History

Sow, Share, Grow At Coronado Historic Site Starting April 15

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NMDCA News:

Join staff at Coronado Historic Site at Kuaua Pueblo for a gardening series that shares various methods of planting in New Mexico. The series will take place from 10:30–11:30 a.m., on the third Wednesday of month, beginning April 15.

Ranger Anthony will lead the first program in a monthly gardening series. Each month he will focus on a different aspect of garden care and maintenance. This month he’ll talk about the different types of plants planned for this year’s garden at Coronado and will begin planting seeds. You will be able to take home seeds saved from last year’s Read More

New Mexico Governor Departs For Official Trip To Spain

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham left Monday for a trip to Madrid, Spain, to participate in an educational and business outreach summit hosted by the Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino.

The delegation will examine more than 500 years of shared history between the United States and Spain, especially the role of Spanish history in shaping the American story — from Santa Fe, New Mexico, the nation’s first capital, to St. Augustine, Florida, the nation’s oldest city. The governor will also meet with Spanish business leaders to discuss opportunities for Read More

Ancient Skies, Modern Eyes: Museum Of Space History, Jornada Research Institute Present Free Archaeoastronomy Program On Creekside Village Great Kiva

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NMDCA News:

ALAMOGORDO — New Mexico Museum of Space History, in collaboration with Jornada Research Institute, will host a special free public presentation “Astronomical Associations of the Creekside Village Great Kiva and the Agricultural Cycle” at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, April 12, 2026, in the New Horizons Dome Theater as part of the museum’s annual Archaeoastronomy outreach program and will be followed by a question-and-answer session. 

Archaeologist David H. Greenwald, President and Director of Jornada Research Institute, will demonstrate how the Creekside Village Read More

Sheep Shearing Day Celebrates Northern New Mexico Traditions At Los Luceros April 12

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NMDCA News:

Los Luceros Historic Site is hosting its annual Sheep Shearing Day in conjunction with Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area’s Cultures and Creators festival.

Visitors can watch shearer Kerry Mower use traditional double-bow shears to remove wool from the site’s Navajo-Churro sheep from 9 a.m.–2 p.m., Sunday, April 12. As the wool is sheared, visitors can help clean and skirt the wool and learn from site staff about the importance of these sheep in New Mexico. Bags of fleece will be available for a small donation.

The event is held in conjunction with the Northern Read More

One-Stop Shop: New Mexico State Historic Preservation Division Launches Public Portal To Make Kickstarting Preservation Projects Easier

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NMDCA News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico State Historic Preservation Division has launched a new digital tool to make it easier than ever for users to submit vital information for projects that advance New Mexico’s cultural legacy.

Earlier this year, the Historic Preservation Division (NMHPD) launched a public portal for the submission of all projects and applications needing review. These forms include everything from consultation letters, to permit and tax credit application forms, and even nominations for the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

“This new public portal streamlines Read More

Diné Fight Against Coal Plant Exhibition Opens April 19

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One of 40 black and white photographs by photographer Carlan Tapp featured in a new exhibition, ‘A Question of Power’, opening April 19 at the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe. Courtesy/NMDCA

NMDCA News:

The story of three remarkable Diné (Navajo) women who helped defeat the construction of a coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation, known as Desert Rock, is the focus of a new exhibition, “A Question of Power,” at the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe.

The museum, together with the Museum of New Mexico Foundation Women’s Board, is hosting a public opening reception, 1-3 p.m., Sunday, Read More

Posts From The Road: Jackrabbit Trading Post On Route 66

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HERE IT IS: The famous bright yellow sign with the black rabbit and the large red letters alerts travelers that they have arrived at the Jackrabbit Trading Post. This sign was used in the Pixar movie ‘CARS’ giving the trading post additional notoriety. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Trading Post: The Jackrabbit Trading Post is housed in an old railroad building. The train tracks are on the other side of the road, running parallel to Route 66. The face of the building is painted with various southwestern figures and designs, making it impossible to miss when driving by. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.co Read More

Fr. Glenn: Hail The King!

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Fr. Glenn Jones: 

A very blessed and happy Easter and Easter season to all of you! And we ask for the same for the whole world. In these days of strife and division, what could be better than to have Jesus, the Prince of Peace, risen again to bring kindness, graciousness and charity to the hearts of all?

Ah, but what Catholic term as “concupiscence”—the “stain” of the turning away from God in Original Sin remaining even after baptism—keeps tending to weigh us down like a stone. How is it manifest? By our never-absent bickering, hatreds, jealousies, selfishness, along with all the negativities that Read More

Dendroglyphs On Valles Caldera National Preserve

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Volunteer Steve Daly shows a dendroglyph to Victoria Prieto Ruarte, a National Park Service intern, and Trish Weller, a fellow volunteer. Courtesy/Elizabeth Miller

Los Amigos de Valles Caldera News:

Los Amigos de Valles Caldera Board Member Billy Smith saw the article “What the Trees Tell Us” by Elizabeth Miller in the Spring 2026 National Parks Conservation Association Spring Newsletter.

This article discusses the dendroglyphs that exist on the aspen trees on Valles Caldera National Preserve.

Los Amigos would like to pass along the link to this informative article about the sheepherders Read More

Scenes Of Lowrider Celebration At Los Alamos Post Office

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The Los Alamos Post Office invited the community to celebrate the nationwide issuance of Lowrider stamps, view six cool lowrider vehicles and listen to music this morning. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Post Office Manager Gabriel Lopez displays the reason for the celebration this morning in Los Alamos and across the nation … the newly issued low rider stamps. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Scene at the low rider celebration this morning at the Los Alamos Post Office. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Josh Smith holds up his daughter Miranda, 2, so she can Read More