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Doña Tules: A New Mexico Legend
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
July 31, 2020
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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
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,
The wedding of Catherine McCarty and William Antrim took place on March 1, 1873. The ceremony took place in the chapel at the First Presbyterian
By all accounts Angelina Jaramillo was a good girl, she was also a student at Loretto Academy. That’s what made the news of her murder
Beverly Ireland and her identical twin sister Bernette Jarvis worked as Harvey Girls at La Fonda in 1955. The twins were hired because they had
Through the mid-20th century Hispanics in Santa Fe continued to practice the funeral traditions of medieval Spain, which included the superstitions associated with death. In
The Santa Fe Fiesta Council just announced the cancellation of the Fiesta de Santa Fe. The news wasn’t a shock to the community. It was
Historic Route 66 once passed right through the heart of downtown Santa Fe. Often referred to as the “Mother Road,” Route 66 was established in
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