The death of my Mother "Maria E. Lorenzo Montoya" was my inspiration to do Family Genealogy. Her death had left us(her 4 young Children) with many questions in mind and it had driven me to a frenzy to find those answers. Now in her Memory, I've been at it since 1985. So far I've held 2 Family Reunions and I have UPDATED our (found) Family Bible; also I have kept the same writing format and written it ALL by hand as our ancestors did; continuing the book from last entry of 1950. Now I'm working on our very unique "Montoya Baca" Coat of Arms-Representing our Spanish & Native American Heritage from our homeland of New Mexico(The First Families of New Mexico). Along with my Family Memorial sites, I have added some folks to this site who have the same "Surnames" as my family; to help out those who we call "Primo-cousin" . So they know that their "Primos"~Final Resting Place~is in California.

"When it comes to taking pictures, I will try and take that view of your love one; to give you the sense that you are there at their plot visiting; by picturing the surrounding scene of where your love one is laid to rest".

~Sorry for the extra info; but I need to post this for those who think I am the duplicate Memorial submitter-I always look first for the Memorial before I make a New Memorial. So Back Off!~