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Alternative medicine is almost synonymous with the name Santa Fe but back in the 1940s the Cradle Home stood on its own. It was started
August 18, 2020
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Alternative medicine is almost synonymous with the name Santa Fe but back in the 1940s the Cradle Home stood on its own. It was started
Just about everyone is feeling lost without baseball this summer. The few televised “no-fans-allowed” games can’t make up for the live in-person experience. Simply put,
For more than a century Loretto Academy educated generations of girls and young women in Santa Fe. The Allison James school for girls founded by
In Santa Fe in 1926 if your wife was having labor pains, if you needed some moonshine, or if your neighbors were disturbing the peace,
During a career that spanned more than half a century, Alfonso Alderete spent much of his time listening to people. He consoled them when they
Bambi Ellis was born on May 12, 1922, at the family home on Camino del Monte Sol. She was the daughter of the artist Fremont
Hispanic Catholics will often designate a special corner of their house with an altar. The setting will include the veneration for favorite saints and symbols
Doña María Gertrudes Barceló was a legend. In the 1840s and ’50s she operated a gambling hall and brothel in Santa Fe. Doña Tules had
In the early 1930s the process of capturing images known as the daguerreotype was invented in Europe. That creation was followed by the advent of
If you’re an old-timer here in Santa Fe you’ll remember the White Swan Laundry that was located on Cerrillos Road. The business proprietor, Henry Pick,
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