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Join Kathleen Dull, Librarian and Archivist at the New Mexico History Museum’s Fray Angelico Chavez History Library, for an ONLINE presentation, “Detourists’ Delight: Roughing it De Luxe,” as part of the Friends of History monthly lecture series 12–1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 1.

This month’s Friends of History First Wednesday Lecture Series features an engaging presentation in anticipation of the Fred Harvey History Weekend in November. Librarian and archivist Kathleen Dull will take people on “the world’s most distinctive motor cruise service”—the Fred Harvey Indian Detours. Discover the origins of a new kind of tourism, one that revolutionized the industry and altered the economic and cultural trajectory of the Southwest. During this talk, Kathleen will delve into the beginning of the Fred Harvey Company’s Indian Detours, including Erna Fergusson and her Koshare Tours. Learn about the drivers and couriers and enjoy armchair travel in Fred Harvey luxury while exploring the Southwest.

Free registration at friendsofhistorynm.org/event/detourists-delight-roughing-it-de-luxe/.

Friends of History, a nonprofit organization of volunteers dedicated to supporting the New Mexico History Museum, offers the public monthly programs from a diversity of speakers who are leading experts in their fields and have contributed to New Mexico’s history.