Charles Gifford wrote:
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> "Arri London" > wrote in message
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> > Erna Fergusson certainly was a well-known figure in Albuquerque.
> > However, she was Anglo
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> Anglo? With a name like Fergusson? Seems unlikely to me.
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> Charlie

Here in NM, anyone who isn't Hispanic, Asian, Black or Native American
is normally referred to as 'Anglo'. It isn't a reference to a particular
nationality. It means she was white, which she was.

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> > and it wouldn't surprise me if her style of
> > cooking differed somewhat from Hispanic 'Mexican' cooking of the time.
> > (One of the ABQ public library branches is named after her.)