History

New Mexico History Museum Invites People To Share Memories Of Notable New Mexico Restaurants

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Delgado Drug Store in Las Vegas, N.M. Courtesy/NMHM

NMHM News:

The New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) is asking people with stories about notable New Mexico restaurants to give them a call. Selected stories will become part of a new exhibition showcasing historic or iconic eateries across New Mexico. The exhibition will share firsthand accounts of memorable meals in places as varied as family-owned cafés and 1960s drive-ins to high end landmarks and everybody’s favorite hole-in-the-wall.

Stories will be collected by voicemail recordings.

This project is part of a multi-year initiative Read More

From Ranches To Rockets, Upcoming Exhibit At New Mexico History Museum Explores History Of Tularosa Basin

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Sixteen General Electric employees pose on a warhead V-2 Rocket with one man standing at the tail end at White Sands Missile Range. GE had the contract to work on the V-2 at the Proving Ground. Courtesy/WSMR

New Mexico History Museum News:

A new exhibit opens at New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) that tells the story of the dramatic transformation of life in the Tularosa Basin of Southern New Mexico in the 1940s and beyond. 

Home on the Range: From Ranches to Rockets opens June 7, 2024, and is traveling from New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces to the

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Nature & Nature-Inspired Science Presentation June 26

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Friends of Bosque del Apache News:

The community is invited to join Friends of Bosque del Apache on Wednesday, June 26 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at SALA Events Center in Los Alamos. Come learn about the many things there are to see and do year-round at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, a “Refuge for All Seasons”!

We’ll also highlight several exciting research projects occurring at the refuge and the important partnership between Friends and New Mexico Tech in Socorro. During the last hour, Dr. Mostafa Hassanalian will share his inspiring work in the fields of biomimicry, robotics and beyond, Read More

Leger Fernández, Heinrich Celebrate Renaming Of Gallup VA Clinic In Honor Of Hiroshi ‘Hershey’ Miyamura

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U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández speaks at the Hiroshi ‘Hershey’ Miyamura renaming ceremony for the VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic Saturday in Gallup. Courtesy photo

From the Office of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández:

  • Watch U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández’s remarks Saturday at the renaming ceremony Here.

GALLUP – U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández honored Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura at the renaming ceremony for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) Saturday in Gallup, for the late Staff Sgt. Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura, who died Read More

Annual Fort Union Days Event June 8-9, 2024

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A living history encampment scene at Fort Union National Monument. Courtesy/Fort Union

Fort Union News:

WATROUS: Fort Union National Monument announces its annual Fort Union Days Event to be held Saturday, June 8 and Sunday June 9, 2024.

The event days run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and are free to the public. The event will feature an 1800s military encampment, living historians portraying soldier and civilian life and historic weapon demonstrations highlighting the period of the 1850s to 1890s.

The two formal presentations are about 90-minutes long with seating available:

  • 10 a.m. – Evolution of Frontier
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Los Alamos Historical Society Thanks Community

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Dr. John Hopkins provides a detailed lecture of Japan’s nuclear weapons program, filtering fact from fiction. Courtesy/LAHS

In her lecture, Los Alamos historian Nancy Bartlit provides insight into the complexities of Imperial Japan’s culture during World War II, shedding light on their delayed surrender. Courtesy/LAHS

LAHS News:

The Los Alamos Historical Society (LAHS) is thankful to everyone who attended its “Meeting of the Members” and final lecture May 14, 2024.

The Lecture Series ended on a high note with an educational presentation from Nancy Bartlit and Dr. John Hopkins. They provided Read More

Museum Of Indian Arts & Culture: Screening, Discussion

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MIAC News:

Museum of Indian Arts & Culture to host May installment of the Native Narratives Speaker Series featuring Cara Romero (Chemehuevi) and Kaela Waldstein, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, May 18 at 710 Camino Lejo in Santa Fe.

“Cara Romero (Chemehuevi): Following the Light”- A film by Kaela Waldstein. The film will be followed by a discussion about photography and film with Cara and Kaela.

Cara Romero (Chemehuevi) is a contemporary fine art photographer. An enrolled citizen of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, Romero was raised between contrasting settings: the rural of the Chemehuevi reservation Read More

Bilingual Storytime About NM Plants At Ranger Read & Learn

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NMHS News:

In a partnership with the Martha Liebert Public Library in Bernalillo, Coronado Historic Site is offering a new “Ranger Read and Learn” storytime that is free and open to all ages 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 18, at Martha Liebert Public Library, 124 Calle Malinche.

At Ranger Read and Learn, a ranger from Coronado Historic Site will read a story and offer related conversation and activities. Children can listen to a bilingual story about maíz, or corn, at 10:30 a.m. They will then learn about the types of plants the people who lived at Kuaua and Jemez Pueblos grew in their gardens. Participants Read More