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Charlene Garcia Simms (born 1952) is a teacher-librarian from Garcia, Colorado. She and her husband founded El Escritorio Publishing which focuses on Southwest history and genealogy.
Charlene Garcia Simms grew up in Garcia, Colorado. [1] She is a relation of Maria Josefa Jaramillo Carson, the third wife of Kit Carson. [2]
She was married to Eduard Simms. [1] [3]
She received an MBA from Colorado State University Pueblo, and earned her Master's of Library Science from the University of Arizona. [1] While at Arizona, she was a Knowledge River Scholar. [3]
Garcia Simms and her husband are the co-owners of El Escritorio Publishing. [1] The company has published 15 books with a focus on Southwest history and geneaology. [4] They published Colorado State Fair Fiesta Day magazines for over 20 years, and her private collection has been used to research Pueblo's music history. [5] She also has a collection at CSU Pueblo on Olibama Lopez Tushar. [6]
In addition to publishing poetry and books, she has coordinated public art shows focusing on Hispanic artists with masterpieces but no place to showcase them. [1] She published Spanish/Mexican Legacy of Latinos in Pueblo County and an inspired mural called "Corazon de Pueblo." [1]
Garcia Simms worked at the Bruce Randolph School in Denver for 3 years, then in June 2008 returned to Pueblo to be the Hispanic resources librarian at Robert H. Rawlings Public Library. [3] She is currently the Genealogy and Special Collections Librarian at the Pueblo City-County Library System, [4] and was previously the President of the Genealogy Society of Hispanic America. [1]
Garcia Simms has been part of the Fray Angelico Chavez chapter of the Genealogical Society of Hispanic America. [3] She was the Chairperson of the 2015 National Conference Team for the organization, and she edited their official newsletter. [7]
In 2021, Garcia Simms received a research grant from the Aztlán Center at CSU Pueblo to explore the historical lives of Chicana women in New Mexico and Colorado. [8]
In 2019, Simms was inducted as a Corn Mother for her social justice work and community support. [9]
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