Jon Ghahate   KaWaika/A:Shiwi, Laguna/Zuni Pueblos   Drawing on historical, cultural, and archaeological evidence surrounding US Southwest ancestral sites, this presentation offers an analysis of the Ancestral Puebloan and Native American presence in the West, especially in the Four Corners region.  Emphasis is placed on reassessing former historical negative stereotypes of past and present Puebloan…

The Friends of History are happy to offer an ENCORE presentation of Gordon Bronitsky's talk on Miguel Trujillo: New Mexico's Unknown Civil Rights Hero.  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…

    Brandon Morgan, Ph.D. Associate Dean and History Instructor Central New Mexico Community College In Raid and Reconciliation, Brandon Morgan examines the story of Pancho Villa’s 1916 raid on Columbus, New Mexico and shows that violence was integral to the modern capitalist development that shaped the border. Raid and Reconciliation provides new insights into the Mexican Revolution and…

Michael F. Brown President Emeritus School for Advanced Research (SAR) The School for Advanced Research, founded in 1907 as a national center for archaeological research, has changed its name twice as its mission and ambitions have changed with the times. In this illustrated talk, Michael F. Brown (SAR President, 2014-2024) reviews SAR’s colorful history and…

Bill Cavaliere President, Cochise County Historical Society  A summary of the history of the Chiricahua Apaches, covering their culture, origins, arrival in the American Southwest, conflicts with Mexicans and Whites, major battles, notable chiefs and their ultimate surrender and captivity. Bill Cavaliere is President of the Cochise County (AZ) Historical Society and the former Sheriff…

Leo E. Oliva, Ph.D Teacher and Author The presentation will provide an overview of military posts along the Santa Fe Trail, from St. Louis to Santa Fe, and the history of when and how each contributed to the conquest of Indigenous Nations (1806-1880) and the military conquest of the American Southwest during the U.S.-Mexican War…

Heather McClure Librarian and Archivist Edgar Lee Hewett was an inescapable presence in early 20th century Southwestern cultural life.  Hewett was an amazingly dynamic man with a complex legacy.  From archaeology and anthropology, to education, museums, art and architecture, Edgar Hewett played a major role in crafting the Southwest’s unique image and its place in…

Jack McElroy  Newspaper Editor and Journalist (Retired) Author Carl Magee arrived in Albuquerque in 1919 and bought The Albuquerque Journal, then launched The Albuquerque Tribune.  The newspaperman was soon at war with New Mexico’s powerful political machine. Magee later exposed the Teapot Dome bribery scandal that sent New Mexico’s first U.S. senator, Albert Fall, to prison. …

Anne Hillerman Author This presentation was recorded live on 19 September 2024 at the New Mexico History Museum. Besides providing wonderful entertainment, good fiction also expands the reader’s world. In her novels, Anne Hillerman includes references to the rich history, landscape and cultures of the Southwest. The interplay of this non-fiction information with the “who…

Bridget Harrington Michael Moore Historic Photojournalists   What started as a project to explore New Mexico has grown into a quest to create compelling images of little-known places in the state and share the stories behind them. After starting with an old-school road map, Michael Moore has now spent almost 3,000 hours researching and creating…

Robert “Bob” F. Rosebrough   Attorney and Author Gallup, New Mexico is a place that is disproportionately and simultaneously wonderful and terrible.  A reservation border town with a remarkably diverse citizenry, Gallup started out as a railroading and coal mining town with an alcohol-soaked, violent history.  As an outsider who embraced the realities of this…

Ellen Wilder Bradbury-Reid Author, Nuclear History;  Art Historian Ellen will draw on her memories of growing up as a child in Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project, and the early years following.  Her father, Edward Wilder, was part of the team which built the explosives shell for the “Fat Man” nuclear bomb  detonated over Nagasaki…