NMHM News:

SANTA FE — Friends of History, the nonprofit volunteer organization of the New Mexico History Museum, announce walking tours of historic downtown Santa Fe will resume Wednesday, April 3 and run through December.

Friends of History walking tour docents are volunteer storytellers and the only Santa Fe guides trained under the auspices of the New Mexico History Museum, with dozens of hours of online training, self-study and supervised practice.

Spring 2024 training for anyone 21 years of age or older begins with free introductory sessions live on Zoom: 4-4:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 and 11-11:45 a.m. Wednesday, March 13. Sessions are recorded for the benefit of anyone who misses both sessions. Native and Hispano New Mexicans, fluent Spanish-speakers, and persons proficient in ASL are encouraged to attend.

Online-only training classes follow on three consecutive Saturdays: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 23 and 30 and April 6. Each trainee receives the official Friends of History “Walking Tours of Historic Downtown Santa Fe Training Manual”.

To register for either of the two online introductory sessions in March for new Friends of History walk tour docents, email: wthdsfmanager@gmail.com.

Tour tickets are affordable, and proceeds benefit the History Museum’s public programs and activities. To book a scheduled walking tour in April or later with the NM History Museum’s Friends of History, visit: https://friendsofhistorynm.org/events/month/2023-04/

Custom and groups walking tours may be requested for any date throughout the year, providing a docent is available. For information contact: FoHTours@gmail.com.