History

Soak In Beauty And Lights Of Jemez Historic Site Dec. 8-9

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Lights of Gisewa Friday, Dec. 8 and Saturday, Dec. 9 at Jemez Historic Site, Courtesy/NMHS

NMHS News:

The village of Gisewa, nestled in the Jemez Mountains, has been the home of Jemez Historic Site for many years. Every year, the site invites visitors to enjoy farolitos lining the site’s walking paths, Native American music and Pueblo dancers, food vendors, and an arts and crafts fair. 

This year is no different. Join Jemez Historic Site for Lights of Gisewa Friday, Dec. 8 and Saturday, Dec. 9 at Jemez Historic Site, 18160 N.M. 4 in Jemez Springs.

To access the site, buses from parking stations throughout Read More

Los Alamos Historical Society Thanks Lecturer Dr. Mark Banker; Honors John And Sandy Charles With 2023 History Award

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Lecturer Dr. Mark T. Banker discusses comparison of Oak Ridge and Los Alamos. Courtesy/McKenzie Vaupel

LAHS News:

The Los Alamos Historical Society (LAHS) featured Dr. Mark T. Banker as guest speaker in the Society’s November Lecture Series held Thursday evening at Fuller Lodge.

Banker’s “lively and informative presentation” delved into the interesting parallels between Oak Ridge, Tenn. and Los Alamos, offering a different perspective of these two atomic cities.

In addition to Banker’s talk, LAHS announced the recipients of the Los Alamos Historical Society’s 2023  History Award: Read More

Bosque Redondo Memorial At Fort Sumner Historic Site

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Courtesy/DCA 

New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs News:

The history of how the U.S. Army used scorched earth policies to forcibly remove Diné (Navajo) and Ndé (Mescalero Apache) people from their traditional homelands to this lonely, inhospitable outpost along the Pecos River is pivotal to the history of the American West.

In 2005, the New Mexico State Monuments Division (now Historic Sites) and the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, with strong support from the Diné and Ndé, created the Bosque Redondo Memorial. It stands today to acknowledge the events of the 1860s and to allow those Read More