Santa Fe History
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The annual novena to La Conquistadora begins with her procession to Rosario Chapel. My cousin, Bill Garcia, took this photo yesterday after the novena. Santa
July 3, 2022
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The annual novena to La Conquistadora begins with her procession to Rosario Chapel. My cousin, Bill Garcia, took this photo yesterday after the novena. Santa
Since the early part of the twentieth century the name Canyon Road has become synonymous with art. Early artists that lived and worked there include
When Georgia O’Keeffe was 42 she was coming into her own with exhibitions in major museums around the country. Around this time her love of
St. John’s Methodist church made its way along the Santa Fe Trail. In October of 1850, Methodist minister Rev. E.G. Nicholson arrived in Santa Fe
Now that we’re officially in summer the monsoon has arrived and lightening will soon follow. More than 40 million lightening strikes hit the earth each
After being on hold for two years the July 4th celebration of pancakes on the plaza will return this year. Most of the major events
On April 28th Santa Fe’s connection to Igor Stravinsky came together when the Santa Fe Symphony performed the composer’s Symphony of Psalms at the Cathedral
The invention of the daguerreotype in Europe in the early 1830s, followed by the advent of photography in 1839, gave way to the concept of
George Cowan came to New Mexico during World War II and worked with the Manhattan Project as a chemist to build the first atomic bomb.
After World War II the population of Santa Fe doubled in size to almost 50,000 people. Returning soldiers took advantage of the G.I. Bill. The
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