This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Roswell Library Roots and Early Chaves County History Explored
A historical look at Roswell and Chaves County origins covers the Carnegie Library story from 1901 to 1906 and the Missouri Plaza settlement, plus Roswell’s rise led by Joseph Calloway Lea. It details local libraries, early schools, and key figures shaping the region’s cultural heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
United States
Tomas Gonzalez
Roswell
Chaves County
Missouri Plaza
la Plaza de San Jose de Missouri
Rio Grande Valley
Rio Hondo
James D. Shinkle
Fort Sumner
Fort Stanton
U.S. Army
Hondo
van C. Smith
Woman's Club
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Library
Third Street
Richardson Avenue
Joseph Callaway Lea
Elvis Fleming
Joseph C. Lea
Lea
Missouri
Lea Cattle Company
Goss Military Institute
New Mexico Military Institute