Friends of History
Jesus “Chuy” Martinez Musician/Folklorist This live performance will explore the corridos/ballads of New Mexico, and their historic, cultural and social influences. Jesus "Chuy" Martinez is a musician and folklorist. He is the co-founder of…
Matthew Babcock Associate Professor University of North Texas (Dallas) This lecture will focus on the forgotten Chihene Apache farming experiment at Sabinal, New Mexico from 1790-1795 by placing it in…
François-Marie Patorni Independent Scholar and Author The history of the French, French Canadians, and other French-speaking people in New Mexico covers the last 400 years and all areas of New…
Cathleen Cahill, Associate Professor of History, Penn State University
Colin G. Calloway
John Kimball Jr. 1943 Professor of History
Professor of Native American Studies
Dartmouth College
Richard I. Ford
Emeritus Professor of Anthropology & Botany, University of Michigan
Alison Colborne
Librarian, Laboratory of Anthropology, MIAC
Gary Hein
Volunteer, Office of Archaeological Studies
Cynthia Culbertson Author, Curator, Horse Expert When we think of New Mexico history we sometimes forget that the humans in the narrative have often been dependent on their equine companions.…
Leah F. Tookey Curator of History, New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum At the turn of the 20th century, most of the arid land east of Las Cruces, New…
Rick Hendricks State Records Administrator, New Mexico Former New Mexico State Historian This talk will discuss the way in which Pueblo Indian have fought to preserve tribal sovereignty as it…
Chris Huggard, Ph.D. Professor of History, Author Terrence M. Humble Local Historian, Preservation Activist, Former Miner This presentation will offer a synopsis of two centuries of copper mining at Santa…
Stephen Post Research Associate, New Mexico Office of Archaeological Studies The talk will provide an overview of the Palace Seen and Unseen exhibit, which integrates documentary records with the material…
