Home on the Range: From Ranches to Rockets
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…
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Pueblo Indian Sovereignty
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…
Santa Rita, New Mexico: Two Centuries of Copper Mining
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…
Palace Seen and Unseen: A Convergence of History and Archaeology
In-person walking tour 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesStephen 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…
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…
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…
Free – $20.00
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…
Walking Tours of Historic Downtown Santa Fe
In-person walking tour 113 Lincoln Avenue, Santa Fe, NM, United StatesExplore 400 years of authentic history, culture, and architecture in the nation’s oldest capital city. From ancient Pueblos to the birth of the atomic age, our museum-trained docents bring to life the incredible true stories, colorful characters, and unique places that make Santa Fe ‘The City Different.’
$10.00 – $20.00