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History’s Footprints: Weaving the Past into Modern Mysteries

New Mexico History Museum 116 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

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…

$20.00

Tour of San Pablo Ranch

In-person walking tour 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Explore New Mexico ranch history at the San Pablo Ranch Encino, New Mexico Saturday, June 22nd, 2024 9:30 am – 4:30 pm $75 per person Includes a chuckwagon lunch Registration is required Jim and Vicki Berlier invite Friends of History members to their San Pablo Ranch in Encino, New Mexico (about a 90 minute drive…

$75.00

Guided Walk to La Cieneguilla Petroglyphs, Santa Fe

In-person walking tour 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

Join us for a guided walk through the La Cieneguilla Petroglyph site west of Santa Fe.  Hundreds of petroglyphs, dating from pre-contact time and the Spanish colonial era, can be found along this mesa above the Santa Fe River. Most of the petroglyphs were placed there by Keresan-speaking Puebloan people living in the area between…

Free

Boyle House Tour in Historic Barrio de Analco

327 E De Vargas St, Santa Fe, NM

Friends of History members are cordially invited to Join us for an in-person visit to the Boyle House in the Barrio de Analco historic district. Sunday, April 28th, 2024 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm 327 East De Vargas Street, Santa Fe Step into Santa Fe's early history as we visit the Boyle House, a significant…

Free

Friends of History Tour of the Historic Boyle House in Barrio de Analco

327 E De Vargas St, Santa Fe, NM

Friends of History members and their guests are cordially invited toJoin us for an in-person visit to the Boyle House in the Barrio de Analco historic district.Monday, February 12th, 2024 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. 327 East De Vargas Street, Santa Fe Step into Santa Fe's early history as we visit the Boyle House, a significant…

Free

2023 Museum Happenings Series – Coffee with the Librarian: The Edgar Lee Hewett Collection

Meem Room, New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue

Coffee with the Librarian: The Edgar Lee Hewett Collection Fray Angélico Chávez History Library Librarian and Archivist Heather McClure.     The New Mexico History Museum is digitizing and making publicly available the manuscript and photograph collections of Edgar Lee Hewett (1865-1946) thanks to a major grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.…

Free

2023 Museum Happenings Series – Visit the Palace of the Governors Photo Archives

Meem Room, New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue

Are archives really fusty and dusty? What are they doing down there!? Join us for an in-person visit to the Palace of the Governors Photo Archives in the New Mexico History Museum   Chat with Hannah Abelbeck, Curator of Photographs and Archival Collections, and the Photo Archives staff about new and ongoing photo projects, fascinating…

Free

Friends of History Exclusive: Exhibition Reprise with the Curator

Meem Room, New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue

2023 Museum Happenings Series Friends of History members and their guests are cordially invited to: ~ Revisit the Indian Market Exhibit with the Curator ~ An in-person walk-through of the Honoring Tradition and Innovation: 100-Years of Santa Fe's Indian Market 1922-2022 exhibition with the curator, Cathy Notarnicola  Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.…

Free

Friends of History Exclusive: Coffee with the Educators, 21 July 2023

Meem Room, New Mexico History Museum 113 Lincoln Avenue

2023 Museum Happenings Series  Friends of History members and their guests are cordially invited to:   ~ Coffee with the Educators ~ An in-person discussion of new projects by the New Mexico History Museum’s Education Department   Friday, July 21st, 2023 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Meem Room, New Mexico History Museum Have you met our new Education Department…

Free

Palace of the Governors Tour with Billy Garrett

Friends of History members and their guests are invited: To a guided tour of the Palace of the Governors with Billy G. Garrett, Executive Director, New Mexico History Museum Saturday, June 24th, 2023 Tours will be offered at 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. As a special guest at this exclusive event, you’ll enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at…

Free

FRIENDS OF HISTORY MEMBER EVENT: TOUR AND LUNCH AT THE HISTORIC ACEQUIA MADRE HOUSE IN SANTA FE

Acequia Madre House

Join Friends of History on Saturday March 4 for a private tour and lunch at the home of three generations of remarkable women who made significant intellectual, cultural, and financial contributions to Santa Fe across the 20th century.  Surprisingly, many Santa Fe residents are unaware of this historic gem nestled in the heart of town.…

$15.00 – $45.00

Day-Trip to the Couse-Sharp Historic Site, Taos, NM

In-person walking tour 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United States

We will explore the lives and careers of two renowned founding members of the Taos Society of Artists, Eanger Irving Couse and Joseph Henry Sharp.  The site includes the home and studio of E.I. Couse, two studios used by J.H. Sharp, the garden designed by Couse’s wife Virginia, and the workshop of the Couses’ son, inventor Kibbey Couse.

$175.00 – $200.00