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WWII Memories of Santa Fe
This photo of women making scapulars at the USO in Santa Fe during World War II was taken by my dear friend, Robert H. Martin.
February 16, 2022
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This photo of women making scapulars at the USO in Santa Fe during World War II was taken by my dear friend, Robert H. Martin.
New Mexico has been linked to El Paso since 1598 when the first Spanish settlers passed through on the Camino Real. Three centuries later the
Javier Gonzales, who served as the mayor of Santa Fe from 2014 through 2018, died today of cancer at the age of 56. Javier was
Unlike other parts of the U.S., African Americans remain a minority in New Mexico but their contributions are many. From helping to build this country’s
In the 1990s His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Yogi Bhajan me in Santa Fe. Both leaders felt a spiritual connection to the capitol city.
We’ve all grown accustomed to seeing roadside memorials around Santa Fe. The modern tradition began with car fatalities and now includes people killed on bikes.
Both Guadalupe and Rosario cemeteries began in 1868. They became the two established Catholic cemeteries for the city of Santa Fe. Cristo Rey cemetery was
At the beginning of World War I, a group of Lutheran pacifists found their way to Santa Fe. Their objection to that war followed a
The Museum of New Mexico’s exhibit Dance and Ceremonial Drawings opened on March 29, 1919. It was the first museum showing of Native American art
The painting of Santa Fe’s Temple Beth Shalom by Tommy Macaione is a reflection of the love and beauty that went into its creation. On
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