100 Years Ago: New Mexico’s Early Film History
On the 100th anniversary of New Mexico’s statehood it is fascinating to journey back to see what New Mexico was like a century ago. Filmmaking came here at the same time as Statehood. Early Hollywood...
View ArticleMaps of New Mexico
From the earliest colonial visions to detailed modern maps, it is fascinating to see how New Mexico has evolved through the centuries. Noted geographer Jerry L. Williams takes us on a journey through...
View ArticleThe Palace of the Governors: A Witness to History
Built in 1610 New Mexico’s Palace of the Governors is one our nation’s most important landmarks. For centuries it has been the heartbeat of New Mexico and has rich stories to tell about our past and...
View ArticleYour Obedient Servant, W. H. Bonney
Your Obedient Servant, W. H. Bonney Seeking a pardon, W.H. Bonney a.k.a Billy the Kid wrote several letters to New Mexico’s Territorial Governor Lew Wallace. The letters open a window to one of the...
View ArticleRemembering the Santa Fe Japanese Internment Camp
It’s a part of New Mexican history that few are aware of and no one talked about at the time. According to the Department of Justice, from March 1942 to April 1946, the Santa Fe Internment Camp held...
View ArticleThrough the Lens – Imaging Santa Fe
Buried in the New Mexico History Museum’s photographic archives is a unique and fascinating visual record of Santa Fe. What do these iconic images tell us about ourselves and how our cities evolve?...
View ArticleBuffalo Soldiers in New Mexico
Members of the Buffalo Soldiers Society of New Mexico share insights into the history of the Buffalo soldiers and how they contributed to New Mexico achieving statehood in 1912. They tell us of the...
View ArticleThe Last Hurdle: El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
At the end of an arduous 6 month, 1600 mile trek northward to Spain’s new colonial capital of Santa Fe, Spanish colonists faced one last hurdle — the La Bajada Mesa. Noted archeologist Michael...
View ArticleRough Riders
At the turn of the 20th Century, still a territory, New Mexicans wanted to prove their loyalty to the United States. They found their opportunity by joining Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders to fight in...
View ArticleIn Her Own Voice – Doña Teresa Aguilera y Roche and Intrigue in the Palace of...
The only woman in New Mexico arrested by the Inquisition on the account of secretly being Jewish… Learn the fascinating story of Doña Teresa Aguilera y Roche, the wife of Santa Fe’s colonial governor...
View ArticleUSS New Mexico BB40: The Drinan Diary
Flagship of the American fleet, for over 30 years the USS New Mexico was the pride of the US Navy. Learn about the history of the “Queen” from her on board activities to dramatic accounts of the...
View ArticleTesoros de Devoción
Some of the great cultural treasures of America reside in the ancient churches of New Mexico and in the collection of the New Mexico History Museum. Created by santeros, the classical santero...
View ArticleNew Mexico’s Segesser Hide Paintings
The two Segesser hide paintings in the collection of the New Mexico History Museum provide an intriguing snapshot of colonial life in the American southwest. Painted in the early 1700′s, they tell a...
View ArticleThe Estancia Press
The heart of a small town in central New Mexico still beats through a turn of century Chandler and Price platen press. This press that once chronicled the life of Estancia New Mexico still functions...
View ArticleFashioning New Mexico: Victorian Secrets
When the Eastern ladies arrived in New Mexico via the great iron horse at the end of the 19th Century, they arrived with the latest fashions. Underneath it all what did they wear and how does it...
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