New Mexico History
Roots of a Santa Fe Writer
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
May 17, 2022
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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
As I walk to the plaza each morning for my historical walking tour I pass the statue of a man who did so much for
Lew Wallace became governor of New Mexico in 1878. He wrote the epic Ben Hur in 1880 while he oversaw business in the state. Ben
Claire Whitaker, 93, who wrote for television for more than 40 years died in Santa Fe on September 23, 2021. Along with her late husband,
Stewart Udall served as the Secretary of the Interior under the Kennedy and Johnson administrations in the 1960s. He retired to Santa Fe where he
Fray Angelico Chavez was born in 1910 and died in 1996. A member of one of Santa Fe’s founding families, he is considered the preimminent
Ruth Laughlin was the author of two seminal books on Santa Fe history. In 1945 she wrote Caballeros, The Romance of Santa Fe and the
New Mexico, especially Santa Fe, has a long list of notable authors. It all began with with Gaspar Perez de Villagra. He was the solider/scribe
Like any good writer, Evan S. Connell melded life experience into his stories. Two of his books Mrs. Bridge published in 1958, and Mr. Bridge
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