Lecture Series

Hannah Abelbeck Curator of Photographs and Archival Collections New Mexico History Museum   The “EnchantOrama! New Mexico Magazine Turns 100” exhibition is currently on display at the New Mexico History Museum through February 16, 2024.   Collections Curator Hannah Abelbeck will discuss the EnchantOrama! exhibition and share a behind the scenes view into the Museum’s…

David C. Beyreis Chair of Humanities and Social Sciences  Saint Mary’s School, Raleigh, North Carolina At the time of his violent death in 1847, Charles Bent was one of the most powerful men in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.  He first came to New Mexico in 1829 and rapidly became an economic powerbroker in the region.  Bent…

Janet Farrell Brodie Professor Emerita of US History at Claremont Graduate University On July 16, 1945, just weeks before the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that brought about the end of World War II, the United States exploded the world’s first atomic bomb at the Trinity testing site located in the remote Tularosa Valley…

 Alison Griffiths, Ph.D Distinguished Professor of Film and Media Studies at Baruch College, The City University of New York   This lecture is an ONLINE ONLY presentation, cosponsored by the New Mexico History Museum and the Friends of History in conjunction with the Museum's exhibit, Honoring Tradition and Innovation: 100-Years of Santa Fe's Indian Market,…

Shelby Tisdale. Ph.D Retired Director, Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO Former Director, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology, Santa Fe, NM In the first half of the twentieth century, the canyons and mesas of the Southwest beckoned and the burgeoning field of archaeology thrived. Among those who heeded the…

The Friends of History are happy to offer an encore presentation of Megan Kate Nelson’s lecture, The Civil War in the Far West. Such productions  are being offered periodically by the Friends of History. They aim to complement original online presentations which we will continue to present in the months ahead.  We think you will…

Matt Barbour Deputy Director, New Mexico Historic Sites Research Associate, Office of Archaeological Studies New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs The mountain northeast of Deming, known as Cookes Peak, was once a flourishing industrial center. Miners in the late 1800s established three major camps in the area: Cook's Town, Hadley Town, and Jose Town. These…

Rob Martinez New Mexico State Historian State Historian Rob Martinez discusses resistance movements in New Mexico through the ages. Learn about the causes and effects of New Mexicans taking action against oppressive leaders, symbols and institutions in New Mexico history. Rob Martinez is a native New Mexican born and raised in Albuquerque. A graduate of…

Fred Hagstrom Rae Schupack Nathan Professor of Art, Carleton College (MN) A presentation about the incarceration of people of Japanese descent during World War II.  It is based on two artist’s books: “Deeply Honored” and “Returning Home”. It covers the student relocation project, an initiative that allowed some students of college age to leave camp…

Robert Nott  Journalist, Santa Fe New Mexican Gabriela Campos Photojournalist, Santa Fe New Mexican Robert Nott and Gabriela Campos travelled a significant part of the Santa Fe Trail last year reporting on, and photographing events and activities surrounding, the Trail’s Bicentennial Celebration.  It was in 1821 that the trail was opened by William Becknell as…