIKLink below, with a publication date of 25 March 1976, to answer these questions:

1. When was John Denver born?
2. Where was he born?
3. What was his birth name?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "John" as the first name and "Denver" as the last name. Also use a publication date of 25 March 1976.
• Read the information in the article. Note: Various newspaper articles give different birth dates for him, so it's a good idea to verify newspaper information with other sources such as an original birth record.

1. John was born on 31 Dec 1943.
2. He was born at Walker Air Force Base, Roswell, New Mexico.
3. His birth name is Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.
   (Contributed by Brent Bunker )