New Mexico History
Hope along Santa Fe’s Water Street
Thousands of people heading to California in the early 1930s passed through Water Street in Santa Fe. The famed route of hope began in Chicago
July 22, 2022
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Thousands of people heading to California in the early 1930s passed through Water Street in Santa Fe. The famed route of hope began in Chicago
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
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
In 1821 the Santa Fe Trail, which began in Franklin, Missouri, opened up trade with the United States. This era through 1848 became known as
In Albuquerque you can find two different names for Route 66. Oddly enough, one of those paths runs directly north-south while the other runs east
The images of Spanish soldiers and Franciscan friars at the El Camino Real State Monument were created by Jose Cisneros. His art there depicts an
Church bells rang throughout the small villages and towns in New Mexico to alert the community of the death of one of its members. Men
New Mexico’s best known author, Tony Hillerman, was born on May 27, 1925 in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma. From the age of five, until he became
Joe Sando’s destiny as an historian and writer came to him early in life. He was born in 1923 at Jemez Pueblo northwest of Albuquerque
Glenrio, NM on the Texas border was the point of entry for Route 66 in the state. Next came Tucumcari, the first town of any
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