Friends of History
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History’s Footprints: Weaving the Past into Modern Mysteries
September 19, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
$20.00
Come Hear Anne Hillerman, the noted Southwest author, Speak!
This is a LIVE, IN-PERSON First Wednesday Lecture Series presentation
The Friends of History invites you to come hear Anne Hillerman, the noted author of the
Leaphorn, Chee, Manuelito novels speak on
History’s Footprints: Weaving the Past into Modern Mysteries
Thursday, 19 September 2024
6:00 to 8:00 PM
New Mexico History Museum Auditorium
Hillerman will talk about the way her research into the Navajo’s Long Walk, the exploration of Chaco Canyon and other elements of New Mexico’s history has enriched and inspire her books.
Besides providing wonderful entertainment, good fiction also expands the reader’s world. In her novels, Anne Hillerman includes references to the rich history, landscape and cultures of the Southwest. The interplay of this non-fiction information with the “who done it and why” aspect of the mystery genre, gives her Navajo-centered novels a texture that is distinctively hers. These stories are inspired by the work of her father, author Tony Hillerman, who began the series. New Mexico’s landscape, people and stories nurture her creative spirit. The Hillerman books are the basis for Dark Winds, a TV series produced by AMC.
TICKETS $20. Register in advance to ensure a seat!
The Museum will open at 5:30 PM with the lecture beginning at 6:00 PM.
Ms. Hillerman will sign her books, and those of her father, immediately following her presentation.