Santa Fe History
How Santa Fe Got Its Name
Santa Fe has the distinction of being the first “official” Santa Fe in North America. The city’s name has great historic significance. In 1491 Queen
August 4, 2023
Santa Fe has the distinction of being the first “official” Santa Fe in North America. The city’s name has great historic significance. In 1491 Queen
Carlos Vierra took aerial photographs of the ancient ruins at Chaco Canyon in 1928. The following year Charles Lindbergh’s took his own archaeological photographs of
A three hour drive, and 190 miles from Santa Fe, the world’s first nuclear explosion took place 78 years ago today at the Trinity site.
Henry Pacheco was seven when he slipped on his first pair of boxing gloves and began challenging neighborhood children in Santa Fe. When he was
Allan Houser is considered one of the most important Native American artists of the 20th century. His work is displayed in collections throughout the southwest.
When I was growing up in Santa Fe we all referred to the Scottish Rite Masonic Temple on Paseo de Peralta as the Pepto-Bismol building.
There are four flags in the union that do not contain the color blue. The first is California that incorporated their flag in 1840 when
Prior to World War II, most families in New Mexico raised their own livestock. This was during a time when few people had refrigerators and
Laura Gilpin was born in 1891 in Colorado Springs. On her 12th birthday her parents gave her a Brownie camera. From that moment on, she
Today on Memorial Day in Santa Fe and throughout the country ceremonies take place to honor our fallen veterans. American flags and flowers are places