NMDCA News:

As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) is thrilled to welcome State Historian of New Mexico Rob Martínez for a lecture discussing what the Land of Enchantment looked like in 1776.

Voices in Science: New Mexico 1776. Celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary as you imagine what life was like in New Mexico in 1776, the year the Declaration of Independence was written. State Historian of New Mexico Rob Martínez will use the Domínguez Report of 1776 to explore what New Mexico’s peoples, places, foods, natural resources, and cultures were like in this most significant year of our nation’s history.

The talk will begin promptly at 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 13. To ensure the best experience for both our speaker and guests, late entry is not permitted. Tickets are $7 for students and seniors, $10 for the public.

State Historian Rob Martínez is a native New Mexican born and raised in Albuquerque. He earned a. B.A. in International Business Management and an M.A. in Latin American history, both from UNM. Martínez worked as a research historian for the Sephardic Legacy Project, scouring civil and church archives in New Mexico, Mexico, Spain, France, Italy, Cuba, and Puerto Rico, analyzing documents for a project about the Crypto-Jewish phenomenon in New Mexico and the Caribbean. After teaching history for 10 years at Rio Rancho High School, he became Deputy State Historian in 2012 and New Mexico State Historian in 2019.

It’s a chance to celebrate an American milestone by exploring New Mexico 250 years ago!