History

LANL: Bradbury Science Museum Connects Community Members With pre-Project Y History

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Sam Linford and Ali Livesay helped create a new Bradbury Science Museum exhibit, which officially opens June 25 and highlights the stories of Pajarito Plateau homesteaders whose land was acquired for Project Y, later known as the Manhattan Project. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • New exhibit on Pajarito Plateau homesteaders to be unveiled June 25

Broken apple cider jugs and an empty can of barley malt syrup, found at an early 1900s homestead site now on Los Alamos National Laboratory property, might rouse easy assumptions about a family’s day-to-day life.

But when you partner with the descendants Read More

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Gala September 2025

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Indian Pueblo Cultural Center News:

The community is invited to attend “an unforgettable evening” featuring inspiring performances, auctions, and a delightful dinner by the acclaimed Indian Pueblo Kitchen.

To reserve a table for the Sept. 20 event, click here.

Attendance at this event supports the mission of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and helps to sustain and share Pueblo culture for generations to come. Learn more here. Read More

Beat The Heat And Learn About Science Fiction, Paleoart, And More At NM Museum Of Natural History & Science

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Aerial shot of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. Photo by Tira Howard

NMMNHS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Summer is in full swing, and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science has a full slate of activities to help visitors of all ages escape the heat and learn about New Mexico’s natural wonders. 

“With our Young Explorers Summer Camps and Junior Docent program throughout the week, and activities nearly every weekend, there’s always something new to explore at the museum in June and July,” New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) Executive Director Read More

Timeless Waters: Acequia Culture In New Mexico

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Courtesy photo

HSF News:

Historic Santa Fe Foundation announces the exhibition, Timeless Waters: Acequia Culture in New Mexico. The show features two projects by artist Sharon Stewart: El Cerrito: A Village Life Portrait, and FIRESCAPE. Stewart’s work addresses traditions surrounding water in New Mexico and the challenges of acequia maintenance, preservation, and utilization in the face of the population changes and climate change.

Alongside Stewart’s photographs HSFF will provide talks that contextualize and discuss the role that acequias play in New Mexico and Stewart’s work. Read More

New Mexico History Museum: Southwest History Research Grant Opportunity Now Open

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NMHM News:

The New Mexico History Museum’s (NMHM) Fray Angélico Chávez History Library (FACHL) is looking to support research into Southwest history in the fourth year of its Steve Wimmer Southwestern Historical Research Fund.

The fund will provide the selected scholar with a $1,500 stipend, four nights of lodging at the La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe and use of FACHL’s collections to conduct their research.

What: Applicants for the Steve Wimmer Southwestern Historical Research Fund should prepare a letter of interest detailing the questions guiding their research and at least one collection Read More

Pages Of Our History: Fuller Lodge’s Older Cousin

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Owners Linda and Doug Van Berkum in 2022 in a side room of the Rainbow Trout Ranch – Fuller Lodge’s older cousin. Photo by G. Strickfaden

Georgia Strickfaden standing on the south porch of Rainbow Trout Ranch. Courtesy photo

By GERRY STRICKFADEN
Los Alamos

In their essential book about Los Alamos Ranch School buildings, Of Logs and Stone, authors Heather McClenahan and Craig Martin described the selection of a contractor to build the Edward P. Fuller Lodge. As planning and log harvesting proceeded in 1927, Ranch School Director A.J. Connell and architect John Gaw Meem got a letter from George Read More

‘Sandroing: Tracing Kastom In Vanuatu’ Opens At Museum Of International Folk Art Sunday June 29

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folk artNMDCA News:

More than an intricate and ephemeral artform, sand drawing in Vanuatu is a storytelling tradition, conveying folklore, history, genealogy, rituals and other forms of kastom (local, traditional knowledge).

Sand drawing is a UNESCO-designated Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

The Museum of International Folk Art exhibition features works created by Edgar Hinge, a sand drawing practitioner and museum educator from Port Vila, Vanuatu.

Opening events include Traditional “kastom” dancing, an opening “welkam” ceremony, and demonstrations of sandroing Read More

Benjamin Victor Unveils Sculptures At 2025 D-Day Celebration In Normandy

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Benjamin Victor unveiled his sculptures at this year’s D-Day celebration in Normandy in northern France. His work celebrates the contribution of the 8th Air Force clearing from the skies the Luftwaffe (aerial warfare branch of Nazi Germany’s armed forces during World War II), making the Normandy invasion possible. To learn more about this world-class sculptor, visit benjaminvictor.com. Photo by Mike Johnson Read More

Meet The Architects And Designers: Pueblo Architecture Today Panel June 28

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IPCC News:

The exhibition “Restorying Our HeartPlaces: Contemporary Pueblo Architecture” offers an associated speaker series sponsored by the New Mexico Humanities Council. Meet the Architects & Designers: Pueblo Architecture Today, will feature a 1.5-hour program with two panelists followed by a 30-minute Q&A discussion moderated by the exhibition curators, Ted Jojola, Ph.D. (Pueblo of Isleta) and Dr. Lynn Paxson, Ph.D.

The June 28 panel will feature Theodore Edakkie (Pueblo of Isleta) and Juliet Pino (Zia Pueblo). They will be discussing their experiences Read More

Discover Flora And Fauna At Fort Selden Historic Site

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NMDCA News:

This June, join Rangers Mike and Sage for hands-on activities to learn about the different animals and plants of the Chihuahuan Desert at Fort Selden Historic Site.

Visitors of all ages are welcome to participate in these two events on the third weekend of June.

  • 10 a.m.–12 p.m., Saturday, June 21 — Animals of New Mexico: Species ID: Learn to identify animals with Ranger Mike using various skulls, bones, and pelts.  
  • 9–10 a.m., Sunday, June 22 — Yucca Leaf Soapmaking: Ranger Sage will guide you through the process of making soap from yucca, which you’ll get to take home.

The accessible Read More