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National Museum Of Nuclear Science & History To Host ‘Movie Under The Wings’ Featuring Raiders Of The Lost Ark Aug. 10

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The National Museum Of Nuclear Science & History to host ‘Movie Under The Wings’ Featuring Raiders of the Lost Ark Aug. 10 at 601 Eubank SE in Albuquerque. Courtesy/NMNS&H

NMNS&H News:

ALBUQUERQUE –The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History will host a special screening of the 1981 action-adventure classic film Raiders of the Lost Ark on Saturday, Aug. 10 in Heritage Park, the museum’s outdoor exhibit area. Doors will open at 7 p.m., and the movie will begin at dark.

Guests will watch the iconic adventure film against a backdrop of historic planes, like the B-29 Superfortress, Read More

FUNM To Host Fort Fashions & Pastimes July 13-14

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Courtesy/National Park Service

NPS News:

WATROUS — Fort Union National Monument announces its Fort Fashions & Pastimes programs to be held Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14.

The free programs will feature 1800s clothing styles, leisure activities, and how both related to economics and social structures of the time. Living history staff and volunteers will portray soldier and civilian life.

The two daily formal presentations are about 45-minutes long with seating available:

  • 10 a.m. – Fort Fashions & Pastimes presentation; and
  • 1 p.m. – Fort Fashions & Pastimes presentation.
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Fort Stanton Live Postponed Due To Lincoln County Fires

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Historic white row buildings at Fort Stanton Historic Site. Courtesy/Tira Howard Photography

NMDCA News:

New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA) announces that due to Fort Stanton Historic Site’s proximity to the South Fork and Salt wildfires in the Ruidoso and Mescalero areas of Lincoln County, the July 13 event, Fort Stanton Live, has been postponed until the fall.

While the site has not been under imminent fire risk, the emergency needs of the community are essential. Fort Stanton Historic Site supports the emergency and recovery efforts for the surrounding communities.

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Lone Piñon Performs At Coronado Historic Site July 14

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NMHS News:

Coronado Historic Site will host a concert with New Mexico favorites, Lone Piñon, as they perform traditional New Mexican music 2-4 p.m. Sunday, July 14.

Lone Piñon is a collective of four expert musicians who travel the country and world performing their collaborative interpretation of the New Mexico musical traditions they have learned from elder culture-bearers.

They will take the audience on a musical journey through the New Mexican musical landscape—through several centuries of bailes, wedding parties, fandangos, and fiestas that have shaped the state’s musical inheritance. Read More

New Mexico Historic Preservation Division Announces $1 Million Grant Funding For Restoration Projects From Santa Fe To Deming

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The Deming Luna Mimbres Museum is one of the five recipients of funding through the Cultural Properties Restoration Fund. Courtesy/Historic Preservation Division

NMHPD News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Historic Preservation Division (NMHPD) has announced funding for five projects, from Santa Fe to Deming, through a new statewide grant fund: the state’s Cultural Properties Restoration Fund (CPRF).  

“This statewide fund enables us to provide support for organizations working to preserve New Mexico’s cultural heritage for future generations,” said New Mexico Department of Cultural Read More

Op-Ed: Historic Signs In Our Historic District

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By GEORGIA STRICKFADEN
Los Alamos

Our summer tourist season is in full swing, yet ALL of our Historic Walking Tour signs have been missing for months, mostly due to construction of the new Urban Trail and pending refurbishment of the walking tour signs?

Old or bent signs are better than no markers. Even if visitors are using printed or online walking tour guides, it often is not entirely clear to them where they are and why.

I am especially disturbed that there is no sign of any kind of labeling for the statues of Oppenheimer and Groves. The damaged bronze sign was removed months ago with no temporary Read More

New Mexico’s Acequia Heritage Online Lecture July 3

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Book Cover. Courtesy/UNM Press, 2023

NMHM News:

Friends of History First Wednesday Lecture Series will feature professors and co-authors Enrique R. Lamadrid and José A. Rivera online noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 3.

They will discuss their 2023 edited book Water for the People, which features 25 essays by world-renowned acequia scholars and community members that highlight acequia culture, use and history in New Mexico, northern Mexico, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Spain, the Middle East, Nepal and the Philippines, situating New Mexico’s acequia heritage and its inherent sustainable design Read More

Coronado Historic Site Hosts Extended Hours, Ranger Tours, Children’s Activities At Monthly Dawn To Dusk Day

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Coronado Historic Site News:

          • New Mexicans Receive Free Admission at Coronado Historic Site’s Dawn to Dusk Day

Coronado Historic Site (link) offers extended hours from dawn until dusk, 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., on the First Sunday of each month beginning July 7, to allow visitors an opportunity to see the site at these beautiful times of day.

The early mornings are a great time to see a multitude of different birds, while the evenings offer unparalleled views of the Sandia Mountains glowing pink at sunset. Activities for people of all ages are available throughout the day.

First Sundays are free to all Read More

Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum 2024 Summer Lecture Series Presents Talk By Dr. Steven Collins June 25 At SALA

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LAFSF News:

Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum 2024 Summer Lecture Series presents “An abundance of archaeological and historical evidence links the Exodus events to the collapse of Egypt’s mighty 18th Dynasty” by Dr. Steven Collins, Tuesday June 25, 2024.

The lecture is open to the public and begins with a light meal served at 6 p.m. followed by the lecture at 6:30 p.m. at SALA Event Center.

About the lecture:

The dating of the Israelite Exodus from Egypt has always seemed difficult, as attested by the fact that the range of proposed timeframes for this important event spans two centuries Read More