The Apache Treaty of 1852
Jeffrey P. Shepherd, Ph.D. Professor of History, University of Texas El Paso This presentation focuses on the Apache Treaty of 1852, which is the only treaty negotiated solely with Apaches…
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Ghost Towns of the Southwest
Robert L. Spude, Ph.D. Regional Historian (retired), NPS Dr. Spude will take the audience on a tour of some of his favorite ghost towns around the Southwest and discuss their…
The Santa Fe Trail: When Horatio Alger Met Paco
In-person walking tour 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesThomas E. Chavez Director (Retired), New Mexico History Museum; Historian The Santa Fe Trail can be of interest on many levels; from tracing its ruts, reading the journals of those…
The Valles Caldera, Then, Now, and to Come
In-person walking tour 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesWilliam DeBuys …
The Civil War in the Far West
ONLINE - April 6Megan Kate Nelson Author and Historian Most Americans believe that the Civil War took place only in the East—Gettysburg, Atlanta, Appomattox—and that the fight involved only the North and the…
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Sam Adams: An African American Civil War Veteran and his New Mexican Life
Hannah Abelbeck Photo Archivist, Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, New Mexico History Museum This talk will dive deep into a set of photographs in Photo Archives collections which feature Samuel…
The Wisdom Archive: Preserving and Celebrating the Traditions of New Mexico
Scott Andrews Founder, the Wisdom Archive Since 2014 The Wisdom Archive has been producing video portraits of masters of traditional culture for a YouTube archive. Primarily focusing on the…
Miguel Trujillo: New Mexico’s Unknown Civil Rights Hero
ONLINE - April 6Gordon Bronitsky, PhD Founder and President, IndigeNOW! When New Mexico became a state in 1912, its constitution denied Indians the right to vote. In 1948, Miguel Trujillo, a WWII Marine…
Greetings and All That Sort of Thing: A Preview of the Baumann Archive
ONLINE ONLY NM, United StatesThomas Leech Curator (Retired), Palace Press, New Mexico History Museum In October 2021, more than 30 boxes of records documenting the life and times of artist Gustave Baumann arrived at The…
Jewish Women Pioneering the Frontier Trail in the American West
ONLINE ONLY NM, United StatesDr. Jeanne Abrams, Professor University of Denver Jews, particularly Jewish women, found unprecedented opportunity in the early American West. Jewish women here took advantage of those opportunities well in advance…
Evolution: Converging Tradition and Innovation
ONLINE ONLY NM, United StatesThis ONLINE ONLY presentation aired on Wednesday, August 3, 2020 at 1200 Noon. Here is the link for the presentation: https://youtu.be/eraUdIyQtkU Virgil…
Governor James Silas Calhoun and Early Territorial Politics in New Mexico
In-person walking tour 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesSherry Robinson Author and Journalist James Silas Calhoun, as New Mexico's first territorial governor, played a critical role in New Mexico's transition from Mexican to American possession. He worked hard to…